Using the command line

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You can issue the following command to add suffixes using the command line.

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idsldapmodify -D <adminDN> -w <adminPW> -i <filename>
where <filename> contains: 
DN: cn=Directory, cn=RDBM Backends, cn=IBM Directory, cn=Schemas, cn=Configuration
changetype: modify
add: ibm-slapdSuffix
ibm-slapdSuffix: <suffixname>
ibm-slapdSuffix: <suffix2>
ibm-slapdSuffix: <suffix3>
To update the settings dynamically, issue the following idsldapexop command: 
idsldapexop -D <adminDN> -w<adminPW> -op readconfig -scope single "cn=Directory,
cn=RDBM Backends,cn=IBM Directory,cn=Schemas,cn=Configuration" ibm-slapdSuffix
You can also use the idscfgsuf command to add suffixes one at a time: 
idscfgsuf -I <instancename> -s <suffixname>
Note:
  • See the idscfgsuf command information in the Command Reference section for more information.
  • You can also use the configuration utility idsxcfg to add and remove suffixes. See the Installing and Configuring section.
  • To add suffixes using idscfgsuf or idsxcfg the server instance must be stopped.