Starting an instance of the directory administration server

You can use the instructions provided here to start an instance of the administration server.

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Note: By default, the administration server is started when you create a directory server instance.

For UNIX™ or Linux-based and Windows-based systems issue the command:
```
idsdiradm -I <instancename>
```
For Windows-based systems, you can also use Control Panel ->Administrative Tools->Services, select IBM® Security Verify Directory Instance V10.0.4 - <instancename> Admin Server, click Start.

Note: On Linux™ SLES systems, the admin server must not be started from inittab. Instead, start the admin server manually from the command line. See the idsdiradm command information in the Command Reference for more information.