Installation Task Flow

This guide is organized into parts to help guide you through the installation process. For example, you only need to read the chapters that apply to your choice of application server and database.

Part I, Preparing to Install Identity Manager

• Install and configure an application server

• Install the JDK (if necessary)

• Install and configure a database

Part II, Installing Identity Manager

• Install the Identity Manager software using the installer application and deploy it to your application server

Part III, Installing Optional Components

• Optionally install the Identity Manager Gateway

• Optionally install PasswordSync

Part IV, Starting, Configuring, and Registering Identity Manager

• Start Identity Manager and log on to the Administrator interface using a web browser

• Verify that Identity Manager is working properly and perform some simple configuration tasks

• Register Identity Manager with Sun Microsystems

Part V, Appendices

• Manually install Identity Manager and configure the database connection (if you did not use the installer application in Part II)

• Uninstall the Identity Manager software (if necessary)

• Other topics