3 Configuring the Connector

After you deploy the connector, you must configure it to meet your requirements. This chapter discusses the following connector configuration procedures:

Note:

These sections provide both conceptual and procedural information about configuring the connector. It is recommended that you read the conceptual information before you perform the procedures.

• Configuring Provisioning

• Configuring the Connector for Multiple Installations of the Target System

3.1 Configuring Provisioning

As mentioned earlier in this guide, provisioning involves creating or modifying a user's account information on the target system through Oracle Identity Manager.

Note:

You must perform the procedure described in this section if you want to use the provisioning features of Oracle Identity Manager for this target system.

You need not perform the procedure to compile adapters if you have performed the procedure described in "Installing the Connector on Oracle Identity Manager Release 9.1.0 or Later".

Adapters are used to implement provisioning functions. The following adapters are imported into Oracle Identity Manager when you import the connector XML file:

See Also:

The "Supported Functionality" section for a listing of the provisioning functions that are available with this connector

• Win2K Create Directory

• Win2K Delete Share

• Win2K Add User To Folder

• Win2K Target Server Update

• Win2K Update File Server

• Win2K Update Share Path

• Win2K Remove User From Folder

• Win2K Delete User Share Directory

• Win2K Chk Process User

• Win2K Create Share

You must compile these adapters before they can be used in provisioning operations.

To compile adapters by using the Adapter Manager form:

1. Open the Adapter Manager form.

2. 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 an OK compilation status.

3. Click Start. Oracle Identity Manager compiles the selected adapters.

4. 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.

If you want to compile one adapter at a time, then use the Adapter Factory form.

See Also:

Oracle Identity Manager Tools Reference Guide for information about using the Adapter Factory and Adapter Manager forms

To view detailed information about an adapter:

1. Highlight the adapter in the Adapter Manager form.

2. Double-click the row header of the adapter, or right-click the adapter.

3. Select Launch Adapter from the shortcut menu that is displayed. Details of the adapter are displayed.

3.2 Configuring the Connector for Multiple Installations of the Target System

Note:

Perform this procedure only if you want to configure the connector for multiple installations of Microsoft Windows.

You may want to configure the connector for multiple installations of Microsoft Windows. The following example illustrates this requirement:

The Tokyo, London, and New York offices of Example Multinational Inc. have their own installations of Microsoft Windows. The company has recently installed Oracle Identity Manager, and they want to configure Oracle Identity Manager to link all the installations of Microsoft Windows.

To meet the requirement posed by such a scenario, you must configure the connector for multiple installations of Microsoft Windows.

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.

See Also:

Oracle Identity Manager Design Console Guide for detailed instructions on performing this procedure

When you use the Administrative and User Console to perform provisioning, you can specify the IT resource corresponding to the Microsoft Windows installation to which you want to provision the user.