2.2 Installing the Remote Loader and Driver Files

The files for the Access Review driver need to be on the same server where you install the Remote Loader.

2.2.1 Installing the Remote Loader

The Remote Loader loads drivers and communicates with the Identity Manager engine on behalf of drivers installed on remote servers. To ensure appropriate communication between the Access Review driver and Identity Manager, NetIQ recommends that you install the Remote Loader on the Access Review server.

For more information about installation, see “Installing and Managing the Remote Loader” in the NetIQ Identity Manager Setup Guide.

2.2.2 Adding the Access Review Driver File to the Identity Vault

This section provides information for downloading and adding the latest arshim.jar file for the Access Review driver to the Identity Vault server. Ensure that you have the most recent NIdM_Driver_4.5_AR1-1.zip file from the Identity Manager 4.5 Downloads page.

Adding the Driver File to the Identity Vault on a Linux Server

By default, NetIQ installs the Identity Vault in the /opt/novell/eDirectory/ folder.

  1. Log in to the Identity Vault server as root or Administrator.

  2. Copy and extract the NIdM_Driver_4.5_AR1-1.zip file to a temporary location on the server.

  3. Stop eDirectory.

  4. To remove the old .rpm file, enter the following command:

    rpm -ev novell-DXMLarshim

  5. In a terminal, navigate to the extracted_location/NIdM_Driver_4.5_AR1-1/Linux folder.

  6. Enter the following command:

    rpm -ivh ./netiq-DXMLarshim.rpm

  7. (Optional) To verify the .rpm version that is currently installed, enter one of the following commands:

    • rpm -qa |grep -i "netiq"

    • rpm -qi netiq-DXMLarshim

  8. Start eDirectory.

Adding the Driver File to the Identity Vault on a Windows Server

By default, NetIQ installs the Identity Vault in the C:\NetIQ\IdentityManager\NDS directory.

  1. Log in to the Identity Vault server as Administrator.

  2. Copy and extract the NIdM_Driver_4.5_AR1-1.zip file to a temporary location on the server.

  3. Stop eDirectory.

  4. Delete the old arshim.jar file from the eDirectory\lib folder.

  5. Copy the arshim.jar file from the extracted_location/Windows/lib folder to the eDirectory\lib folder.

  6. Start eDirectory.

2.2.3 Adding the Access Review Driver Files to the Remote Loader Server

This section provides information for adding the files for the Access Review driver to the Remote Loader server.

  1. Log in to the server where you installed the Remote Loader.

    NetIQ recommends that you install the Remote Loader on the Access Review server.

  2. Copy the arshim.jar file from the Identity Vault server to the lib directory for the Remote Loader, located by default in the opt/novell/eDirectory/lib/dirxml/classes directory.

  3. In the lib directory, install the third-party JDBC driver that supports the Access Review database, either Oracle or Postgres.

  4. In the /etc/opt/novell/dirxml/rdxml directory, create a text file that defines the classpath for the Access Review driver. For example:

    -description "AR Driver"
-commandport 8000
-connection "port=8090"
-trace 3
-tracefile "/opt/netiq/ar.log"
-tracefilemax 100M
-class "com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.arshim.AccessReviewDriverShim"

    For more information about classpaths, see “Installing and Managing the Remote Loader” in the NetIQ Identity Manager Setup Guide.

  5. Note the port number associated with the Remote Loader instance. You need this value when configuring the driver in Designer.