Click Validate to verify your directory connection details.

Getting Started with Administering Oracle Virtual Directory 8-7 In the URL to access Oracle Directory Services Manager, – host is the name of the managed server where Oracle Directory Services Manager is running. – port is the managed server port number from the WebLogic server. You can determine the exact port number by examining the Fusion_Middleware_ HomeOracle_Identity_Management_domainserverswls_ odsdatanodemanagerwls_ods1.url file, where Fusion_Middleware_Home represents the root directory where Fusion Middleware is installed. ■ To invoke Oracle Directory Services Manager from Fusion Middleware Control, select Directory Services Manager from the Oracle Virtual Directory menu in the Oracle Virtual Directory target, then select Data Browser, Schema, Security, or Advanced . You can connect from the Oracle Internet Directory menu in a similar manner.. A new browser window containing the Oracle Directory Services Manager Welcome screen pops up. Connect to the server as described in the next section.

8.3.6 Connecting to the Server from Oracle Directory Services Manager

When the Oracle Directory Services Manager Welcome screen appears, you can connect to either an Oracle Virtual Directory server or an Oracle Internet Directory server. This section contains the following topics: ■ Logging in to the Directory Server from Oracle Directory Services Manager ■ Logging Into the Directory Server from Oracle Directory Services Manager Using SSL ■ Connecting to an SSO-Enabled Directory as an SSO-Authenticated User See Also: Cannot Invoke Oracle Directory Services Manager in Appendix D, Troubleshooting Oracle Virtual Directory. Note: When connecting to a directory server from Oracle Directory Services Manager, be aware of the following: ■ The directory server must be running to connect to it from Oracle Directory Services Manager. ■ Only users who have Oracle Directory Services Manager Administrator access usually cn=orcladmin can log in to Oracle Directory Services Manager. ■ Avoid using multiple windows of the same browser program to simultaneously connect to different directories. Doing so can cause a Target unreachable error. ■ You can use the same Oracle Directory Services Manager component with different browser programs, such as Internet Explorer and Firefox, and connect each to a different directory system component. ■ If you change the browser language setting, you must update the session to use the new setting. To do update the session, either reenter the Oracle Directory Services Manager URL in the URL field and press Enter or quit and restart the browser.