Directory Services 7.2.5

Local Backend

This is an abstract object type that cannot be instantiated.

Local Backends are responsible for providing access to the underlying data presented by the server.

The data may be stored locally in an embedded database, remotely in an external system, or generated on the fly (for example, calculated from other information that is available).

Local Backends

The following Local Backends are available:

These Local Backends inherit the properties described below.

Parent

The Local Backend object inherits from Backend.

Local Backend properties

You can use configuration expressions to set property values at startup time. For details, see Property value substitution.

Basic Properties

backend-id
enabled
java-class
writability-mode

Basic properties

Use the --advanced option to access advanced properties.

backend-id

Synopsis

Specifies a name to identify the associated backend.

Description

The name must be unique among all backends in the server. The backend ID may not be altered after the backend is created in the server.

Default value

None

Allowed values

A string.

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

Yes

enabled

Synopsis

Indicates whether the backend is enabled in the server.

Description

If a backend is not enabled, then its contents are not accessible when processing operations.

Default value

None

Allowed values

true

false

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

No

java-class

Synopsis

Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class that provides the backend implementation.

Default value

None

Allowed values

A Java class that extends or implements:

  • org.opends.server.api.Backend

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin action required

The object must be disabled and re-enabled for changes to take effect.

Advanced

No

Read-only

No

writability-mode

Synopsis

Specifies the behavior that the backend should use when processing write operations.

Default value

None

Allowed values

  • disabled: Causes all write attempts to fail.

  • enabled: Allows write operations to be performed in that backend (if the requested operation is valid, the user has permission to perform the operation, the backend supports that type of write operation, and the global writability-mode property is also enabled).

  • internal-only: Causes external write attempts to fail but allows writes by replication and internal operations.

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

No