20.1 Installing iManager and iManager Workstation on Linux

This section provides the steps for installing iManager and iManager Workstation on Linux servers and clients. To prepare for the installation, review the prerequisites and system requirements:

20.1.1 Installing iManager on Linux

The following procedure describes how to install the server version of iManager on a Linux server using an installation wizard, either in GUI format or from the console. To perform a silent, unattended installation, see Section 20.3, Installing iManager Silently.

If the setup program for iManager Server detects a previously installed version of iManager, it might give you the option to stop the installation process or remove the existing iManager, JRE, and Tomcat installations.

After a successful installation, the setup program generates a configuration file, by default /var/log/install.properties, with values based on the questions asked during the installation. You can modify this file for use in a silent installation. For more information, see Section 20.3, Installing iManager Silently.

To install iManager on Linux:

  1. Log in as root or root-equivalent to the computer where you want to run the installation program.

  2. (Conditional) If you have the .iso image file for the Identity Manager installation package, navigate to the directory containing the iManager installation files, located by default in the products/iManager/installs/Linux/ directory.

  3. (Conditional) If you downloaded the iManager installation files from the NetIQ Downloads website, identify the .tgz file. For example, iMan_277_linux.tgz.

  4. To extract the iManager folder, enter the following command:

    tar -zxvf iMan_version_linux.tgz

  5. In a shell, change to the /extracted_directory/products/iManager/installs/linux directory.

    This path is relative to the directory where you copied or extracted the iManager files.

  6. (Conditional) To run a command-line (text) installation, enter the following command:

    ./iManagerInstallLinux.bin
  7. (Conditional) To run the wizard for the installation program, enter the following command:

    ./iManagerInstallLinux.bin -i gui
  8. At the splash screen, specify a language, and then click OK.

  9. Read the Introduction, and then click Next.

  10. Accept the License Agreement, and then click Next.

  11. For the components that you want to install, specify iManager, Tomcat, JVM.

    NOTE:You must select this option only. iManager will not work as expected if you select either of the other two options.

  12. Click Next.

  13. (Optional) To use IPv6 addresses with iManager, click Yes in the Enable IPv6 window.

    You can enable IPv6 addresses after you install iManager. For more information, see Section 21.2, Configuring iManager for IPv6 Addresses after Installation.

  14. Click Next.

  15. (Optional) To download and install plug-ins as part of the installation, complete the following steps:

    1. Specify that you want to download and install plug-ins, and then click Next.

    2. (Conditional) For a console install, enter a comma-separated list of the plug-in numbers that you want to download.

    3. (Conditional) If you are using the wizard program, select the check boxes of the plug-ins that you want to download.

      (Optional) To download plug-ins from an different network location, specify an alternative Network URL.

      When using an alternative URL for downloading plug-ins, you must verify the URL contents, and verify that the plug-in is appropriate for your use. By default, the installation program downloads plug-ins from . For more information, see Section 19.3, Understanding Installation for iManager Plug-ins.

    4. Click Next.

    5. (Conditional) The setup program might display the following message:

      No new or updated plug-ins found. All plug-ins are downloaded or updated or the iManager download server is unavailable.

      If this occurs, one or more of the following conditions exist:

      • There are no updated plug-ins available from the download site.

      • There is a problem with your Internet connection. Verify your connection and try again.

      • Connection to the Descriptor File was not successful. This URL refers to an XML descriptor file of available iManager plug-ins.

      • The iManager installation is behind a proxy that does not allow a connection to the above URL.

    6. Specify whether you want to install plug-ins from a local drive, and then click Next.

    7. (Conditional) To install plug-ins from a local directory, specify the directory path that contains the appropriate plug-in (.npm) files.

      The default path is /extracted location/iManager/installs/plugins, but you can specify any valid mount point here.

    8. Click Next.

  16. Specify the ports on which you want Tomcat to run.

    The default ports are 8080 for HTTP, 8443 for HTTPS, and 9009 as the MOD_JK connector port.

  17. Click Next.

  18. (Optional) Specify an authorized user and the appropriate eDirectory tree name that this user will manage.

    NOTE:

    • NetIQ does not recommend leaving these settings blank. If you leave these fields blank, iManager allows any user to install plug-ins and make changes to iManager server settings. You can specify an authorized user after completing the installation process. For more information, see Section 21.3, Specifying an Authorized User for eDirectory.

    • The installation program does not validate the specified user credentials with eDirectory.

  19. Click Next.

  20. Read the Pre-Installation Summary page, and then click Next.

  21. When the installation completes, click Done.

  22. When the initialization of iManager finishes, click the first link in the Getting Started page, an then log in. For more information, see “Accessing iManager” in the NetIQ iManager 2.7.7 Administration Guide.

    NOTE:If you plan to run iManager Workstation as a non-root user in the future, do not run iManager as root the first time. For more information, see Section 20.2, Installing iManager and iManager Workstation on Windows.

  23. Use the chmod command to change the permissions on the following InstallAnywhere files to 644 (read) to prevent modifications:

    /var/opt/novell/tomcat7/webapps/nps/UninstallerData/.com.zerog.registry.xml
    /var/opt/novell/tomcat7/webapps/nps/UninstallerData/Uninstall_PluginName/.com.zerog.registry.xml

    Do not modify the content in these files. Changing the content might affect other installations that use InstallAnywhere.

20.1.2 Installing iManager Workstation on Linux Clients

iManager Workstation is a self-contained environment. You can install multiple versions on the same workstation (including older versions of Mobile iManager). However, you should not attempt to run them concurrently. If you need to use different versions, run one version, close it, and then run the other version.

NOTE:You cannot run iManager Workstation from a path that includes spaces. For example, products/NetIQ/iManager Workstation/working.

To install iManager Workstation on Linux clients:

  1. (Conditional) If you have the .iso image file for the Identity Manager installation package, navigate to the directory containing the iManager installation files, located by default in the products/iManager/installs/Linux/ directory.

  2. (Conditional) If you downloaded the iManager installation files from the NetIQ Downloads website, identify the tar.bz2 file. For example, iMan_277_workstation_linux.tar.bz2.

  3. To extract the tar.bz2 file, enter the following command:

    tar -xjvf iMan_277_workstation_linux.tar.bz2

    The extraction creates an imanager folder in the same folder containing the tar.bz2 file.

  4. (Optional) To install or upgrade the Novell International Cryptography Infrastructure (NICI) software, complete the following steps:

    1. Log in as root or a root-equivalent on the computer where you want to install or upgrade NICI.

    2. From the imanager/NICI/linux directory, enter the following command:

                          rpm -Uvh nici.i586.rpm
                        

      This command installs NICI as a fresh install or upgrades an existing version of NICI.

  5. (Conditional) To run iManager Workstation as a non-root user in the future, do not run iManager as root the first time. Navigate to the imanager/bin directory and execute the iManager Workstation startup script.

                    ./iManager.sh
                  
  6. In the iManager login window, specify a user name, password, and an eDirectory tree.

    For more information about accessing iManager, see “Accessing iManager” in the NetIQ iManager 2.7.7 Administration Guide.

  7. (Optional) To enable IPv6 addresses, complete the following steps:

    1. Open the User_Install_Directory/Tomcat/conf/catalina.properties file.

    2. Set the following configuration entries in the catalina.properties file:

      java.net.preferIPv4Stack=false
      java.net.preferIPv4Addresses=true
    3. Restart Tomcat.