You can use the deployment checklist to gather the necessary information to install the VMware Identity Manager virtual appliance.

Information for Fully Qualified Domain Name

Table 1. Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
VMware Identity Manager FQDN
Note: If you plan to set up Kerberos authentication, note the following requirements:
  • In a scenario where you use the embedded connector in VMware Identity Manager for Kerberos authentication, the VMware Identity Manager host name must match the Active Directory domain to which VMware Identity Manager is joined. For example, if the Active Directory domain is sales.example.com, the VMware Identity Manager host name must be vidmhost.sales.example.com.

    If you cannot assign a hostname that matches the Active Directory domain structure, you need to configure VMware Identity Manager and Active Directory manually. See the Knowledge Base for information.

  • In a scenario where you use external connectors for Kerberos authentication, the connector host name must match the Active Directory domain to which the connector is joined. For example, if the Active Directory domain is sales.example.com, the connector host name must be connectorhost.sales.example.com.

    If you cannot assign a hostname that matches the Active Directory domain structure, you need to configure the connector and Active Directory manually. See the Knowledge Base for information.

Network Information for VMware Identity Manager Virtual Appliance

Table 2. Network Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
IP address
Note: You must use a static IP address and it must have a PTR and an A record defined in the DNS.
DNS name for this virtual appliance
Default Gateway address
Netmask or prefix

Directory Information

VMware Identity Manager supports integrating with Active Directory or LDAP directory environments.

Table 3. Active Directory Domain Controller Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
Active Directory server name
Active Directory domain name
Base DN
For Active Directory over LDAP, the Bind DN username and password
For Active Directory with Integrated Windows Authentication, the user name and password of the account that has privileges to join computers to the domain.
Table 4. LDAP Directory Server Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
LDAP directory server name or IP address
LDAP directory server port number
Base DN
Bind DN username and password
LDAP search filters for group objects, bind user objects, and user objects
LDAP attribute names for membership, object UUID, and distinguished name

SSL Certificates

You can add an SSL certificate after you deploy the VMware Identity Manager virtual appliance.

Table 5. SSL Certificate Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
SSL certificate
Private key

License Key

Table 6. VMware Identity Manager License Key Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
License key
Note: The License key information is entered in the administration console in the Appliance Settings > License page after the installation is complete.

External Database

Table 7. External Database Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
Database host name
Port
Username
Password