2.1 Checklist for Installing Identity Governance

Before beginning the installation process, review the following steps and the linked information. Understanding the various components and how they fit in the overall environment helps you make decisions during installation and troubleshoot issues following installation.

	Checklist Items
	Learn about the collection, publication, and review process. For more information, see Section 1.0, Overview.
	Learn about the relationship between the LDAP authentication server and the OSP authentication service. For more information, see Understanding Authentication for Identity Governance.
	Decide which servers you want to use for your Identity Governance components. For more information, see Recommended Installation Scenarios and Server Setup.
	(Conditional) To add Identity Governance to an existing Identity Manager environment, review the scenarios. For more information, see Identity Governance and Identity Manager.
	Decide whether you want to run OSP, ActiveMQ, and Identity Governance in a clustered environment. For more information, see Ensuring High Availability for Identity Governance.
	Install the Tomcat application server: To review the prerequisites for Tomcat, see Prerequisites for the Tomcat Application Server. The Tomcat server has the same server requirements as the Identity Governance server. For more information, see Identity Governance Server System Requirements. To install Tomcat using the convenience installer included with Identity Governance, see Section 3.0, Installing Tomcat, PostgreSQL, and ActiveMQ for Identity Governance.
	Install or configure the Identity Governance databases: To learn about the databases, see Understanding the Identity Governance and Reporting Databases. To review the prerequisites for the databases, see Prerequisites for the Identity Governance Databases. To review the server requirements for the databases, see Database Server System Requirements. (Conditional) To use PostgreSQL as the database platform, see Section 3.0, Installing Tomcat, PostgreSQL, and ActiveMQ for Identity Governance. (Conditional) To use Oracle as the database platform, see Preparing an Oracle Database for Identity Governance. (Conditional) To use Microsoft SQL Server as the database platform, see Preparing an MS SQL Server Database for Identity Governance.
	Install OSP for an authentication service: To review the prerequisites, see General Prerequisites for Identity Governance. The OSP server has the same requirements as the Identity Governance server. For more information, see Identity Governance Server System Requirements. To install the OSP server, see Section 4.0, Installing One SSO Provider.
	Install Identity Governance: To review the prerequisites, see General Prerequisites for Identity Governance. To review the server requirements, see Identity Governance Server System Requirements. To install the Identity Governance server, see Section 5.0, Installing Identity Governance.
	(Conditional) Complete the database configuration if you chose Generate SQL for later during installation. For more information, see Configuring the Databases after Installation.
	(Conditional) Complete the configuration of the Tomcat cluster: Configuring the Nodes in the Tomcat Cluster Configuring ActiveMQ Failover in the Tomcat Cluster
	(Optional) Install Identity Reporting if you did not install it as part of the Identity Governance installation: To learn about reporting, see Understanding Identity Reporting. To review the prerequisites, see Prerequisites for Identity Reporting. To review the server requirements, see Identity Reporting Server System Requirements. To install Identity Reporting, see Section 6.0, Installing Identity Reporting.
	(Optional) Add a valid license key to continue using Identity Governance after the 90-day trial period. For more information, see Updating the License Key.