Managing server connections

To access data from outside of your appliance, you must define a server connection.

Before you begin

Obtain the connection information for an existing LDAP database server.

About this task

With a Federation module activated, you can create server connections to an LDAP data source. You can have multiple servers for an LDAP connection.
Note: Even though other server connection types are available to select in the local management interface, such as DB2, only the LDAP server connection is used by Federation module.

If you also have the Advanced Access Control module activated, you can create any of the server connection types. See Managing server connections.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the local management interface.
  2. Click Federation.
  3. Under Global Settings, click Server Connections.
  4. Take one of the following actions:
    Filter server connections:
    1. In the Quick Filter field, type one or more characters. For example, enter g to search for all server connection names that contain g or G.
    2. Press Enter.
    Add a server connection:
    1. Click the Add drop-down button.
    2. Select LDAP.
    3. Complete the properties for the new server connection. See Server connection properties. Look specifically for the LDAP properties.
    Modify an existing server connection:
    1. Select a server connection.
    2. Click the edit iconEdit.
    3. Complete the properties for the server connection. See Server connection properties.
    Delete a server connection:
    Note: Be careful about removing a server connection that is in use.
    1. Select a server connection.
    2. Click the delete iconDelete.
    3. Click Delete to confirm the deletion.

What to do next

After you define a server connection to an LDAP data source, you can create an attribute source that looks up information from the LDAP server.