1.1 Overview of the Installation

The installation procedure for the Novell® Identity Manager Roles Based Provisioning Module 3.6 installs both a User Application that supports roles and the Roles Based Provisioning Module. Installation includes the following steps:

  1. If you are migrating to the Identity Manager Roles Based Provisioning Module, please refer to the Identity Manager User Application: Migration Guide .

  2. Ensure that you are meeting system requirements. See Section 1.3, System Requirements.

  3. Install the Identity Manager metadirectory. For directions, refer to the Identity Manager 3.5.1 Installation Guide . The Identity Manager metadirectory server must be installed before you can create the required drivers and install the User Application and Roles Based Provisioning Module.

  4. Satisfy the prerequisites to installation. See Section 2.0, Prerequisites to Installation.

  5. In your download directory, find and unzip the prerequisitefiles.zip file. Manually install or apply the unzipped files.

  6. If you will use Designer to create and configure drivers, install Designer 2.1.1. See “Installing Designer.”.

  7. Create the User Application Driver in iManager or Designer 2.1.1. Directions for creating the driver in iManager are in Section 3.1, Creating the User Application Driver in iManager.

    The User Application driver must already exist (but not be turned on) before you install the Novell Identity Manager User Application and Roles Based Provisioning Module.

  8. Create the Role Service Driver in iManager or Designer 2.1.1. Directions for creating the driver in iManager are at Section 3.2, Creating the Role Service Driver in iManager.

    The Role Service Driver must already exist (but not be turned on) before you install the Novell Identity Manager User Application and Roles Based Provisioning Module.

  9. Install and configure the Novell Identity Manager User Application and Roles Based Provisioning Module. See:

  10. Carry out post-installation tasks.