2 Deploying the Connector

Deploying the connector involves the following steps:

• Step 1: Verifying Deployment Requirements

• Step 2: Configuring the Target System

• Step 3: Copying the Connector Files

• Step 4: Configuring the Oracle Identity Manager Server

• Step 5: Importing the Connector XML File

Step 1: Verifying Deployment Requirements

The following table lists the deployment requirements for the connector.

Item	Requirement
Oracle Identity Manager	Oracle Identity Manager release 8.5.3 or later
Target systems	The target system can be any one of the following: Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 2003
Target system host platform	The target system host platform can be any one of the following: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
Infrastructure requirements	An additional computer running any one of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 2003 This computer is meant for use as a file server.
Other applications	Microsoft Active Directory
Target system user account	Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 File Server administrator You provide the credentials of this user account while performing the procedure in the "Defining IT Resources" section.

Step 2: Configuring the Target System

To configure the target system:

1. Ensure that the Microsoft Active Directory connector is installed on the target Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 server.

2. Configure the file server and the target Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 server on the domain on which you install Microsoft Active directory.

Step 3: Copying the Connector Files

The connector files to be copied and the directories to which you must copy them are given in the following table.

Note:

The directory paths given in the first column of this table correspond to the location of the connector files in the following directory on the installation media:

Operating Systems/Microsoft Windows 2000

Refer to the "Files and Directories That Comprise the Connector" section for more information about these files.

File in the Installation Media Directory	Destination Directory
dll/tcWindowsNT40.dll	OIM_home/xellerate/XLIntegrations/Windows2000/dll For Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J), you must also copy this file into the following directory: OC4J_home/bin For BEA WebLogic, you must also copy this file into the following directory: WebLogic_home/server/bin
lib/xliWindowsNT4.jar	OIM_home/xellerate/JavaTasks OIM_home/xellerate/ScheduleTask
Files in the resources directory	OIM_home/xellerate/connectorResources
Files in the test/config directory	OIM_home/xellerate/XLIntegrations/Windows2000/config
Files in the test/scripts directory	OIM_home/xellerate/XLIntegrations/Windows2000/scripts
xml/Windows2000Object_DM.xml	OIM_home/xellerate/XLIntegrations/Windows2000/xml

Note:

While installing Oracle Identity Manager in a clustered environment, you copy the contents of the installation directory to each node of the cluster. Similarly, you must copy the connectorResources directory and the JAR files to the corresponding directories on each node of the cluster.

Step 4: Configuring the Oracle Identity Manager Server

Configuring the Oracle Identity Manager server involves performing the following steps:

Note:

In a clustered environment, you must perform this step on each node of the cluster.

• Deploying the Microsoft Active Directory Connector

• Modifying the xlStartServer.bat File

• Changing to the Required Input Locale

• Clearing Content Related to Connector Resource Bundles from the Server Cache

• Enabling Logging

Deploying the Microsoft Active Directory Connector

Deploy the Microsoft Active Directory connector before you can deploy and use the Microsoft Windows 2000 connector. In addition, the Microsoft Windows 2000 user account must be provisioned only to an Xellerate User who already has a Microsoft Active Directory user account provisioned.

You must deploy the connector for Microsoft Active Directory in the following directory:

OIM_home/xellerate/XLIntegrations/ActiveDirectory

See Also:

Oracle Identity Manager Connector Guide for Microsoft Active Directory

Modifying the xlStartServer.bat File

Use a text editor to open the following file:

OIM_home/xellerate/bin/xlStartServer.bat

Add the following line at the start of this file:

SET PATH=OIM_home/xellerate/XLIntegrations/Windows2000/dll

Changing to the Required Input Locale

Changing to the required input locale (language and country setting) involves installing the required fonts and setting the required input locale.

You may require the assistance of the system administrator to change to the required input locale.

Clearing Content Related to Connector Resource Bundles from the Server Cache

While performing the instructions described in the "Step 3: Copying the Connector Files" section, you copy files from the resources directory on the installation media into the OIM_home/xellerate/connectorResources directory. Whenever you add a new resource bundle in the connectorResources directory or make a change in an existing resource bundle, you must clear content related to connector resource bundles from the server cache.

To clear content related to connector resource bundles from the server cache:

1. In a command window, change to the OIM_home/xellerate/bin directory.

   Note:

   You must perform Step 1 before you perform Step 2. If you run the command described in Step 2 as follows, then an exception is thrown:

   OIM_home\xellerate\bin\batch_file_name
   

2. Enter one of the following commands:

   • On Microsoft Windows:

     PurgeCache.bat ConnectorResourceBundle
     
     

   • On UNIX:

     PurgeCache.sh ConnectorResourceBundle
     

   Note:

   You can ignore the exception that is thrown when you perform Step 2.

   In this command, ConnectorResourceBundle is one of the content categories that you can remove from the server cache. Refer to the following file for information about the other content categories:

   OIM_home/xellerate/config/xlConfig.xml
   

Enabling Logging

When you enable logging, Oracle Identity Manager automatically stores in a log file information about events that occur during the course of provisioning and reconciliation operations.

To enable logging:

1. Use a text editor to open the following file:

   OIM_home/xellerate/XLIntegrations/Windows2000/config/debug.properties
   
   

2. In this file, set the value of the debug attribute to true.

   Note:

   If you want to disable logging, set the value of the debug attribute to false.

Step 5: Importing the Connector XML File

To import the connector XML file into Oracle Identity Manager:

1. Open the Oracle Identity Manager Administrative and User Console.

2. Click the Deployment Management link on the left navigation bar.

3. Click the Import link under Deployment Management. A dialog box for locating files is displayed.

4. Locate and open the Windows2000Object_DM.xml file, which is in the OIM_home/xellerate/XLIntegrations/Windows2000/xml directory. Details of this XML file are shown on the File Preview page.

5. Click Add File. The Substitutions page is displayed.

6. Click Next. The Confirmation page is displayed.

7. Click Next. The Provide IT Resource Instance Data page for the W2K File Server IT resource is displayed.

8. Specify values for the parameters of the W2K File Server IT resource. Refer to the table in the "Defining IT Resources" section for information about the values to be specified.

9. Click Next. The Provide IT Resource Instance Data page for a new instance of the W2K File Server IT resource type is displayed.

10. Click Skip to specify that you do not want to define another IT resource. The Confirmation page is displayed.

    See Also:

    If you want to define another IT resource, then refer to Oracle Identity Manager Tools Reference Guide for instructions.

11. Click View Selections.

    The contents of the XML file are displayed on the Import page. You may see a cross-shaped icon along with some nodes. These nodes represent Oracle Identity Manager entities that are redundant. Before you import the connector XML file, you must remove these entities by right-clicking each node and then selecting Remove.

12. Click Import. The connector XML file is imported into Oracle Identity Manager.

After you import the connector XML files, proceed to the next chapter.

Defining IT Resources

You must specify values for the W2K File Server IT resource parameters listed in the following table.

Parameter	Parameter Description
AdminName	User ID of the admin user on the Microsoft Windows 2000 computer that is used as the file server
AdminPassword	Password of the admin user on the Microsoft Windows 2000 computer that is used as the file server
ComputerName	Host name or IP address of the Microsoft Windows 2000 computer that is used as the file server
DomainName	Domain of the Microsoft Windows 2000 computer that is used as the file server

After you specify values for these IT resource parameters, proceed to Step 9 of the procedure to import connector XML files.