Retrieving Connection Information from LDAP Directories

Retrieving Connection Information from LDAP Directories

When a SequeLink Client retrieves connection information from an LDAP directory, the connection to the SequeLink Server takes place as a two-step process as shown in Figure 16-1.

The SequeLink Client connects to the LDAP server and retrieves connection information from an LDAP entry.

Using the connection information retrieved from the LDAP entry, the SequeLink Client connects to the SequeLink Server.

Figure 16-1. Retrieving Connection Information from an LDAP Directory

To retrieve connection information from an LDAP directory, you configure the following information at the SequeLink Client:

LDAP Server Host

is the TCP/IP host name of the LDAP server.

LDAP Server Port

is the TCP/IP port that the LDAP server is listening on for incoming connection requests. If unspecified, the SequeLink Client will use the default LDAP port 389.

Distinguished Name (DN)

is an identifier that uniquely identifies the LDAP entry where connection information is stored. See "Creating LDAP Entries for SequeLink® Services" for information about what you must include in an LDAP entry.

For information about configuring ODBC Clients and ADO Clients to connect to an LDAP server to retrieve connection information:

See "Configuring the ODBC Client"

See "Configuring the ADO Client"

For JDBC Clients, JDBC data sources store connection instructions in a JNDI (Java Naming and Distribution Interface) infrastructure, which can support LDAP. See "Using an LDAP Server as Your JNDI Service Provider" for more information.

See "OpenLDAP Support" for information about the SequeLink LDAP schema definition for OpenLDAP.

LDAP Server Host	is the TCP/IP host name of the LDAP server.
LDAP Server Port	is the TCP/IP port that the LDAP server is listening on for incoming connection requests. If unspecified, the SequeLink Client will use the default LDAP port 389.
Distinguished Name (DN)	is an identifier that uniquely identifies the LDAP entry where connection information is stored. See "Creating LDAP Entries for SequeLink® Services" for information about what you must include in an LDAP entry.