About the Directory role

The Directory role identifies a Security Center system. It manages all entity configurations and system wide settings.

How the Directory role works

Only a single instance of this role is permitted on your system. The server hosting the Directory role is called the main server, and must be set up first. All other servers you add in Security Center are called expansion servers, and must connect to the main server to be part of the same system.

The main functions of the Directory role are:

Client application connection authentication
Software license enforcement
Central configuration management
Event management and routing
Audit trail and activity trail management
Alarm management and routing
Incident management
Scheduled task execution
Macro execution

Directory role configuration

Because the Directory role is responsible for the authentication of all client connections, it cannot be configured in the Config Tool client application. To configure the Directory role, you must log on to Server Admin from a web browser.

Using Server Admin, you can perform the following administrative tasks:

Start/stop the Directory role
Manage the Directory database and change the data retention periods
View and modify your Security Center license
View and modify the main server’s password and communication ports
Convert the main server into an expansion server

In a multiple Directory server configuration, Directory failover and load balancing is managed by the Directory Manager role.