Instance creation and administration

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To use a directory server in an identity infrastructure, you must create a directory server instance as per your requirements.

After you complete IBM® Security Directory Server installation, you must create a directory server instance and then set the administrator DN and password for the instance. You can create a full directory server or a proxy server. To create a directory server instance or a proxy server instance, you must create a system user ID on the computer. The system user ID is the owner of the directory server instance or the proxy server instance.

For a full directory server, you must create a DB2® database and configure the database with the directory server instance. To create a DB2 database, you must install a supported DB2 version on the computer. You must verify whether the ldapdb.properties file is updated with the DB2 installation path and version. For more information, see Updating the ldapdb.properties file manually.

Note: When you use IBM Security Directory Server Instance Administration Tool (idsxinst) to create a full directory server instance, it also creates a ldapdb.properties file in the instance home directory. On Windows, the ldapdb.properties file is in the instance_home\idsslapd-instance_name\etc directory. On AIX®, Linux®, or Solaris, the file is in the instance_home/idsslapd-instance_name/etc directory.

For a proxy server instance, do not create and configure a DB2 database with the proxy server instance.

Instance Administration Tool is a graphical user interface (GUI) that you can use to create and manage directory server instances. To use Instance Administration Tool, IBM SDK Java™ Technology Edition is required. When you use Instance Administration Tool, the tool provides wizard to help you complete the task.

You can use Instance Administration Tool to create, view, copy, change information about, and delete instances. You can also use the tool to create or edit the users who own directory server instances and to upgrade instances from previous supported versions of IBM Security Directory Server. You can use Instance Administration Tool to start or stop the server or the administration server for your instances. In addition, you can open Configuration Tool from Instance Administration Tool.

You can also use command-line utilities to create and manage directory server instances.