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

Directory Information

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

Table 1. 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 2. 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 service.

Table 3. SSL Certificate Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
SSL certificate
Private key

License Key

Table 4. VMware Identity Manager License Key Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
License key
Note: The License key information is entered in the VMware Identity Manager console in the Appliance Settings > License page after the installation is complete.

External Database

Table 5. External Database Information Checklist
Information to Gather List the Information
Database host name
Port
Username
Password