Managing the realm in a federated repository configuration

Follow this topic to manage the realm in a federated repository configuration.

Before you begin

The realm can consist of identities in: Before you configure your realm, review Federated repositories limitations.

Procedure

  1. Configure your realm by using one of the following topics. You might be configuring your realm for the first time or changing an existing realm configuration.
  2. Configure supported entity types using the steps described in Configuring supported entity types in a federated repository configuration. You must configure supported entity types before you can manage this account with Users and Groups. The Base entry for the default parent determines the repository location where entities of the specified type are placed on a create operation.
  3. Optional: Use one or more of the following tasks to extend the capabilities of storing data and attributes in your realm:
    1. Configure an entry mapping repository using the steps described in Configuring an entry mapping repository in a federated repository configuration. An entry mapping repository is used to store data for managing profiles on multiple repositories.
    2. Configure a property extension repository using the steps described in Configuring a property extension repository in a federated repository configuration. A property extension repository is used to store attributes that cannot be stored in your Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server.
    1. Set up a database repository using wsadmin commands as described in Setting up an entry mapping repository, a property extension repository, or a custom registry database repository using wsadmin commands
  4. Optional: Use one or more of the following advanced user tasks to extend the capabilities of LDAP repositories in your realm:
  5. Optional: Manage repositories that are configured in your system by following the steps described in Managing repositories in a federated repository configuration.
  6. Optional: Add an external repository into your realm by following the steps described in Adding an external repository in a federated repository configuration.
  7. Optional: Change the password for the repository that is configured under federated repositories by the following steps described in Changing the password for a repository under a federated repositories configuration.

What to do next

  1. 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 WebSphere® Application Server.
  2. If you are enabling security, complete the remaining steps as specified in Enabling security for the realm. As the final step, validate this setup by clicking Apply in the Global security panel.
  3. Save, stop, and restart all the product servers (deployment managers, nodes, and Application Servers) for changes in this panel to take effect. If the server comes up without any problems, the setup is correct.



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