IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, Version 5.2.3.1

Managing DB2 automatic client reroute settings

Use the Database Server Configuration page to set up a DB2 automatic client reroute. This option is available for a DB2 datasource only.

About this task

Automatic client reroute enables an IBM® Data Server Client application to recover from a loss of communications so that the application can continue its work with minimal interruption. As the name suggests, rerouting is central to the support of continuous operations. Rerouting is only possible when an alternate location is identified to the client connection.

In an SSL configuration, for each Alternative server that you list, you need to upload a signer certificate in the Identity Governance and Intelligence signer certificate store of the virtual appliance. Note that, while a prompt to accept a default signer certificate for the database server is displayed if no user certificate is found, this is not the case for alternate servers.

Procedure

  1. Go to the top level of the Appliance Dashboard click Configure.
  2. Under Manage External Entities, click Database Server Configuration.
  3. Select Identity data store and click either Configure or Reconfigure.
  4. Click the DB2 ACR tab in the Edit Identity data store details window.
  5. Specify the values that you want to set for the connections.
    Retry interval for client reroute:
    Specifies the amount of time, in seconds, between retries for automatic client reroute.
    Maximum retries for client reroute:

    If the primary connection to the server fails, it specifies the maximum number of connection retries that are attempted by the automatic client reroute function. The property is only used when Retry interval for client reroute is set.

    Alternative server names:
    Specifies the list of alternate server name or names for the DB2 server. If more than one alternate server name is specified, the names must be separated by commas, such as host1,host2.
    Alternate port numbers:
    Specifies the list of alternate server port or ports for the DB2 server. If more than one alternate server port is specified, the ports must be separated by commas, such as 50000,50001.
    Note: The port number must be the same type as the port number specified on the Connection tab, either SSL or non-SSL.
  6. Click Save Configuration.