CA Identity Manager Implementation Guide - CA Technologies

Identity Manager ComponentsJava Connector ServerConnectors and AgentsThe Java Connector Server (Java CS) is a server component which handleshosting, routing to, and management of Java connectors. The Java CS providesa Java alternative to the C++ Connector Server. It is architecturally andfunctionally similar to the C++ Connector Server, except that it has a Java APIinstead of a C++ API, which allows your connectors to be implemented in Java.In addition, the Java CS is data-driven rather than code-driven, which allowsmore functionality to be addressed by the container (or Java CS) instead of byconnectors themselves.The Provisioning Server handles provisioning of users, and then delegates toconnectors (using the C++ Connector Server or Java Connector Server) tomanage endpoint accounts, and groups.Identity Manager Connectors run as part of the wider Provisioning Serverarchitecture and communicate with the systems managed in your environment.A connector acts as a gateway to a native endpoint type system technology. Forexample, machines running Active Directory Services (ADS) can be managedonly if the ADS connector is installed on a Connector Server with which theProvisioning Server can communicate. Connectors manage the objects thatreside on the systems. Managed objects include accounts, groups, andoptionally, endpoint type-specific objects.Connectors are installed on the Connector Server and some components areinstalled on the Provisioning Server (for example, Server plug-in) or ProvisioningManager (user interface plug-ins).Some connectors require an agent on the systems they manage in order tocomplete the communication cycle, in which case, they can be installed using theProvisioning Installer. Agents can be separated into the following categories:Remote AgentsInstalled on the managed endpoint systemsEnvironment AgentsInstalled on systems, such as CA ACF2, CA Top Secret, and RACF36 Implementation Guide