Running a command to start the Incremental Data Synchronizer

You can use a command to start the Incremental Data Synchronizer.

Before you begin

Depending on how your system administrator customized your system, you might not have access to this task. To obtain access to this task or to have someone complete it for you, contact your system administrator.

Install the Incremental Data Synchronizer.

See Installing the Incremental Data Synchronizer.

See the topic "Installing the Incremental Data Synchronizer" in the chapter "Optional post-installation tasks" in the IBM Verify Identity Governance Installation Guide.

About this task

To start the Incremental Data Synchronizer with a command in WebSphere® Application Server, you run a script, depending on your operating system. Optionally, you can run the Incremental Data Synchronizer in the background without any informational messages by specifying runInBackground as the last argument.

Procedure

  1. Access the command-line interface.
  2. Run one of the following scripts:
    UNIX
    Run the following script in the IM_HOME/bin/unix directory:
    # startIncrementalSynchronizerCMD_WAS.sh itim-manager passwd 
    chglog-base-dn time-int
    Windows

    Run the following script in the IM_HOME\bin\win directory:

    startIncrementalSynchronizerCMD_WAS.bat itim-manager passwd 
    chglog-base-dn time-int

    Where:

    Argument Description
    itim-manager Login ID of IBM Verify Identity Governance system administrator
    passwd Password for login ID
    chglog-base-dn Base DN of IVIG directory server changelog entries, for example, cn=changelog
    time-int Time interval between successive synchronizations
    runInBackground Runs the Incremental Data Synchronizer in the background without any informational messages.
  3. To exit the Incremental Data Synchronizer, type system-specific interrupt characters, such as Ctrl+C on Windows systems.

Example

UNIX:

startIncrementalSynchronizerCMD_WAS.sh "itim manager" password "cn=changelog" 1800

Windows: entered as one line:

startIncrementalSynchronizerCMD_WAS.bat "itim manager" password 
"cn=changelog" 1800