3.2 Installing the Windows Scripting Driver

Topics in this section include

3.2.1 Installing the Driver Shim

  1. Obtain the windows_scriptdriver_install.exe file from your installation media. Run this file on your Windows system.

  2. Click Next to continue the installation.

  3. Accept the default installation folder or specify your own. Click Next to continue.

  4. Review your settings and click Next to continue.

  5. After the driver files are copied, you are prompted to retrieve an SSL certificate. Novell eDirectory must be running to retrieve the certificate. The certificate allows SSL encryption between the Identity Manager engine and the driver shim. Enabling SSL is optional but is recommended for better security. To retrieve the certificate, click Yes and follow the prompts in the console window:

    1. Specify the DNS name or IP address of your eDirectory server.

    2. Specify the LDAP secure port, default 636.

    3. Enter Y to accept the certificate.

  6. You are prompted to enter Driver and Remote Loader passwords. These passwords are used to verify that an authorized driver shim is communicating with the Identity Manager engine. Although you don’t need to enter the passwords immediately, they must be set at some point before running the driver. Click Yes to the prompt and follow the prompts in the console window:

    1. Enter and confirm the Remote Loader password.

    2. Enter and confirm the Driver password.

  7. The installation of the driver shim is finished, with the option of starting the Driver Shim Service. Proceed to the next section to complete the installation of the driver.

3.2.2 Creating the Driver in Novell eDirectory

  1. In iManager, click the Import Drivers task under Identity Manager Utilities.

  2. All drivers are contained in a driver set. You can create a new driver set or install the driver into an existing one. See “Creating and Configuring a Driver” in the Identity Manager 3.6.1 Administration Guide for more details. Click Next to proceed.

  3. Select the Scripting driver from the list of drivers, then click Next to proceed.

  4. Fill in the requested configuration fields, then click Next to continue.

    When entering the Remote Loader and Driver Object passwords, be sure to enter the same values that you entered when installing the driver shim. For more information on these fields, see Section 4.1, Driver Parameters and Global Configuration Values.

  5. Click Define Security Equivalences, and select your administrative user to make the driver security-equivalent to that user (see also Section 2.3, Establishing a Security-Equivalent User).

  6. Click Exclude Administrative Roles, and select your administrative user and other high-privilege users that should not be included monitored for events.

  7. Click Next to proceed, then click Finish to complete the installation.

3.2.3 Running the Driver

Start the driver engine component in Novell iManager.

The driver shim is a Windows service. Use the Windows Services application to start and stop the Novell Identity Manager Windows Script Driver service (see Section 6.0, Using the Scripting Driver).