Instance creation with Instance Administration Tool

You must assess the requirements of your environment and create a directory server instance at a stage that is appropriate for your environment.

You can use Instance Administration Tool to create an instance in several different ways:

• Create a default instance with a default name and other settings. See Creating the default directory server instance.
• Create an instance with custom settings. See Creating a directory server instance with custom settings.
• Upgrade an instance from a previous supported version of IBM® Security Directory Server. See Upgrading an instance of a previous version with the idsimigr command or Upgrading an instance of a previous version with Instance Administration Tool.
• Create an instance that is a copy of an existing instance on the computer or on another computer. See Creating a copy of an existing instance with Instance Administration Tool.