Using the command line

You can use the commands provided here to do the start up in configuration mode.

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Specify -a or -A on server startup.
idsslapd -a -I <instancename>
or
ibmdirctl -h <hostname> -D <adminDN> -w <adminpw>-p <portnumber> 
start -- -a
Note: The -n and -N options prevent the server from starting if the server is unable to start with the database backends (not in configuration only mode). See the ibmdirctl command information in the Command Reference for more information.