Monitoring a Server Using cn=monitor

The following example shows how to view the general server statistics:

$ ldapsearch -h host -p port -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w - \
 -s base -b "cn=monitor" "(objectclass=*)"

For a description of all monitoring attributes that are available in these entries, see Directory Server Monitoring Attributes in Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0 Reference.

Many of the parameters that can be monitored reflect Directory Server performance, and are influenced by configuration and tuning. For more information about each of the configurable attributes, see the attribute man pages in Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0 Man Page Reference.