The Access Manager Administration Console, which you install on Linux, is a modified version of iManager. After you have installed the Administration Console, the installation scripts for the other components (Identity Server, Access Gateway, SSL VPN, and J2EE Agents) auto-import their configurations into the Administration Console.
IMPORTANT:The Administration Console is the first component you install. If you have iManager installed for other products, you still need to install this version on a separate machine. You also cannot add other iManager product plug-ins to this Administration Console.
The Access Manager Administration Console has the same hardware requirements as the SLES operating system with one exception. It requires a minimum of 1 GB of RAM. Because the Administration Console is installed with an embedded version of eDirectory, which is used as the configuration store for Access Manager, the machine has the following software and hardware requirements:
SLES 10 SP2 or SLES 9 SP4, either with 32-bit or 64-bit software on x86-32 and x86-64 hardware.
Because of library update conflicts, you cannot install Access Manager on a Linux User Management (LUM) machine.
1 GB RAM minimum requirement.
100 GB hard disk (30 GB minimum).
This amount is recommended to ensure ample space for logging in a production environment. This disk space must be local and not remote (which is a possible configuration with a blade server).
Make sure the following packages are installed:
gettext: The required library and tools to create and maintain message catalogs.
python (interpreter): The basic Python object-oriented programming package.
compat: Libraries to address compatibility issues
Use the following command to verify:
rpm -qa | grep <package name>
Use YaST to install the packages.
OpenLDAP must be uninstalled.
ZIP and Unzip utilities for the backup and restore procedure.
No LDAP software, such as eDirectory, can be installed.
Ports 389 and 636 need to be free.
No other version of iManager can be installed.
Static IP address (if the IP address changes after devices have been imported, these devices can no longer communicate with the Administration Console.)
The tree for the configuration store is named after the server on which you install the Administration Console. Check the host name and rename the machine if the name is not appropriate for a configuration tree name.
The Administration Console can be installed on the same machine as the Identity Server. If you are planning to install an L4 switch on a SLES machine, using the Linux Virtual Services software, you can also install the Administration Console on this machine.
Minimal SLES installation:
SLES 9: You cannot install the Administration Console on a machine with a minimal SLES 9 installation. The Administration Console requires a GUI (such as the X Windows system), and a minimal SLES installation does not install a GUI
SLES 10 Requirements: On a minimal install of SLES 10, make sure the following packages (with their dependent packages) are installed before installing the Administration Console:
gtk (version 1.2.10): A graphical user interface library required for the installation of iManager.
gtk2 (version 32bit-1.2.10 for a 64-bit installation, version 2.8.10 for a 32-bit installation): A graphical user interface library required for the installation of iManager.
Use the following command to verify:
rpm -qa | grep gtk
Use YaST to install the packages.
To access the Administration Console after it has been installed, you need a workstation with a browser. You can use one of the following:
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows* XP
Internet Explorer 7 (latest version) on Windows XP and Vista
Firefox* 2 and 3 (latest version) on Windows and Linux
IMPORTANT:Browser pop-ups must be enabled to use the Administration Console.
For Administration Console installation instructions, see Installing the Access Manager Administration Console.