Modifying the TCP/IP settings of an instance with command-line utilities

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Use the idssethost and idssetport commands to modify the TCP/IP and port settings for an existing instance.

Before you begin

To modify the TCP/IP settings of an instance with command-line utilities, you must meet the following conditions:
  1. An instance with the same version of command-line utilities must exist.
  2. Stop the directory server and the administration server of the instance. See Starting or stopping a directory server and an administration server with command-line utilities.

Procedure

  1. Log in as root user on AIX® or Linux™, and as an administrator member on Windows™.
  2. Change the current working directory to the sbin subdirectory in the IBM® Verify Directory installation location.
  3. To update the IP addresses of the directory server, instance_name, choose one of the following options:
    Substitute the instance_name variable with your instance name.
    IP address to bindCommand to run:
    A specific IP address, xx.xx.xx.xx, on the computer idssethost -I instance_name -i xx.xx.xx.xx
    All IP addresses configured on the computer idssethost -I instance_name -i all
  4. To update the ports numbers of the directory server, instance_name, run the following command:
    Substitute the instance_name variable with your instance name.
    Note: You must assign a unique port numbers to the directory server ports and must not conflict with existing ports that are in use on the computer. ON AIX and Linux systems, port numbers in the range of 1 - 1000 can be used only by root.
    Ports to configureCommand to run:
    Server port idssetport -I instance_name -p port_no
    Server secure port idssetport -I instance_name -s secure_port
    Administration server port idssetport -I instance_name -a adm_port
    Administration server secure port idssetport -I instance_name -c adm_secure_port
    For more information about the idssethost and idssetport commands, see Command Reference.
  5. Start the directory server and the administration server. See Starting or stopping a directory server and an administration server with command-line utilities.