How to Install Security Identity Manager Adapter Development Tool IBM ADT

This article highlights the steps to install IBM Tivoli Identity Manger Adapter Development Tool (ADT). The installation steps are simple just like any windows software, but getting it to work is little tricky.

Since ADT is only available in 32 bit version and most of us have 64 bit Security Directory Integrator (SDI) or Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI, old name). It will be installed without any issues on 64 windows machines, but when you’ll try to save a project inside ADT it’ll give errors. As long as you are using it on 32 bit machine everything works fine. Follow the steps below to get it working on 64 machines.

Installation prerequisites:

• 64 bit JDK
• Security Directory Integrator (SDI)

In order to avoid errors on 64 machine, follow the steps below after installation:

1. Copy the JRE folder from the 32 bit SDI. JRE folder is present in the home folder on the SDI installation directory
2. Paste the JRE folder copied in the previous step in the home folder of ADT.
3. The JRE folder must be from 32 bit SDI otherwise ADT will not work properly in 64 bit environment.