Configuring Local Properties

This chapter describes how to use the SDX local configuration tool to configure the default properties for SDX components. The SDX local configuration tool is a GUI that enables you to configure properties for the SAE, license server, directory, SNMP agent, and other components of the SDX software.

To start the local configuration tool for a component, issue the config command from the component's installation directory. The first time you issue the command, the local properties file for that component is created from a template. Table 20 lists some commonly used options for this command. If you want the command process to be started in the background and leave the UNIX session window open, you can append the ampersand character (&) to the command option.

 Table 20:  Commonly Used Options for the config Command 

 Option
 Description

 -a
--apply

 Applies the configuration changes made in the local *.in startup files to an SAE host. Only necessary if you have previously made changes in the HTTP tab in the directory configuration and want to apply the changes. If the configuration is shared by multiple SAE hosts, you must issue config -a on each host where you want the HTTP tab changes to take effect.


 -D
--binddn

 Specifies an alternative distinguished name (DN) for binding with the directory. The default is taken from the file etc/default.properties.


 -g
--get

 Gets the configuration from the directory as a file.


 -p
--put

 Puts the configuration into the directory from the file.


 -H
--help

 Displays help information.


 -h
--host

 Specifies an alternate directory hostname. The default is taken from the file etc/default.properties.


 -l
--local

 Starts the tool to configure SAE parameters and immediately applies the changes to the local *.in startup files.


 -w
--password

 Specifies an alternative password for binding with the directory. The default is taken from the file etc/default.properties.



 

The local configuration tool uses standard GUI elements. Figure 34 describes buttons commonly used in the local configuration tool.

Figure 34: GUI Buttons in the Local Configuration Tool

The local configuration tool provides context-sensitive help (tool tips) for fields. Hover the cursor over a field to display the help information for that field. Move the cursor to dismiss the help pop-up.

To configure a particular feature, click the tab for that feature at the top of the window. For example, to configure the LDAP parameters, click the LDAP tab.