Manage repositories in a federated repository configuration

Follow this topic to manage repositories in a federated repository configuration.

Procedure

1. In the administrative console, click Security > Secure administration, applications, and infrastructure.

2. Under User account repository, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions field and click Configure.

3. Under Related items, click Manage repositories. Repositories that are configured in the system are listed in the collection panel. This list includes repositories that are configured using the federated repository functionality as well as repositories that are created using wsadmin commands described in the topic IdMgrRepositoryConfig command group for the AdminTask object.

4. Optional: Click Add to configure a new external repository. The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) repository configuration settings are described in detail in Configuring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol in a federated repository configuration. Restriction: You cannot add a database repository using the administrative console. This repository configuration is supported by using wsadmin commands only.

5. Optional: Click Delete to delete a repository that you specified previously using the administrative console or wsadmin commands. Restriction: You cannot delete the built-in, file-based repository from the collection panel.

6. Optional: Select one of the LDAP repository identifier entries to view or update an external repository that is configured in the system previously. The steps to configure LDAP settings are described in detail in Configuring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol in a federated repository configuration. Restriction: While database repositories that are configured in the system are listed in the collection panel, you cannot update a database repository using the administrative console. Updates to a database repository are supported by using wsadmin commands only.

7. Click OK.

Results

What to do next

1. To add one or more external repositories that are listed on this collection panel into the realm, see Managing the realm in a federated repository configuration.

2. After configuring the federated repositories, click Security > Secure administration, applications, and infrastructure to return to the Secure administration, applications, and infrastructure panel. Verify that Federated repositories is identified in the Current realm definition field. If Federated repositories is not identified, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions field and click Set as current. To verify the federated repositories configuration, click Apply on the Secure administration, applications, and infrastructure panel. If Federated repositories is not identified in the Current realm definition field, your federated repositories configuration is not used by WebSphere Application Server.

3. If you are enabling security, complete the remaining steps as specified in Enabling security for the realm. As the final step, validate this setup by clicking Apply in the Secure administration, applications, and infrastructure panel.

4. Save, stop, and restart all the product servers (deployment managers, nodes, and Application Servers) for changes in this panel to take effect. If the server comes up without any problems, the setup is correct.

Be aware of any changes made to built-in, file-based repositories that are part of the federated repositories configuration. You must replicate these changes to the managed nodes to ensure that your network deployment configuration is synchronized. See Replicating changes to a built-in, file-based repository for the steps needed to perform this replication.