Novell Imanager 2.7.3 - Novell BUSINESS CONTINUITY CLUSTERING 1.2.1 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

The node where the Identity Manager engine and the eDirectory driver are installed must have an
eDirectory full replica with at least Read/Write access to all eDirectory objects that will be
synchronized between clusters. This does not apply to all eDirectory objects in the tree. For
information about the eDirectory full replica requirements, see
8.8.5," on page 40.
Identity Manager Driver for eDirectory
On the same node where you install the Identity Manager engine, install one instance of the Identity
Manager driver for eDirectory.
For information about installing the Identity Manager driver for eDirectory, see
3.6.x Driver for eDirectory: Implementation Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/
idm36drivers/edirectory/data/bktitle.html).
Identity Manager Management Utilities
The Identity Manager management utilities must be installed on the same server as Novell
iManager. The Identity Manager utilities and iManager can be installed on a cluster node, but
installing them on a non-cluster node is the recommended configuration. For information about
iManager requirements for BCC, see
IMPORTANT: Identity Manager plug-ins for iManager require that eDirectory is running and
working properly in the tree. If the plug-in does not appear in iManager, make sure that the
eDirectory daemon (
ndsd
To restart on the master replica server, enter the following command at its terminal console
ndsd
prompt as the user:
root
rcndsd restart

4.1.8 Novell iManager 2.7.3

Novell iManager 2.7.3 (the version released with OES 2 SP2 Linux with the latest patches and plug-
ins applied) must be installed and running on a server in the eDirectory tree where you are installing
Business Continuity Clustering software. You need to install the BCC plug-in, the Clusters plug-in,
and the Storage Management plug-in in order to manage the BCC in iManager. As part of the install
process, you must also install plug-ins for the Identity Manager role that are management templates
for configuring a business continuity cluster. The templates are in the
continuity-cluster-idm.rpm
For information about installing and using iManager, see the
Web site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/imanager27/index.html).
The Identity Manager management utilities must be installed on the same server as iManager. You
can install iManager and the Identity Manager utilities on a cluster node, but installing them on a
non-cluster node is the recommended configuration. For information about Identity Manager
requirements for BCC, see
See "Business Continuity Cluster Component Locations" on page 38
where to install Identity Manager components.
Section 4.1.8, "Novell iManager 2.7.3," on page
) is running on the server that contains the eDirectory master replica.
module.
Section 4.1.7, "Identity Manager 3.6.1 Bundle Edition," on page
Section 4.1.5, "Novell eDirectory
Identity Manager
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