Creating the User Account for Installing Connectors

6-8 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Identity Manager

6.4.3 Installing a Connector

To install a connector:

1. Log in to Oracle Identity Manager Administrative and User Console by using the

user account described in Creating the User Account for Installing Connectors on page 6-7.

2. Click Advanced Administration, System Management, Deployment

Management , and then click Manage Connector. 3. Click Install in the top-right corner of the page. 4. From the Connector List list, select the connector that you want to install. This list displays the names and release numbers of connectors whose installation files you copy into the default connector installation directory: OIM_HOME serverConnectorDefaultDirectory If you have copied the installation files into a different directory, then:

a. In the Alternative Directory field, enter the full path and name of that

directory.

b. To repopulate the list of connectors in the Connector List list, click Refresh.

c. From the Connector List list, select the connector that you want to install.

Figure 6–3 shows the Select Connector to Install page of the Install Connector wizard: Figure 6–3 The Select Connector to Install Page

5. Click Load.

Note: From this release onward, re-installing a connector is not supported. You cannot install a connector version which had already been installed in Oracle Identity Manager. However, if the installation process is not successful, Oracle Identity Manager allows you to reinstall the connector. Managing Connector Lifecycle 6-9 The following information is displayed: ■ Connector installation history The connector installation history is information about previously installed releases of the same connector. ■ Connector dependency details There are some connectors that require the installation of some other connectors before you can start using them. For example, before you use the Novell GroupWise connector, you must install the Novell eDirectory connector. Novell eDirectory is called the dependency connector for Novell GroupWise. The connector dependency details include the list of connectors that must be installed before you can install and use the selected connector. These details also include information about any dependency connectors that are already installed, and whether or not any of the installed dependency connectors must be upgraded. However, after showing the dependency information, the Install Connector wizard allows you to install the connector. You must ensure that the correct versions of dependency connectors are installed after you complete the current installation. Figure 6–4 shows the page with connector history details and connector dependency details: Figure 6–4 Connector History and Dependency

6. To start the installation process, click Continue.

The following tasks are performed in sequence: a. Configuration of connector libraries b. Import of the connector XML files by using the Deployment Manager c. Compilation of adapters Figure 6–5 shows the Connector Installation page of the Install Connector wizard: