This section discuses the following key features of the driver:
A local installation is an installation of the driver on the Identity Manager server. You can install the GroupWise driver on all operating systems supported for the Identity Manager server.
The GroupWise driver can use the Remote Loader service to run on a server other than the Identity Manager server. The Remote Loader enables the driver to communicate with the Identity Manager server.
The GroupWise driver supports the following entitlements by default:
UserAccount: This entitlement grants or revokes a GroupWise account for a specified user. When this entitlement is granted, the driver provides an enabled logon account. When this entitlement is revoked, the driver either disables or deletes the logon account, depending on the driver configuration.
Group: This entitlement grants or revokes membership to a group in GroupWise. When the entitlement is revoked, Identity Manager removes the user from the group.
If you upgrade a lower version of the GroupWise driver to the latest GroupWise driver, the upgraded driver performs the following actions by using the entitlements:
Adds user object accounts
Removes, disables, or expires user object accounts
Adds members to a group
Removes members from a group
Adds members to a distribution list
Removes members from a distribution list
The Subscriber channel sets the password. Passwords are not synchronized on the Publisher channel. The passwords are synchronized from the Identity Vault to GroupWise system, but not from GroupWise system to the Identity Vault.
The GroupWise driver synchronizes users, groups, and organizational unit.
If you upgrade a lower version of the GroupWise driver to the latest GroupWise driver, the upgraded driver synchronizes users, groups, distribution lists, external entities, organizational unit, and post offices.
The driver uses a Java based driver shim to communicate between the Identity Manager engine and GroupWise REST APIs. The driver shim converts the XML-based Identity Manager command and event language (XDS) to the protocols and REST API calls required to interact with GroupWise.
The shim for GroupWise is com.novell.gw.dirxml.driver.rest.shim.GWdriverShim. For information about installing the driver shim, see Installing the Driver Shim.
The GroupWise driver packages are available on the Package Update site. When the driver is created with packages in Designer, a set of policies and rules are created suitable for synchronizing with GroupWise. For more information about Identity Manager packages, see Configuring PackagesNetIQ Designer for Identity Manager Administration Guide
For creating a new driver, use the following packages:
GroupWise REST Account Tracking version 3.0.0
GroupWise REST Audit Entitlements version 3.0.0
GroupWise REST Base version 3.2.0
GroupWise REST Default Configuration version 3.2.0
GroupWise REST Entitlements version 3.1.0
GroupWise REST Managed System Information version 3.0.0
GroupWise REST Password Synchronization version 3.2.0
For upgrading to the latest GroupWise driver, use the following packages:
GroupWise Account Tracking version 2.5.1
GroupWise Audit Entitlements version 2.5.0
GroupWise Base version 2.6.0
GroupWise Entitlements version 2.5.1
GroupWise Managed System Information version 2.5.0
GroupWise Password Synchronization version 2.6.0
IMPORTANT:Use these packages only if you are upgrading your existing driver to the latest GroupWise driver. They are not meant for connecting to GroupWise 2012 or lower versions of GroupWise. Download these packages from the Package Update site.
To configure your driver to connect to GroupWise 2012 or lower versions, use packages with versions less than 2.5 from the Package Update site.