You can install EAS, Identity Reporting and the reporting drivers on the same server. However, due to the workload, NetIQ recommends installing EAS and reporting on separate servers. For more information, see Section 5.3, Recommended Installation Scenarios and Server Setup.
The installation program for EAS performs the following functions:
Installs and optionally configures the service
Creates the user account that can perform administration tasks for the service (admin)
Creates the database administrator account used by the service to interact with the database (dbauser)
Allows you to define the port on which the PostgreSQL database runs
The installation program for Identity Reporting performs the following functions:
Allows you to choose an application server platform
Deploys the client WAR file, which contains the user interface components for reporting, to the application server
Deploys the core WAR file, which contains the core REST services needed for reporting
Deploys the API WAR file, which contains the documentation of REST services needed for reporting
Defines the location of the server for EAS (installed separately)
Creates the reporting schema in the SIEM database within EAS
Configures the PostgreSQL JDBC driver that connects to the SIEM database
Configures the authentication services for Identity Reporting
Configures the email delivery system for Identity Reporting
Configures the core reporting services for Identity Reporting
Creates the user accounts for Identity Reporting (idmrptsrv and idmrptuser)
Creates the user accounts for interacting with NetIQ Sentinel (appuser and rptuser)
The installation processes for an event auditing service and Identity Reporting create the following database users:
User name |
Description |
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dbauser |
Administrator of the PostgreSQL server and owner of the EAS schema and views. |
admin |
User identity for use with EAS administrative utilities. |
idmrptsrv and idmrptuser |
Owner of the Identity Reporting schema and views, as well as credentials used for Identity Reporting database connectivity. |
rptuser and appuser |
Available when you use NetIQ Sentinel as the event auditing service. |