The IDM references in this guide refers to the IDM Bundle Edition that is bundled with the Open Enterprise Server. If you already have a subscription or purchased the Identity Manager Standard Edition or Advanced Edition, you can use it with BCC.
Business Continuity Clustering supports Identity Manager 4.8 with the latest patches applied. Identity Manager is installed on one node in each peer cluster. Identity Manager is required for synchronizing the configuration of the peer clusters in your business continuity cluster. It is not involved in other BCC management operations such as migrating cluster resources within or across peer clusters.
IMPORTANT:Before you attempt to modify the BCC configuration or manage the BCC-enabled cluster resources, ensure that the Identity Manager node in each peer cluster is active and Identity Manager is running properly.
The Identity Manager 4.8 for OES 2018 SP2 allows you to use the Identity Manager software, the eDirectory driver, and the management tools for iManager.
Go to the Micro Focus Downloads Web site and download the following:
Patches are available on Micro Focus Patch Finder. You must apply all maintenance patches for Identity Manager 4.8 and Identity_Manager_4.8.0_HF1_Engine on the IDM node in each of the peer clusters before you install or upgrade BCC on any of the nodes.
Use the following steps to install IDM 4.8.0.1 hot fix:
rpm -Uvh --force novell-DXMLbasenoarch.rpm
rpm -Uvh novell-DXMLeventx.rpm --nodeps
Restart eDirectory
The BCC License contains the credential that you need to use Identity Manager drivers beyond the evaluation period. In the Identity Manager interface in iManager, you can enter the credential as you create each driver for BCC, or you can put the credential in a file that you point to.
Before you install Business Continuity Clustering on any cluster node in any peer cluster, you must install the following IDM components on one node in every peer cluster:
Identity Manger Metdirectory Server (the IDM engine and Identity Vault)
eDirectory Driver
iManager Plug-Ins for Identity Manager
For information about installing the IDM components used by BCC, see Section 5.2.2, Installing and Configuring the Identity Manager Components Used by BCC. For general instructions, see Installing and Configuring Identity Manager in the Quick Start Guide for Installing NetIQ Identity Manager 4.8.
The BCC Cluster Resource Synchronization template is applied to the eDirectory driver to create BCC-specific drivers that automatically synchronize BCC configuration information between the Identity Manager nodes in peer clusters. The template is added on the iManager/Identity Manager node when you install the BCC IDM module (novell-business-continuity-cluster-idm.rpm).