This option takes one parameter, the server instance identifier. The script uses the identifier to get information such as the server location, or necessary configuration settings including port number, root DN, and security settings. The server instance identifier can be retrieved as part of the directory name in /etc/dirsrv/. For example, if your instance is located in /etc/dirsrv/slapd-localhost/, then localhost is the identifier:

# db2ldif -Z localhost -a /tmp/db.ldif -n userRoot

The instance-specific scripts use -Z automatically by default.

This option only applies to Perl scripts and takes a protocol name as a parameter. If you do not supply the -P option or supply an invalid protocol name, the script attempts to use the most secure protocol available to the server instance. The supported protocols are StartTLS, LDAPS, LDAPI, and LDAP; this sequence also defines the order the script uses if fallback is needed.