This article explains the steps to integrate VMware Identity Manager with Active Directory and import users:
Integrate VMware Identity Manager with Active Directory
Manage Directory Synchronization Settings
Integrate VMware Identity Manager with Active Directory:
Login to vIDM GUI https://vidm.fqdn.local
Username: configadmin
Password: Password
The configadmin user is the configuration administrator user name specified during installation.
Click the Identity & Access Management tab
Click Add Directory and select Add Active Directory over LDAP/IWA
Enter your-domain in the Directory Name text box
In the Add Directory wizard, scroll down to Join Domain Details and enter the below details:
Domain Name:
Domain Admin Username:
Domain Admin Password:
Click Save & Next
Select your-domain and click Next
Review the required attributes on the Map User Attributes page and click Next
Click the plus (+) icon at the top-right corner
Enter ou=LAB,dc=your,dc=domain as the group DN
All the groups from Lab Org Unit in AD are synchronized to the vIDM database
Click Find Groups
Select the Select All check box to select all the groups from Lab OU
Click Next
Click the X to delete cn=administrator,cn=users,dc=your,dc=domain user
Click Next
Click Sync Directory
Manage Directory Synchronization Settings:
You add users from Engineering Organizational Unit and synchronize the users with VMware Identity Manager.
Click the Identity & Access Management tab
Click the your-domain directory
Click Sync Settings
Change the sync frequency to once per day at 0:00 hours
Click the Groups tab
Click the plus (+) icon at the top-right corner to specify the group DN
Enter ou=Lab,dc=your,dc=domain in the text box
Click Find Groups
Select the Select All check box
Click Save and Sync
Review the number of users and groups added and click Sync Directory
Click the Sync Log link to review the changes
Click the user name at the top-right corner and select Logout
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