Environment
Novell SecureLogin
NSL 7.x
SecureLogin installed in ADAM mode
SecureLogin installed in LDS environment
NSL 7.x
SecureLogin installed in ADAM mode
SecureLogin installed in LDS environment
Situation
How does Novell SecureLogin failover work?
How and when does NSL in ADAM mode attempt to connect to a different server?
How does SecureLogin use the Preferred ADAM instances list?
How and when does NSL in ADAM mode attempt to connect to a different server?
How does SecureLogin use the Preferred ADAM instances list?
Resolution
Installed in ADAM mode, SecureLogin locates services in the following order:
This order is followed both with the initial connection at login time and when the local cache is refreshed. In other words, in ADAM mode SecureLogin will attempt to connect to an alternate server when it refreshes its cache if the original server is not available. If no other ADAM server can be located SecureLogin will go into offline mode.
Last known good ADAM server stored inHKCU\Software\Protocom\SecureLogin\LastSuccessfulADAMConnection
Preferred ADAM instances list stored in HKLM\Protocom\PreferredADAMInstances
Browse using the ADAMSCP list provided by the domain controller.
This order is followed both with the initial connection at login time and when the local cache is refreshed. In other words, in ADAM mode SecureLogin will attempt to connect to an alternate server when it refreshes its cache if the original server is not available. If no other ADAM server can be located SecureLogin will go into offline mode.