Connector Lifecycle and Change Management Terminology

Managing Connector Lifecycle 6-5 connector objects in the Oracle Identity Manager database. The manner in which the XML file is imported into Oracle Identity Manager depends on the type of connector: – For an Oracle-released connector that is compatible with the Install Connectors feature, the connector XML file is automatically imported when you use the Install Connectors feature. This feature implicitly calls the Deployment Manager to import the connector XML file. – For an Oracle-released connector that is not compatible with the Install Connectors feature, you use the Deployment Manager to import the XML file. – For a custom connector, you can use the Deployment Manager to first export definitions of objects that you had created on the staging server. The output of this process is the connector XML file. You can then import the file into the production server. Alternatively, if you create a complete deployment package including the configuration XML file for the connector, then you can use the Install Connectors feature to install the connector. This feature implicitly calls the Deployment Manager to import the file.

6.3 Viewing Connector Details

To view the details of a connector: 1. Login to the Administrative and User Console.

2. Go to Advanced Administration, expand System Management, Deployment

Manager, and then click Manage Connector. 3. In the Connector Name field, enter the name of the connector and then click Search . 4. The search results show the details of the connector. If you do not know the full name of the connector, then you can perform a wildcard search for a connector. For example, if you want to display details of the Microsoft Active Directory connector installed in your operating environment, then you can use Direct as the search string. See Also: Exporting Connector Object Definitions in Connector XML Format on page 6-33 for information about exporting connector object definitions by using the Deployment Manager Note: In this release of Oracle Identity Manager, the connector lifecycle management functionality have been introduced such as defining, cloning, upgrading, and uninstalling connectors. For all these features, complete connector DM-XML is required in the database, and this is the source for all the connector lifecycle management activities. When Oracle Identity Manager is upgraded from Release 9.1.x or from 11g Release 1 11.1.1.3 to 11g Release 1 11.1.1.5, you must define the connector so that all the lifecycle management operations on the connector are possible to perform. Without defining the connector, it is not possible to search for the installed connector, upgrade the installed connector, clone the connector, and uninstall the connector. See Defining Connectors on page 6-11 for information about defining connectors. 6-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Identity Manager If you want to display details of all installed connectors, then leave the Connector Name field blank and click Search. Figure 6–2 shows the search results table. Figure 6–2 Search Results Table Showing Details of Connectors The search results table displays the connector name, release number, status, and the date and time at which the connector was installed. The remaining columns of the table provide icons that you can use to begin any of the lifecycle management operations on a connector.

6.4 Installing Connectors

In the Advanced Administration section, you can click System Management, Deployment Manager, Manage Connector, and then click Install to install a connector. The following sections describe this feature and the procedure to use it: ■ Overview of the Connector Deployment Process ■ Creating the User Account for Installing Connectors ■ Installing a Connector

6.4.1 Overview of the Connector Deployment Process

To install a connector, you perform some or all of the following tasks: 1. Verify the installation requirements. 2. Configure the target system. Note: To determine whether you can install an Oracle-released connector by using the Install Connectors feature, see the connector guide.