Setting up Web administration for the first time

You need to set up the IBM® Tivoli® Directory Server Web Administration Tool before you can use it to administer your directory servers.

To set up Web administration, follow these steps:
  1. Install IBM HTTP Server for (5770-DG1) and the associated prerequisite software if they are not already installed.
  2. Start the HTTP ADMIN server.
    The IBM Tivoli Directory Server Web Administration Tool will be installed automatically. The installation might take several minutes.
    1. To start the HTTP ADMIN server instance, select one of the following methods:
      • In , select your system > Network > Servers > TCP/IP, right-click HTTP Administration, and select Start.
      • On a command line, type STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(*ADMIN).
  3. Log in to the Directory Server Web Administration Tool.
    1. Open the Login page by selecting one of the following methods:
      • From , select your system > Network > Servers > TCP/IP, right-click IBM Tivoli Directory Server for IBM i, and select Server Administration.
      • From the Tasks page on your (http://your_server:2001), click IBM Tivoli Directory Server Web Administration Tool.
      Note: If this is your first use of the Web Administration Tool, you will go to the Console administration login display. Otherwise, you can click Login to Console admin to go to this display.
    2. In the User ID field, type superadmin, which is the default user ID on your system.
    3. In the Password field, type secret, which is the default password associated with the default user ID.
    4. Click Login.
      The IBM Tivoli Directory Server Web Administration Tool page is displayed.
  4. Change the console administration login:
    1. Click Console administration in the left pane to expand the section.
    2. Click Change console administrator login.
    3. Type a new console administration login name in the Console administrator login field.
    4. Type the current password (secret) in the Current password field, and click OK.
  5. Change the console administration password:
    1. Click Change console administrator password in the left pane.
    2. Type the current password (secret) in the Current password field.
    3. Type a new password in the New password field.
    4. Repeat the new password in the Confirm new password filed, and click OK.
  6. Add the Directory Server that you want to administer:
    1. Click Manage console servers in the left pane.
    2. Click Add on the Manage console servers display.
    3. Type the necessary information about the directory server in the Add server display, and click OK.
      Note: When you add a directory server, the Administration port is not used and is ignored.
  7. Optional: Change the console properties:
    1. Click Manage console properties in the left pane.
    2. Make the changes that you want in the Manage console properties display, and click OK.
  8. Optional: Change the properties for web administration searches:
    1. Click Manage properties for webadmin searches in the left pane.
    2. Make the changes that you want in the Manage properties for webadmin searches display, and click OK.
  9. Click Logout.
    When the Logout successful display appears, click the link to return to the Web administration login page.

After you have configured the console for the first time, you can return to the console at any time to do the following tasks:

  • Change the console administrator login and password.
  • Change which Directory Servers that can be administered by the Web administration tool.
  • Change Web administration console properties.