The Access Manager Administration Console, which you install on Linux or Windows, 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. The Administration Console requires a minimum of 4 GB 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:
4 GB RAM.
Dual CPU or Core (3.0 GHz or comparable chip).
100 GB hard disk.
This amount is recommended to ensure ample space for logging in a production environment. This disk space must be local and not remote.
One of the following operating systems:
SLES 10 SP2 or SP3, either with 32-bit or 64-bit operating system on x86-32 and x86-64 hardware.
SLES 11 or SLES 11 SP1, either with 32-bit or 64-bit operating system on x86-32 and x86-64 hardware.
Because of library update conflicts, you cannot install Access Manager on a Linux User Management (LUM) machine.
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. On SLES 11, the compat package is available in the SLES11-Extras repository. For information on enabling this repository, see TID 7004701.
compat-libstdc++: A required library for the configuration database. On SLES 11, this library is installed as a dependency when you install the compat package.
Use the following command to verify:
rpm -qa | grep <package name>
Use YaST to install the packages.
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: A graphical user interface library required for the installation of iManager
gtk (version 1.2.10)
gtk2 (version 2.8.10 or later)
gtk2-32bit (version 2.8.10 or later for a 64-bit installation)
SLES 11 Requirements: On a minimal install of SLES 11, make sure the following packages (with their dependent packages) are installed before installing the Administration Console: A graphical user interface library required for the installation of iManager
gtk2 (version 2.18.9 or later)
Use the following command to verify:
rpm -qa | grep gtk
OpenLDAP cannot be installed, and if it is installed, it must be removed.
Zip and unzip utilities must be available 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 hostname 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 by using the Linux Virtual Services software, you can also install the Administration Console on this machine.
For Administration Console installation instructions, see Installing the Access Manager Administration Console.
NOTE:The Administration Console and the Identity Server are supported only on SLES11 32-bit as the iManager and the Audit Server components included in the Administration Console are not yet supported on SLES11 64-bit.
4 GB RAM.
Dual CPU or Core (3.0 GHz or comparable chip).
100 GB hard disk.
This amount is recommended to ensure ample space for logging in a production environment. This disk space must be local and not remote.
One of the following operating systems:
Windows 2003 Server SP2, 32-bit operating system, in either Standard or Enterprise Edition, with the latest patches applied
Windows 2008 Server R2, 64-bit operating system, in either Standard or Enterprise Edition, with the latest patches applied
Static IP address
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.
Microsoft Internet Information Service cannot run on the same machine as the Administration Console without causing port conflicts.
No JRE can be installed. If you have a version installed, remove it, install the Administration Console, then reinstall the JRE.
For Administration Console installation instructions, see Installing the Access Manager Administration Console.
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 7.x or 8.x
Firefox 3.5.x and 3.6.x on Windows and Linux
Firefox 2 on SLED 10
IMPORTANT:Browser pop-ups must be enabled to use the Administration Console.