Installing

Installing the adapter mainly involves importing the adapter profile and creating an adapter service. Depending on the adapter, several other tasks can be involved to completely install it.

Installing the adapter binaries and libraries
Use the Active Directory Adapter installer to manually install the adapter.
Set up an adapter environment
Set up your adapter environment for use with IBM Security Identity server.
Importing the adapter profile
You can import a profile definition file, which creates a profile in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence server. Use this option for importing adapter profiles.
Adding a connector
After you import the adapter profile on the Security Identity Governance and Intelligence server, add a connector so that Security Identity Governance and Intelligence server can communicate with the managed resource.
Enabling connectors
After you create a connector, by default it is in a disabled state. You must enable a connector to use it.
Reviewing and setting channel modes for each new connector
Use this procedure to set up the read-from and write-to channels and to set the synchronization schedule for each new connector.
Service/Target form details
Complete the service/target form fields.
Verifying that the adapter is working correctly
After you install and configure the adapter, verify that the installation and configuration are correct.
Installing and uninstalling in silent mode
You can install and uninstall the Active Directory Adapter with 64-bit support by using the silent mode.

Parent topic: Active Directory Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide