Creating the LDAP database

This topic provides the steps necessary to create the LDAP database when you are using IBM® Directory Server Version 5.1 as your LDAP infrastructure.

Prerequisites

You must have completed Installing IBM Directory Server Version 5.1 before completing this procedure.

Context

After the system has rebooted after installing the IBM Directory Server software, the IBM Directory Server configuration tool starts automatically. If it does not start, launch it using Start > Programs > IBM Directory Server 5.1 > Directory Configuration.

Steps

  1. Click Administrator DN/password in the left column to open the configuration tool in the introduction panel.
  2. Set the IBM Directory Server's Administrator DN and password. This example uses the following values:
    • Administrator DN: cn=Manager,o=yourOrg
    • Password: password
    Click OK to continue.
    Note: The IBM Directory Server’s Administrator is the administrator of the LDAP directory, and is not the actual entry in the directory. The IBM Directory Server’s Administrator should not be confused with an administrator listed in the example LDIF file.
  3. Click OK when a confirmation appears indicating that the Administrator DN and password have been successfully set.
  4. Click Configure database in the left column.
  5. Select Create a new database in the Configure Database panel and click Next.
  6. When prompted, enter the user ID for the DB2® database that was specified during the installation and click Next.
  7. Enter a name for your LDAP database and click Next. This database is created in DB2.
  8. Specify the code page for your DB2 database by selecting the default Create a universal DB2 database, and click Next.
  9. Select the drive letter on which to create the LDAP database and click Next. The default is the C partition.
  10. Verify the entries on the summary screen and click Finish to create the database.
  11. When the database is created, click Close. A series of task messages is displayed in the IBM Directory Server Configuration Tool panel to inform you of configuration status.

Postrequisites

Continue with Configuring IBM Directory Server for SAN File System.

Parent topic: Configuring LDAP using IBM Directory Server Version 5.1
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