The NovellĀ® Identity Manager Resource Kit is a set of components designed to accelerate the deployment and to increase the quality of real-world business solutions based on the Novell Identity and Security Management software stack. The primary purpose of the Resource Kit is to provide partners and system integrators a repeatable way to implement an Identity Manager solution quickly, efficiently, and with a high level of quality. Figure 1-1 is a graphical representation of the Resource Kit.
Figure 1-1 Components of the Novell Identity Manager Resource Kit
The Resource Kit contains:
A ready-to-deploy virtual machine that provides a complete enterprise-level identity solution.
Configuration templates to use with a custom identity solution.
Templates that contain complete solution configurations to quickly start new projects.
Documentation that contains best practices, guidelines, and solutions for a custom Identity Manager deployment.
A unique test and business policy re-attestation harness.
Test cases
To gain a quick understanding of what the Resource Kit can do, there are exercises included in the documentation. The exercises walk you through solutions contained in the Resource Kit. The exercises are Identity Manager Resource Kit 1.2 Exercises for the Metadirectory
and Identity Manager Resource Kit 1.2 Exercises for the Provisioning Modules
.