8.1 Windows

  1. Obtain the latest platform-specific archive files for iManager install. These files are available from the Novell Developer Support Web site.

  2. Include the iManager install archive as part of your product install. This can be done in multiple ways. For example, as an expanded directory hierarchy on your CD; bundled with your application installer for later extraction; or downloaded during the application install, then extracted.

  3. Expand the iManager install archive. If your application installer uses InstallAnywhere, the archive can be expanded using the Expand Archive action, or from custom code using the java.util.zip package. Other installers have similar APIs for expanding compressed archive files.

  4. Launch the iManager installer. The installer is located in SDK_HOME\installs\PLATFORM directory, where PLATFORM can be either win or unix.

    Operating System

    Install Executable

    Windows

    iManagerInstall.exe, located in the \win folder

    If you are using InstallAnywhere, the appropriate executable is launched using the Execute Command action or from custom code using Runtime.exec() and Process class methods. Add -i silent to the command line to run a silent install. You can also pass parameters (such as the UI mode) to the iManager installer through an installer.properties file. The installer.properties file must reside in the same directory as the iManager installer.

    Set the $LAUNCH_BROWSER$ property to FALSE, either in installer.properties or from the command line, if iManager should not launch a Web browser and display gettingstarted.html at the end of the install process. For example:

     -DLAUNCH_BROWSER=false

  5. To include a plug-in for automatic installation after the iManager installation is complete, simply place the necessary NPMs in the plug-in directory. By default, the plug-in directory is SDK_HOME\installs\plugins directory. However, you can also specify a different plug-in directory by setting the PLUGIN_DIRECTORY property, either in the installer.properties file or from the command line.

  6. Once you have completed the installation, edit or create the following configuration file, which ensures that administrative rights are properly configured for use with eDirectory:

     C:\Program Files\Novell\tomcat\webapps\nps\WEB-INF\configiman.properties

    The configiman.properties file should specify the list of authorized users, in the following form: user.context.treename=eDirectory. For example:

     admin.lab.LAB_TREE=eDirectory