B.1 Identity Manager: Driver Configuration

In iManager:

  1. Click Identity Manager > Identity Manager Overview, then click Search to search for the driver set that is associated with the driver.

  2. Browse to the driver, then click the upper right corner of the driver icon.

  3. Click Edit Properties > Driver Configuration.

In Designer:

  1. Open a project in the Modeler, then right-click the driver line.

  2. Click Properties > Driver Configuration.

To configure the LDAP driver, set parameters on the following:

B.1.1 Driver Module

The driver module changes the driver from running locally to running remotely or the reverse.

In iManager:

  1. Click Identity Manager > Identity Manager Overview, then click Search to search for the driver set that is associated with the driver.

  2. Browse to the driver, then click the upper right corner of the driver icon.

  3. Click Edit Properties > Driver Configuration > Driver Module.

In Designer:

  1. Open a project in the Modeler.

  2. Right-click the driver line, then select Properties > Driver Configuration.

  3. Select the Driver Module tab.

Table B-1 Settings: Driver Module

Option

Description

Java

Used to specify the name of the Java class that is instantiated for the shim component of the driver. This class can be located in the classes directory as a class file, or in the lib directory as a .jar file. If this option is selected, the driver is running locally.

Native

Used to specify the name of the .dll file that is instantiated for the application shim component of the driver. If this option is selected, the driver is running locally.

Connect to Remote Loader

Used when the driver is connecting remotely to the connected system.

Remote Loader Client Configuration for Documentation

Includes information on the Remote Loader client configuration when Designer generates documentation on the driver.

B.1.2 Driver Object Password

In iManager:

  1. Click Identity Manager > Identity Manager Overview, then click Search to search for the driver set that is associated with the driver.

  2. Browse to the driver, then click the upper right corner of the driver icon.

  3. Click Edit Properties > Driver Configuration > Driver Object Password > Set Password.

In Designer:

  1. Open a project in the Modeler.

  2. Right-click the driver line, then click Properties > Driver Configuration.

  3. Click Driver Module > Connect to Remote Loader > Set Password.

Table B-2 Settings: Driver Object Password

Option

Description

Driver Object Password

Use this option to set a password for the driver object. If you are using the Remote Loader, you must enter a password on this page. Otherwise, the remote driver does not run. The Remote Loader uses this password to authenticate itself to the remote driver shim.

B.1.3 Authentication

The authentication section stores the information required to authenticate to the connected system.

In iManager:

  1. Click Identity Manager > Identity Manager Overview, then click Search to search for the driver set that is associated with the driver.

  2. Browse to the driver, then click the upper right corner of the driver icon.

  3. Click Edit Properties > Driver Configuration > Authentication.

In Designer:

  1. Open a project in the Modeler.

  2. Right-click the driver line, then select Properties > Driver Configuration.

  3. Click Authentication.

Table B-3 Settings: Authentication

Option

Description

Authentication information for server

Displays or specifies the IP address or server name that the driver is associated with

LDAP Authentication DN

or

User ID

Specifies the DN of the LDAP account that the driver will use for authentication.

Example: Administrator

Authentication Context

or

Connection Information

Specify the IP address or name of the server the application shim should communicate with.

Remote Loader Connection Parameters

or

Host name

Port

KMO

Other parameters

Used only if the driver is connecting to the application through the Remote Loader. The parameter to enter is hostname=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx port=xxxx kmo=certificatename, when the host name is the IP address of the application server running the Remote Loader server and the port is the port the Remote Loader is listening on. The default port for the Remote Loader is 8090.

The kmo entry is optional. It is used only when an SSL connection exists between the Remote Loader and the Metadirectory engine.

Example: hostname=10.0.0.1 port=8090 kmo=IDMCertificate

Driver Cache Limit (kilobytes)

or

Cache limit (KB)

Specify the maximum event cache file size (in KB). If it is set to zero, the file size is unlimited.

Click Unlimited to set the file size to Unlimited in Designer.

Application Password

or

Set Password

Specify the password for the user object listed in the Authentication ID field.

Remote Loader Password

or

Set Password

Used only if the driver is connecting to the application through the Remote Loader. The password is used to control access to the Remote Loader instance. It must be the same password specified during the configuration of the Remote Loader on the connected system.

B.1.4 Startup Option

The Startup Option allows you to set the driver state when the Identity Manager server is started.

In iManager:

  1. Click Identity Manager > Identity Manager Overview, then click Search to search for the driver set that is associated with the driver.

  2. Browse to the driver, then click the upper right corner of the driver icon.

  3. Click Edit Properties > Driver Configuration > Startup Option.

In Designer:

  1. Open a project in the Modeler.

  2. Right-click the driver line, then select Properties > Driver Configuration.

  3. Click Startup Option.

Table B-4 Settings: Startup Option

Option

Description

Auto start

The driver starts every time the Identity Manager server is started.

Manual

The driver does not start when the Identity Manager server is started. The driver must be started through Designer or iManager.

Disabled

The driver has a cache file that stores all of the events. When the driver is set to Disabled, this file is deleted and no new events are stored in the file until the driver state is changed to Manual or Auto Start.

Do not automatically synchronize the driver

This option applies only if the driver is deployed and was previously disabled. If this is not selected, the driver re-synchronizes the next time it is started.