The interview for ITIM can have many open ends . We are not not interviewed only in ITIM (Tivoli Identity Management Suite), but also get grilled in other areas like WAS (websphere application services), TDI (tivoli Directory integrator), Linux / Unix/ AIX , Bash scripting , AD (active directory), Lotus notes, Adapter customization and many times even Tivoli Access management .
Few popular interview Questions will be :
1. how long have u been associated with TIM . Were u a part of team that installed TIM
Ans: Tell the exact time when u started. Its perfect if u have 4+ yrs of Tivoli experience.
2. Steps to install ITIM
Ans: need to understand the requirement , and what all Tivoli components are needed. With ITIM 5.0 and up, TDI are RMI based, installed with the installation, the middleware configuration is simplified and have a whole list of adapters compatible.
Steps:
3. Does ITIM has its own database - Yes , ITIM has ITIM LDAP and ITIM DB2
4. What is trusted source. - The default store which will have correct credentials for recons to run
5. Where are memory leaks in ITIM. - Yes. ITIM is based out of Java, and the custom codes are responsible for memory leaks.
6. Which of the two is synchronous- ITIM / TDI
7. where will u look for logs in TDI and in ITIM .
Ans: CTGIM folder in ITIM install
8. When is the case when u dont have to restart WAS when u change something. What changes am i talking about
9. Your role in the team
10. What is DMZ - demilitralized zone for TAM , protects against invasion
11. What is cache size
12. Where is JVM Heap size located
13. If one of the installation steps goes wrong, where r the error logs
14. What is adapter
15. how do u schedule a task using TDI
16. Version of WAS / TDI / ITIM / DB2 /DB
17. What is lifecycle rule
18 What is FESI extension. Is it better than IBM JS. Have you worked on them
19. What command is used for configuring adapter
20. Can you develop a custom adapter. What file you need to modify for the same
21. how do u implement load balancing in ITIM.
22. What is identity management , how it is different from identity policy
23. Steps to implement a fresh new ITIM
24. How do u configure a policy on person record on particular org tree
25. Steps to export the changes to QA or production
26. LDAP searches , basic questions on them
27. Bash / C shell questions , as how to execute and run commands
28 what are hooks in TDI
29. at what different levels hooks can be established in TDI
30. What is role of Delta in TDI
31. What is link criteria.
32. What is ACI
33. Questions on self service console
more coming up ... feel free to answer in comments
Few popular interview Questions will be :
1. how long have u been associated with TIM . Were u a part of team that installed TIM
Ans: Tell the exact time when u started. Its perfect if u have 4+ yrs of Tivoli experience.
2. Steps to install ITIM
Ans: need to understand the requirement , and what all Tivoli components are needed. With ITIM 5.0 and up, TDI are RMI based, installed with the installation, the middleware configuration is simplified and have a whole list of adapters compatible.
Steps:
- Install ITIM suite. Select a response file
- Install DB2 , default location Program Files\SQLLIB\bin
- Install TDS , tivoli directory server. Once Tivoli directory server is installed, you have to link it to DB2. This will ensure middleware is up and running.
- Install TDI , and the default location for install is: Program Files\ibm\tdi\version x.x
- Install the adapters .
3. Does ITIM has its own database - Yes , ITIM has ITIM LDAP and ITIM DB2
4. What is trusted source. - The default store which will have correct credentials for recons to run
5. Where are memory leaks in ITIM. - Yes. ITIM is based out of Java, and the custom codes are responsible for memory leaks.
6. Which of the two is synchronous- ITIM / TDI
7. where will u look for logs in TDI and in ITIM .
Ans: CTGIM folder in ITIM install
8. When is the case when u dont have to restart WAS when u change something. What changes am i talking about
9. Your role in the team
10. What is DMZ - demilitralized zone for TAM , protects against invasion
11. What is cache size
12. Where is JVM Heap size located
13. If one of the installation steps goes wrong, where r the error logs
14. What is adapter
15. how do u schedule a task using TDI
16. Version of WAS / TDI / ITIM / DB2 /DB
17. What is lifecycle rule
18 What is FESI extension. Is it better than IBM JS. Have you worked on them
19. What command is used for configuring adapter
20. Can you develop a custom adapter. What file you need to modify for the same
21. how do u implement load balancing in ITIM.
22. What is identity management , how it is different from identity policy
23. Steps to implement a fresh new ITIM
24. How do u configure a policy on person record on particular org tree
25. Steps to export the changes to QA or production
26. LDAP searches , basic questions on them
27. Bash / C shell questions , as how to execute and run commands
28 what are hooks in TDI
29. at what different levels hooks can be established in TDI
30. What is role of Delta in TDI
31. What is link criteria.
32. What is ACI
33. Questions on self service console
more coming up ... feel free to answer in comments
