Manage the database server configuration

Use the Database Server Configuration page to configure, reconfigure, or unconfigure the database server for the IBM Security Identity Manager virtual appliance. Configure or reconfigure the Identity data store options for the database server.

Configure button

Configure with an existing database	When we select this check box, the configuration uses the existing database and does not create a separate database.
Database type	Select the database type from the list. To configure the database server, select IBM DB2.
Host name	Name of the server hosting the data store. The acceptable formats for the host name are FQDN, IPv4, or IPv6. For example: isimidstore.example.com.
Port	Data store service port. For example: 51000.
SSL check box	Select or clear
Database name	Name of the ISIM database. Example: isimdb.
Database Administrator ID	User with database administrator privileges. For example: isiminst. During the database configuration for a virtual appliance, the user must be the database owner. For example, isiminst. This database owner must be the same user who created the database.
Database Administrator Password	Password for the user with database administrator privileges.
Database User ID	User ID for the Identity data store database that we created.
Database User Password	Password for the Identity data store user ID. The following special characters are not allowed in Database User Password : `,$,>,<,|,;,&,{,}

Reconfigure button

Reconfiguration does not update the database schema. It configures only ISIM with new database details.

Host name	Name of the server hosting the data store. For example: isimidstore1.example.com.
Port	Data store service port. For example: 60000.
SSL check box	Select or clear
Database Administrator Password	Password for the user with database administrator privileges.
Database User Password	Password for the Identity data store user ID. The following special characters are not allowed in Database User Password : `,$,>,<,|,;,&,{,}>

1. From the top-level menu of the Appliance Dashboard, click...
   Configure > Manage External Entities > Database Server Configuration

   The Database Server Configuration page displays the Database Server Configuration table.

2. Click Configure.

3. In the Database Server Configuration Details window set.

4. Click Save Configuration to complete this task.

   A window with certificate information is displayed if we selected the SSL check box during configuration.

5. Click Yes to confirm. The database server configuration takes some time. Do not refresh or close the page. Wait for the configuration process to complete.

6. Optional: To reconfigure an existing database server configuration:

   1. Before reconfiguring, create a snapshot to recover from any configuration failures.

   2. From the Database Server Configuration table, select a record. For example, Identity data store.

   3. Click Reconfigure.

   4. In the Edit Identity data store details window, edit the details.

   5. Click Save Configuration.

      A window opens that displays the certificate information.

   6. Click Yes to confirm.

      The database server reconfiguration takes some time. Do not refresh or close the page. Wait for the reconfiguration process to complete.

7. Optional: To unconfigure an existing identity store, do these steps:

   1. From the Database Server Configuration table, select a record. For example, Identity data store.

   2. Click Unconfigure.
   3. Click Yes to confirm.

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Parent topic: Virtual appliance configuration