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Manually Configure a Connection to CA Identity Governance

If a connection to CA Identity Governance was not automatically created within CA Identity Manager, configure a connection manually to CA Identity Governance. This allows you to see Smart Provisioning functionality and configuration options in the User Console.

To manually configure a connection to CA Identity Governance

1. Log in to the User Console as a user with system management privileges.
2. Go to System, CA Identity Governance Configuration, Define Configuration.

   Note: Do not use other connection tasks in the User Console to create the connection to CA Identity Governance.

   The Connection Setting tab appears.

3. Enter the following information about the system where CA Identity Governance is running:

   Host

   The fully qualified name or IP address of the system where CA Identity Governance is installed.

   Port

   The port number for CA Identity Governance.

   User ID

   The name for an account that has privileges to access CA Identity Governance.

   Password

   The password for the account specified in the User ID field.

   Secure Connection (HTTPS)

   Enables an HTTPS connection between CA Identity Manager and CA Identity Governance.

   Note: You must have SSL configured to secure the connection between CA Identity Manager and CA Identity Governance.

4. Enter the following information about CA Identity Governance:

   Universe

   The name of the universe in CA Identity Governance that CA Identity Manager communicates with.

   A universe is a virtual location in CA Identity Governance that encompasses the data collected from CA Identity Manager.

   Note: You create a universe in the CA Identity Governance Portal. For more information, see the CA Identity Governance Configuration Guide.

5. Click Test Connection to verify that CA Identity Manager can connect to CA Identity Governance.

   CA Identity Manager displays the connection status at the top of the screen.

6. Click Submit.

   CA Identity Manager can now successfully communicate with CA Identity Governance.