Network Deployment (Distributed operating systems), v8.0 > Secure applications and their environment > Authenticate users > Select a registry or repository > Manage realms in a federated repository

Manage repositories in a federated repository

Follow this topic to manage repositories in a federated repository.

Procedure

1. In the console, click...
   Security | Global security | User account repository | Federated repositories | Configure

   To configure for a specific domain in a multiple security domain environment, click Security domains > domain_name. Under Security Attributes, expand User Realm, and click Customize for this domain.

   Select the Realm type as Federated repositories and then click Configure.

2. Under Related items, click Manage repositories. Repositories that are configured in the system are listed in the collection panel. This list includes repositories that are configured using the federated repository functionality as well as repositories that are created using wsadmin commands described in the topic IdMgrRepositoryConfig command group .

3. Optional: Click Add to configure a new external repository and select the repository type as LDAP repository, Custom repository, or File repository.

   Restriction: We cannot add a database repository using the admin console. This repository configuration is supported by using wsadmin commands only.

4. Optional: Click Delete to delete a repository specified previously using the admin console or wsadmin commands.

   Restriction: We cannot delete the built-in, file-based repository from the collection panel.

5. Optional: Select one of the repository identifier entries to view or update an external repository that is configured in the system previously.
   • LDAP repository configuration
   • Custom repository configuration
   • File-based repository configuration

   While database repositories that are configured in the system are listed in the collection panel, you cannot update a database repository using the admin console. Updates to a database repository are supported by using wsadmin commands only.

6. Click OK.

Results

After completing these steps, the collection panel under Managing repositories reflects a current list of repositories that are configured in the system.

What to do next

1. To add one or more external repositories that are listed on this collection panel into the realm, see Manage realms in a federated repository.

2. After configuring the federated repositories, click Security > Global security to return to the Global security panel. Verify that Federated repositories is identified in the Current realm definition field. If Federated repositories is not identified, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions field and click Set as current.

   To verify the federated repositories configuration, click Apply on the Global security panel. If Federated repositories is not identified in the Current realm definition field, your federated repositories configuration is not used by WAS.

3. If you are enabling security, complete the remaining steps as specified in Enable security for the realm. As the final step, validate this setup by clicking Apply in the Global security panel.

4. Save, stop, and restart all the product servers (dmgrs, nodes, and Application Servers) for changes in this panel to take effect. If the server comes up without any problems, the setup is correct.

Be aware of any changes made to built-in, file-based repositories that are part of the federated repositories configuration. We must replicate these changes to the managed nodes to ensure that your network deployment configuration is synchronized. See Replicating changes to a built-in, file-based repository for the steps needed to perform this replication.

Related

Replicating changes to a built-in, file-based repository
Manage repositories collection
Repository reference settings

Related

IdMgrRepositoryConfig command group

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