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Oracle® Identity Management Integration Guide
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A Elements in the Oracle Directory Integration Server Administration Tool

This appendix describes the tab pages and corresponding fields in the Oracle Directory Integration Server Administration tool. It contains these topics:

Windows and Fields for Connecting to a Directory Server

This section lists and describes the windows and fields you use to connect to a directory server.

Credentials

Table A-1 describes the fields on the Credentials tab page.

Table A-1 Fields in the Credentials Tab Page

Field Name Description

User

The default value for the user name is dipadmin. This is the nickname of the user whose entry is cn=dipadmin,cn=odi,cn=oracle internet directory.

If you have already set up the user's entry by using LDAP command-line tools, then you can enter that user's entry in one of two ways:

  • Browse and select that entry by using the button to the right of the User field.

  • Enter the distinguished name (DN) for that user entry by using the correct format, for example:

    cn=Susie Brown,ou=HR,o=acme,c=us
    

If you do not have the correct privileges, then access to the tool is denied. To use this tool, you must be a member of the following group: cn=dipadmingrp,cn=dipadmin,cn=directory integration platform,cn=products,cn=oraclecontext.

Password

If you are logging in as the super user and you specified a password for the super user during installation, in the Password field, enter the password you specified. Otherwise, enter the default password, namely, welcome. After you are logged into Oracle Directory Integration Server Administration and have connected to a directory server, you should change this password to protect the directory.

If you are logging in anonymously, leave the Password field empty.

If you want to log in as a specific directory user, enter the corresponding password.

See Also: The chapter about directory server administration in Oracle Internet Directory Administrator's Guide, for instructions about how to change the password

Server

The first time you log in, the Oracle Directory Integration Server Administration tool displays the name of default Oracle directory server you specified during the Oracle Application Server installation.

It obtains the information for the directory server by checking first the value for the oidhost parameter in the ias.properties file in the $ORACLE_HOME/config directory. If no value is specified there, then it checks the value for the host parameter in the osdadmin.ini file. If no value is specifed there, then it displays the value localhost in the Server field.

If you are want to connect to a server on a different host:

  1. Click the button to the right of the Server list. The Select Directory Server dialog box displays a list of available servers.

  2. Select a server.

  3. Click OK.

To add a directory server to the list:

  1. In the Select Directory Servers dialog box, click Add. The Directory Server Connection dialog box appears.

  2. In the Server field, enter the name of the directory server you want to add.

  3. In the Port field, enter the port number for the server you want to add.

  4. lick OK. The added directory appears in the list in the Select Directory Server dialog box.

To modify a directory server on the list:

  1. Select the directory server you want to modify.

  2. Click Edit. The Directory Server Connection dialog box appears.

  3. Modify the Server and Port fields, then click OK. The modifications for that server appear in the list in the Select Directory Server dialog box.

Port

The first time you log in, the Oracle Directory Integration Server Administration tool displays the name of default Oracle directory server port you specified during the Oracle Application Server installation. It obtains this information by checking the value of the oidport parameter in the ias.properties file. If no value is specified there, then it checks the value for the port parameter in the osdadmin.ini file. If no value is specifed there, then it displays the value 389.

To change this port number:

  1. Click the button to the right of the Server field.

  2. In the Select Directory Server dialog box, select the directory server.

  3. Click Edit. The Directory Server Connection dialog box appears.

  4. In the Directory Server Connection dialog box, in the Port field, enter the new port number, then click OK.


SSL

Table A-2 describes the fields on the SSL tab page.

Table A-2 Fields in the SSL Tab Page

Field Name Description

SSL Password

The password to open the user's wallet.

SSL Authentication

Select the authentication level:

  • No SSL Authentication—Neither the client nor the server authenticates itself to the other. No certificates are sent or exchanged. If you selected the SSL Enabled check box on the Credentials tab, and choose this option, then only SSL encryption/decryption will be used.

  • SSL Client and Server Authentication—Two-way authentication. Both client and server send certificates to each other.

  • SSL Server Authentication—One-way authentication. Only the directory server authenticates itself to the client by sending its certificate to the client.


Configure Entry Management

Use this window to specify:

  • The number of entries the Oracle Directory Integration Server Administration tool displays in a search result

  • The duration of searches

You can make these configurations in this tool, directory server, or both.

If you make the configuration in both this tool and the directory server, and the two configurations do not match, then Oracle Internet Directory resolves the conflict as follows:

  • If the value you set in this tool is greater than that in the directory server, then the configuration of the server prevails. For example, if you set this tool to search for 2 minutes, and the directory server for 3 minutes, then the actual search duration will be 3 minutes.

  • If the value you set in this tool is less than that in the directory server, then the configuration of this tool prevails. For example, if you set this tool to search for 2 minutes, and the server for 3 minutes, then the actual search duration is 2 minutes.

Configure Access Control Policy Management

Use this tab page to determine whether the navigator pane displays all ACPs automatically or only as the result of a search. If you have a large number of ACPs, then you may want to display them only as the result of a search.

Directory Server Connection

Use this dialog box to add a directory server to the list in the Select Directory Server dialog box.

Select Distinguished Name (DN) Path: Tree View

Use this dialog box to display the hierarchy of entries in the directory information tree (DIT).

Click the plus sign (+) next to the top-level entry to expand the tree. Expand the tree by clicking plus signs to see the subordinate entries. When you click a plus sign to expand an entry, that plus sign becomes a minus sign (-).


Note:

Although an entry that does not have subordinate entries may appear with a plus sign, when you click that plus sign, it disappears. Entries that have no plus or minus sign next to them are leaf nodes on the tree.

Select the entry you want and click OK. That entry appears in the Root of the Search field in the Search window.

Select Directory Server

This dialog box displays a list of all directory servers to which you have connected at any time in the past. You can select a directory server from the list, either to connect to it, delete it, edit it, or to use it as a template for another management connection. To add a server to this list, click Add. The Directory Server Connection dialog box appears.

Windows and Fields for Viewing Server Information

The windows and fields described in this section provide information about active server processes.

Active Processes

This window displays a list of Microsoft Active Directory integration server instances. To display a configuration set entry in a format that is easier to read, select one of the entries and click View Properties. To change the parameters, in the navigator pane, select the configuration set entry. The corresponding tab pages appear in the right pane.

Configuration Sets: Integration Profiles

This dialog box displays information about the directory integration profiles associated with a configuration set entry. If the Integration Profiles tab page is empty, then no directory integration profiles are associated with this configuration set entry. The columns of the Integration Profiles tab page in this dialog box are:

  • Profile Name: The RDN component of the DN for this directory integration profile.

  • Synchronization Mode: Specifies whether the profile is used for importing or exporting. An import operation brings changes from a connected directory into Oracle Internet Directory. An export operation brings changes from Oracle Internet Directory into a connected directory.

  • Profile Status: Specifies whether the profile is enabled or disabled.

Windows and Fields for Registering and Editing a Directory Integration Profile

This section lists and describes the windows and fields you use when registering and editing a directory integration profile.

Integration Connectors

Use this dialog box to create or modify a directory integration profile. You can:

  • Create an integration profile by copying an existing one. To do this, select the directory integration profile you want to copy, then click Create Like. The Integration Profile dialog box displays the General tab page.

  • Create an integration profile without copying an existing one. To do this, click Create New. The Integration Profile dialog box displays the General tab page.

  • Edit an integration profile by selecting it, and then click Edit. This displays the General tab page.

General

Table A-3 describes the fields on the General tab page.

Table A-3 Fields on the General Tab Page

Field Name Description

Profile Name

Specify the name of the profile. The name you enter is used as the RDN component of the DN for this integration profile. For example, specifying a profile name MSAccess creates an integration profile named orclodipagentname=MSAccess,cn=subscriber profile, cn=changelog subscriber, cn=oracle internet directory.

This field is mandatory. There is no default.

Profile Version

Version of Oracle Directory Integration Platform with which this profile was created.

Synchronization Mode

Specify whether this is an import or an export operation. An import operation pulls changes from a connected directory into Oracle Internet Directory. An export operation pushes changes from Oracle Internet Directory into a connected directory.

This field is mandatory. The default is IMPORT.

Profile Status

Specify whether the profile is enabled or disabled.

This field is mandatory. The default is ENABLE.

Profile Password

Specify the password that Oracle directory integration server is to use when binding to Oracle Internet Directory on behalf of the profile. This field is mandatory, and the default is welcome.

Scheduling Interval

Specify the number of seconds between synchronization attempts between a connected directory and Oracle Internet Directory.

This field is mandatory. The default is 60.

Maximum Number of Retries

Specify the maximum number of times the directory integration server is to attempt synchronization before it disables synchronization. This field is mandatory.

The default is 5. The first retry takes place 1 minute after the first failure. The second retry happens 2 minutes after the second failure, and subsequently the retry takes place n minutes after the n-th failure.

Debug Level

Specify the logging level for debugging as described in Oracle Internet Directory Administrator's Guide


Execution

Table A-1 describes the fields in the Execution tab page.

Table A-4 Fields on the Execution Tab Page

Field Name Description

Agent Execution Command

Specify the agent executable name and the arguments used by the Oracle directory integration server to run the agent. This field is optional. There is no default.

A typical execution command is of the form,

odicmd user=%orclodipcondirAccessAccount pass=%orclodipcondiraccesspassword

Where odicmd is the command to be run (available in the PATH or specified as a complete path name), and

user=%orclodipcondirAccessAccount pass=%orclodipcondiraccesspassword

are the command-line arguments. The value to be passed for the user is derived from the attribute orclodipcondiraccessaccount, and the value to be passed for pass is derived from the attribute orclodipcondiraccesspassword.

A typical example is given in the Oracle Human Resources agent.

Connected Directory Account

Specify the account to be used by the connector agent for accessing the connected directory. For example, if the connected directory is a database, then the account might be Scott. If the connected directory is another LDAP-compliant directory, then the account might be cn=Directory Manager.

This field is optional. There is no default.

Connected Directory Account Password

Specify the password the connector/agent is to use when accessing the connected directory. This field is optional. There is no default.

Additional Config Info

This field displays additional information that the Oracle directory integration server passes to an agent. You cannot modify this field through the Oracle Directory Integration Server Administration tool. The only way to modify it is to use Directory Integration Assistant (dipassistant).

Connected Directory URL

Connection information required to connect to the connected directory. This parameter refers to the host name and port number as host:port:sslmode

To connect by using SSL, enter host:port:1.

Make sure the certificate to connect to the directory is stored in the wallet, the location of which is specified in the file odi.properties.

Note: To connect to Sun Java System Directory by using SSL, the server certificate needs to be loaded into the wallet.

See Also: The chapter about Oracle Wallet Manager in Oracle Advanced Security Administrator's Guide

Interface Type

The format used by the import or export file. Options are DB, LDAP, LDIF, and TAGGED. This field is optional. The default is TAGGED.


Mapping

Table A-5 describes the fields in the Mapping tab page.

Table A-5 Fields on the Mapping Tab Page

Field Name Description

Mapping Rules

This field displays the mapping rules for converting data between a connected directory and Oracle Internet Directory. There is no default.

Note: You cannot edit the mapping rules file by using the Oracle Directory Integration Server Administration tool. You edit the mapping rules in a file manually and then upload it to the profile by using Oracle Directory Integration Platform.

Connected Directory Matching Filter

Specify the attribute that uniquely identifies an entry in the connected directory.

OID Matching Filter

Specify the attribute that uniquely identifies records in Oracle Internet Directory. This attribute is used as a key to synchronize Oracle Internet Directory with the connected directory. This field is optional.


Status

Table A-6 describes the fields in the Status tab page.

Table A-6 Fields on the Status Tab Page

Field Name Description

OID Last Applied Change Number

(Import operations only)

For export operations, specify the identifier of the last change from Oracle Internet Directory that has been applied to the connected directory. The default is 0. The field can be consciously modified by the end user whenever appropriate. The profile should be in the disabled mode. If the number is increased, then any change log entries numbered between the original value and the new value will not be applied.

Last Execution Time

The most recent absolute time that the agent was executed. The default is the time at which the connector is created. Modifying this field will be misleading.

Last Successful Execution Time

The most recent absolute time that the agent succeeded. The default is the time at which the connector is created. Modifying this field will be misleading.

Synchronization Status

Synchronization success or failure.

Synchronization Errors

The last error message. You cannot modify this field. There is no default.

Last Applied Change Number

(Export operations only)

The number of the change log entry that was most recently applied successfully to the connected directory. The field can be consciously modified by the end user whenever appropriate. The profile should be in disabled mode. If the number is increased, then any change log entries numbered between the original value and the new value will not be applied.


Windows and Fields for Configuring the Microsoft Active Directory Connector

This section describes the windows and fields you use when configuring the Microsoft Active Directory Connector.

Microsoft Active Directory Connector Express Synchronization Setup

Use this tab page to perform an express configuration of the Microsoft Active Directory Connector. This configuration is based on an out-of-the-box installation of Oracle Application Server. Do not use this method to create any other type of directory integration profile.

Table A-7 describes the fields in the Microsoft Active Directory Connector Express Synchronization Setup tab page.

Table A-7 Fields in the Microsoft Active Directory Connector Express Synchronization Setup Tab Page

Field Name Description

Microsoft Active Directory Host

The host on which Microsoft Active Directory is installed.

Microsoft Active Directory Port

The port number for the Microsoft Active Directory installation.

Account Name

The user name for logging in to Microsoft Active Directory.

Account Password

The password or logging in to Microsoft Active Directory.

Connector Name

The name of the directory integration profile.

Import Profile Name

Read only. The value is derived from the profile of the connector.

Export Profile Name

Read only. The value is derived from the profile of the connector.

Configuration Set

The default is 1. If you specify another configuration set, then that configuration set is automatically created and associated with this profile.


You can also choose to specify access control policies.