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Acquire a New Endpoint Type

The Option Pack works with any endpoint supported by JIAM. A common use is in the case of Connector Xpress connectors built for a specific endpoint.

Note: The Option Pack only supports Connector Xpress endpoints from CA eTrust Admin version SP2 CR13 or later.

Every endpoint type managed by the Option Pack needs a corresponding attribute in the Identity Manager user store. All endpoint account data is stored in that attribute, and later used by the various Option Pack tasks.

To acquire an endpoint type

1. Be sure that an endpoint attribute is available in the Identity Manager user store.

   Note: This attribute must be able to store large values. Set the attribute to nText for an Microsoft SQL user store, or CLOB for an Oracle user store.

2. In the Management Console, add the attribute to the directory XML file for the environment and reimport the XML file.

   Note: We recommend using the attribute well-known name, as the physical name of the attribute may change. You can use the default %ActiveDirectory% attribute for reference. This attribute can point to any physical attribute in your user store, meaning you can use an existing attribute or create new one, then map it to a new well-known attribute.

3. Add the endpoint account attributes that you want to manage, as follows:
   1. Go to Option Pack, Account Management, Acquire Endpoint Types.
   2. Select the endpoint type you want to manage.
   3. Select the attribute you want to manage on the endpoint type.
   4. If the attribute is multi-valued, select the Multi-value check box.
   5. Set the attribute name, or use the suggested default in the Attribute Name field. The attribute name must be unique across all endpoint types.
   6. (Optional) Set the Provisioning Object associated with the attribute.
   7. Click Add.
   8. Repeat Steps c through e for all attributes you want to manage on the endpoint type.
4. In the Provisioning Manager, set the program exit for each endpoint that relates to the new endpoint type you just acquired.

   Note: If you are managing many endpoints of the same type, such as 500 UNIX servers, use external tools such as LDAP commands on the Provisioning Directory, or ETAUTIL, to set program exits.

5. Go to Option Pack, Account Management, Initialize Endpoint Account.

   All account data for users who own accounts in any endpoint of this endpoint type is initially populated.

   Note: This task can be time consuming.