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Gather Directory Server Information

Configuring an LDAP directory server as a policy store or upgrading an existing policy store requires specific directory server information. Gather the following information before beginning. You can use the Policy Store Worksheets to record your values.

Note: Policy and data store worksheets are provided to help you gather and record information before configuring or upgrading a SiteMinder data store. You can print the applicable worksheet and use it to record required information before beginning.

• Host information

  Specifies the fully-qualified host name or the IP Address of the directory server.

• Port information

  (Optional) Specifies a non-standard port.

  Default values: 636 (SSL) and 389 (non-SSL)

• Administrative DN

  Specifies the LDAP user name of a user who has privileges to create, read, modify, and delete objects in the LDAP tree underneath the policy store root object.

• Administrative password

  Specifies the password for the Administrative DN.

• Policy store root DN

  Specifies the distinguished name of the node in the LDAP tree where policy store objects are to be defined.

• SSL client certificate

  Specifies the pathname of the directory where the SSL client certificate database file resides.

  Limit: SSL only