To create a connection to Active Roles, you need to use in conjunction with a special connector called Active Roles Connector included in the package.
The Active Roles Connector supports the following features:
Table 37: Active Roles Connector – Supported features
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Bidirectional synchronization
Specifies whether you can both read and write data in the connected data system. |
Yes |
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Delta processing mode
Specifies whether the connection can process only the data that has changed in the connected data system since the last synchronization operation. This reduces the overall synchronization duration. |
Yes |
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Password synchronization
Specifies whether you can synchronize user passwords from an Active Directory (AD) domain to the connected data system. |
Yes |
The Active Roles Connector supports linked attributes in the Active Directory schema. Linked attributes allow you to associate one object with another object. Linked attributes exist in pairs:
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Forward link attribute: This is a linked attribute that exists on a source object (for example, the member attribute on the Group object). Forward link attributes can be single-valued or multivalued.
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Back link attribute: This is a linked attribute that can be specified on a target object (for example, the memberOf attribute on the User object). Back link attributes are multivalued and they must have a corresponding forward link attribute. Back link attributes are not stored in Active Directory. Rather, they are calculated based on the corresponding forward link attribute each time a query is issued.
You can create a connection to Active Roles right after you install on your computer.
To create a new connection
- In the , open the Connections tab.
- Click Add connection, then use the following options:
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Click Next.
- On the Specify connection settings page, use the following options:
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Connect to: Allows you to specify the Active Roles Administration Service to be used by the . You can use one of the following options:
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Administration Service on the specified computer: Type the name of the computer running the Administration Service you want the to use.
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Any Administration Service of the same configuration: Specify any Administration Service whose database holds the necessary configuration: type the DNS name of the computer running that Administration Service. If Active Roles replication is used to synchronize configuration data, this must be any Administration Service whose database server acts as the Publisher for the configuration database.
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Active Roles version: Prompts you to specify the version of the Active Roles Administration Service to which you want to connect. You can choose to connect either to version 7.0 or later or to version 6.9 or earlier. In the latter case, you have to install the Active Roles ADSI Provider of the respective legacy Active Roles version on the computer running the . For installation instructions, see the Active Roles Quick Start Guide for version 6.9 or earlier.
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Access Active Roles Administration Service using: Allows you to specify an authentication option to access the Active Roles Administration Service. You can use one of the following options:
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account: Allows you to access the Administration Service in the security context of the user account under which the is running.
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Windows account: Allows you to access the Administration Service in the security context of the user account whose user name and password you specify below this option.
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Test Connection: Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.
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Click Finish to create a connection to Active Roles.
To modify connection settings
- In the , open the Connections tab.
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Click Connection settings below the existing Active Roles connection you want to modify.
- On the Specify connection settings page, use the following options:
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Connect to: Allows you to specify the Active Roles Administration Service to be used by the . You can use one of the following options:
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Administration Service on the specified computer: Type the name of the computer running the Administration Service you want the to use.
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Any Administration Service of the same configuration: Specify any Administration Service whose database holds the necessary configuration: type the DNS name of the computer running that Administration Service. If Active Roles replication is used to synchronize configuration data, this must be any Administration Service whose database server acts as the Publisher for the configuration database.
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Active Roles version: Prompts you to specify the version of the Active Roles Administration Service to which you want to connect. You can choose to connect either to version 7.0 or later or to version 6.9 or earlier. In the latter case, you have to install the Active Roles ADSI Provider of the respective legacy Active Roles version on the computer running the . For installation instructions, see the Active Roles Quick Start Guide for version 6.9 or earlier.
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Access Active Roles Administration Service using: Allows you to specify an authentication option to access the Active Roles Administration Service. You can use one of the following options:
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account: Allows you to access the Administration Service in the security context of the user account under which the is running.
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Windows account: Allows you to access the Administration Service in the security context of the user account whose user name and password you specify below this option.
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Test Connection: Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.
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Click Save.
To create a connection to One Identity Manager, use the One Identity Manager Connector of Active Roles .
The One Identity Manager Connector supports the following features:
Table 38: One Identity Manager Connector – Supported features
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Bidirectional synchronization
Specifies whether you can both read and write data in the connected data system. |
Yes |
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Delta processing mode
Specifies whether the connection can process only the data that has changed in the connected data system since the last synchronization operation. This reduces the overall synchronization duration. |
Yes |
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Password synchronization
Specifies whether you can synchronize user passwords from an Active Directory (AD) domain to the connected data system. |
No |
