Packaging and pricing Of Drivers for Linux and Unix#

Pricing#

I am confused so check with your local Novell representative.

Novell's site says:

The Novell® Identity Manager Integration Module for Linux* and UNIX* comes with two provisioning options: Bidirectional and Fan-Out. With these options, you have the full range of capabilities to satisfy your authentication and data provisioning needs.

As we understand it, the NxSetting driver is also included in the Integration Module for Linux* and UNIX*.

Packaging #

The bi-directional driver is packaged with (they are on the same media) the Linux & Unix User Settings Driver along with the bi-directional driver to integrate all aspects of Linux and UNIX account and application administration.

The Fan-out Driver Linux-Unix is on its own media and contains the Fan-Out core driver for all supported platforms and the platform receivers for all supported platforms.

Bi-directional Driver#

The Fan-Out driver provides for delegated logic and control to your system administrators. You can process any Identity Manager data change event with a script on the platform. The Fan-Out driver provides for fan-out to hundreds of systems from a single driver. Authentication redirection provides login support for Universal Password, accessing a central repository for login and password rules. Full bidirectional password synchronization is also supported.

Fan-out Driver Linux-Unix#

The Fan-Out driver has two components: the core driver and Platform Services. The core driver provides event fan-out to target platforms running Platform Services. A single core driver can support many platforms running Platform Services, regardless of platform operating system.

The Fan-Out driver has two components: the core driver and Platform Services. The core driver provides event fan-out to target platforms running Platform Services. A single core driver can support many platforms running Platform Services, regardless of platform operating system.

Linux & Unix User Settings Driver (NxSettings)#

Also called the Linux & Unix User Settings Driver.

What Platforms are Supported#

Platform	BidirectionalVersion Support	Fan-out Version Support
AIX	5.1, 5.2, 5.3	4.33, 5.1 (APAR IY37250), 5.2, 5.3
HPUX	11, 11i	11, 11i
Solaris Sparc	8, 9, 10	2.6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Solaris x86	10	N/A
SUSE Linux (32 bit) SLES, SLED	8, 9, 10	7, 8, 9
Red Hat Linux (32 bit) AS, ES	2.1, 3, 4	2.1, 3
Debian	N/A	2.1, 3
FreeBSD	N/A	4.8, 4.9

Feature Comparison#

Feature	Bidirectional	Fan-out
Data Publishing from Platform to Identity Manager	Yes	-
Data Subscribing from Identity Manager to Platform	Yes	Yes
Provisioning to Hundreds of Platforms with a Single Driver	-	Yes
Bidirectional Password Synchronization	Yes	-
Administrative Password Resets from Platform	Yes	-
Administrative Password Resets to Platform	Yes	Yes
End User Password Replication to and from Platform	Yes	Yes
Authentication Redirection	-	Yes
Enforcement of Universal Password Rules on Platform Login	-	Yes
Universal Password Replication Support	Yes	Yes
Event Triggered Shell Scripts for Provisioning	Yes	Yes
Event and Poll Based Publishing	Yes	-
Role-Based Entitlements	Yes	-
Nsure Audit Enabled	Yes	Yes
Password Self Service Support	Yes	Yes
iManager Plug-In	Yes	Yes
Password Failure Email Notification Support	Yes	-
APIs to Simplify Programmatic Directory Access	-	Yes

See Also#

Using IDM To Replace NIS

More Information#

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