Sun Java System Access Manager Release Notes for Microsoft Windows

Sun Java™ System Access Manager Release Notes for Microsoft Windows

Version 6 2005Q1

Part Number 819-1574-10

These Release Notes contain important information available at the time of release of Sun Java™ System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 (formerly Sun Java System Identity Server) for Windows. Known issues and limitations, and other information are addressed here. Read this document before you install and use this release.

The most up-to-date version of these release notes can be found at the Sun Java System Access Manager documentation web site: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/AccessManager_05q1.

Check the web site before installing and setting up your software and then periodically thereafter to view the most up-to-date release notes and product documentation.

These release notes contain the following sections:

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Release Notes Revision History

Table 1  Revision History 

Date

Description of Changes

February, 2005

Initial release of the Sun Java™ System Access Manager Release Notes for Microsoft Windows.

July, 2005

Release of RR version of the Sun Java™ System Access Manager Release Notes for Microsoft Windows.

About Access Manager 6 2005Q1

Sun Java System Access Manager is an identity management solution designed to meet the needs of rapidly expanding enterprises. Access Manager enables you to get identities for your employees, your partners and suppliers into one online directory. It provides a means for establishing policies and permissions regarding who has access to which information in your enterprise. Access Manager is the key to all your data, your services, and who has access to what - it’s the key to all your internal and external business relationships.

What’s New in Access Manager 6 2005Q1

The Access Manager 2005Q1 include the following features. For more a more detailed explanation of these features, see the Sun Java System Access Manager Technical Overview.

Hardware and Software Requirements

The following hardware and software are required for this release of Access Manager.

Table 2  Hardware and Software Requirements 

Component

Requirement

Operating system

Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Service Pack 4

RAM

512 Mbytes

Disk space

99 Mbytes

Supported Browsers

This release of Access Manager supports the following browsers:

Table 3  Supported Browsers

Browser

Platforms

Microsoft Internet Explorer™ 5.5 SP2

Windows™ 2000, Sun Linux, Red Hat™ Linux 8.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

Windows 2000, Windows™ XP, Sun Linux, Red Hat Linux 8.0

Mozilla 1.7.1

Windows 2000, Sun Linux, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Solaris™ 9 and 10, Solaris™ OS, x86 Platform Edition, versions 9 and 10

Netscape™ 4.79

Windows NT, Solaris 8 and 9

Netscape™ 6.2.1

Windows NT, Windows 98, Sun Linux, Red Hat™ Linux Advanced Server 2.1, Solaris™ OS, x86 Platform Edition, versions 9 and 10

Netscape™ 7.0

Windows 2000, Sun Linux, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Solaris 9 and 10, Solaris™ OS, x86 Platform Edition, versions 9 and 10

Bugs Fixed in This Release

None.

Important Information

Installation Notes

The amconfig script now supports deployment of additional instances of Access Manager using Application Server Enterprise Edition 8 2005Q1 (8.1) as a web container, after you install the first instance using the Java Enterprise System installer.

For information, see the Access Manager 6 2005Q1 Administration Guide.

See Installation under Known Issues and Limitations.

Known Issues and Limitations

This section describes the known issues and limitations of Access Manager 6 2005Q1 for Windows. For a list of the known issues and limitations in the component, refer to the following Release Notes: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-7642

This section covers the following topics:

Installation

Path property entries in AMConfigurator.properties file should not have any trailing slashes

The property entries which take paths as values (For example, BASE_DIR, WS61_HOME etc.) in the AMConfigurator.properties file should not have any trailing slashes.

For example,the path should be C:/Sun instead of C:/Sun/

Workaround

None.

Web container

After changing the logging service options from Access Manager Console, restart the web container (622665).

After changing the logging service options from Access Manager Console, restart the web container.

Workaround

None.

Redistributable Files

The Sun Java System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 does not contain any files that you can redistribute.

How to Report Problems and Provide Feedback

If you have problems with Sun Java System Access Manager, contact Sun customer support using one of the following mechanisms:

So that we can best assist you in resolving problems, please have the following information available when you contact support:

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