Managing Remote Servers With the Control Panel

The Control Panel is a graphical user interface that displays server status information and enables you to perform basic server administration. You can also use the Control Panel to manage remote server instances.

To Manage a Remote Server

1. Make sure that the remote server is running.

   You cannot use the Control Panel to manage a server that is not running.

2. Launch the Control Panel.

   • For the directory server:

     $ control-panel

   • For the proxy server:

     $ vdp-control-panel

3. Select Remote Server from the drop-down list.
4. Specify the remote server name and administration port.
5. Enter the bind credentials for the remote server.
   
6. Click OK

To Change the Server That is Being Managed

You can change the server that you are managing with the Control Panel at any stage.

1. On the Sun OpenDS Standard Edition Control Panel window, select Server to Administer from the File menu.
2. Specify the server name and administration port.
3. Enter the bind credentials for the server and click OK.

Limitations of Remote Server Management Using the Control Panel

• The remote server must be the same Sun OpenDS Standard Edition version as the server on which the Control Panel is running.

• The remote server must be running.

• You cannot stop a remote server by using the Control Panel.

• You cannot use the Control Panel to configure the Java properties of a remote server.