To view or change an Identity Vault’s settings, double-click the Identity Vault object in the Outline view or the Modeler.
The Identity Vault Properties page has several options. In addition, you can configure a hostname in the hosts file.
The following table contains a description of each of the Identity Vault configuration settings.
Table 4-2 Configuration Settings for an Identity Vault
Field |
Description |
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The name of the Identity Vault object. The default is Identity Vault. |
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The eDirectory host where you plan to log in and deploy. |
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The eDirectory username that has sufficient rights to make changes to objects associated with this deployment. |
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The password for the above user. |
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Saves the password permanently, so you are authenticated into this Identity Vault each time you open Designer. If you use this option, the password is saved locally in Designer’s file system and is not secure. If you do not select this option, the password is remembered only until you close Designer. |
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Selecting this button allows the user to create, or, if a connection is unresponsive, to re-create a connection to the Identity Vault. If a connection has not been established to the Identity Vault, the button displays . After a connection is established, the button displays . |
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The default DN container assigned to all driver sets that are associated with this Identity Vault. If you specify a DN container on the Driver Set object, that setting takes precedence over the default setting. |
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Enables additional features in Designer to allow developers to create packages. For more information, see Section 6.5, Developing Packages. |
The
option is divided into three sections. Entering information in these sections is optional.Personal Information: Lets you enter information specific to the Identity Vault, such as Name, Title, Department, and Location.
Contact Information: Lets you enter information such as Email, Phone, Cell Phone, Pager, and Fax.
Notes: Allows you to type any reminders you might need for future reference.
The
option allows you to manage any packages at the Identity Vault level. A package at the Identity Vault level contains Notification Templates or sample data such as users or the Identity Vault structure. Identity Vault packages are applied to all of the drivers that reside in the selected Identity Vault.The following table lists the options available to manage packages. For more information about packages, see Section 6.0, Managing Packages.
Table 4-3 Managing Packages Options
The
option displays the servers that are associated with the selected Identity Vault. You can add, edit, or remove the server entries.NOTE:If you select the option to allow a default server to be created, that server shows up as Default Server.default_container in the list. You cannot deploy a driver set into an existing eDirectory tree if you have Default Server.default_container in the Server List. You must first remove this reference and add a Metadirectory server in an eDirectory tree.
The
option displays the URL that Designer uses to launch the Novell iManager administrative tool. You can modify this URL as needed.To launch iManager from Designer, select
> .If desired, Designer supports designating a hostname for your Identity Vault by adding an entry to the hosts file of your local OS. After assigning a hostname to the Host address of your Identity Vault, you can use the hostname instead of an IP address or DNS name to access the Identity Vault.
For example, if your Identity Vault has a host address of 192.168.100.254, you can associate the name ID-VAULT to that address in your local hosts file. Then, in Designer, you can refer to the Identity Vault by the name ID-VAULT instead of using the IP address.
For more information about using your local hosts file, consult your operating system’s documentation.