You have set up a basic configuration. See Setting Up a Basic Access Manager Configuration
in the Novell Access Manager 3.1 SP2 Setup Guide.
You have a J2EE application server that has an application with security constraints.
You have configured the Identity Server with policies for the roles required by your application. For the sample payroll application, this is an Employee role and a Manager role.
You have the agent installed on your J2EE server. See Section 1.0, Installing the J2EE Agents.