Sun[TM] Identity Manager Service Provider Edition 8.0 Deployment |
Preface
This Sun Java System Identity Manager Service Provider Deployment publication provides reference and procedural information that describes how to plan and implement Sun Java System Identity Manager Service Provider.
Who Should Use This BookSun Java System Identity Manager Service Provider Deployment was designed for deployment engineers who will deploy Identity Manager Service Provider.
Deploying this product requires knowledge about Identity Manager, LDAP directories, and optionally, federation management. For a broader discussion about Identity Manager Service Provider, see Identity Manager Administration. See Identity Manager Technical Deployment for more information about implementing Identity Manager.
How This Book Is OrganizedIdentity Manager Service Provider Deployment is organized into these chapters:
- Chapter 1, "Identity Manager Service Provider Overview" — Describes key concepts and components of the product.
- Chapter 2, "Planning the Identity Manager Service Provider Installation" — Discusses issues that need to be considered before you install and implement Identity Manager Service Provider.
- Chapter 3, "LighthouseContext API"— Describes the Identity Manager Service Provider application program interface (API) and persistent objects.
- Chapter 4, "IDMXUser View" — Provides detailed information about the IDMXUser view, and describes how it varies from Identity Manager views.
- Chapter 5, "Other Objects in Service Provider" — Describes how user forms and resources differ in Identity Manager Service Provider.
- Chapter 6, "Identity Manager Service Provider User Interface" — Describes the sample User Interface pages provided with the system.
- Chapter 7, "Implementing Custom User Pages" — Provides detailed information about deploying a set of user pages.
Conventions Used in This BookThe tables in this section describe the conventions used in this book.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Symbols
The following table describes the symbol conventions used in this book.
Related Documentation and HelpSun Microsystems provides additional documentation and information to help you install, use, and configure Identity Manager:
- Identity Manager Installation: Step-by-step instructions and reference information to help you install and configure Identity Manager and associated software.
- Identity Manager Upgrade: Step-by-step instructions and reference information to help you upgrade and configure Identity Manager and associated software.
- Identity Manager Administration: Procedures, tutorials, and examples that describe how to use Identity Manager to provide secure user access to your enterprise information systems.
- Identity Manager Technical Deployment Overview: Conceptual overview of the Identity Manager product (including object architectures) with an introduction to basic product components.
- Identity Manager Deployment Tools: Reference and procedural information that describes how to use different Identity Manager deployment tool. This information addresses rules and rules libraries, common tasks and processes, dictionary support, and the SOAP-based Web service interface provided by the Identity Manager server.
- Identity Manager Resources Reference: Reference and procedural information that describes how to load and synchronize account information from a resource into Sun Java System Identity Manager.
- Identity Manager Workflows, Forms, and Views: Reference and procedural information that describes how to use the Identity Manager workflows, forms, and views — including information about the tools you need to customize these objects.
- Identity Manager Tuning, Troubleshooting, and Error Messages: Reference and procedural information that provides guidance for tuning Sun Java System Identity Manager, provide instructions for tracing and troubleshooting problems, and describe the error messages and exceptions you might encounter as you work with the product.
- Identity Manager Service Provider Deployment: Reference and procedural information that describes how to plan and implement Sun Java System Identity Manager Service Provider.
- Identity Manager Help
Accessing Sun Resources OnlineFor product downloads, professional services, patches and support, and additional developer information, go to the following:
- Download Center
http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/- Professional Services
http://www.sun.com/service/sunps/sunone/index.html- Sun Enterprise Services, Solaris Patches, and Support
http://sunsolve.sun.com/- Developer Information
http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/index.html
Contacting Sun Technical SupportIf you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in the product documentation, contact customer support using one of the following mechanisms:
- The online support web site at http://www.sun.com/service/online/us
- The telephone dispatch number associated with your maintenance contract
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