Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 Deployment Planning Guide

Installing the Session Failover Components

The following table describes how to install the components required for Access Manager session failover.

Table 6–1 Installation of Access Manager Session Failover Components

Component 

How to install ... 

Access Manager 

Install the first instance of Access Manager on each host server using the Java ES Installer. The installer adds the required session failover Solaris packages or Linux RPMs. 

Reference: Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Guide for UNIX

When you install Access Manager using the Java ES installer, you can select either Realm Mode (version 7.x) or Legacy Mode (version 6.x). Access Manager session failover is supported in both modes.  

After you run the Java ES installer, run the amconfig script to:

  • Configure the first Access Manager instance, if you specified the Configure Later option during installation.

  • Redeploy or reconfigure an installed Access Manager instance.

For information, see Installing Access Manager on Multiple Host Servers.

Message Queue 

Install Message Queue using the Java ES installer. 

Reference: Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Guide for UNIX

Berkeley DB Client  

(Access Manager subcomponent) 

The Java ES installer and amconfig script adds the Access Manager packages or RPMs required for the Berkeley DB client. However, if you want to install the Berkeley DB client on a server where you have not installed Access Manager, you must manually add the following packages or RPMs, depending on your operating system.

For the Solaris OS, add the following packages using the pkgadd command: SUNWamsfodb, SUNWbdb, and SUNWbdbj.

Reference: Solaris documentation 

For the Linux OS, add the following RPMs using the rpm command: sun-identity-sfodb, sun-berkeleydatabase-core, and sun-berkeleydatabase-java.

Reference: Linux online man pages. 


Caution – Caution –

In a multiple server deployment that shares the same Directory Server, all instances of Access Manager must use the same password encryption key value. When you install the first Access Manager instance, save the password encryption key value from the am.encryption.pwd property in the AMConfig.properties file. Then, when you run the Java ES installer or amconfig script to deploy Access Manager instances on other host servers, use this same value for the password encryption key.