CA IdentityMinder Connectors run as part of the wider Provisioning Server architecture and communicate with the systems managed in your environment. A connector acts as a gateway to a native endpoint type system technology. For example, machines running Active Directory Services (ADS) can be managed only if the ADS connector is installed on a Connector Server with which the Provisioning Server can communicate. Connectors manage the objects that reside on the systems. Managed objects include accounts, groups, and optionally, endpoint type-specific objects.
Connectors are installed on the Connector Server and some components are installed on the Provisioning Server (for example, Server plug-in) or Provisioning Manager (user interface plug-ins).
Some connectors require an agent on the systems they manage in order to complete the communication cycle, in which case, they can be installed using the Provisioning Installer. Agents can be separated into the following categories:
Installed on the managed endpoint systems
Installed on systems, such as CA ACF2, CA Top Secret, and RACF
Certain components work on UNIX and Windows, including the following C++ Connector Server-based options:
Note: The UNIX ACC connector can manage only UNIX ACC endpoints. The Windows ACC connector is required to manage the Windows ACC endpoints but can also manage UNIX ACC endpoints.
The other C++ Connector Server-based connectors can be accessed from the Solaris Provisioning Server by relying on the Connector Server Framework (CSF). The CSF allows a Provisioning Server on Solaris to communicate with connectors running on Windows.
Note: The CSF must run on Windows to use these connectors.
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