12.1 Checklist for Installing the Identity Manager Engine, Drivers, and Plug-ins

Before beginning the installation process, NetIQ recommends that you review the following steps.

Checklist Items

  1. Learn about the interaction among Identity Manager components. For more information, see Section 3.3.2, Identity Manager Engine.

  1. Decide which servers you want to use for your Identity Manager components. For more information, see Section 5.3, Recommended Installation Scenarios and Server Setup.

  1. Ensure that the Identity Vault has been installed and that it contains a tree with at least one organizational unit, one user, and an iManager server. For more information, see Section 9.0, Installing the Identity Vault on a Linux Server.

  1. Review the considerations for installing the Identity Manager engine to ensure that the computers meet the prerequisites. For more information, see Section 12.3, Prerequisites and Considerations for Installing the Identity Manager Engine.

  1. Review the hardware and software requirements for the computers that will host the Identity Manager engine. For more information, see Section 19.5, System Requirements for iManager Server and Section 19.6, System Requirements for iManager Workstation (Client Version).

  1. Learn which drivers automatically become activated after installing the Identity Manager engine. For more information, see Section 12.3.2, Considerations for Installing Drivers with the Identity Manager Engine.

  1. (Conditional) For computers running an RHEL 6.x or RHEL 7.x operating system, ensure that you have installed the appropriate set of libraries. For more information, see Section 6.3, Installing Identity Manager on an RHEL 6.x or 7.x Server.

  1. Learn about the options in the installation program. For more information, see Section 12.2, Understanding the Installation Program.

  1. Ensure that your UNIX/Linux environment meets the requirements for the Identity Manager engine. For more information, see Section 13.1, Verifying Environment Variables (UNIX / Linux) for the Identity Manager Installation.

  1. (Conditional) For a guided installation process (wizard) of the Identity Manager engine, see one of the following sections:

  1. (Conditional) To install the components in a single command, see Section 14.2, Performing a Silent Installation.

  1. (Conditional) To install the Remote Loader, see Section V, Installing and Managing the Remote Loader.

  1. (Conditional) If you perform a non-root install, update the driverset to support graphics in email notifications. For more information, see Section 14.4.2, Adding Support for Graphics in Email Notifications.

  1. Start the driver instance in the Remote Loader. For more information, see Section 17.0, Configuring the Remote Loader and Drivers.

  1. Install the rest of the Identity Manager components, including the identity applications and Identity Reporting.