Identity Director Setup and Sync Tool

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Microsoft Azure SQL Database

Use the node Setup > Datastore to manage the Datastore connection settings of the Setup and Sync Tool.

Prerequisites Microsoft Azure SQL Database

• Microsoft Azure account

Configuration

1. Log in to your Microsoft Azure Management Portal.
2. Click New in the lower left corner. This opens a wizard.
3. Select Data Services > SQL Database > Quick Create.
4. In the Database Name field, specify the name of a temporary database.
5. In the Server field, select New SQL database server.
6. In the Region field, select your region (e.g East US when located in New York, North Europe when located in London).
7. Specify a login name and its password.
   • The first login that you create is assigned as the Administrator account of the SQL database server.
   • The password is case-sensitive and must contain lower case, upper case, numbers and special characters. The default Azure password complexity rules: minimum length of 8 characters, minimum of 1 uppercase character, minimum of 1 lowercase character, minimum of 1 number.
8. Click Create SQL Database.
9. When the database has been created, open the database dashboard.
10. Write down the SQL Database server name (i.e. <servername>.database.windows.net). You need this server name to specify the connections settings in Ivanti Identity Director.
11. Click the link Manage allowed IP addresses to allow the current machine to talk to AZURE SQL SERVER.
12. Click ADD TO THE ALLOWED IP ADDRESS.
13. Click SAVE.
14. Log in to the Setup and Sync Tool.
15. At Setup > Datastore, click Create. This opens the Datastore Wizard.
16. Specify the name of the SQL Database server that you just created on Microsoft Azure SQL Database, and its credentials.
17. Complete the remaining steps of the Datastore Wizard. Any credentials that you create must meed the Azure password complexity rules.