Configuration Guide › Managing Identity Manager Directories › Creating a Directory Using the Directory Configuration Wizard › Connection Details Screen

Connection Details Screen

Use this screen to enter the configuration credentials for your LDAP user store. You can also enter the directory search parameters, and add failover connections. After entering your connection information, click Next to select the objects to manage.

The fields in this screen are listed below:

• Name

  Specifies the name of the user directory to which you are connecting.

• Description

  Specifies a description of the user directory.

• Host

  Specifies the host name for the computer where the user store is located.

• Port

  Specifies the port for the computer where the user store is located.

• User DN

  Specifies the user domain name for accessing the LDAP user store

• Username

  Specifies the username for accessing the Provisioning Server.

  Note: For Provisioning Servers only.

• Domain

  Specifies the domain name for accessing the Provisioning Server.

  Note: For Provisioning Servers only.

• Password

  Specifies the password for accessing the LDAP user store/Provisioning Server.

• Confirm Password

  Confirms the password for accessing the LDAP user store/Provisioning Server.

• Secure Connection

  When selected, forces a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection to the LDAP user directory.

• Search Root

  Specifies the location in an LDAP directory that serves as the starting point for the directory—typically, an organization (o) or organizational unit (ou)

  Note: For LDAP user stores only

• Search Maximum Rows

  Specifies the maximum number of results that CA Identity Manager can return when searching a user directory. When the number of results exceeds the limit, an error is displayed.

  Setting maximum rows can override the settings in the LDAP directory that limit search results. When conflicting settings apply, the LDAP server uses the lowest setting.

• Search Timeout

  Specifies the maximum number of seconds that CA Identity Manager searches a directory before terminating the search.

• Failover Host

  Specifies the host name of the system where a redundant user store or an alternate Provisioning Server exists, in case the primary system is unavailable. If multiple servers are listed, CA Identity Manager attempts to connect to the systems in the order in which they are listed.

• Failover Port

  Specifies the port of the system where a redundant user store or an alternate Provisioning Server exists, in case the primary system is unavailable. If multiple servers are listed, CA Identity Manager attempts to connect to the systems in the order in which they are listed.

• Add Button

  Click to add additional failover host name and port numbers.