Configuring Netcool Configuration Manager

This task describes how to configure Netcool Configuration Manager to use Active Directory authentication.

1. Launch the WebSphere Administrative Console:
   http://<ncmserver-hostname-ip>:18100/ibm/console
2. Log in using the Netcool Configuration Manager superuser name ('Intelliden') and password that was specified during installation.
3. Click Security > Global security
4. In the User account repository section, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions menu, and click Configure.
5. Enter a name in the Realm Name field.
   Note: You can use the default value (defaultWIMFileBasedRealm).
6. Enter Intelliden in the Primary administrative user name field, and click Apply.
7. Enter the Intelliden user password created in step 4 of Creating organization units in the Password and Confirm password fields, click OK, and then click Save directly to the master configuration.
8. Select Manage Repositories and click Add.
9. Select Microsoft Windows Active Directory from the Directory type menu, and define the following details:

   Repository identifier

   Enter a value, for example AD

   Primary host name

   Enter the host name of the Active Directory server.

   Port

   Enter the port number of the Active Directory server.

   Bind distinguished name

   Enter the bind distinguished name, for example:

   cn=Intelliden,ou=itncmusers,dc=itncm,dc=local

   Bind password

   Enter the bind password. If the Intelliden user is the bind user, use the password created in step 4 of Creating organization units.

10. Click Apply, then click Save directly to the master configuration.
11. Click Security > Global security.
12. In the User account repository section, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions menu, and click Configure.
13. Click Add Base entry to Realm, and then select the Active Directory repository identifier from the Repository menu.
14. Define the following distinguished names:

    Base entry that uniquely identifies this set of entries in the realm field

    Enter the distinguished name, for example:

    dc=itncm,dc=local

    Base entry in this repository field

    Enter the distinguished name, for example:

    dc=itncm,dc=local

15. Click Apply, then click Save directly to the master configuration.
16. Click Security > Global security.
17. In the User account repository section, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions menu, and click Configure.
18. In the Repositories in the realm table, select the repository whose identifier is InternalFileRepository.
19. Click Remove, then click Save directly to the master configuration.
20. Click Security > Global security.
21. In the User account repository section, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions menu, and click Set as current.
22. Click Apply, then click Save directly to the master configuration.
23. If the Active Directory groups were named IntellidenUser and IntellidenAdminUser, go to step 24, otherwise proceed to Configuring Netcool Configuration Manager roles.
24. Log out of the WebSphere Administrative Console, and restart Netcool Configuration Manager:
    <itncm_install_dir>/bin/./itncm.sh restart
    Note: Use the Intelliden user password that was specified during installation.