JNDI support in WAS
IBM WAS includes a name server to provide shared access to Java components, and an implementation of the javax.naming JNDI package which supports user access to the WAS name server through the JNDI naming interface.
WAS does not provide implementations for:
- javax.naming.directory
- javax.naming.ldap packages
Also, WAS does not support interfaces defined in the javax.naming.event package.
However, to provide access to LDAP servers, the development kit shipped with WAS supports the Sun Microsystems implementation of:
- javax.naming.ldap
- com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory
The WAS JNDI implementation is based on version 1.2 of the JNDI interface, and was tested with Version 1.2.1 of the Sun Microsystems JNDI Service Provider Interface (SPI).
The default behavior of this JNDI implementation is adequate for most users. However, users with specific requirements can control certain aspects of JNDI behavior.
Related concepts
Naming
Related tasks
Use naming