Instance configuration

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You can use Configuration Tool or command-line utilities to configure a directory server instance or a proxy server instance as per your requirements.

IBM® Security Verify Directory Configuration Tool (idsxcfg) is a graphical user interface (GUI) that you can use to configure an instance. To use Configuration Tool , IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition is required.

To start Configuration Tool , you must log in with the following credentials:

AIX® or Linux™
  • Root user
  • Directory server instance owner
  • User ID that is in the primary group of the directory server instance owner
Windows™
  • User ID that is in the default administrators group

You can also use Configuration Tool to change your existing directory server configuration.

You can use Configuration Tool for the following tasks on a full directory server instance:

  • Start or stop server
  • Manage the primary administrator DN and password
  • Configure and unconfigure DB2® database for a directory server instance
  • Optimize the database that is associated with an instance
  • Maintain the DB2 database with DB2 index organization or DB2 row compression
  • Backup and restore the database
  • Tune directory server instance performance
  • Enable and disable the change log
  • Add or remove suffixes
  • Add or remove schema files
  • Import or export LDIF data

You can use Configuration Tool for the following tasks on a proxy server instance:

  • Start or stop server
  • Manage the primary administrator DN and password
  • Add or remove suffixes
  • Add or remove schema files
  • Backup and restore the instance