HP Identity Driven Manager Software Series - Manual (Page 20)

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Getting Started
Before You Begin
e. To change the default Password that the Agent will use to communicate
with the PCM server, clear the related Use Default check box and type the
desired password. This must match the password set on the Agent Manager
Server Setup tab.
Once installed, the IDM Agent begins collecting User, Domain, and RADIUS data.
Installing on a Linux System
To install the IDM Agent on a supported Linux system:
1. Start a web browser, and type the IP address of the PCM server computer
followed by a colon and the port ID 8040. For example, if the IP address of the
server computer is 10.15.20.25, enter the following URL:
http://10.15.20.25:8040
2. From the list of available downloads, click IDM FreeRADIUS Agent and then
click Save to download the file.
3. Once the download completes, move the file to a location accessible by the target
Agent system, if necessary.
4. Extract the downloaded HpIdmLinuxAgentInstaller-.tar.gz file to a
temporary location on the RADIUS server.
5. Change to the HpIdmLinuxAgentInstaller- directory, run install.sh as
root, and then follow the prompts.
Checking IDM Server and Agent Connectivity
Check the Agent Status pane on the IDM Dashboard to verify that the IDM Server
and IDM Agent are installed and running. To do so:
1. From the bottom of the PCM navigation tree, select the Identity tab.
2. From the IDM navigation tree, select the Identity Management Home node.
3. In the right pane, select the Dashboard tab and review the Agent Status.
You can also check the Event Log for the RADIUS server for the event “RADIUS
server or Agent connected”.
Using the IDM Auto-Discover Feature
You can manually configure the RADIUS server, Domains, and Users in IDM, or
you can let IDM do the hard work for you. And, you have two options for automat-
ically discovering users. Either enable Active Directory synchronization to import
users from the Active Directory, or install the IDM Agent on the system with the