Hello Dojo, are connection strings across the DMAs still required in a DMS cluster?
Are there newer ways to configure the cluster so that connection strings can be avoided?
I understand the above procedure is required only when there are restrictions on the authentication within a DMS – would it be sufficient to have an “admin”-type account across all DMAs to avoid the need for connection strings?
Thanks
Hello,
There are currently no ways to avoid using connection strings if all DMAs are not in the same network/some are behind a proxy/any other reason that 2 DMAs can’t talk directly to each other.
The reason for these connection strings is so we have clearly defined way of reaching those normally unreachable DMAs with certain credentials that are viable on the remote agant. You can use an Admin type account for this so the credentials themselves are not different for all agents but they still need to be included in all connection strings
Hi Alberto,
If all DMAs are in the same Windows AD and have the same Administrator (with the same password) there should be no additional constraints
That's what I was curious about: having dual AD is uncommon, I'm sure of it -_-'
but would it play a part if the shared Administrator account is a "local" account with the same credentials across all the DMAs, regardless of the AD?
Hello, to get back to this question
within one AD, the same admin with the same password will work, even if it's a local account.
cross domain/AD this won't work and will require the connection strings normally.
sorry for the late answer
Hi Michiel, thanks for this feedback – indeed, the network is the same – all of my DM servers are going to be part of the same private subnet – in those cases, I would not expect a proxy to interconnect the DMAs – so if each DMA connects directly to the others via the default gateway – at application layer, what would be the constraint to not use a single account to interconnect?
Asking to minimize the complexity of the environment