4.4 Silent Installation and Configuration

4.4.1 Silent Installation

In order to run a silent installation of the Identity Manager components, you must create a properties file with the parameters necessary to complete the installation. There is a sample file included on the Identity Manager media:

  • Linux: ./install/propfiles/install.properties

  • Solaris: ./install/propfiles/install.properties

  • Windows: \install\propfiles\install.properties

Start the silent installation by using the correct program for your platform:

  • Linux: ./install.bin -i silent -f <filename>.properties

  • Solaris: ./install.bin -i silent -f <filename>.properties

    To execute the binary file, enter ./install.bin -i silent -f <filename>.properties.

  • Windows: \install.exe -i silent -f <filename>.properties

4.4.2 Silent Configuration

You can run a silent configuration of the Identity Manager components by creating a properties file with the parameters necessary to complete the configuration for each component. There are two sample files included on the Identity Manager media. One is used for creating a new tree, and the other is used for adding a server to an existing tree.

  • Linux/Solaris: See the following locations:

    • ./install/propfiles/configure_new_tree.properties

    • ./install/propfiles/configure_existing_tree.properties

  • Windows: See the following locations:

    • \install\propfiles\configure_new_tree.properties

    • IDM4.0.2_Win:\install\propfiles\configure_existing_tree.properties

Add the following password variables to the silent properties file before invoking silent configuration:

  • Metadirectory Server: IA_IDVAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD.

  • Roles Based Provisioning Module: IA_RBPM_POSTGRESQL_DB_PASSWORD and IA_RBPM_USERAPPADMIN_PASSWORD.

  • Identity Reporting Module: IA_REPORTING_NOVL_DB_USER_PASSWORD, IA_REPORTING_IDM_USER_PASSWORD, and IA_REPORTING_IDM_SERVER_PASSWORD.

  • Event Auditing Service: IA_EAS_ADMIN_PWD and IA_EAS_DBA_PWD.

Start the silent configuration by using the correct program for your platform:

  • Linux/Solaris: ./configure.bin -i silent -f <filename>.properties

    To execute the binary file, enter ./configure.bin -i silent -f <filename>.properties.

  • Windows: \configure.exe -i silent -f <filename>.properties

You can use the sample properties files included on the Identity Manager media only when you plan to configure all the components in one run.

To see the mandatory parameters required for configuring each Identity Manager component, run the following command:

./install.bin -i silent -DSELECTED_PRODUCTS=<components to be configured> -f <filename>.properties

This command performs the following tasks:

  • Checks if the components are installed.

  • Starts configuring the installed components using the properties file.

  • Lists all the mandatory parameters that are required to configure the components.

The description of the IDs for the Identity Manager components is available in the properties file.

Create a properties file with the output of this command, then add SELECTED_PRODUCTS with the components that you want to configure and rerun silent configuration for them.