NetIQ Identity Manager Data Collection Service Driver 4.2.1.0 Release Notes

February 2021

NetIQ Identity Manager Data Collection Service Driver 4.2.1.0 release resolves specific issues.


1.0 System Requirements

This patch requires NetIQ Identity Manager 4.8.3 at a minimum.


2.0 Installing This Patch

Perform the following steps to install this patch.

2.1 Installing this Patch on a Linux Server
  1. (Conditional) If the driver is running locally, stop the Identity Vault.

  2. (Conditional) If the driver is running with a Remote Loader instance, stop the Remote Loader instance and the driver instance.

  3. Download and unzip the contents of the IDM_DCS_4210.zip file to a temporary location on your computer.

  4. Navigate to the <location where you extracted the IDM_DCS_4210.zip file>/linux directory.

  5. Install the new RPM by running the following command:

  6. rpm -Uvh novell-DXMLdcs.rpm

  7. (Conditional) If the driver is running locally, start the eDirectory service by running the following command:

  8. ndsmanage startall

  9. (Conditional) If the driver is running with a Remote Loader instance, start the Remote Loader instances.

  10. Start the DCS driver.

2.2 Installing this Patch on a Windows Server
  1. Take a back-up of the current driver configuration.

  2. (Conditional) If the driver is running locally, stop the Identity Vault.

  3. (Conditional) If the driver is running with a Remote Loader instance, stop the Remote Loader instance and the driver instance.

  4. Download and unzip the contents of the IDM_DCS_4210.zip file to a temporary location on your computer.

  5. Navigate to the <location where you extracted the IDM_DCS_4210.zip file>\windows directory.

  6. Copy the dcsshim.jar file to <Identity Vault installation path>\eDirectory\lib directory.

  7. (Conditional) If the driver is running locally, start the eDirectory service.

  8. (Conditional) If the driver is running with a Remote Loader instance, start the Remote Loader instances.


3.0 Technical Support Information

The following sections provide information on the issues fixed in the current and previous releases.

3.1 Issues Fixed in This Release

3.2 Issues Fixed in 4.2.0.0 Release


4.0 Known Issues

NetIQ strives to ensure our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. The following issues are currently being researched. If you need further assistance with any issue, please contact Technical Support.

For the list of the known issues in Identity Manager 4.8, see the Release Notes on the Identity Manager Documentation page.