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Jobs Guide
Novell
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Identity Manager
3.6.1
June 05, 2009
www.novell.com
Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide

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  • Page 1 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Jobs Guide Novell ® Identity Manager 3.6.1 June 05, 2009 www.novell.com Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...
  • Page 2 Further, Novell, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of Novell software, at any time, without any obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes.
  • Page 3 Novell Trademarks For Novell trademarks, see the Novell Trademark and Service Mark list (http://www.novell.com/company/legal/ trademarks/tmlist.html). Third-Party Materials All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 4 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide 1 Overview 2 Adding a Predefined Job 3 Configuring a Predefined Job’s Properties Configuring the Random Password Generator Job ....... . . 15 Configuring the Schedule Driver Job .
  • Page 6 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 7: About This Guide

    For documentation on other Identity Manager drivers, see the Identity Manager Drivers Web site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/idm36drivers/index.html). Documentation Conventions In Novell documentation, a greater-than symbol (>) is used to separate actions within a step and items in a cross-reference path. ® A trademark symbol ( , etc.) denotes a Novell trademark.
  • Page 8 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 9: Overview

    Overview Identity Manager provides the ability to launch jobs that perform specific tasks. The jobs can be run one or more times either manually or at scheduled times. Identity Manager provides five predefined jobs: Random Password Generator: Generates a random password for each object defined in the job’s scope.
  • Page 10 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 11: Adding A Predefined Job

    Adding a Predefined Job Identity Manager includes the following predefined jobs: Random Password Generator: Generates a random password for identified objects. Schedule Driver: Starts or stops the driver. Subscriber Channel Trigger: Submits XML documents to the Subscriber channel to trigger events.
  • Page 12 5 In the Job Name field, specify a descriptive name for the job. 6 Under Job Type, make sure that Installed is selected, then choose one of the following job types: Random Password Generator (Driver Only): Generates a random password for each object in the job’s scope.

  • Page 13: Adding A Predefined Job

    Driver Health (Driver Set): Evaluates the health conditions for a driver, assigns the health state, and carries out any actions associated with the health state. Password Expiration Notification (Driver Set): Sends e-mail notifications to users whose passwords are about to expire. 7 In the Server field, select the servers where you want to run the job.
  • Page 14 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 15: Configuring A Predefined Job's Properties

    Configuring a Predefined Job’s Properties The following sections provide instructions for using iManager to configure the properties for the five predefined jobs: Random Password Generator, Schedule Driver, Subscriber Channel Trigger, Driver Health, and Password Expiration Notification. For each job, you can schedule the runtimes, define the scope of objects that the job applies to, set the job-specific parameters, and determine the methods used for results notification.
  • Page 16 6a Click the No action link next to the result to display the Result Notification dialog box. 6b Select Audit result if you want to generate an event for Novell Audit or Novell Sentinel. Select Send email, then fill in the recipient and e-mail template information.

  • Page 17: Configuring The Schedule Driver Job

    To define an action for a result: 6a Click the No action link next to the result to display the Result Notification dialog box. 6b Select Audit result if you want to generate an event for Novell Audit or Novell Sentinel. Configuring a Predefined Job’s Properties...

  • Page 18: Configuring The Subscriber Channel Trigger Job

    Select Send email, then fill in the recipient and e-mail template information. 6c Click OK to save your changes. 7 When you have finished configuring the job, click OK to save your changes. The job is added to the job list. 8 Select the job in the list (by selecting the check box next to the job name), then click Get Status.

  • Page 19: Configuring The Driver Health Job

    6a Click the No action link next to the result to display the Result Notification dialog box. 6b Select Audit result if you want to generate an event for Novell Audit or Novell Sentinel. Select Send email, then fill in the recipient and e-mail template information.
  • Page 20 2 On the General page, configure the following options: Enable Job: Leave this option selected unless you don’t want the job to run. Delete the Job After it Runs Once: Select this option if you want the job to run one time only and then be deleted.

  • Page 21: Configuring The Password Expiration Notification Job

    6a Click the No action link next to the result to display the Result Notification dialog box. 6b Select Audit result if you want to generate an event for Novell Audit or Novell Sentinel. Select Send email, then fill in the recipient and e-mail template information.
  • Page 22 SSL/TLS is set to False, the default value is 389. If Use SSL/TLS is set to True, the default value is 636. SSL/TLS Provider: Specify whether the SSL/TLS provider is Novell Secure Transport Layer (NTLS) or Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE). If you select NTLS, you must provide the name of a KMO object to create the secure connection.
  • Page 23 6a Click the No action link next to the result to display the Result Notification dialog box. 6b Select Audit result if you want to generate an event for Novell Audit or Novell Sentinel. Select Send email, then fill in the recipient and e-mail template information.
  • Page 24 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 25: Creating A Custom Job

    Creating a Custom Job You can create a custom job to perform a task one or more times. The following sections provide the concepts and instructions required to create a custom job: Section 4.1, “Job Components,” on page 25 Section 4.2, “Creating the Job Definition and Job Implementation,” on page 26 Section 4.3, “Adding the Job,”...

  • Page 26: Creating The Job Definition And Job Implementation

    The Job Implementation is a JAR file that contains the Java classes required to perform the job. ® Novell does not provide instructions for creating the Job Implementation. The only requirement is that the Java classes run in the Identity Manager server’s Java Runtime Environment.
  • Page 27 5 In the Job Name field, specify a descriptive name for the job. 6 Under Job Type, select Custom, then paste the Job Definition’s XML into the text box. 7 In the Server field, select the servers where you want to run the job. 8 Click OK to create the job and display its configuration properties.
  • Page 28 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 29: Starting A Job

    Starting a Job You can start a job by establishing a run schedule for the job, or you can manually start the job. The following steps explain how to use iManager to manually start a job. For information about creating a schedule to run a job, see Chapter 2, “Adding a Predefined Job,”...
  • Page 30 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 31: Stopping A Job

    Stopping a Job You can abort a running job by stopping it. The job stops immediately without completing its task. The following steps provide instructions for using iManager to stop a job. For information about using Designer to stop a job, see “Scheduling Jobs”...
  • Page 32 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 33: Disabling A Job

    Disabling a Job You can disable a job so that it does not run until it is enabled again. The following steps provide instructions for using iManager to disable a job. For information about using Designer to disable a job, see “Scheduling Jobs”...
  • Page 34 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 35: Checking A Job's Status

    Checking a Job’s Status You can ensure that a job is configured correctly by checking its status. If it is not configured correctly, the status provides error messages instructing you what needs to be done for the job to run properly.
  • Page 36 5 Click Close when you’ve finished reviewing any errors. Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

  • Page 37: Deleting A Job

    Deleting a Job You can configure a job to run once and then be deleted, or you can delete a job manually. The following steps provide instructions for manually deleting a job in iManager. For information about configuring a job to run once and then be deleted, see Chapter 3, “Configuring a Predefined Job’s Properties,”...
  • Page 38 Identity Manager 3.6 Jobs Guide...

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