Starting the directory server instance

You can start the directory server instance in several ways:

• Using the command line:

  To start the directory server instance using the command line, go to the sbin subdirectory of the directory where you installed Tivoli Directory Server. This directory is:

  • C:\Program Files\IBM\LDAP\V6.3\sbin by default on Windows systems
  • /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.3/sbin on AIX® and Solaris systems
  • /opt/ibm/ldap/V6.3/sbin on Linux systems

  Type the following commands at a command prompt:

  idsslapd -I instancename
  idsdiradm -I instancename

  instancename

  is the name of the directory server instance you want to start. (You must start both the directory server instance and the administration server for the instance for all functions of the Web Administration Tool to work.)

• Through the Instance Administration Tool:

  To start the directory server instance using the Instance Administration Tool:

  1. In the Instance Administration Tool, select the directory server instance you want to start, and then click Start/Stop. (You can start the server only if it is stopped.)
  2. In the Manage Server State window, click Start server.
  3. To start the administration server, click Start administration server.
• Through the Configuration Tool:

  To start the directory server instance using the Configuration Tool:

  1. In the Configuration Tool, click Manage server state in the task list on the left.
  2. To start the directory server instance, click Start server.
  3. To start the administration server, click Start administration server.
• Through the Services folder (Windows systems only):

  On Windows systems, you can also start and stop the directory server instance through the Services folder.

  • To start the directory server instance, in the Services folder:
    1. Click IBM® Tivoli® Directory Server Instance V6.3 - instancename. Then click Action -> Start.
    2. Click IBM Tivoli Directory Admin Server V6.3 - instancename. Then click Action -> Start.
  • To stop the directory server instance, in the Services folder:
    1. Click IBM Tivoli Directory Server Instance V6.3 - instancename. Then click Action -> Stop.
    2. Click IBM Tivoli Directory Admin Server V6.3 - instancename. Then click Action -> Stop.

  instancename is the name of the directory server instance you want to start or stop.

  If you want the directory server instance or instances to start automatically at operating system startup, see Starting the directory server instance at operating system startup.

For information about starting and stopping the server and performing other administrative tasks using the Web Administration Tool and the command line, see the IBM Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 Administration Guide.

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