The Server Notifications Connector is an interface to the IBM Security Directory Integrator notification system. You can know more about it through the information provided here.
It listens for and reports, as well as issues, Server API notifications. The Connector provides the ability to monitor various processes taking place in the IBM® Security Directory Integrator Server, such as AssemblyLine stop and start process events, as well as issue custom server notifications.
The Server Notifications Connector supports the Iterator and AddOnly modes.
Depending on how it is configured the Server Notifications Connector in Iterator mode is capable of listening to and reporting either local or remote Server API notifications, but not both during the same Connector session.
The "Local" connection type should be used when the Connector is run in the same JVM as the IBM Security Directory Integrator Server which sends notifications.
The "Remote" connection type should be used when the Connector connects to a remote IBM Security Directory Integrator Server run in a different JVM.
The Connector in AddOnly mode sends Server API custom (that is, user-defined) notifications through either the local or the remote Server API session, but not both during the same Connector session.
The "Local" connection type should be used when the Connector is run in the same JVM as the IBM Security Directory Integrator Server which sends notifications.
The "Remote" connection type should be used when the Connector connects to a remote IBM Security Directory Integrator Server run in a different JVM.
The data needed for creating the notification objects is retrieved from the conn Entry passed to the Connector by the AssemblyLine. The Connector looks for fixed-name Attributes in this Entry, retrieves their values, builds the notification object using these values and emits this notification object through the Server API. For more information about the fixed-name Attributes please see the "Schema" section.
Since each Server API notification also causes a corresponding JMX notification to be emitted, the Server Notifications Connector in AddOnly mode also indirectly sends JMX notifications. For more information about the details of custom notifications please see section Schema.