Manage TDI Servers

This window allows you to view the registered server. Additionally, the Console Administrator can add, edit, delete and shut down IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator servers from this window.

IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator servers are displayed in a table. See "Using tables" for instructions on how to use the paging, sorting, filtering and find utilities associated with IBM Tivoli Integrator Administration and Monitoring Console tables.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

Manage TDI Servers table



Manage TDI Servers table

The following sections contain information about the Manage TDI Servers table columns and how to perform operations on IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator servers.

Columns

The Manage TDI Servers table contains the following columns:

Select
Select the name of the server on which you want to perform an action.

Name
Displays the name of the server.

Host
Displays the host name of the computer on which the TDI server is running.

Version
Displays the version of Tivoli Directory Server on which the server is running, for example, 6.1.1.

Status
Displays the status of the server, for example, Running or Stopped.

Boot Time
Displays the last time the server was booted.

OS
Displays the operating system of the computer on which the server is running.

Performing operations

You can choose the operations you want to perform from the tool bar at the top of the table or use the Select action menu, including add, delete, edit and shutdown.



Add TDI server

This window allows you to add an IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server to the Administration and Monitoring Console (AMC). Once you have added a Tivoli Directory Integrator server to the AMC, you can then use features on other AMC windows to add Config Views to the Tivoli Directory Integrator server. You can also create and define views for the Config Views associated with the Tivoli Directory Integrator server.

To add a new Tivoli Directory Integrator server:

  1. Enter a name for the TDI server in the Name field.
  2. Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator is running in the Hostname field.
  3. Enter the port number on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Port field.
  4. Select the desired authentication mode in the Authentication mode field.
  5. If you selected the Custom or LDAP authentication authentication method, enter the username and password to be used for authentication.
  6. Click OK.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

Name

Hostname

Port

Certificate based

Custom or LDAP authentication

Username

Password

Test Connection



Name

Enter a name for the server in the Name field, for example, TIMAgentSrv1. This field is required.



Hostname

Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the TDI server is running in the Hostname field, for example, localhost.



Port

Enter the port number on which the TDI server is running in the Port field. This field is required. The default value is 1099.



Certificate based

Select Certificate based if you wish to authenticate using a certificate.



Custom or LDAP authentication

Select Custom or LDAP authentication if you wish to authenticate using a user name and password.



Username

Enter the user name you wish to use to authenticate. This field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.



Password

Enter the password associated with the username you entered in the Username field. This field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.



Test Connection

To test the connection between the TDI server you are adding and the Administration and Monitoring Console, click Test Connection.



Edit TDI server

This window allows you to edit an existing IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server.

To edit an existing server:

  1. Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Hostname field.
  2. Enter the port number on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Port field.
  3. Select the desired authentication mode.
  4. If you selected the Custom or LDAP authentication authentication method, enter the username and password to be used for authentication (from the Username and Password fields).
  5. Click Cancel to exit the window without making any changes, or click OK to save the changes.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

Hostname

Port

Certificate based

LDAP or Custom authentication

Username

Password

Test Connection



Hostname

Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Hostname field.



Port

Enter the port number on which the IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Port field.



Certificate based

Select Certificate based if you wish to authenticate using a certificate.



LDAP or Custom authentication

Select Custom or LDAP authentication if you wish to authenticate using a user name and password.



Username

Enter the user name you wish to use to authenticate. The Username field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.



Password

Enter the password associated with the user name you wish to use to authenticate. The Password field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.



Test Connection

To test the connection to the server you are editing, click Test Connection.