2.3 Configuring Your Vibe Site to Work with the Vibe Connector

Before you install the Vibe Connector, you must configure your Vibe system to interact successfully with the Vibe Connector.

2.3.1 Accessing Your Vibe Site

  1. In a Web browser, log in to the Vibe site as the Vibe administrator.

    http://vibe_server

    Replace vibe_server with the IP address or DNS hostname to display the Vibe Login page.

    Vibe OnPrem Login page

  2. Specify the Vibe administration user ID and password, then click OK.

  3. Continue with Setting Up the Vibe Connector as a Remote Application.

2.3.2 Setting Up the Vibe Connector as a Remote Application

  1. After logging in to Vibe as the site administrator, click the Settings icon Settings icon on the right side of the Vibe masthead, then click Administration Console Administration icon.

    Management menu on the Administration page

  2. On the Management menu, click Applications, then click Add a New Application.

    Applications page

  3. Fill in the following fields, based on the information you gathered under Vibe Remote Application Information on the Vibe Connector Installation and Configuration Summary Sheet.

    • Title

    • Name

    • Description (optional)

    • Trusted

  4. Click Add.

    Applications page with the Vibe OnPrem Connector added

  5. Click the Vibe Connector that your just added, then click Modify the Application.

  6. In the Vibe Connector Configuration section of the Vibe Connector Installation and Configuration Summary Sheet, make a note of the application ID number in the Internal ID field.

    You need this number when you configure the Vibe Connector to communicate with your Vibe system.

  7. Click Close to close the Applications page, then click Close in the Action toolbar to return to the main Vibe window.

  8. Continue with Setting the Password for the Vibe Synchronization Agent.

2.3.3 Setting the Password for the Vibe Synchronization Agent

  1. After logging in to Vibe as the site administrator, click the Browse icon on the left side of the Action toolbar, then click Personal Workspaces.

    Vibe OnPrem browsing to personal workspaces

  2. In the Entry field, begin typing synchronization agent, then click it when it appears in the drop-down list.

    Vibe OnPrem Synchronization Agent in the Entry field

    The Profile page for the Synchronization Agent appears.

    Vibe OnPrem Synchronization Agent Profile page

  3. Click Edit to display the User page.

    Vibe OnPrem Synchronization Agent User page

  4. In the New Password and Confirm New Password fields, specify a password for the Synchronization Agent.

  5. Click OK.

  6. Continue with Granting Access to the Synchronization Agent.

2.3.4 Granting Access to the Synchronization Agent

For synchronization to occur, you must give the Synchronization Agent access to make Web service calls on behalf of Vibe users.

  1. After logging in to Vibe as the site administrator, click the Settings icon Settings icon on the right side of the Vibe masthead, then click Administration Console Administration icon.

  2. In the System section, click Access Control for Zone Administration.

  3. In the Access Control table, click Add a User.

  4. In the Add a User field, begin typing Synchronization Agent, then click Synchronization Agent when it appears in the drop-down list.

  5. In the Access Control table, in the Synchronization Agent row, select the check box in the Token Requester column.

  6. Click Save Changes > Close.

  7. Continue with Installing the Vibe Connector Software.

2.3.5 Working with Novell Access Manager

If you have configured your Vibe site so that users log in through Novell Access Manager, as described in Configuring Single Sign-On with Novell Access Manager in Advanced Installation and Reconfiguration in the Novell Vibe 3.2 Installation Guide, you must reconfigure your Vibe site to communicate directly with the Vibe Connector. The typical configuration forces all HTTP communications with the Vibe server to be routed through the reverse proxy. An exception is required so that the Vibe Connector can communicate directly with the Vibe server.

  1. Rerun the Vibe Installation program, as described in Setting Configuration Options after Installation in Advanced Installation and Reconfiguration in the Novell Vibe 3.2 Installation Guide.

  2. On the Reverse Proxy Configuration page, add the IP address of the Vibe Connector server, so that the Vibe site accepts logins directly from the Vibe Connector.