16.10 Stopping and Starting OpenText Identity Manager Drivers

You might need to start or stop the OpenText Identity Manager drivers to ensure that an upgrade or installation process can modify or replace the correct files. This section explains the following activities:

16.10.1 Stopping the Drivers

Before you modify any files for a driver, it is important to stop the drivers.

Using Designer to Stop the Drivers

  1. In Designer, select the Identity Vault identity vault object in the Outline tab.

  2. In the Modeler toolbar, click the Stop All Drivers icon Stop All Drivers icon.

    This stops all drivers that are part of the project.

  3. Set the drivers to manual start to ensure that the drivers do not start until the upgrade process is complete:

    1. Double-click the driver icon driver icon in the Outline tab.

    2. Select Driver Configuration > Startup Options.

    3. Select Manual, then click OK.

    4. Repeat Step 3.a through Step 3.c for each driver.

Using OpenText Identity Console to Stop the Drivers

  1. In OpenText Identity Console, select Identity Manager Administration.

  2. Click the Action menu on the Driver Set object.

  3. Click Stop all drivers.

  4. Repeat through step 3 for each Driver Set object.

  5. Set the drivers to manual start to ensure that the drivers do not start until the upgrade process is complete:

    1. In OpenText Identity Console, select Identity Manager Administration.

    2. Click the Driver Set object.

    3. In the upper right corner of the driver icon, click Action menu and select Startup Options.

    4. Select Manual, then click OK.

    5. Repeat Step 5.a through Step 5.d for each driver in your tree.

16.10.2 Starting the Drivers

After all of the OpenText Identity Manager components are updated, restart the drivers. We recommend that you test the drivers after they are running to verify that all of the policies still work.

Using Designer to Start the Drivers

  1. In Designer, select the Identity Vault identity vault object in the Outline tab.

  2. Click the Start All Drivers icon Start All Drivers icon in the Modeler toolbar. This starts all of the drivers in the project.

  3. Set the driver startup options:

    1. Double-click the driver icon driver icon in the Outline tab.

    2. Select Driver Configuration > Startup Option.

    3. Select Auto start or select your preferred method of starting the driver, then click OK.

    4. Repeat Step 3.a through Step 3.c for each driver.

  4. Test the drivers to verify the policies are working as designed. For information on how to test your policies, see Testing Policies with the Policy Simulator in OpenText™ Identity Manager CE 24.4 (v4.10) - Using Designer to Create Policies.

Using OpenText Identity Console to Start the Drivers

  1. In OpenText Identity Console, select Identity Manager Overview.

  2. Click the Action menu icon driver icon on the Driver Set object.

  3. Click Start all drivers.

  4. If you have multiple drivers, Repeat through step 3 for each Driver Set object.

  5. Set the driver startup options:

    1. In OpenText Identity Console, select Identity Manager Administration.

    2. Click the Driver Set object.

    3. In the upper right corner of the driver icon, click Action menu and select Startup Options.

    4. Select Manual, then click OK.

    5. Repeat Step 5.a and Step 5.d for each driver.

  6. Test the drivers to verify the policies are working as designed.