Sun Identity Manager 8.1 Business Administrator's Guide

Registering Identity Manager from the Console

This section contains information you need to register Identity Manager from the Console.

Using the register Command

You use the register command to register Identity Manager from the console. This section provides information about using this command.

register Command Usage

register -local
register -remote [-u <userid> [-p <password>]] [-prompt] -userSOA <userid> 
-passSOA <password> [-proxy <proxyHost> [-port <proxyPortNumber>]] 
register [-help | -?]

register Command Options

The following table describes the options you can use with the register command.

Table 4–2 Command Options

Option  

Description  

-local

Create a service tag on this host. 

-remote

Register this installation of Identity Manager over the network directly with Sun. 

-u <userid>

The Identity Manager user ID of the Identity Manager administrator who is authorized to do the registration. 

-p <password>

The Identity Manager password of the Identity Manager administrator who is authorized to do the registration. 

-prompt

Interactively prompt for the password if missing. 

-userSOA <userid>

The user ID of the Sun Online Account that will be used for registration. Required if registering with the -remote option.

-passSOA <password>

The password of the Sun Online Account that will be used for registration. Required if registering with the -remote option.

-proxy <proxyHost>

The network proxy to use for access to the Sun online registration service. Required if registering with the -remote option and your network is configured to use a proxy to reach external Internet addresses.

-port <proxyPortNumber>

The port on the network proxy to use for access to the Sun online registration service. Required if registering with the -remote option and your network is configured to use a proxy to reach external Internet addresses.

-help | -?

Print help for this command to the console. 

ProcedureTo Register Identity Manager from the Console

To register Identity Manager from the Console, you must create a local service tag or register with Sun over the Internet. Use the following instructions:

  1. Start the Identity Manager console (command-line) interface.

    • From a Windows command line, type

      %WSHOME%\bin\lh

    • From a UNIX command line, type

      $WSHOME/bin/lh

  2. Use the register command as follows:

    • To create a local service tag,

      register -local

    • To register Identity Manager over the Internet, use the following command:

      register -remote -u <userid> -p <password> -userSOA <soaUserid> -passSOA <soaPassword> -proxy <proxyHost> -port <proxyPortNumber>

      where:

      • userid is the Identity Manager userID of the Identity Manager administrator who is authorized to do the registration.

      • password is the Identity Manager password of the Identity Manager administrator who is authorized to do the registration.

      • soaUserid is the user ID of the Sun Online Account that will be used for registration.

      • soaPassword is the password of the Sun Online Account that will be used for registration.

      • proxyHost is the network proxy to use for access to the Sun online registration service. Only required if your network is configured to use a proxy to reach external Internet addresses.

      • proxyPortNumber is the port on the network proxy to use for access to the Sun online registration service. Only required if your network is configured to use a proxy to reach external Internet addresses.