2.3 Overview of the Installation Process

The following outline summarizes the steps to install the Identity Manager driver for z/OS RACF. Details about each step can be found in the topics that follow this outline.

  1. Install the RACF Event Subsystem on each z/OS system that shares the RACF database.

    For details, see Section 2.4, Installing the RACF Event Subsystem.

    Installing the RACF Event Subsystem includes the following tasks:

    1. Setting Up the Libraries on Your z/OS System

    2. Allocating and Initializing the Change Log Data Set

    3. Setting Up the Change Log Started Task

    4. Authorizing the LDXSERV TSO Command

    5. Installing the LDXPROC TSO Logon Procedure

    6. Creating an Administrative User ID for the Driver TSO Session

    7. Testing the RACF Event Subsystem before Installing the RACF Exits

    8. Installing the RACF Exits

    9. Testing the Completed RACF Event Subsystem Installation

  2. Install the driver shim.

    For details, see Section 2.5, Installing the Driver Shim.

  3. Set up the initial driver configuration.

    1. Section 2.6, Setting Up the Driver.

    2. Section 2.7, Customizing the Policy Starter Set.

  4. Activate the driver.

    Identity Manager drivers must be activated within 90 days of installation, or they will shut down. At any time during the 90 days, or afterward, you can activate Identity Manager products to a fully licensed state. For further information, see Section 2.8, Activating the Driver.

After you have installed and tested the preconfigured Novell Identity Manager Driver for z/OS RACF, implement the deployment plan that you have developed to meet your own specific business requirements.