7.7 Installing the Driver Files

You can install the driver files without installing the Metadirectory server or the Remote Loader. The driver files consists of driver shims and the driver utilities.

To install the driver files:

  1. Ensure that you have downloaded the necessary Identity Manager files from the Novell Downloads Web site. For more information, see Section 5.0, Where to Get Identity Manager.

  2. Start the installation, by using the correct program for your platform.

    Linux - GUI Install: IDM4.0_Lin/products/IDM/install.bin [-i gui]

    Linux - Command Line Install: IDM4.0_Lin/products/IDM/install.bin -i console

    Solaris - GUI Install: IDM4.0_Solaris/products/IDM/install.bin [-i gui]

    Solaris - Command Line Install: IDM4.0_Solaris/products/IDM/install.bin -i console

    To execute the binary files on Linux or Solaris, enter ./install.bin [-i {gui | console}].

    Windows: IDM4.0_Win:\products\IDM\windows\setup\idm_install.exe

  3. Read and accept the license agreement, then click Next.

  4. On the Select Components page, select the following options:

    Novell Identity Manager Metadirectory Server: You can select this option or select the Connected System Server option. You don’t need to select both options.

    The driver files are included with this option.

    Novell Identity Manager Connected System Server: You can select this option or select the Metadirectory Server option. You don’t need to select both options.

    The driver files are included with this option.

    Novell Utilities Select this option to install utilities to help configure some drivers.

    Customize the selected components: Allows you to select just the driver files without installing the Metadirectory server or the Remote Loader.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Unselect the Metadirectory Engine option and the Remote Loader Service option.

  7. Verify that the Drivers option is selected under the Metadirectory Server option or the Connected System Server option.

    You can expand the Drivers option and select the only the drivers you want to install. By default all drivers are selected.

  8. Click Next.

  9. On the Authentication page, specify a user and password that has sufficient rights in eDirectory to extend the schema. Specify the username in the LDAP format. For example, cn=idmadmin,o=company.

  10. Click Next.

  11. Review the installation summary, the click Next.

  12. Review the installation complete message, then click Done.

The files for the drivers are now installed with the Remote Loader or the Metadirectory server.