We will be installing the connector on a dedicated VM. From the Desktop of the Main Console, click on Connector-01.rdp to launch.

On the Connector-01 VM, click on the Windows icon to launch the Start Menu

1. Search for services on the top right search bar
2. Click on Services

Browser service or Computer Browser Service is a feature of Microsoft Windows to let users easily browse and locate shared resources in neighboring computers. This allows the installer to discover and aggregate the domains that are available for authentication within the network.

1. Look for and right-click on the Computer Browser service
2. Click on Properties

1. Set the startup type for the service to Automatic
2. Click Apply
3. Click Start
4. Click OK

Make sure the Computer Browser service is Running

On the Connector-01 VM, click on the Windows icon to launch the Start Menu

1. Search for View network connections on the top right search bar
2. Click on View Network Connections

1. Right click on the available network adapter and click on properties
2. Click on Properties on the Ethernet02 Status window

1. Double click Internet Properties Version 4 (TCP/IPV4)
2. Click Advanced on the new window

1. Navigate to the WINS tab
2. Select the Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP button
3. Click OK

Click OK on the pop-up windows to close them.

From the Toolbar, launch Windows Explorer

1. Expand Documents
2. Expand HOL
3. Expand vIDM On Prem
4. Double Click on VMware Enterprise Systems Connector 9.3.0.2 Installer

If you see any Security Warning, click Run

Click Next

1. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement
2. Click Next

The VMware Enterprise Systems Connector is a bundled installer of both the AirWatch Cloud Connector and the VMware Identity Manager Connector services. For this lab we will only be installing the VMware Identity Manager Connector feature.

1. Click on the AirWatch Cloud Connector feature
2. Select This feature will not be available

1. Click on the VMware Identity Manager Connector feature
2. Select This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive
3. Click Next

Click Next

The installer will automatically install the required version of JRE on the server. This should take around 1-2 minutes.

Click Yes to continue

Click Browse

1. Expand Documents
2. Expand HOL
3. Expand vIDM On Prem
4. Select the connector-01 file
5. Click Open

1. Enter the Certificate Password VMware1!
2. Click Next

1. Select No for Would you like to active the Connector Now?
2. Click Next

Select Browse to select Connector service as a domain user account.

Select Browse next to the Domain or Server field

1. Select the CORP domain
2. Click OK

NOTE - If you don't see all of the above options listed, you might be required to restart the server and come back to this step.

Click Browse next to the User name field

1. Select the connectsrv account
2. Click OK

Click OK to confirm the selection of the service account connectsrv

1. Enter the password for the CORP\connectsrv account VMware1!
2. Click Next

Click Install

The installation will take around 1-2 minutes to complete.

Click Finish to complete the Connector Setup.

This concludes the installation of vIDM Connector. Click on X to return to the Main Console to continue with the remaining steps of the lab.