IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

LDAPURL

The LDAPURL option specifies the location of your LDAP directory server. Set the LDAPURL option after you configure the LDAP directory server.

The LDAPURL option cannot be used in combination with the SETOPT command.

Syntax

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>>-LDAPURL--ldap_url_value-------------------------------------><

Parameters

ldap_url_value
Specifies the URL of one LDAP directory server, or the URLs of multiple LDAP directory servers. You can enter multiple values, with each URL value up to 1024 characters. The port number is optional and defaults to 389. Each URL value must contain the following parameters:
  • An LDAP directory server name
  • The base distinguished name (Base DN) of the namespace or suffix that the LDAP directory server maintains. The DN format must comply with the directory server that you choose. For example:
    server name: mainframe.storage.memphis.com
    ldap port: 389
    ldap base dn: cn=memphis_data
The LDAPURL must conform to the following specifications:
  • When you specify multiple URLs, each URL must be on a separate line.
  • If you want to specify multiple URLs, each URL must point to a different external directory and all external directories must contain the same data.
  • Each URL must begin with ldap://.
    Restriction: The URL that you designate cannot begin with ldaps://.

    Tivoli® Storage Manager supports LDAP connections that are secured with the standard LDAPv3 "StartTLS" operation that establishes a secure Transport Layer Security (TLS) exchange on an existing LDAP connection. The "LDAP Simple Bind" operation that Tivoli Storage Manager uses does not protect the password when it is sent. A secure TLS connection is needed to protect the password.

Restriction: The LDAPURL option does not apply to storage agents.

Example: Set the LDAP value for one LDAP directory server

In the dsmserv.opt file, specify the following value:
ldapurl ldap://mainframe.storage.memphis.com:389/cn=memphis_data

Example: Set the LDAP value for three LDAP directory servers

In the dsmserv.opt file, specify the following values:
ldapurl ldap://mongo.host.hawaii/cn=southernhemisphere,dc=com 
ldapurl ldap://server.windows.y2k:484/cn=company,dc=com 
ldapurl ldap://server.windows.vista:232/cn=manufactured,dc=com
Remember: You do not have to enter the default port if you want to use it. The first entry in our example is using the default port (389).
Parent topic: Server options

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