This section provide information for installing the Identity Manager engine and drivers.
Before installing the Identity Manager engine, review the following considerations:
(Conditional) For a guided installation of the Identity Manager engine on a server running SLES 12 SP1 or later platforms, ensure that the server has libXtst6-32bit-1.2.1-4.4.1.x86_64, libXrender1-32bit, and libXi6-32bit libraries installed.
Before installing the Identity Manager engine, you must install the Identity Vault. Also, the Identity Vault must contain a tree with at least one organizational unit, one user, and an iManager server.
Install the Identity Manager engine on the same server that hosts the Identity Vault.
(Conditional) To install the Remote Loader on the same computer as the Identity Manager engine, ensure that you select an operating system that supports both components. For more information about system requirements for the Remote Loader, see Prerequisites and Considerations for Installing the Remote Loader.
(Conditional) If you install the Identity Manager engine as a non-root user, the installation process does not install NetIQ Sentinel Platform Agent, UNIX/Linux Account Driver, or Remote Loader. You must install these components separately.
Many variables affect the performance of the server where you install the Identity Manager engine, including the number of drivers running on the server. When planning where to install the drivers, NetIQ provides the following recommendations:
In general, the number of drivers running on the server depends on the load that the drivers place on the server. Some drivers process a large quantity of objects while other drivers do not.
If you plan to synchronize millions of objects with each driver, limit the number of drivers on the server. For example, deploy fewer than 10 drivers of these drivers.
If you plan to synchronize 100 objects or fewer per driver, you might be able to run more than 10 drivers on the server.
To create a baseline on server performance which helps you determine the optimum number of drivers, use the health monitoring tools in iManager. For more information about the health monitoring tools, see Monitoring Driver Health
in the NetIQ Identity Manager Driver Administration Guide.
For more information about activating Identity Manager drivers after installation, see Activating Identity Manager.