Quick Connect Sync Engine 5.5 - Administrator Guide

Step 2: Configure One Identity Sync Engine

Step 2: Configure One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine

To configure One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine you installed in Step 1: Install One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine, you can use one of the following methods:

• Specify new SQL Server databases for storing the One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine data.
  With this method, you can select to store the configuration settings and synchronization data either in a single new SQL Server database or in two separate databases.
• Share existing configuration settings between two or more instances of One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine.
• Use the configuration settings held in the SQL Server databases that have left after the removal of a One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine instance.

To configure One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine

1. Start the Quick Connect Administration Console.
2. Follow the steps in the wizard that starts automatically to configure One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine.

   To create new SQL Server databases for storing data, on the step titled Select a configuration method, select the Create a new configuration option.

   If you want to store the configuration settings and synchronization data in a single SQL Server database, on the step titled Specify where to store data, clear the Store sync data in a separate database check box, and then specify the database name.

   If you want to store the configuration settings and synchronization data in two separate databases, select that check box, and then specify the database in which you want to store the synchronization data.

Upgrading from an earlier version

To upgrade One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine to version 5.5.0, you can use the following upgrade methods:

In-place upgrade. This method is recommended if you do not use One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine to synchronize passwords between data systems.

As compared to the side-by-side upgrade method, the in-place method involves less steps and does not require additional hardware: you install One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine 5.5.0 on the same computer where an earlier version of One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine is installed. Then, you import the configuration settings from the earlier One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine version to version 5.5.0.

The in-place method automatically transfers connected system access passwords to the new installation of One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine, therefore you do not have to retype the access passwords in the Quick Connect Administration Console.

Regardless of the upgrade method you choose, the upgrade operation will transfer the One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine configuration settings from a earlier version to version 5.5.0. These configuration settings include connections to external data systems, synchronization scope, synchronization workflows, password synchronization settings, and mapping pairs and rules.

In-place upgrade

To perform an in-place upgrade, complete the following steps:

• Step 1: Install One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine 5.5.0
• Step 2: Create new SQL Server databases
• Step 3: Import configuration settings
• Step 4: Upgrade Capture Agent on each DC

Step 1: Install One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine

Step 1: Install One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine 5.5.0

For instructions on how to install One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine, see Step 1: Install One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine.