Installation guide

46 NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8 Installation Guide
To start all the instances configured by you, enter the following at the command prompt:
ndsmanage startall
To start a specific instance, refer to “Starting a Specific Instance” on page 44.
Identifying a Specific Instance
While configuring multiple instances, you assign a hostname, port number, and a unique
configuration file path to every instance. This hostname and port number are the instance identifiers.
Most of the utilities have the
-h hostname:port or --config-file
configuration_file_location
option that enables you to specify a particular instance. See the man
pages of the utilities for more information.
Invoking a Utility for a Specific Instance
If you want to run a utility for a specific instance, you need to include the instance identifier in the
utility command. The instance identifiers are the path of the configuration file, and the hostname and
port number. You can use the
--config-file configuration_file_location or the -h
hostname:port
to do so.
If you do not include the instance identifiers in the command, the utility displays the various
instances you own and prompts you to select the instance you want to run the utility for.
For example, to run DSTrace for a specific utility using the
--config-file option, you would enter
the following:
ndstrace --config-file configuration_filename_with_location
Sample Scenario for Multiple Instances
Mary is a non-root user who wants to configure two trees on a single host machine for a single binary.
Planning the Setup
Mary specifies the following instance identifiers.
 Instance 1:
 Instance 2:
Port number the instance should listen on 1524
Configuration file path
/home/maryinst1/nds.conf
DIB directory
/home/mary/inst1/var
Port number the instance should listen on 2524
Configuration file path
/home/mary/inst2/nds.conf
DIB directory
/home/mary/inst2/var