3.3 Creating the Driver in Designer

To verify you have the latest packages imported into the Package Catalog:

1. Open Designer.

2. In the toolbar, click Help > Check for Package Updates.

3. Click OK if there are no package updates

   or

   Click OK to import the package updates.

4. In the Outline view, right-click the Package Catalog.

5. Click Import Package.

   Figure 3-1 Import Package

   

6. Select the Scripting Packages

   or

   Click Select All to import all of the packages displayed, then click OK.

   NOTE:By default, only the base packages are displayed. Deselect Show Base Packages Only to display all packages.

7. Click OK to import the selected packages, then click OK in the successfully imported packages message.

8. After the current packages are imported, continue to the next section, Installing the Driver Packages.

1. In Designer, open your project.

2. In the Modeler, right-click the driver set where you want to create the driver, then select New > Driver.

3. Select Scripting Base from the list of base packages, then click Next.

4. Select the optional features to install for the Scripting driver. The options are:

   NOTE:Publications referenced in the following option descriptions can be accessed at the Identity Manager 4.8 Documentation Web site.

   Scripting Language: These packages determine what scripting language will be used by the Driver--select only one.

   Target Applications: These packages provide pre-configured policies for specific applications, which can be integrated using the Scripting Driver.

   Entitlements: This package contains configuration information for synchronizing Scripting accounts and policies that enable account creation and auditing for the Scripting driver. To enable account creation and auditing, verify that this option is selected. For more information, see the Identity Manager 4.8 Entitlements Guide.

   Password Synchronization: This package contains the policies that enable the Scripting driver to synchronize passwords. To synchronize passwords, verify that this option is selected. For more information, see the Identity Manager 4.8 Password Management Guide.

   Data Collection: This package contains the policies that enable the driver to collect data for reports. If you are using the Identity Reporting Module, verify that this option is selected. For more information, see the Identity Reporting Module Guide.

   Account Tracking: This package contains the policies that enable you to track accounts for reports. If you are using the Identity Reporting Module, verify that this option is selected. For more information, see the Identity Reporting Module Guide.

5. After selecting the optional packages, click Next.

6. (Conditional) If the packages you selected to install have package dependencies, you must also install them to install the selected package. Click OK to install the listed package dependencies.

7. (Conditional) If more than one type of package dependency must be installed, you are presented with these packages separately. Continue to click OK to install any additional package dependencies.

8. (Conditional) The Common Settings page is displayed only if the Common Settings package is installed as a dependency. On the Install Common Settings page, fill in the following fields:

   User Container: Select the Identity Vault container where Scripting users will be added if they don’t already exist in the vault. This value becomes the default for all drivers in the driver set.

   If you want a unique location for this driver, set the value for all drivers on this page. After the driver is created, change the value on the driver’s Global Configuration Values page.

   Group Container: Since the Scripting driver does not synchronize Group objects, this setting can be ignored.

9. (Conditional) If not already configured, fill in the following fields on the Common Settings Advanced Edition page, then click Next:

   User Application Provisioning Services URL: specify the User Application Identity Manager Provisioning URL.

   User Application Provisioning Services Administrator: Specify the DN of the User Application Administrator user. This user should have the rights for creating and assigning resources. For more information, see “Setting Up Administrative Accounts” in the NetIQ Identity Manager 4.8 Common Driver Administration Guide.

10. On the Installing Scripting page, fill in the following field:

    Driver Name: Specify a name for the driver that is unique within the driver set.

11. On the Install Scripting Base page, fill in the following fields to connect to the Remote Loader and click Next:

    Connect to Remote Loader: By default, the driver is configured to connect using the Remote Loader. You must select Yes for this option.

    Host Name: Specify the port number where the Remote Loader is installed and is running for this driver. The default port number is 8090.

    Port: Specify the Remote Loader’s password as defined on the Remote Loader. The Metadirectory server (or Remote Loader shim) requires this password to authenticate to the Remote Loader.

    Remote Password: Specify the Remote Loader’s password as defined on the Remote Loader. The Metadirectory server (or Remote Loader shim) requires this password to authenticate to the Remote Loader.

    Driver Password: Specify the driver object password that is defined in the Remote Loader service. The Remote Loader requires this password to authenticate to the Metadirectory server.

12. (Conditional) This page is displayed only if you selected to install the Managed System Information packages. On the Install Scripting Managed System Information page, fill in the following fields, then click Next:

    Classification: Select the classification of the Scripting system. This information is displayed in the reports. Options include:

    • Mission-Critical

    • Vital

    • Not-Critical

    • Other

    If you select Other, you must specify a custom classification for the Scripting system.

    Environment: Select the type of environment the Scripting system provides. Options include:

    • Development

    • Test

    • Staging

    • Production

    • Other

    If you select Other, you must specify a custom classification for the Scripting system.

    NOTE:This page is displayed only if you installed the Managed System package.

13. (Conditional) On the System Ownership page, fill in the following fields to define the ownership of the Scripting system, then click Next:

    Business Owner: Select a user object in the Identity Vault that is the business owner of the Scripting system. This can only be a user object, not a role, group, or container.

    Application Owner: Select a user object in the Identity Vault that is the application owner of the Scripting system. This can only be a user object, not a role, group, or container.

14. (Conditional) On the General Information page, fill in the following fields to define your Scripting system, then click Next:

    Name: Specify a descriptive name for this Scripting system. The name is displayed in reports.

    Description: Specify a brief description for this Scripting system. The description is displayed in reports.

    Location: Specify the physical location for this Scripting system. The location is displayed in reports.

    Vendor: Replace AppVendor with an appropriate value for your Scripting application. This information is displayed in reports.

    Version: Specify the version of this Scripting system. The version is displayed in reports.

15. (Conditional) On the Generic Application page, fill in the following fields, and click Next:

    Auto Associate Objects: Select whether to automatically assign associations to objects.

    Application Supports Query: Select whether your application supports query operations.

    Auto Resolve Association References: Select whether policy should automatically resolve association references.

    Auto Associate Value: If auto-associating objects, select the method of assigning associations. Valid options are “Source Name” and “GUID”.

    Process Older Events: Select whether to process old events on the subscriber queue, or automatically discard them based on cached timestamps.

16. (Conditional) On the Account Tracking page, review the fields, Edit if necessary, then click Next:

17. Review the summary of tasks that will be completed to create the driver, then click Finish.

1. Open your project.

2. In the Modeler, right-click the driver icon or the driver line, then select Properties.

3. Modify the driver settings as necessary.

   IMPORTANT:In addition to the driver settings, you should review the set of default policies and rules provided by the basic driver configuration. Although these policies and rules are suitable for synchronizing with Scripting*, your synchronization requirements for the driver might differ from the default policies. If this is the case, you need to change them to carry out the policies you want. The default policies and rules are discussed in Configuration Overview.

4. Continue with the next section, Deploying the Driver.

1. In Designer, open your project.

2. In the Modeler, right-click the driver icon or the driver line, then select Live > Deploy.

3. If you are authenticated to the Identity Vault, skip to Step 5; otherwise, specify the following information:

   Host: Specify the IP address or DNS name of the server hosting the Identity Vault.

   Username: Specify the DN of the user object used to authenticate to the Identity Vault.

   Password: Specify the user’s password.

4. Click OK.

5. Read through the deployment summary, then click Deploy.

6. Read the successful message, then click OK.

7. Click Define Security Equivalence to assign rights to the driver.

   The driver requires rights to objects within the Identity Vault. The Admin user object is most often used to supply these rights. However, you might want to create a DriversUser (for example) and assign security equivalence to that user. Whatever rights that the driver needs to have on the server, the DriversUser object must have the same security rights:

   1. Click Add, then browse to and select the object with the correct rights.

   2. Click OK twice.

8. Click Exclude Administrative Roles to exclude users that should not be synchronized.

   You should exclude any administrative User objects (for example, Admin and DriversUser) from synchronization:

   1. Click Add, then browse to and select the user object you want to exclude.

   2. Click OK.

   3. Repeat Step 8.a and Step 8.b for each object you want to exclude.

   4. Click OK.

9. Click OK.

1. In Designer, open your project.

2. In the Modeler, right-click the driver icon or the driver line, then select Live > Start Driver.