Novell IMANAGER 2.7.3 Installation Manual

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AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION
Installation Guide
Novell
®
iManager
2.7
February 05, 2010
www.novell.com
Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide

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  • Page 1 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Installation Guide Novell ® iManager February 05, 2010 www.novell.com Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...
  • Page 2 Further, Novell, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of Novell software, at any time, without any obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes.
  • Page 3 Novell Trademarks For Novell trademarks, see the Novell Trademark and Service Mark list (http://www.novell.com/company/legal/ trademarks/tmlist.html). Third-Party Materials All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 4 Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide 1 Installing iManager Server-Based and Client-Based Versions of iManager 2.7 ......9 1.1.1 Supported Platforms on iManager (server based) .
  • Page 6 Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...
  • Page 7: About This Guide

    ® A trademark symbol ( , etc.) denotes a Novell trademark. An asterisk (*) denotes a third-party trademark. When a single pathname can be written with a backslash for some platforms or a forward slash for other platforms, the pathname is presented with a backslash.
  • Page 8 Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...
  • Page 9: Installing Imanager

    Using iManager, you can administer Novell eDirectory and many Novell and third-party products, ® including Novell Open Enterprise Server, Identity Manager, Novell Audit, and BorderManager This centralized management system eliminates administrative redundancy and unnecessary overhead, saving your time and money.
  • Page 10 IE 6 SP2 on Windows XP IE 7 IE 8 Firefox* 1.5.x, 2.0.x, or 3.0 IMPORTANT: Though you can access iManager through a Web browser that is not listed, we do not guarantee full functionality. Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...
  • Page 11: Supported Platforms On Imanager Workstation

    ® iManager 2.7 does not support access through an iChain server with a path-based multihoming accelerator, and with Remove Sub Path from URL enabled. Directory Services eDirectory 8.7.3 eDirectory 8.8 1.1.2 Supported Platforms on iManager Workstation iManager workstation supports the following desktop platforms: Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux Work Station 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Work Station 5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2...
  • Page 12: Prerequisites

    It will only use a self-generated key. If you are using eDirectory, you can use Novell Certificate Server to securely generate, track, store and revoke certificates with no further investment. To generate a public/private key pair in eDirectory using Novell Certificate Server, complete the following steps for your applicable platform: 1.3.1 Linux...
  • Page 13 1. Create a new server certificate with iManager. In iManager, select Novell Certificate Server > Create Server Certificate. Select the appropriate server, specify a nickname and accept the rest of the certificate defaults. 2. Export the server certificate to the tomcat home directory ( /var/opt/novell/novlwww In iManager, select Directory Administration >...
  • Page 14: Windows

    C:\Program Files\Novell\Tomcat\conf\server.xml 1. Create a new server certificate with iManager. In iManager, select Novell Certificate Server > Create Server Certificate. Select the appropriate server, specify a nickname and accept the rest of the certificate defaults. 2. Export the server certificate.
  • Page 15: Downloading And Installing Plug-Ins During Installation

    2.7 environment by using the iManager 2.7 SDK. 1.5 Installing a New Version of iManager Novell iManager 2.7 can be installed on the platforms listed below. In general, you should apply the latest Service Packs for your platform and meet the prerequisites listed in “Prerequisites”...
  • Page 16: Imanager Server On Netware 6.5

    Tomcat. By default, Tomcat uses ports 8080, 8443, and 9009. IMPORTANT: On Linux, iManager is supported only with the version of Tomcat that is installed with iManager. iManager installs the following products during installation: Tomcat 5.5.28 Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...
  • Page 17 There are no updated plug-ins available on the Novell download site There is a problem with your Internet connection; verify your connection Connection to the Novell Descriptor File (http://www.novell.com/products/consoles/...
  • Page 18: Imanager Server On Windows

    If the iManager 2.7 installation routine detects a previously installed version of iManager 2.5 or 2.6, it prompts you that it will remove the existing iManager and Tomcat. If you do not want this to happen, stop the installation. Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...
  • Page 19 Sun JRE 1.6.0_18 Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) 2.7.3 Procedure For information about running iManager Server on the same machine as Novell eDirectory, see “Running eDirectory and iManager on the Same Machine (Windows only)” in the iManager 2.7.3 Administration Guide.
  • Page 20 There are no updated plug-ins available on the Novell download site There is a problem with your Internet connection; verify your connection Connection to the Novell Descriptor File (http://www.novell.com/products/consoles/...
  • Page 21: Imanager Workstation On Linux Clients

    Memory Requirements: 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended) IMPORTANT: Do not run iManager Workstation from a path that contains spaces. iManager installs the following products during installation: Tomcat 5.5.28 Sun J2SDK 1.6.0_18 Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) 2.7.3 Installing iManager...
  • Page 22: Imanager Workstation On Windows Clients

    Workstation’s imanager file is located. tar.bz2 3 Log in as , or a -equivalent, and install the Novell International Cryptography root root Infrastructure (NICI) software. To do this, execute the following command from the directory: imanager/NICI/linux rpm -Uvh nici.i386.rpm...
  • Page 23: Silent Installation Of Imanager Server

    Administrators group. iManager installs the following products during installation: Tomcat 5.5.28 Sun JRE 1.6.0_18 Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) 2.7.3 Procedure 1 At the Novell download site (http://download.novell.com), search for iManager products, select iManager 2.7, then download...
  • Page 24: Customized Silent Install

    If no modules are defined, then the most commonly installed modules, tagged as “seleceted” in files on the download Web site, are installed. iman_mod_desc.xml If no version is defined for a module, then any module that matches the NPM name is installed. Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...
  • Page 25: Upgrading Imanager

    Upgrading iManager Novell iManager version upgrade or migrate to 2.7.x depends on the currently installed iManager version on the server. This section explains the following procedures: Section 2.1, “Upgrade Scenarios,” on page 25 Section 2.2, “Authorized Users,” on page 27 Section 2.3, “Updating Role Based Services,”...
  • Page 26: Upgrade Scenario For Netware And Oes Installations Running Imanager 2.5/2.6

    The following is a generic scenario to upgrade the iManager version from 2.7 to the latest support pack: 1 Log in to iManager. 2 Click Configure > Plug-in Installation > Available Novell Plug-in Modules. The Available Novell Plug-in Modules page is displayed. Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...
  • Page 27 3 Under Novell Plug-in Modules, Select the latest iManager support pack to which you want to upgrade iManager 2.7 and click Install. The Novell iManager Plug-in Modules License Agreement page is displayed. 4 Read the License Agreement, select I Agree, then click OK. The progress indicator is displayed.
  • Page 28 NOTE: When updating to iManager 2.7, or re-installing iManager 2.7, existing plug-ins are not updated automatically. To update plug-ins manually, launch iManager and browse to Configure > Plug-in Installation > Available Novell Plug-in Modules. For more information, see “Plug-In Module Installation”...
  • Page 29: Uninstalling Imanager 2.7

    NICI is required to continue to run eDirectory. 3.2 NetWare 6.5 ® 1 In the NetWare GUI, click Novell > Install. 2 From the installed products list, select iManager 2.7, then click Remove. Uninstalling iManager 2.7...
  • Page 30: Imanager Workstation

    3.4 iManager Workstation To uninstall iManager Workstation, delete the directory where you extracted the files. NICI can be removed through Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel on Windows or with the command on Linux. Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide...

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