4.2 Standalone Client

The standalone client is run as a Java process that calls the main function of the com.novell.ncs.idsrv.IDClient Java class.

%JRE_HOME%\java -noverify -classpath %CLASSPATH% com.novell.idm.idprovider.IDClient <parameters>

To obtain the next available ID from an ID Policy objects in the Identity Vault, the client uses the following parameters to communicate with the driver.

Table 4-2 Standalone ID Client Parameters

Parameter

Description

Sample

-h

RMI server host address

-h localhost

-p

RMI server port

-p 1099

-o

ID Policy object name to retrieve an ID from

-o uniqueCN

-c

ID Client name to identify this client at the RMI server

-c Client-No1

-t

Trace level

Through the trace level setting it’s possible to see specific trace information in the DirXML ID Servers main screen.

The trace level is a bit mask and can be combined.

Trace values and levels:

  • 0 = off
  • 1 = low
  • 2 = medium
  • 3 = high
  • 4 = exceptions

-t 1

-m

Remote RMI server command to be executed at the RMI server console

-m reinitialize

 
%JRE_HOME%\java -noverify -classpath %CLASSPATH% com.novell.idm.idprovider.IDClient -h localhost -p 1099 -o Policy -t 1 -c Client -l 1