WAS v8.5 > Secure applications > Authenticate users > Select a registry or repository > Manage the realm in a federated repository configuration

Manage repositories in a federated repository configuration

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

1. In the dmgr console, click...
   Security | Global security | User account repository | Available realm definitions | Federated repositories | Configure

   To configure for a specific domain in a multiple security domain environment, click...

   Security domains | domain_name | Security Attributes | User Realm | Customize for this domain

   Select the Realm type as Federated repositories and then click Configure.

2. Under Related items, click Manage repositories.

   Repositories configured in the system are listed in the collection panel. This list includes repositories configured using the federated repository functionality as well as repositories created using wsadmin commands described in the topic IdMgrRepositoryConfig command group for AdminTask.

3. Optional: Click Add to configure a new external repository and select the repository type as...
   • LDAP repository
   • Custom repository
   • File repository

   Restriction: We cannot add a database repository using the dmgr console. This repository configuration is supported using wsadmin commands only.

4. Optional: Click Delete to delete a repository that you specified previously using the dmgr console or wsadmin commands.

   Restriction: We cannot delete the built-in, file-based repository from the collection panel.

5. Optional: Select one of the repository identifier entries to view or update an external repository that is configured in the system previously.
   • Configure LDAP in a federated repository configuration.
   • Add a custom repository to a federated repositories configuration.
   • Add a file-based repository to a federated repositories configuration.

   While database repositories configured in the system are listed in the collection panel, we cannot update a database repository using the dmgr console. Updates to a database repository are supported using wsadmin commands only.

6. Click OK.

Results

After completing these steps, the collection panel under Managing repositories reflects a current list of repositories configured in your system.

1. Add one or more external repositories listed on the collection panel into the realm.

2. After configuring the federated repositories, click...
   Security | Global security

   Verify that Federated repositories is identified in the Current realm definition field. If not, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions field and click...

   Set as current

   To verify the federated repositories configuration, click Apply on the Global security 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. Optional. Enable security for the realm.

   Validate setup by clicking Apply in the Global security panel.

4. Save, stop, and restart all the WAS servers...
   • deployment managers
   • nodes
   • application servers

   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.

Subtopics

1. Replicating changes to a built-in, file-based repository
   
2. Manage repositories page
   
3. Repository reference settings
   
4. Replicating changes to a built-in, file-based repository
   
5. Manage repositories page
   
6. Repository reference settings
   

Reference:

IdMgrRepositoryConfig command group for AdminTask

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