SPD Server Parameter File Configurations for LDAP

There are five possible SPD Server parameter file configurations for LDAP:
  • Configuration 1: LDAP Server that is running on an SPD Server host
    For this configuration, assume that all other LDAP settings use the default configuration. To run an LDAP server on the SPD Server host, add the LDAP option to your SPD Server parameter file. User authentication is performed by the LDAP server, which is running on the port LOCAL_HOST on the SPD Server host.
  • Configuration 2: LDAP Server that is running on an SPD Server Host using a port other than LOCAL_HOST
    For this configuration, assume that all other LDAP settings use the default configuration. Also assume that you want to perform LDAP user authentication on the LDAP server. To run an LDAP server on the SPD Server host by using a port assignment other than LOCAL_HOST, add the LDAP option and the LDAPPORT= port specification to your SPD Server parameter file.
  • Configuration 3: LDAP Server and SPD Server host that are running on different machines
    For this configuration, assume that you want to perform LDAP user authentication, but the LDAP server and the SPD Server hosts are on different machines. To run an LDAP server and the SPD Server hosts on different machines, add the LDAP option and the LDAPSERVER= specification (such as <host.domain.company.com>) to your SPD Server parameter file. An LDAP user is authenticated when the LDAP server is running at port LOCAL_HOST on host.domain.company.com.
  • Configuration 4: SPD Server user IDs and passwords that are not in their default location in the LDAP database
    For this configuration, assume that you want to perform LDAP user authentication, but the SPD Server user IDs and passwords are not in their default locations in the LDAP database. Assume that all other LDAP settings use the default configuration. Add the LDAP option and the LDAPBINDDN= specification. The LDAPBINDDN= property setting is ou=people, dc=domain, dc=company, dc=com. An LDAP user is authenticated when the LDAP server is running at port LOCAL_HOST on the SPD Server host machine. The LDAP server looks for SPD Server users at the location that corresponds to ou=people, dc=domain, dc=company, dc=com in its database.
  • Configuration 5: SPD Server user IDs and passwords that are not in their default location in the LDAP database and in the LDAP Server that is using TCPIP_PORT
    For this configuration, assume the following: You want to perform LDAP user authentication. The SPD Server user IDs and passwords are located at ou=people, dc=domain, dc=company, dc=com in the LDAP database, and the LDAP server is using the port TCPIP_PORT. Add the LDAP option and set the LDAPPORT= port specification to TCPIP_PORT in your SPD Server parameter file. Next, add the LDAPBINDDN= specification. The LDAPBINDDN= property setting is ou=people, dc=domain, dc=company, dc=com. A user is authenticated when the LDAP server is running at port TCPIP_PORT on the SPD Server host machine. The LDAP server looks for SPD Server users at the location that corresponds to ou=people, dc=domain, dc=company, dc=com in its database.