Starting the Installation Program

This section explains how to download, unpack (or unzip), and run the Identity Synchronization for Windows installation program on the following platforms:

• On Solaris SPARC

• On Solaris x86

• On Windows

• On Red Hat Linux

On Solaris SPARC

Use the following steps to prepare and run the Identity Synchronization for Windows installation program on a Solaris SPARC operating system.

To Run Identity Synchronization for Windows on Solaris SPARC

1. Log in as root.
2. Change to the directory on the delivery media for Solaris SPARC containing the installation program, DSEE_Identity_Synchronization_for_Windows.
3. Type ./runInstaller.sh to execute the installation program.

   To run the installation program in text-based mode, type the following.

   ./runInstaller.sh -nodisplay

   When you run the runInstaller.sh program, Identity Synchronization for Windows automatically masks passwords so they will not be echoed in the clear.

On Solaris x86

To Prepare and Run Identity Synchronization for Windows on Solaris x86

1. Log in as root.
2. Change to the directory on the delivery media for Solaris x86 containing the installation program, DSEE_Identity_Synchronization_for_Windows.
3. Type ./runInstaller.sh to execute the installation program.

   To run the installation program in text-based mode, type the following.

   ./runInstaller.sh -nodisplay

   When you run the runInstaller.sh program, Identity Synchronization for Windows automatically masks passwords so they will not be echoed in the clear.

On Windows

Use the following steps to prepare and run the Identity Synchronization for Windows installation program on a Windows operating system:

To Run Identity Synchronization for Windows on Windows

1. Log in as an Administrator.
2. Change to the directory on the delivery media for Windows containing the installation program, DSEE_Identity_Synchronization_for_Windows.
3. Type setup.exe to execute the installation program.

   The Identity Synchronization for Windows installation wizard is displayed.

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   Note - Installing Core in the Administration Server root, makes the Identity Synchronization for Windows wizard detect most of the information required for installation, such as directory paths and names, and complete certain fields in the wizard panels automatically.

   If any of the information is missing or incorrect, you can enter the required information manually.

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   Continue to the next section for Core installation instructions.

On Red Hat Linux

Use the following steps to prepare and run the Identity Synchronization for Windows installation program on a Red Hat Linux operating system:

To Prepare and Run Identity Synchronization for Windows on Linux

1. Log in as root.
2. Change to the directory on the delivery media for Red Hat containing the installation program, DSEE_Identity_Synchronization_for_Windows.
3. Type ./installer.sh to execute the installation program.

   To run the installation program in text-based mode, type the following.

   ./installer.sh -nodisplay

   When you run the installer.sh program, Identity Synchronization for Windows automatically masks passwords so they will not be echoed in the clear.