Restarting The Identity Server - Novell ACCESS MANAGER 3.1 SP2 - IDENTITY SERVER GUIDE 2010 Manual

When you click this link, it sends a reconfigure command to all servers that use the configuration.
The servers then begin the reconfiguration process. This process occurs without interruption of
service to users who are currently logged in.
When you update a configuration, the system blocks inbound requests until the update is complete.
The server checks for any current requests being processed. If there are such requests in process, the
server waits five seconds and tests again. This process is repeated three times, waiting up to fifteen
seconds for these requests to be serviced and cleared out. After this period of time, the update
process begins. Any remaining requests might have errors.
During the update process, all settings are reloaded with the exception of the base URL. In most
cases, user authentications are preserved; however, there are conditions during which some sessions
are automatically timed out. These conditions are:
A user logged in via an authentication contract that is no longer valid. This occurs if an
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administrator removes a contract or changes the URI that is used to identify it.
A user logged in to a user store that is no longer valid. This occurs if you remove a user store or
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change its type. Changing the LDAP address to a different directory is not recommended,
because the system does not detect the change.
 A user received authentication from an identity provider that is no longer trusted. This occurs if
you remove a trusted identity provider or if the metadata for the provider changed.
Additionally, if you remove a service provider from an identity provider, the identity provider
removes the provided authentication to that service provider. This does not cause a timeout of the
session.
Changes to the SAML and Liberty protocol profiles can result in the trusted provider having
outdated metadata for the Identity Server being reconfigured. This necessitates an update at the other
provider and might cause unexpected behavior until that occurs.
1 In the Administration Console, click Devices > Identity Servers.
2 Click Update or Update All.
These options are only available when you have made changes that require a server update.

14.1.2 Restarting the Identity Server

Starting and stopping an Identity Server terminates active user sessions. These users receive a
prompt to log in again unless you have configured session failover (see
Session Failover," on page
1 In the Administration Console, click Devices > Identity Servers, then select the Identity Server
to stop.
2 Click Stop.
3 Wait for the Command Status to change from Pending to Complete.
4 Select the Identity Server, then click Start.
5 When the Command Status changes to Complete, click Refresh.
The status icon of the Identity Server should turn green.
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Section 1.1.4, "Configuring
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