28.1 Checklist for Installing the Identity Applications

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 4.3.1, User Application and Roles Based Provisioning Module.

  1. Decide which servers you want to use for your Identity Manager components. For more information, see Section 5.3.4, Recommended Server Setup.

  1. Decide whether you should install an event auditing service before installing the identity applications. For more information, see Section 5.3, Recommended Installation Scenarios and Server Setup.

  1. Ensure that the Identity Vault includes the SecretStore module. For more information, see Section 11.1.2, Adding SecretStore to the Identity Vault Schema.

  1. Ensure that the Identity Manager engine has been installed. For more information about installing the engine, see Section 13.0, Preparing to Install the Engine, Drivers, and Plug-ins.

  1. Review the considerations for installing the identity applications and their supporting framework to ensure that your servers meet the prerequisites. For more information, see Section 28.3, Prerequisites and Considerations for Installing the Identity Applications.

  1. Review the hardware and software requirements for the computers that will host the identity applications and their framework. For more information, see Section 28.4, System Requirements for the Identity Applications.

  1. Ensure that eDirectory is running on the default LDAP ports 389 and 636 to avoid getting an error message about invalid schema. You can manually extend the eDirectory schema after installation. For more information, see Section 29.1, Adding the User Application Schema to your Audit Server as a Log Application.

  1. Create a User Application Administrator account in the eDirectory identity vault. For more information, see Section 29.2, Create a User Application Administrator Account.

  1. Install and configure a database for the identity applications on the local computer or a connected server.

  1. Prepare an application server on the local computer or in a cluster.

  1. (Conditional) To use the Apache Log4j service to record events in Tomcat, ensure that you have the appropriate files. For more information, see Section 26.6, Using the Apache Log4j Service to Log Sign-on and Password Events.

  1. Review the contents of the identity applications installation kit to determine which files are needed for your environment. For more information, see Section 28.2, Understanding the Installation Files for the Identity Applications.

  1. Create and deploy the User Application driver and the Roles and Resource Service driver. For more information, see Section 33.0, Creating and Deploying the Drivers for the Identity Applications.

  1. Install the identity applications. For more information, see Section 32.0, Installing the Identity Applications.

  1. To perform the final tasks in the installation process, see Section 34.0, Completing the Installation of the Identity Applications.

  1. Ensure that you have configured the identity applications and single sign-on settings correctly. For more information, see Section 47.0, Verifying Single Sign-on Access for the Identity Applications.

  1. (Optional) To begin using the identity applications, see the NetIQ Identity Manager User Application: Administration Guide.