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Connectors

A connector is the software that enables communication between a Provisioning Server and an endpoint system. The connector virtual directory maps LDAP operations such as add, modify, delete, search, and rename to equivalent APIs calls and protocols specific to endpoint systems.

Note: Traditionally, Provisioning Manager connector implementations (previously known as Options) are written in C++ and are deployed to the C++ Connector Server. These C++ connectors perform the same job as Java connectors, and the C++ Connector Server performs a similar role to the Java CS although it provides less assistance to the connector developer. For more information, see the Programming Guide for Provisioning.