You can integrate VMware Identity Manager with your Active Directory deployment to sync with vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

The following table provides the supported and non-supported directory settings of VMware Identity Manager with vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

Option Supported Not Supported
Server location (DNS) Supports the default selection. This Directory supports DNS Service Location option is checked. When you deselect the default selection, it has an option for the user to enter the Active Directory server host name and port number along with Global Catalog option.
Directory Sync and Authentication Supports default selections for Authentication (Connector to perform Authentication), Directory Search Attribute. Can not change the selection of authentication and Directory search attribute from Lifecycle Manager.
Certificates Supports default selection - No STARTTLS encryption on AD Does not support Active Directory with STARTTLS encryption
Sync Setting Supports Add Domains, Add Groups and Add users. Does not support Sync Frequency Configuration, Mapped Attributes Selection, Safeguards management and Groups listing in Sync Settings.
Connector Configuration
  • Support Embedded Linux connector.
  • Windows Connector support is limited to the following scenarios
  1. Import VMware Identity Manager having AD configured with windows connector and then add the AD from vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  2. VMware Identity Manager with multiple windows connectors configured to different AD's.
  3. Edit or Delete of AD configured on windows connector from vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  1. Configuration(new) of AD on windows connector from vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager not supported.
  2. Clustered Windows Connectors not Supported.
  3. Installation of windows connector from vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  4. Upgrade of Windows connector.
  5. Replace certificate on windows connector from vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.
  6. Connector Selection from vRLCM.