Use this section for an overview of links to topics associated with managing IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator servers.
See also:Use this window to manage and shutdown IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator servers. Additionally, the Console Administrator can Add, Delete, and Modify servers, perform various load actions on Config Files, and Shutdown the Server from this window.
Tivoli Directory Integrator servers are displayed in a table. See Using tables for instructions on how to use the paging, sorting, filtering, exporting, and find utilities associated with Tivoli Directory Integrator Administration and Monitoring Console tables.
You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:
Tivoli Directory Integrator Servers table
The following sections contain information about the Tivoli Directory Integrator Servers table columns and how to perform operations on Tivoli Directory Integrator servers.
The Tivoli Directory Integrator Servers table contains the following columns:
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, Modify, Config Files, or Shutdown Server.
This window allows you to add an IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server to the Administration and Monitoring Console. Once you have added a Tivoli Directory Integrator server, you can then use features on other Administration and Monitoring Console windows to add Solution Views to the Tivoli Directory Integrator server. You can also create and define rules for the Solution Views associated with the Tivoli Directory Integrator server.
To add a new Tivoli Directory Integrator server:
You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:
Enter a name for the server in the Name field, for example, TIMAgentSrv1. This field is required.
Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Hostname field, for example, localhost.
Enter the port number of the remote server on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Port field. This field is required. The default value is 1099.
Select Certificate based if you wish to authenticate using a certificate.
Select Custom or LDAP authentication if you wish to authenticate using a user name and password.
Enter the user name you wish to use to authenticate. This field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.
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.
To test the connection between the Tivoli Directory Integrator server you are adding and the Administration and Monitoring Console, click Test Connection.
This window allows you to modify an existing IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator server.
To modify an existing server:
You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:
Change Server ID
The Server ID allows the remote server to which you are connecting to recognize you as a client. This unique Tivoli Directory Integrator Server ID allows different Tivoli Directory Integrator servers to connect remotely to different Tivoli Directory Integrator servers at different times, using the same IP and port, while registering and recognizing connecting servers by their unique Server ID.
The default Server ID is DEFAULT_ID.
Enter the Name you want for the server.
Enter the host name or IP address of the computer on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Hostname field.
Enter the port number on which the Tivoli Directory Integrator server is running in the Port field.
Select Certificate based if you wish to authenticate using a certificate.
Select Custom or LDAP authentication if you wish to authenticate using a user name and password.
Enter the user name you wish to use to authenticate. The Username field is enabled only if the Custom or LDAP authentication is selected.
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.
Click Test Connection to see whether the connection to the server succeeds or not based on the current settings. A message displays, saying whether the connection was successful or not.
Confirm the values you entered, and click OK to continue.
Closes the window. Values are not saved.