Connect to an existing Tivoli Directory Server

You connect to an existing Tivoli Directory Server by dragging and dropping an Existing User Registry(IBM Tivoli Directory Server) component onto the PureApplication System canvas, specifying the IP address and port number of the existing Tivoli Directory Server as well as the login DN and password, and creating four connections from the MobileFirst Server component to the Existing User Registry(IBM Tivoli Directory Server) component.

1. In IBM PureApplication System, in the Virtual Application Builder, click the Diagram tab.

2. From the Assets list, drag and drop an Existing User Registry(IBM Tivoli Directory Server) component onto the canvas.

3. Specify the IP address and port number of the existing Tivoli Directory Server, as well as the login DN, Password and Base DN information provided by your server administrator.

4. To build an SSL connection with the external Tivoli Directory Server, select use SSL and upload the Server SSL certificate that supports .cer, .crt, or .txt extensions.

5. Create four links from MobileFirst Server to the Existing User Registry(IBM Tivoli Directory Server) component for the four MobileFirst roles (worklightadmin, worklightdeployer, worklightmonitor and worklightoperator). For each link, in Mapping special subjects, we can select AllAuthenticatedUsers.

Parent topic: Integrate with Tivoli Directory Server