Exporting the LDAP and basic user registries

The ldapRegistry.xml and basicRegistry.xml files need to be regularly backed up in case you lose access to the Copy Services Manager server, or if the product needs to be uninstalled and reinstalled later.

About this task

The ldapRegistry.xml file contains information about how Copy Services Manager connects to an LDAP server. The basicRegistry.xml file contains encrypted information about the users that are allowed to access the product. These files are not backed up by any GUI or CLI commands, and are not replicated with high availability server relationships.

You can export the current LDAP and basic user registries by locating them on the file system and using the operating system copy function to create a new file to save.

Complete these steps to export the LDAP and basic user registries:

Procedure

  1. Locate the files on your system.
    • On Windows systems:
      • The LDAP registry is at C:\program files\IBM\CSM\wlp\servers\csmAuth\registries\ldapregistry.xml.
      • The basic user registry is at C:\program files\IBM\CSM\wlp\servers\csmServer\registries\basicregistry.xml.
    • On z/OS systems:
      • The LDAP registry is at /opt/IBM/CSM/wlp/servers/csmAuth/registries/ldapregistry.xml..
      • The basic user registry is at /opt/IBM/CSM/wlp/servers/csmServer/registries/basicregistry.xml.
    • On UNIX systems:
      • The LDAP registry is at /opt/IBM/CSM/liberty/wlp/servers/csmAuth/registries/ldapregistry.xml.
      • The basic user registry is at /opt/IBM/CSM/liberty/wlp/servers/csmServer/registries/basicregistry.xml.
  2. Copy the files into a secure backup location whenever changes are made to the users or LDAP system.