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Sun Desktop Manager 1.0 Installation Guide

Migration Issues

The Desktop Manager is compatible with previous versions of the JavaTM Desktop System Configuration Manager (releases 1.0 and 1.1). However, there are a few differences that you should be aware of.

In the previous Configuration Manager versions, all profile data was stored at one specified LDAP server. This LDAP server was configured as part of the overall Configuration Manager installation procedure. This also included the configuration of an LDAP login module that encapsulates the authentication against the LDAP server.

For the Desktop Manager, all the necessary configuration steps are now wizard-based and it is no longer necessary to perform any kind of configuration during the installation. The Desktop Manager now also includes support for multiple configuration repositories. Therefore, you can manage policy data stored on several different LDAP servers, file-based repositories, and so on. The configuration of a specific LDAP login module is no longer necessary.

There have been no changes in the LDAP schemata between the different versions. If you have already configured an LDAP server for a previous Configuration Manager version, there are no changes required when you switch to the Desktop Manager. Therefore, you can take advantage of the Desktop Manager without updating the client (Java Desktop System Configuration Manager1.1. Agent) or the LDAP side.

Note –

Before you install Desktop Manager, you should first remove any previous Configuration Manager or Desktop Manager installations on your system. To remove previous installations, execute (as super-user):


# cd server/manager
# ./setup -u

After you have installed the Desktop Manager, you can then create a configuration repository that points to your existing LDAP server:

ProcedureCreating a configuration repository

Steps

  1. Type the following URL in your browser


    https://<hostname>.<domainname>:6789

  2. In the login screen type the user name and password of an existing Unix user.

    The Java Web Console opens.

  3. In the console application launch page, click on the SunTM Desktop Manager 1.0 link.

  4. Click the New button to start the configuration repository wizard.

    The wizard guides you through the necessary steps for configuring an LDAP-based configuration repository.

    Caution – Caution –

    The wizard automatically offers to migrate the existing policies data to a new 2.0 format. This migration is optional and can be used mainly to improve the performance of the newer SunTM Desktop Manager 1.0 agents. As long as you still need to support the Java Desktop System Configuration Manager 1.1 agents in your environment, do NOT perform this migration.