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 server. The Administration Console is installed with an embedded version of eDirectory, which is used as the configuration store for Access Manager.
For a functioning system, you need an Administration Console for configuration and management, an Identity Server for authentication, and an Access Gateway for protecting resources. The Administration Console must be installed before you install any other Access Manager devices.
After you have installed the Administration Console, the installation scripts for the other components (Identity Server and Access Gateway) auto-import their configurations into the Administration Console.
This chapter explains how to install and configure the Administration Console. Topics include:
For information about installing a secondary Administration Console and fault tolerance, see Installing Secondary Versions of Administration Console in the NetIQ Access Manager 4.3 Administration Guide.