Installation guide

42 NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8 Installation Guide
Using Multiple Instances
eDirectory 8.8 makes it very easy for you to configure multiple instances. To effectively use multiple
instances, you need to plan the setup and then configure the multiple instances.
 “Planning the Setup” on page 46
 “Configuring Multiple Instances” on page 42
Planning the Setup
To use this feature effectively, we recommend that you plan the eDirectory instances and ensure that
each instance has definite instance identifiers like the hostname, port number, server name, or the
configuration file.
While configuring multiple instances, you need to ensure that you have planned for the following:
 Location of the configuration file
 Location of the variable data (like log files)
 Location of the DIB
 NCP™ interface, unique identifying port for every instance, and ports of other services (like
LDAP, LDAPS, HTTP, and HTTP secure port)
 Unique server name for every instance
Configuring Multiple Instances
You can configure multiple instances of eDirectory using the ndsconfig utility. The following table
lists the ndsconfig options you need to include when configuring multiple instances.
NOTE: All the instances share the same server key (NICI).
Option Description
--config-file
Specifies the absolute path and filename to store the
nds.conf configuration
file.
For example, to store the configuration file in the
/etc/opt/novell/
eDirectory/
directory, use --config-file /etc/opt/novell/
eDirectory/nds.conf
.
-b Specifies the port number where the new instance should listen.
NOTE: -b and -B are exclusively used.
-B Specifies the port number along with the IP address or interface. For example:
-B eth0@524
or
-B 100.1.1.2@524
NOTE: -b and -B are exclusively used.
-D
Creates the
data , dib , and log directories in the path specified for the new
instance.
S Specifies the server name.