DBMS logon credentials needed to access the Optim™ Directory and use the DB Alias include
a User ID, Password, and Connection String.
If using the Server, you can provide the
DBMS logon credentials in two places:
- The Connections tab of the Optim Server Settings applet.
- The Logon tab of Personal
Options.
The location used to maintain DBMS logon credentials
depends on the settings on the Security tab
of the Optim Server Settings
applet, or the pstlogon or dbaliaslogon parameters in the pstserv
configuration file (pstserv.cfg) for UNIX or Linux.
Optim Directory
Access
To
use the Optim Directory information
from the Server:
- Windows
- On the Security tab of the Optim Server Settings applet, select Server for
the Optim Directories option.
- UNIX or Linux
- For pstserv.cfg, set the pstlogon parameter to “server.”
To use the Optim Directory information from each initiating
client:
- Windows
- On the Security tab of the Optim Server Settings applet, select Client for
the Optim Directories option.
- UNIX or Linux
- For pstserv.cfg, set the pstlogon parameter to “client.”
DB Alias Access
To
use the DB Alias information from the Server:
- Windows
- On the Security tab of the Optim Server Settings applet, select Server for
the DB Aliases option.
- UNIX or Linux
- For pstserv.cfg, set the dbaliaslogon parameter to
“server.”
To use the DB Alias information from
each initiating client:
- Windows
- On the Security tab of the Optim Server Settings applet, select Client for
the DB Aliases option.
- UNIX or Linux
- For pstserv.cfg, set the dbaliaslogon parameter to
“client.”
Maintain DBMS Logon Credentials
The
connection string you specify on the Optim Server
Settings applet (for Windows)
or in the configuration file (for UNIX or Linux) is always used, regardless
of whether Server or Client is the source of the credentials for Optim Directory and DB Alias access.
You must specify a connection string to access an Optim Directory and use a DB Alias; otherwise,
the Optim process will fail.
If Server is the source of DBMS logon credentials, specify
the following:
- Windows
- On the Connection tab of the Optim Server Settings applet, provide
a User ID, Password, and Connection String.
- UNIX or Linux
- For pstlocal.cfg, provide a userid, password,
and connect-string for the pstdir and dbalias parameters.
If Client is the source of DBMS logon
credentials, specify the following for the Server machine:
- Windows
- On the Connection tab of the Optim Server Settings applet, provide
a Connection String only (User ID and Password are ignored).
- UNIX or Linux
- For pstserv.cfg, provide a connect-string for
the pstdir and dbalias parameters (userid and password are
ignored).
Also, if Client is the source of DBMS
logon credentials, you must specify the following for the client machine:
- Windows
- On the Logon tab in Personal
Options, provide the User ID and Password. Also, provide a valid Connection
String for the client to connect to the Optim Directory
and use the DB Alias.
- UNIX or Linux
- For pstlocal.cfg, provide
a userid and password for the pstdir and dbalias parameters.
Also, provide a valid connect‑string for the client to connect
to the Optim Directory and
use the DB Alias.