Preface

This Sun Java™ System Identity Manager Quick Start Guide is designed to help you quickly install and configure Sun Java™ System Identity Manager (Identity Manager) for a product demo.

The instructions in this publication are very abbreviated; consequently, links to more detailed documentation are provided in case you need additional information or you want to expand the product demonstration.

All documents referenced in this Quick Start Guide can be found in the Identity Manager Docs directory.

Intended Audience

This Quick Start Guide was designed for engineers and administrators who have experience installing and evaluating enterprise products. These individuals should be familiar with the resources, business processes, and databases to be managed within the enterprise.

How to Find Information in this Guide

Chapter 1. Welcome — Provides high-level information about Identity Manager, including a product overview and an installation overview.

Chapter 2. Before You Install — Describes prerequisites for installing Identity Manager.

Chapter 3. Installing and Configuring Identity Manager — Provides instructions for installing and configuring an evaluation copy of Identity Manager.

Related Documentation and Help

Sun Microsystems provides additional printed and online 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 Administration

Procedures, tutorials, and examples that describe how to use Identity Manager to provide secure user access to your enterprise information systems.

Identity Manager Data Loading and Synchronization

Reference and procedural information that describe how to load and synchronize account information from a resource into Sun Java™ System Identity Manager.

Identity Manager Deployment Tools

Reference and procedural information that describe how to use different Identity Manager deployment tools; including 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 Technical Deployment Overview

Reference and procedural information that describe how to customize Identity Manager for your environment.

Identity Manager Troubleshooting and Error Messages

Reference and procedural information that describe Identity Manager error messages and exceptions, and provide instructions for tracing and troubleshooting problems you might encounter as you work.

Identity Manager Workflows, Forms, and Views

Reference and procedural information that describe how to use the Identity Manager workflows, forms, and views — including information about the tools you need to customize these objects.

Identity Manager Help

Online guidance and information that offers complete procedural, reference, and terminology information about Identity Manager. You can access help by clicking the Help link from the Identity Manager menu bar. Guidance (field-specific information) is available on key fields.

Product Support

If you have problems with Identity Manager, 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

We'd Like to Hear from You!

We would like to know what you think of this guide and other documentation provided with Identity Manager. If you have feedback - positive or negative - about your experiences using this product and documentation, please send us a note:

Sun Microsystems.
5300 Riata Park Court
Austin, TX 78727
Attn: Identity Manager Information Development

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