1.4 Planning to Install the Driver

This section provides information for planning the installation and configuration for the driver.

1.4.1 Installation Requirements

The Azure AD driver requires the following applications:

  • Identity Manager 4.6 or later

  • Designer 4.6 or later

  • Identity Manager REST driver 1.0.0.1 or later

  • Azure AD driver files

    • NIdM_Driver_4.5_O365_AzureAD.zip

  • Azure AD driver packages (1.0.0)

    • Azure AD Base

    • Azure AD Default

    • Azure AD Exchange Default

    • Azure AD PasswordSync

    • Azure AD Audit Entitlements

    • Azure AD Cloud Only Entitlements

    • Azure AD Hybrid Entitlements

    • Azure AD Account Tracking

    • Azure AD Data Collection

    • Azure AD Managed System Information

1.4.2 Options for Installing the Driver Shim

You can install the driver shim on the Identity Manager server or the Remote Loader server.

For more information about the platforms supported with Identity Manager or the Remote Loader, see one of the following sections in the NetIQ Identity Manager Setup Guide.

The Remote Loader loads the driver and communicates with the Identity Manager engine on behalf of the driver installed on the remote server. For information about configuring the Identity Manager drivers with the Remote Loader, see Configuring the Remote Loader and Drivers in the NetIQ Identity Manager Setup Guide.