Novell Documentation: Nsure Identity Manager 2.0 - Creating and Configuring a Driver

Creating and Configuring a Driver

For each DirXML driver you plan to use, you should create a driver object and import a driver configuration. The driver object contains configuration parameters and policies for that driver. As part of creating a driver object, you import a driver-specific configuration file. Driver configurations contain a default set of policies. These policies are intended to give you a good start as you implement your data sharing model. Most of the time, you will set up a driver using the shipping default configuration, and then modify the driver configuration according to the requirements of your environment.

There are two methods you can use for creating driver objects.

The Create Driver task lets you create a single driver and import its driver configuration. For more information, refer to Creating a Driver Object.
The Import Driver task lets you create multiple drivers at the same time and import their configurations. For more information, refer to Creating Multiple Drivers .

Creating a Driver Object

The driver configuration (XML) file creates and configures the objects needed in order for a driver to work properly. It also includes basic policies you can modify for your implementation.

In iManager, select DirXML Utilities > Create Driver.
Select a driver set where you want to create the driver, then click Next.

If you place this driver in a new driver set, you must specify a driver set name, context, and associated server.
Mark Import a Driver Configuration from the Server and select the.xml file.

The driver configuration file is installed on the Web server when you set up iManager.
Follow the prompts to finish importing the driver configuration.

The necessary Nsure^TM Identity Manager objects are created. If you didn't define security equivalences or exclude administrative users during the import, you can complete these tasks by modifying the properties of the driver object.

Creating Multiple Drivers

Identity Manager provides the capability to create several drivers at once. The process is similar to creating a single driver in that the driver configuration (XML) files still create and configure the objects needed in order for drivers to work properly.

To import several drivers at the same time:

In iManager, select DirXML Utilities > Import Drivers.
Select a driver set where you want to create new drivers, then click Next.

If you place these drivers in a new driver set, you must specify a driver set name, context, and associated server.
Select the application drivers to add to the driver set, then click Next.
Follow the prompts and specify the requested data, then click Next.

The necessary Identity Manager objects for each driver are created. If you didn't define security equivalences or exclude administrative users during the import, you can complete these tasks by modifying the properties of the driver object.