You can rapidly implement the Resource Kit with the virtual machine. It is a VMware image of a SLES 10 SP2 server with all Identity Manager components installed and configured. It provides an enterprise-level solution out of the box.
To use the VMware image:
Download the Resource Kit VMware image from the Novell Compliance Management Platform download Web site.
The Resource Kit is part of the Novell Compliance Management Platform product.
Download all three zipped files.
RK12FCS1_of3.zip
RK12FCS2_of3.zip
RK12FCS3_of3.zip
They require approximately 3.5 GB of disk space.
Unzip the files to a location of your choice. The unzipped files require at least 10 GB of disk space for the Resource Kit VMware image.
You can launch the VMware image with VMware Server, VMware Workstation, or the VMware Player.
If you are using VMware Server or VMware Workstation, review and adjust as necessary the virtual image settings for:
Memory usage (the default is 1024 MB)
Number of CPUs (the default is 1)
Whether the networking topography is bridged or NAT (the default is bridged)
Only one network adapter is required. These settings are set to the default values if you are using the VMware Player.
On the VMware system, select , then browse to the location of the unzipped files from Step 3.
The virtual machine name is RK12.vmx. After the machine is open, you can edit the settings listed in Step 4.
Start the virtual machine.
The Resource Kit virtual machine is configured so that when it powers on, the boot script detects the virtual MAC addresses on the VMware network adapters assigned to the machine and creates the necessary ifcfg networking files for SLES 10 SP2 to use (eth0, eth1, etc.). These network adapters are set to DHCP by default.
As the boot process continues, another boot script properly formats the eDirectory™ configuration file (nds.conf) for the DHCP assigned network adapters found during bootup. Then the boot process starts all necessary processes (eDirectory, iManager, MySQL*, etc.) on the assigned DHCP network adapters. After the boot process is complete, all Resource Kit components are available on the DHCP assigned network address.
If you want to use a static IP address for the Resource Kit:
Log in to the Resource Kit as root.
At the command line, enter yast2 lan.
Configure the static IP address information for the discovered virtual adapters.
Reboot the Resource Kit virtual machine.
When the Resource Kit virtual image reboots, the boot process performs some additional actions:
Detects that the network adapters are configured with a static IP address.
Adds the static IP address to the eDirectory configuration file (nds.conf).
Proceeds with the normal boot process.
When the Resource Kit virtual machine is up and running, all of the Resource Kit components are visible on the static network interfaces.
You can now use the Identity Manager solution for demonstrations or for rapid deployment.