Servers

Use this section for an overview of links to topics associated with managing IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator servers.

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Use this window to manage and shutdown IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator servers. Additionally, the Console Administrator can Add, Delete, and Modify servers, perform various load actions on Config Files, and Shutdown the Server from this window.

Tivoli Directory Integrator servers are displayed in a table. See Using tables for instructions on how to use the paging, sorting, filtering, exporting, and find utilities associated with Tivoli Directory Integrator Administration and Monitoring Console tables.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

Tivoli Directory Integrator Servers table



TDI Servers table

The following sections contain information about the Tivoli Directory Integrator Servers table columns and how to perform operations on Tivoli Directory Integrator servers.

Columns

The Tivoli Directory Integrator Servers table contains the following columns:

Select
Select the name of the server on which you want to perform an action.

Name
Displays the name of the server.

Host
Displays the host name of the computer on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running.

Version
Displays the version of Tivoli Directory Server on which the server is running, for example, 7.1.1.

Status
Displays the status of the server, for example, Running or Unavailable.

Server ID
Displays the Server ID of the server. The Server ID can be changed by setting the property com.ibm.di.server.id in global.properties. After setting the server ID in the global properties file, start the server. Click Modify. When you click Modify, the Modify server window opens. To change the Server ID, click Change Server ID. The Administration and Monitoring Console must be able to connect to the server where the Server ID is to be changed.

Boot Time
Displays the last time the server was booted.

OS
Displays the operating system of the computer on which the server is running.

Performing operations

Choose the operations you want to perform from the tool bar at the top of the table or use the Select action menu, including Add, Delete, Modify, Config Files, or Shutdown Server.



Add server

This window allows you to add an IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server to the Administration and Monitoring Console. Once you have added a Tivoli Directory Integrator server, you can then use features on other Administration and Monitoring Console windows to add Solution Views to the Tivoli Directory Integrator server. You can also create and define rules for the Solution Views associated with the Tivoli Directory Integrator server.

To add a new Tivoli Directory Integrator server:

  1. Enter a name for the Tivoli Directory Integrator server in the Name field.
  2. Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator is running in the Hostname field.
  3. Enter the port number on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Port field.
  4. Select the desired authentication mode in the Authentication mode field. Authentication modes are either Certificate based or Custom or LDAP authentication.
  5. If you selected the Custom or LDAP authentication authentication method, enter the username and password to be used for authentication.
  6. Click OK.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

Name

Hostname

Port

Certificate based

Custom or LDAP authentication

Username

Password

Test Connection



Name

Enter a name for the server in the Name field, for example, TIMAgentSrv1. This field is required.



Hostname

Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Hostname field, for example, localhost.



Port

Enter the port number of the remote server on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Port field. This field is required. The default value is 1099.



Certificate based

Select Certificate based if you wish to authenticate using a certificate.



Custom or LDAP authentication

Select Custom or LDAP authentication if you wish to authenticate using a user name and password.



Username

Enter the user name you wish to use to authenticate. This field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.



Password

Enter the password associated with the username you entered in the Username field. This field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.



Test Connection

To test the connection between the Tivoli Directory Integrator server you are adding and the Administration and Monitoring Console, click Test Connection.



Modify server

This window allows you to modify an existing IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server.

To modify an existing server:

  1. Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Hostname field.
  2. Enter the port number on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Port field.
  3. Select the desired authentication mode.
  4. If you selected the Custom or LDAP authentication authentication method, enter the username and password to be used for authentication (from the Username and Password fields).
  5. Click Cancel to exit the window without making any changes, or click OK to save the changes.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

Server ID

Change Server ID

Name

Hostname

Port

Certificate based

LDAP or Custom authentication

Username

Password

Test Connection



Server ID

The Server ID allows the remote server to which you are connecting to recognize you as a client. This unique Tivoli Directory Integrator Server ID allows different Tivoli Directory Integrator servers to connect remotely to different Tivoli Directory Integrator servers at different times, using the same IP and port, while registering and recognizing connecting servers by their unique Server ID.

The default Server ID is DEFAULT_ID.



Change Server ID

  1. Specify the new Server ID against the com.ibm.di.server.id property in the global.properties.
  2. Start the Tivoli Directory Integrator server.
  3. Launch the Modify window and click Change Server ID. To launch the Modify window, select the server you want to modify and click Modify.



Name

Enter the Name you want for the server.



Hostname

Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Hostname field.



Port

Enter the port number on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Port field.



Certificate based

Select Certificate based if you wish to authenticate using a certificate.



LDAP or Custom authentication

Select Custom or LDAP authentication if you wish to authenticate using a user name and password.



Username

Enter the user name you wish to use to authenticate. The Username field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.



Password

Enter the password associated with the user name you wish to use to authenticate. The Password field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.



Test Connection

Click Test Connection to see whether the connection to the server succeeds or not based on the current settings. A message displays, saying whether the connection was successful or not.



OK

Confirm the values you entered, and click OK to continue.


Cancel

Closes the window. Values are not saved.