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How to Configure a IBM Directory Server User Directory Connection

The following process lists the steps for creating an IBM Directory Server user store connection to the Policy Server:

1. Ping the User Store System
2. Configure an IBM Directory Server User Directory Connection

Ping the User Store System

Be sure to ping your user store system before configuring to verify that a network connection exists between the Policy Server and the user directory or database.

Note: Some user store systems may require the Policy Server to present credentials.

Configure IBM Directory Server User Directory Connections

You configure a connection that lets the Policy Server communicate with an IBM Directory Server user store.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Infrastructure, Directory.
2. Select User Directories.
3. Click Create User Directory..
4. Complete the required connection information in the General and Directory Setup areas.
5. Configure the LDAP search and LDAP user DN lookup settings in the LDAP Settings area.
6. (Optional) Do the following in the Administrator Credentials area:
   1. Select the Require Credentials option.
   2. Enter the credentials of an administrator account.
7. (Optional) Specify the user directory profile attributes that are reserved for CA SiteMinder® use in the User Attributes area.
8. (Optional) Click Create in the Attribute Mapping List area to configure user attribute mapping.
9. Click Submit.

   The user directory connection is created.

   Note: IBM Directory Server referrals are incompatible with CA SiteMinder®.

More information:

LDAP Load Balancing and Failover

Define an Attribute Mapping