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Configure CA Directory Server

To configure a CA Directory server you create a custom schema file. In the steps that follow, dxserver_home is the directory where CA Directory is installed. The default source location for this file on Windows is C:\Program Files\CA\Identity Manager\IAM Suite\Identity Manager\tools\policystore-schemas\eTrustDirectory.

Follow these steps:

1. Configure the directory as a supported SiteMinder policy store.

   Note: For configuration instructions, see the CA SiteMinder Policy Server Installation Guide.

2. Copy etrust_ims8.dxc to dxserver_home\config\schema.
3. Create a custom schema configuration file as follows:
   1. Copy the dxserver_home\config\schema\default.dxg to dxserver_home\config\schema\company_name-schema.dxg.
   2. Edit the dxserver_home\config\schema\company_name-schema.dxg file by adding the following lines to the bottom of the file:

      # Identity Manager Schema
      source "etrust_ims8.dxc";
      

4. Edit the dxserver_home\bin\schema.txt file by adding the contents of etrust_ims_schema.txt to the end of the file. The default source location for this file on Windows is C:\Program Files\CA\Identity Manager\IAM Suite\Identity Manager\tools\policystore-schemas\eTrustDirectory.
5. Create a custom limits configuration file as follows:
   1. Copy the dxserver_home\config\limits\default.dxc to dxserver_home\config\limits\company_name-limits.dxc.
   2. Increase the default size limit to 5000 in the dxserver_home\config\limits\company_name-limits.dxc file as follows:

      set max-op-size=5000
      

      Note: Upgrading CA Directory overwrites the limits.dxc file. Therefore, make sure that you reset max-op-size to 5000 after the upgrade is completed.

6. Edit the dxserver_home\config\servers\dsa_name.dxi as follows:

   # schema
   source "company_name-schema.dxg";
   
   #service limits
   source "company_name-limits.dxc";
   

   where dsa_name is the name of the DSA using the customized configuration files.

7. Run the dxsyntax utility.
8. Stop and restart the DSA as the dsa user to make the schema changes take effect, as follows:

   dxserver stop dsa_name
   dxserver start dsa_name