The Novell® Identity Manager 4.0.1 driver for Blackboard consists of the Blackboard Driver Shim installed with the Java* Remote Loader. The Driver Shim provides the conduit for information transfer between eDirectory (through Identity Manager) and the Blackboard system.
The Driver Shim must be installed on the application server running the Blackboard system to connect to the Blackboard application using the Blackboard Administrative API. In a load balanced configuration the driver should only be run on one of the application servers.
This section provides the information you need for first-time installation of the Novell® Identity Manager 4.0.1 driver for Blackboard. Topics include: