Oracle® Identity Manager Connector Guide for Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 Release 9.0.3 Part Number B32356-01 |
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Deploying the connector involves the following steps:
If you want to configure the connector for multiple installations of Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003, then perform the following procedure:
The following table lists the deployment requirements for the connector.
Note:
You must deploy the Microsoft Active Directory connector before you can deploy and use the Microsoft Exchange connector. In addition, you must ensure that the Microsoft Active Directory connector is configured for use with SSL enabled.Refer to Oracle Identity Manager Connector Guide for Microsoft Active Directory for instructions to deploy the Microsoft Active Directory connector.
For using this connector, you do not need to perform any configuration steps on the target system.
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:Collaboration and Messaging Applications\Microsoft Exchange
Refer to the "Files and Directories That Comprise the Connector" section for more information about these files.
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 theconnectorResources
directory and the JAR files to the corresponding directories on each node of the cluster.Configuring the Oracle Identity Manager server involves the following procedures:
Note:
In a clustered environment, you must perform this step on each node of the cluster.Changing to the required input locale (language and country setting) involves installing the required fonts and setting the required input locale.
To set the required input locale:
Note:
Depending on the operating system used, you may need to perform this procedure differently.Open Control Panel.
Double-click Regional Options.
On the Input Locales tab of the Regional Options dialog box, add the input locale that you want to use and then switch to the input locale.
Whenever you add a new resource bundle in the OIM_home
\xellerate\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:
In a command window, change to the OIM_home
\xellerate\bin
directory.
Enter one of the following commands:
Note:
You must perform Step 1 before you perform this step. If you run the command as follows, then an exception is thrown:OIM_home\xellerate\bin\batch_file_name
On Microsoft Windows:
PurgeCache.bat ConnectorResourceBundle
On UNIX:
PurgeCache.sh ConnectorResourceBundle
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
Note:
You can ignore the exception that is thrown when you perform Step 2.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 specify the type of event for which you want logging to take place, you can set the log level to one of the following:
ALL
This level enables logging for all events.
DEBUG
This level enables logging of information about fine-grained events that are useful for debugging.
INFO
This level enables logging of informational messages that highlight the progress of the application at coarse-grained level.
WARN
This level enables logging of information about potentially harmful situations.
ERROR
This level enables logging of information about error events that may still allow the application to continue running.
FATAL
This level enables logging of information about very severe error events that could cause the application to stop functioning.
OFF
This level disables logging for all events.
The file in which you set the log level and the log file path depend on the application server that you use:
For JBoss Application Server
To enable logging:
In the JBoss_home
\server\default\conf\log4j.xml
file, locate the following lines:
<category name="XELLERATE">
<priority value="log_level"/>
</category>
In the second XML code line, replace log_level
with the log level that you want to set. For example:
<category name="XELLERATE"> <priority value="INFO"/> </category>
After you enable logging, log information is written to the following file:
JBoss_home\server\default\log\server.log
For IBM WebSphere:
To enable logging:
Add the following line in the OIM_home
\xellerate\config\log.properties
file:
log4j.logger.XELLERATE=log_level
In this line, replace log_level
with the log level that you want to set.
For example:
log4j.logger.XELLERATE=INFO
After you enable logging, log information is written to the following file:
WebSphere_home\AppServer\logs\server_name\startServer.log
For BEA WebLogic
To enable logging:
Add the following line in the OIM_home
\xellerate\config\log.properties
file:
log4j.logger.XELLERATE=log_level
In this line, replace log_level
with the log level that you want to set.
For example:
log4j.logger.XELLERATE=INFO
After you enable logging, log information is written to the following file:
WebLogic_home\user_projects\domains\domain_name\server_name\server_name.log
For OC4J
To enable logging:
Add the following line in the OIM_home
\xellerate\config\log.properties
file:
log4j.logger.XELLERATE=log_level
In this line, replace log_level
with the log level that you want to set.
For example:
log4j.logger.XELLERATE=INFO
After you enable logging, log information is written to the following file:
OC4J_home\opmn\logs\default_group~home~default_group~1.log
To import the connector XML files into Oracle Identity Manager:
Open the Oracle Identity Manager Administrative and User Console.
Click the Deployment Management link on the left navigation bar.
Click the Import link under Deployment Management. A dialog box for locating files is displayed.
Locate and open the xliExchangeObject_DM.xml
file, which is in the OIM_home
\xellerate\XLIntegrations\Exchange\xml
directory. Details of this XML file are shown on the File Preview page.
Click Add File. The Substitutions page is displayed.
Click Next. The Confirmation page is displayed.
Click Next. The Provide IT Resource Instance Data page for the Exchange Server - Dev
IT resource is displayed.
Specify values for the parameters of the Exchange Server - Dev
IT resource. Refer to the table in the "Defining IT Resources" section for information about the values to be specified.
Click Next. The Provide IT Resource Instance Data page for a new instance of the Exchange Server - Dev
IT resource type is displayed.
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.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. Remove these nodes by right-clicking each node and then selecting Remove.
Click Import. The connector XML file is imported into Oracle Identity Manager.
Perform the same procedure to import the xliExchangeSchedulerTask_DM.xml
file, which is in the OIM_home
\xellerate\XLIntegrations\Exchange\xml
directory.
After you import the connector XML files, proceed to the "Step 6: Configuring Reconciliation" section.
You must specify values for the Exchange Server - Dev
IT resource parameters listed in the following table.
Parameter | Parameter Description |
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Server Name |
Host name of the Microsoft Windows computer on which Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 is installed
Sample value: Note: The value must be specified in uppercase. |
Store Name |
Mailbox store name
Sample value: Here, |
Last Modified Time Stamp |
Time at which the last reconciliation run was completed
This is in the timestamp format Sample value: The initial value must be |
After you specify values for these IT resource parameters, proceed to Step 9 of the procedure to import connector XML files.
Configuring reconciliation involves performing the following tasks:
To create the reconciliation scheduled tasks:
Expand the Xellerate Administration folder.
Select Task Scheduler.
Click Find. The details of the predefined scheduled task are displayed.
For the first scheduled task, enter a number in the Max Retries field. This number represents the number of times Oracle Identity Manager must attempt to complete the task before assigning the ERROR
status to the task.
Ensure that the Disabled and Stop Execution check boxes are not selected.
In the Start region, double-click the Start Time field. From the date-time editor that is displayed, select the date and time at which you want the task to run.
In the Interval region, set the following schedule parameters:
To set the task to run on a recurring basis, select the Daily, Weekly, Recurring Intervals, Monthly, or Yearly option.
If you select the Recurring Intervals option, then you must also specify the time interval at which you want the task to run on a recurring basis.
To set the task to run only once, select the Once option.
Provide values for the attributes of the scheduled task. Refer to the "Specifying Values for the Scheduled Task Attributes" section for information about the values to be specified.
See Also:
Oracle Identity Manager Design Console Guide for information about adding and removing task attributesClick Save. The scheduled task is created. The INACTIVE
status is displayed in the Status field, because the task is not currently running. The task is run at the date and time that you set in Step 7.
After you create the scheduled task, proceed to the "Enabling Reconciliation in Oracle Identity Manager Release 9.0.1" section.
You must specify values for the following attributes of the reconciliation scheduled task.
Note:
Attribute values are predefined in the connector XML file that you import. Specify values only for those attributes that you want to change.Attribute | Description | Default/Sample Value |
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ADServer |
Name of the Microsoft Active Directory IT resource |
Active Directory Server - Dev |
Server |
Name of the Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 IT resource |
Exchange Server - Dev |
After you specify values for these scheduled task attributes, proceed to Step 10 of the procedure to create scheduled tasks.
If you are using Oracle Identity Manager release 9.0.1, then you must perform the following procedure to enable reconciliation:
See Also:
Oracle Identity Manager Design Console GuideOpen the Process Definition form. This form is in the Process Management folder.
Click the Reconciliation Field Mappings tab.
For each field that is of the IT resource type:
Double-click the field to open the Edit Reconciliation Field Mapping window for that field.
Deselect Key Field for Reconciliation Matching.
The following adapters are imported into Oracle Identity Manager when you import the connector XML file:
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Exchange Delete Mailbox
AD Set User Property
Set Time Stamp
Get Value Form User Process
Chk Value Set
Exchange Create Mailbox
Exchange Set User Properties
DB Prepopulate UserLogin
You must compile these adapters before you can use them to provision accounts on the target system.
To compile adapters by using the Adapter Manager form:
Open the Adapter Manager form.
To compile all the adapters that you import into the current database, select Compile All.
To compile multiple (but not all) adapters, select the adapters you want to compile. Then, select Compile Selected.
Note:
Click Compile Previously Failed to recompile only those adapters that were not compiled successfully. Such adapters do not have anOK
compilation status.Click Start. Oracle Identity Manager compiles the selected adapters.
If Oracle Identity Manager is installed in a clustered environment, then copy the compiled adapters from the OIM_home
\xellerate\Adapter
directory to the same directory on each of the other nodes of the cluster. If required, overwrite the adapter files on the other nodes.
To view detailed information about an adapter:
Highlight the adapter in the Adapter Manager form.
Double-click the row header of the adapter, or right-click the adapter.
Select Launch Adapter from the shortcut menu that is displayed. Details of the adapter are displayed.
Note:
Perform this procedure only if you want to configure the connector for multiple installations of Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003. Refer to Oracle Identity Manager Design Console Guide for detailed instructions on performing each step of this procedure.To configure the connector for multiple installations of the target system:
Create and configure one IT resource for each target system installation.
The IT Resources form is in the Resource Management folder. An IT resource is created when you import the connector XML file. You can use this IT resource as the template for creating the remaining IT resources, of the same resource type.
Configure reconciliation for each target system installation. Refer to the "Step 6: Configuring Reconciliation" section for instructions. Note that you need to modify only the attributes that are used to specify the IT resource and to specify whether or not the target system installation is to be set up as a trusted source.
You can designate either a single or multiple installations of Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 as the trusted source.
If required, modify the fields to be reconciled for the Xellerate User resource object.
When you use the Administrative and User Console to perform provisioning, you can specify the IT resource corresponding to the Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 installation to which you want to provision the user.