CA Identity Manager Implementation Guide - CA Technologies

Identity Manager ComponentsFor example, an endpoint, such as a Human Resources application, mightupdate the email addresses of users.Admin TaskUpdates theProvisioningServerIdentity ManagerServerProvisioningSeverExternalEndpoints SystemsUserConsoleProvisioning ServerUpdates the IdentityManager ServerUser StoreProvisioning DirectoryCombined User Store and Provisioning DirectoryIf you select an instance of CA Directory for both user stores, the directoryfunctions as both a user store and Provisioning Directory. Users you create inIdentity Manager are stored in that directory, but you can still modify thatdirectory as a Provisioning Directory. For example, you can select the userattribute to use in the Provisioning Server for a specific user attribute used byIdentity Manager.The following figure shows the use of one directory for both the user store andProvisioning Directory.Identity ManagerServerProvisioningServerExternalEndpoints SystemsUserConsoleUser Store/ProvisioningDirectoryChapter 3: Identity Manager Architecture 33