IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator
Overview of IBM TDI version
7.1
Review this section to see a high-level overview of IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator functionality.
IBM TDI (referred to as TDI hereafter)
is a tool for real time synchronization of repositories of data, with
a special focus on identity data, including directories, databases, and operating system repositories.
As the schema for identity
data varies between repositories, TDI also performs transformations
on the identity records as they are synchronized. Attribute flow
rules and data transformations require configuration, and TDI provides
a development environment to specify these using scripting.
TDI
is more a development tool than an off-the-shelf end user product.
It is also bundled with products like IBM Tivoli Identity Manager
(TIM), IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS), Tivoli License Manager (TLM), TAMeb, Lotus Workplace, Lotus Domino, WebSphere EPCIS (RFID), and
CCMDB to extend the reach/functionality of those products.
The
TDI 7.1 Release focuses on the following themes as described in the Tivoli
Security: Identity & Access Assurance 2009 SRD as well as
other market requirements:
- Reducing ISM Integration Costs
- TDI is broadly used to provide integration services in ISM deployments, including security, asset, and service desk scenarios. This release
includes new components for CDM (Common Data Model) integration, with
the objective of reducing the cost of integrating IBM and 3rd party
applications into the ISM portfolio.
- Facilitating usage of TDI as-a-service
- TDI is increasingly used as a service to provide access to back-end
services by IBM software. This is currently implemented through re-usable
assets, but is in this release upgraded to native services that will
provide such functionality out-of-the-box.
- Improving Performance, Availability, and Scalability
- TDI provides a change detection capability when propagating changes
between systems, reducing the impact of data changes on the back-end
systems in security/identity, asset and service desk scenarios. This
release significantly increases the performance as well as reduces
the complexity when implementing scalable and available solutions.
- Usability and Consumability Enhancements
- The Eclipse tooling was introduced in v7.0 and several of the
larger suggested features from the beta program have been included
as v7.1 improvements. The installer was rewritten due to existing
installer technology going out of contract.
Product improvements have been implemented in the following
areas:
- Data Integration components
- REST API interface
- Providing alternatives to bundled components with IBM components
that provide better performance and scalability
- Multiuser Delta server
- Integration with ITM and Omnibus
- Eclipse tooling Improvements
- New installer
- Miscellaneous small Component/Connector level enhancements from
external requirement databases
- Deprecated or removed functionality and components
Use this section to see an overview of functionality or
components either deprecated or removed from IBM TDI V7.1.
- The Configuration Editor
Understand the newly designed Eclipse Configuration Editor, and review improvements for version 7.1.
- The Administration and Monitoring Console and Action Manager
Understand the newly designed Administration and Monitoring
console, deployed in the Integrated Solutions Console, and review
improvements for the Action Manager
- Server, server API, and server components enhancements
Review changes to the IBM TDI server, server API, and server components for version 7.1.
- AssemblyLine components enhancements
Review changes to the IBM TDI AssemblyLine
Components for version 7.1.
- Documentation enhancements
The following section shows highlights of changes implemented
in the IBM TDI version 7.1 User's
Guide and various bundled examples.
- Installation enhancements
Review the newly designed installation features for IBM TDI version 7.1.
- Parsers, connectors and function components
Understand the new and enhanced parsers, connectors, and
function components.
- Javadocs, tooling and scripting
Understand the newly designed coding guidelines for JavaDocs
and improve the ability of IBM TDI to
work with PKI encryption.
- Password plug-in enhancements
Understand the enhanced capabilities of the Password plug-in.
Parent topic: What's new for IBM TDI version 7.1