OpenText Directory Services
Enterprise Directory Synchronization
Release Notes
10.5.0
Product Released: 2015-06-29
Release Notes Revised: 2015-11-30
Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Release Notes revision history .................................................................................................. 3
2 About OTDS Enterprise Directory Synchronization ................................................................... 3
3 Packaging and documentation ..................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Packaging and delivery information .......................................................................................... 3
3.2 Related documentation .............................................................................................................. 4
3.3 Documentation errata ................................................................................................................ 4
3.3.1 User Permissions required by OTDS to read the Deleted Objects Volume of
Active directory ............................................................................................................. 4
4 Supported environments and compatibility ................................................................................ 4
4.1 Supported systems .................................................................................................................... 4
4.1.1 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................. 4
4.1.2 Supported Operating Systems ..................................................................................... 5
4.1.3 Supported Virtualization Platforms ............................................................................... 6
4.1.4 Supported Browsers ..................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Compatibility Matrix ................................................................................................................... 7
4.3 Language Support ..................................................................................................................... 7
5 Installation and upgrade notes ..................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Installation notes ........................................................................................................................ 8
6 Contact information ....................................................................................................................... 9
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1 Introduction
These Release Notes provide an overview of OTDS Enterprise Directory Synchronization 10.5.0,
including new features, delivery information, and supported platforms. OpenText recommends that
you read these Release Notes in conjunction with the documentation included with the software
package. If any conflicts exist, the Release Notes supersede the other documentation.
We also recommend that you check the OpenText Knowledge Center
(https://knowledge.opentext.com/) for any patches or documentation updates that may have been
posted after the initial release of this product.
1.1 Release Notes revision history
Revision Date Sections Revised Description of Revisions
2015-09-10 First release. All new content.
2015-11-26 Fixed Issues Patch 8 release
2 About OTDS Enterprise Directory Synchronization
OpenText Directory Services (OTDS) manages user and group identity information for OpenText
components. OpenText Directory Services - Enterprise Directory Synchronization (Enterprise
Directory Sync) allows you to synchronize users to an OTDS partition located in the OpenText cloud.
This document describes how to install, configure, and administer Enterprise Directory Sync.
Enterprise Directory Sync is available for use with OTDS 10.5.0 SP1 Patch 6 and above.
3 Packaging and documentation
Downloads and documentation for OTDS Enterprise Directory Synchronization are available on the
OpenText Knowledge Center (https://knowledge.opentext.com/).
3.1 Packaging and delivery information
The software and documentation for OTDS Enterprise Directory Synchronization includes:
• OTDS Enterprise Directory Synchronization version 10.5 is available for download from the
Knowledge Center: https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/llisapi.dll/Open/37947814
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3.2 Related documentation
For additional information about OTDS Enterprise Directory Synchronization, or for supplemental
information about related products, refer to the following documents, which are available on the
OpenText Knowledge Center (https://knowledge.opentext.com/).
• https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/llisapi.dll/Open/50107027
• https://knowledge.opentext.com/go/otdspi
3.3 Documentation errata
3.3.1 User Permissions required by OTDS to read the Deleted Objects Volume
of Active Directory
To fully support monitoring by USN or Dir. Sync queries for Active Directory of Global Catalog,
the userid that will run synchronization must have permission to Read the Deleted Objects
volume.
4 Supported environments and compatibility
This section provides details about supported platforms, systems, and versions.
4.1 Supported systems
4.1.1 Prerequisites
Note: Only the products and versions specified in the Release Notes are supported. Other versions
have not been tested and are therefore not officially supported for this version. The Release
Notes contain the definitive list of supported versions. Any other versions mentioned in the
product documentation are superseded by the versions specified in the Release Notes.
If no service pack, maintenance level, patch level or similar is explicitly mentioned for a
specific software version, then OpenText supports all released by the manufacturer for this
version, unless explicitly stated otherwise. However, new major releases of platform
components are not automatically supported.
4.1.1.1 Java Environment
Java 2 Platform Standard Edition Development Kit 7.0 (JDK 7.0) or
Java 2 Platform Standard Edition Runtime Environment 7.0 (JRE 7.0) – Update 21 or later.
Java 2 Platform Standard Edition Development Kit 8.0 (JDK 8.0) or
Java 2 Platform Standard Edition Runtime Environment 8.0 (JRE 8.0) – Update 20 or later.
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Note: 64-bit release of JDK/JRE is required.
JDK/JRE downloads are available at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
4.1.1.2 Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat 7.0.55 is supported and subsequent Tomcat 7.0 releases will also be supported,
unless otherwise stated.
Apache Tomcat 7.0 downloads are available at: http://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi.
Apache Tomcat 8.0.12 is supported and subsequent Tomcat 8.0 releases will also be supported,
unless otherwise stated.
Apache Tomcat 8.0 downloads are available at: http://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi.
Note: 64-bit release of Apache Tomcat is required.
4.1.1.3 Enterprise Directories and Third-party Web Access Management Products
OpenText Directory Services 10.5 was successfully tested and is supported for user synchronization
and authentication with the following Enterprise Directories:
Vendor Enterprise Directory Version Type
Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services 2003-2012 AD
Active Directory LDS LDAPv3
Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition 11g LDAPv3
Internet Directory 11g
Novell eDirectory 8.8 LDAPv3
IBM Domino 8.5 LDAPv3
Tivoli Directory Server 6.3
4.1.2 Supported Operating Systems
All supported Operating Systems are 64-bit.
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Vendor Operating System
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (x86-64)
Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2 (x86-64)
Oracle Solaris 10 (SPARC)
Solaris 11 (SPARC)
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x (x86-64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x (x86-64)
Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86-64)
Notes:
English versions of the Operating Systems are supported only.
All types of zones (whole, global, sparse) are supported on Solaris 10 and 11 (SPARC).
4.1.3 Supported Virtualization Platforms
All supported Virtualization Platforms are based on 64-bit Operating Systems.
Vendor Virtualization Platform Host Operating System
EMC ESXi 5.0 or higher Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Microsoft Hyper-V R2 Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2
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IPv6 only supported in mixed mode
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English versions of the Operating Systems are supported only.
4.1.4 Supported Browsers
This list of supported browsers is for the new web-based administration which is only available with
OTDS 10.5.0 SP1 and above. All supported browsers are currently only supported on Windows
operating systems.
Vendor Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+
Mozilla Firefox ESR
Google Chrome (latest version)
4.2 Compatibility Matrix
For details on compatibility between OpenText products, refer to the Compatibility Matrix
(https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/llisapi.dll/open/15507401) in the OpenText Knowledge
Center.
4.3 Language Support
OTDS Enterprise Directory Synchronization is currently localized in the following languages. Future
releases may add additional languages.
Component Languages
EN DE JA FR IT ZH ES RU
Installation UI
Administration B
Login page UI UI UI UI UI UI UI UI
UI = user interface only
B = both user interface and online help
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5 Installation and upgrade notes
This section provides additional installation and upgrade information, including related or third-party
product information and any required critical patches.
5.1 Installation notes
Before you install OTDS Enterprise Directory Synchronization, review these additional installation
notes and verify related product or third-party product requirements.
• When patching Directory Services, it is crucial that the patch is executed from an elevated
command line as outlined in the patch installation documentation. Double-clicking the .msp or
.msi file through Windows can cause issues.
• When installing and configuring OTDS to use Java 8, the “-XX:MaxPermSize=256m” setting is no
longer necessary and will result in a warning in the Tomcat logs if it is set.
6 Fixed Issues
This section provides information about past issues that have been fixed in this release.
Issue Name Issue Description
OTDS-4695 EDirSync cannot connect to OTDS server
Enterprise Directory Synchronization can lose
connection to OTDS server, resulting in a "Cannot
connect to server" error.
Fixed in SP1 Patch 8 (EDIRSYNC-1050-SP1-008)
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7 Contact information
OpenText Corporation
275 Frank Tompa Drive
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada, N2L 0A1
Support: https://support.opentext.com
Knowledge Center: https://knowledge.opentext.com
For more information, visit www.opentext.com
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