1.1 Deployment Models

Access Manager Appliance is a deployment model introduced from NetIQ Access Manager 3.2 onwards. It includes all major components such as Administration Console, Identity Server, and Access Gateway in a single soft appliance. This solution differs from the other Access Manager model where all components can be installed on separate systems. Access Manager Appliance enables organizations to rapidly deploy and secure Web and enterprise applications. This simplifies access to any application. The reduced deployment and configuration time gives quick time to value and helps to lower the total cost of ownership.

Some of the key differentiators that Access Manager Appliance offers over the Access Manager solution are:

  • Quick installation and automatic configuration

  • Single port configuration and common location to manage certificates

  • Sample portal for administrator reference

  • Fewer DNS names, SSL certificates, and IP addresses

  • Reduced hardware requirements

For details about these differentiators and other features of Access Manager Appliance, see Section 1.2, Access Manager Versus Access Manager Appliance.

The following diagrams describe differences between Access Manager and Access Manager Appliance:

Figure 1-1 Typical Deployment of Access Manager

Figure 1-2 Typical Deployment of Access Manager Appliance