1.4.1 Installation Programs
Identity Manager has three distinct installation programs
with seven services to install and configure.
Below is the list of the installation programs and what each
installation does:
NOTE:Before installing Identity Manager components, you need to
install prerequisite software including eDirectory 8.7.3 or later,
iManager 2.5 or later, and Novell Audit 1.0.3 Starter Pack. You can
get the prerequisite software from Novell’s Download
Web site.
Identity Manager Metadirectory System
Installation
The installation process performs the following functions:
- Extends the eDirectory schema for
the Identity Manager product as a whole.
- Installs the Metadirectory engine and system service.
- Installs the Identity Manager plug-ins for iManager.
- Installs the Metadirectory system Remote Loader
(if selected).
- Installs the connected system drivers. (The drivers
are installed, but dormant until initiated for use).
- Installs the Identity Manager reports, and any of
the Metadirectory system utilities, and tools.
User Application and Workflow Services
for Provisioning Installation
The following services are installed on Linux and Windows:
- JBoss and MySQL (if selected).
- The lightweight portal software and the directory
abstraction layer software.
- The User Application portlets, and supporting software,
including work flow end user tasks.
- The Workflow engine.
Designer Installation
There is an installer for Linux and one for Windows:
- Installs the Eclipse framework.
- Installs the foundational plug-ins.
- Installs the Metadirectory plug-ins.
1.4.2 Services
Identity Manager comes with seven services that you can install
and configure. Although it’s not recommended for a production
environment, you can install and configure all seven services on
a single computer. Or you can deploy one service per computer, or
anything in between. The supported hardware and software prerequisites
for each service are covered in Section 1.5, System Requirements
for Identity Manager .
- The Metadirectory system service. This
system is used as the Identity Vault, and you only need one instance
of the Metadirectory engine in a production environment. To install
Identity Manager and this service, see Section 4.0, Installing Identity Manager.
- The Web-based administration service. Use this service
for the administration of eDirectory and the Metadirectory system
using iManager 2.5 and above with Identity Manager and User Application
plug-ins installed. You install Identity Manager plug-ins into iManager
on the server where you install Identity Manager. To install Identity
Manager plug-ins and this service, see Section 4.0, Installing Identity Manager.
- The secure logging service. Repository for logging
events (Identity Manager software is not installed on this server,
but having a secure logging service is mandatory). This is a central service
that is used by Identity Manager and the end-user application and
workflow system services and is downloaded separately from Novell’s Download
Web site.
From the Product or Technology pull-down menu on the Download
Web site, select and click .
Click the .
Follow the installation instructions included with the Starter Pack.
- The User Application and workflow-based provisioning
services. To install this service, see Section 5.0, Installing the User
Application.
- The database service. Both the secure logging service
and the end-user application/work flow system require a
database. You can set up one database to serve both applications,
or you can set up independent databases for each one.
The secure logging service does not include a specific database.
However, you can use the MySQL database that comes with the User
Application and Provisioning. The User Application comes with the
JBoss Application Server Version 4.0.2, as well as with MySQL Version
4.1.12. To install this service, see Section 5.2, Installation and Configuration.
- Workstations. Used for Designer to design, deploy,
and document the Identity Manager system and for utilities, reports,
and tools included with the product. To install Designer on a workstation,
see
Installing
Designer
in the Designer
for Identity Manager 3: Administration Guide.
- Connected systems. This is where the drivers are
hosted and these connected systems can be applications, databases,
servers, and other services. Each connected application requires individuals
with application-specific knowledge and responsibility. Each driver
requires that the connected system be available and the relevant
APIs provided.
You install the drivers as part of the Identity Manager installation
process. To install Identity Manager and this service, see Section 4.0, Installing Identity Manager. To learn more
about configuring drivers, you should read the driver-specific documentation
on the Identity
Manager Drivers Documentation Web site.