Creating A New Null Service Driver; Creating The Driver In Designer; Importing The Driver Configuration File; Chapter 2, "Creating A New Null Service Driver - Novell IDENTITY MANAGER 3.6.1 - NULL SERVICE AND LOOPBACK SERVICE DRIVERS Manual

Creating a New Null Service Driver

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The Null Service driver files are installed on the Metadirectory server at the same time as the
Metadirectory engine. No other installation configurations are supported; you cannot use the
Remote Loader to run the Null Service driver.
The installation program extends the Identity Vault's schema and installs both the driver shim and
the driver configuration file. It does not create the driver in the Identity Vault. You create the driver
by importing the driver configuration file and then modifying the driver configuration to suit your
environment. The following sections provide instructions:
Section 2.1, "Creating the Driver in Designer," on page 11
Section 2.2, "Creating the Driver in iManager," on page 13
Section 2.3, "Activating the Driver," on page 16

2.1 Creating the Driver in Designer

You create the Null Service driver by importing the driver's basic configuration file and then
modifying the configuration to suit your environment. After you've created and configured the
driver, you need to deploy it to the Identity Vault and start it.
Section 2.1.1, "Importing the Driver Configuration File," on page 11
Section 2.1.2, "Configuring the Driver Settings," on page 12
Section 2.1.3, "Configuring the Driver Policies," on page 12
Section 2.1.4, "Deploying the Driver," on page 12
Section 2.1.5, "Starting the Driver," on page 13

2.1.1 Importing the Driver Configuration File

1 In Designer, open your project.
2 In the Modeler, right-click the driver set where you want to create the driver, then select New >
Driver to display the Driver Configuration Wizard.
3 In the Driver Configuration list, select GenericNull, then click Run.
At this point, the driver is created from the basic configuration file and will run. As with all
Identity Manager drivers, the Null Service driver includes configuration settings you can use to
customize and optimize the driver for you environment.
4 To review or modify the default configuration settings, click Configure, then continue with the
next section, Configuring the Driver
or
To skip the configuration settings at this time, click Close. When you are ready to configure the
settings, continue with the next section,
Settings.
Configuring the Driver Settings.
Creating a New Null Service Driver
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