Configuring user repositories on the remote search server

The remote search server must have the same user repositories that are configured on the WebSphere® Portal server. For example, if your WebSphere Portal server is configured to an IBM Directory Server LDAP in a federated repository configuration, then the remote search server must also be configured to the same IBM Directory Server LDAP in a federated repository configuration.

After the user repositories are configured the same between the WebSphere Portal server and the remote search server, it is possible to configure a dedicated search user from the repository as described in Setting the search user ID.

Follow the WebSphere Application Server product documentation Configuring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol in a federated repository configuration to configure LDAP settings on the remote search server.

After configuring user repositories on the remote search server, you must enable single-sign on (SSO) between WebSphere Portal and the remote search server. For details about how to do this step, refer to Creating a single-sign on domain between WebSphere Portal and the remote search service.