3.2 Installing Identity Manager Engine

This section provides information about the various ways to install Identity Manager Engine:

NOTE:The Identity Manager installation process (install.sh) does not update the Identity Vault (eDirectory) schema. To update the schema, run the configure.sh script after completing the Identity Manager Engine installation.

3.2.1 Performing an Interactive Installation

  1. Download the Identity_Manager_4.7_Linux.iso from the NetIQ Downloads website.

  2. Mount the downloaded.iso.

  3. From the root directory of the .iso file, run the following command:

    ./install.sh

  4. Read through the license agreement.

  5. Enter y to accept the license agreement.

  6. Decide the Identity Manager server edition you want to install. Enter y for Advanced Edition and n for Standard Edition.

  7. Select Identity Manager Engine and complete the installation.

  8. (Conditional) Configure the installed components. For more information, see Section 4.0, Configuring Identity Manager Engine, iManager Web Administration, Identity Applications, and Identity Reporting Components.

3.2.2 Performing a Silent Installation

  1. Download the Identity_Manager_4.7_Linux.iso from the NetIQ Downloads website.

  2. Mount the downloaded.iso.

  3. From the root directory of the .iso, run the following command:

    ./create_silent_props.sh

  4. Enter y to confirm the creation of the file.

  5. To install JRE, enter y.

  6. To upgrade the existing Identity Manager components, enter y.

  7. Decide the Identity Manager server edition you want to install. Enter y for Advanced Edition and n for Standard Edition.

  8. Decide if you want to configure the components in a typical or custom mode. For more information about the settings required for each configuration mode, see Section 4.0, Configuring Identity Manager Engine, iManager Web Administration, Identity Applications, and Identity Reporting Components.

  9. Specify the components that you want to install.

  10. Run the following command to perform a silent installation:

    ./install.sh -s -f <location of the silent properties file>

    For example,

    ./install.sh -s -f /mnt/silent.properties, where /mnt/silent.properties is the location where you stored the silent properties file.