Preparing users and groups

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 Containers: 
 V20.x:  You set up and configure a directory server to provide the authentication repository for your IBM® Business Automation Navigator and IBM FileNet® Content Manager container environment.

About this task

Check the IBM Software Product Compatibility Report for the appropriate versions of supporting software.

This procedure assumes that you installed and prepared a directory service provider that can be used by your container environment.
Note: IBM virtual member manager is not supported for container environments.

When you prepare your environment, record the settings so that these values are available to enter into the custom resource YAML file for deployment and configuration. For lists of the parameters that you need to collect, see IBM Business Automation Navigator parameters and IBM FileNet Content Manager parameters.

Procedure

To prepare your directory server:

  • Follow the steps for your directory server type:
    Directory server type Configuration steps
    IBM Security Directory Server Configure IBM Security Directory Server
    Windows Active Directory Configure Windows Active Directory
  • Configure the users and groups that you need in your IBM Business Automation Navigator environment.
    At a minimum, configure the following:
    • A P8 administrator (CEAdmin). Enter this same username in the script that you use to prepare the Content Platform Engine database.
    • A P8 administrator group