15.1 Checklist for Installing the Remote Loader

NetIQ recommends that you complete the steps in the following checklist:

Checklist Items

  1. Learn about the interaction among Identity Manager components. For more information, see Section 3.3.3, Remote Loader.

  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 Manager engine has been installed. For more information, see Section IV, Installing the Identity Manager Engine, Drivers, and Plug-ins.

  1. Review the considerations for installing the Remote Loader to ensure that the computers meet the prerequisites. For more information, see Section 15.5, Prerequisites and Considerations for Installing the Remote Loader.

  1. Review the hardware and software requirements for the computers that will host the Remote Loader. For more information, see Section 15.6, System Requirements for the Remote Loader.

  1. (Conditional) To install the Remote Loader on a server that doesn’t host the Identity Manager engine, ensure that you can establish a secure connection to the engine. For more information, see Section 17.1, Creating a Secure Connection to the Identity Manager Engine.

  1. Decide whether you want to install a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Remote Loader. For more information, see Section 15.4, Using 32-bit and 64-bit Remote Loader on the Same Computer.

  1. Decide whether you should use the Remote Loader or Java Remote Loader. For more information, see Section 15.2.3, Understanding the Java Remote Loader.

  1. Install the Remote Loader:

  1. (Conditional) To install the Java Remote Loader, see Section 16.3, Installing Java Remote Loader.

  1. Review the parameters for configuring a driver instance. For more information, see Section 17.2, Understanding the Configuration Parameters for the Remote Loader.

  1. To configure a driver instance in the Remote Loader, see one of the following sections:

  1. Prepare your drivers for the Remote Loader. For more information, see Section 17.6, Configuring Identity Manager Drivers to Work with the Remote Loader.

  1. Start the driver instance in the Remote Loader. For more information, see Section 18.1, Starting a Driver Instance in the Remote Loader.

  1. Verify that the REmote Loader and driver are communicating with the Identity Manager engine and the connected system. For more information, see Section 17.7, Verifying the Configuration.

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