Starting and Stopping Your Server Instance
Configuring the Server Instance
Managing Administration Traffic to the Server
Overview of the Administration Connector
Accessing Administrative Suffixes
To Configure the Administration Connector
Configuring the Server With dsconfig
Overview of the dsconfig Command
Using dsconfig in Interactive Mode
To Display the Properties of a Component
To Modify the Properties of a Component
To Modify the Values of a Multi-Valued Property
Configuring the Connection Handlers
To Display All Connection Handlers
Configuring the LDAP Connection Handler
To Control Which Clients Have LDAP Access to the Directory Server
Configuring the LDIF Connection Handler
To Enable the JMX Alert Handler Through the LDIF Connection Handler
Configuring the JMX Connection Handler
To Change the Port on Which the Server Listens for JMX Connections
Configuring Plug-Ins With dsconfig
Modifying the Plug-In Configuration
To Display the List of Plug-Ins
To Enable or Disable a Plug-In
To Display and Configure Plug-In Properties
To Configure Plug-In Invocation Order
Utilities That Can Schedule Tasks
Controlling Which Tasks Can Be Run
Scheduling and Configuring Tasks
To Configure Task Notification
To Configure Task Dependencies
Managing and Monitoring Scheduled Tasks
To Obtain Information About Scheduled Tasks
To Manage Tasks by Using the Control Panel
Deploying and Configuring the DSML Gateway
Deploying the DSML Gateway in Apache Tomcat
Deploying the DSML Gateway in Glassfish
Deploying the DSML Gateway in Sun Java System Web Server 7
Confirming the DSML Gateway Deployment
To Confirm the DSML Gateway Deployment with JXplorer
Confirming the DSML Gateway Deployment with the Directory Server Resource Kit
Deploying and Configuring the NameFinder Application
Deploying NameFinder in Apache Tomcat
Deploying NameFinder in Glassfish
Deploying NameFinder in Sun Java System Web Server 7
Confirming the NameFinder Deployment
To Confirm the NameFinder Deployment
Configuring the Proxy Components
Configuring Security Between Clients and Servers
Configuring Security Between the Proxy and the Data Source
Configuring Servers With the Control Panel
The dsconfig plugin-type property can be used to configure a plug-in to use one or more of the numerous plug-in types supported by the server. Usually a plug-in was written to perform a specific processing action for each of its default plug-in types. For this reason, a new default plug-in type cannot be added to a plug-in's configuration without changing the plug-in's underlying source code to add support for that plug-in type. A well-written plug-in checks the plug-in types passed to it from the configuration manager when it is enabled, and fails to start if it sees a plug-in type that it does not support.
Therefore, you can only remove one or more of the default plug-in type values from a plug-in's configuration. Care should be taken when doing this, because usually a plug-in has been engineered to support its default plug-in types for a reason. Removing one or more plug-in types might endanger the safe operation of the directory server.
Most of the plug-ins support more than one type, and multiple plug-ins are sometimes defined with the same plug-in type. The order in which these plug-ins are invoked during processing is undefined. If a specific order is required (for example, if the processing performed by one plug-in depends on the result of another), you can specify the order in which the plug-ins are invoked. For more information, see To Configure Plug-In Invocation Order.