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Deployment Overview for Fresh Install

This section briefly outlines the steps for deploying AuthMinder:

1. Choose a deployment model that suits your business needs. AuthMinder can be installed on a single system or across multiple systems.

   See "Choosing a Deployment Model" for more information.

2. Ensure that the system where you plan to install AuthMinder and its components meets all hardware requirements.

   See "Hardware Requirements" for more information.

3. Install the prerequisite software.

   See "Software Requirements" for more information.

4. Configure the database server where you plan to seed the AuthMinder schema:
   • See "Configuring Microsoft SQL Server" for more information about configuring the MS SQL Server database.
   • See "Configuring Oracle Database" for more information about configuring the Oracle Database.
   • See "Configuring IBM DB2 Universal Database" for more information about configuring the IBM DB2 database.
   • See "Configuring MySQL" for more information about configuring the MySQL database.
5. Install AuthMinder:
   • See "Deploying AuthMinder on a Single System" for single-system deployment.
   • See "Deploying AuthMinder on Distributed Systems" for distributed-system deployment.
6. Run SQL scripts in the database to create the AuthMinder schema and set initial configuration values:
   • See "Running Database Scripts" for single-system deployment.
   • See "Running Database Scripts" for distributed-system deployment.
7. Copy required files and JARs on your application server. The Administration Console and the User Data Service use these files for proper functioning:
   • See "Preparing Your Application Server" for more information about copying the files for single-system deployments.
   • See "Preparing Your Application Server" for more information about copying the files for distributed deployments.
8. Deploy the Administration Console:
   • See "Deploying Administration Console" for more information about deploying Administration Console for single-system deployments.
   • See "Deploying Administration Console" for more information about deploying Administration Console for distributed-system deployments.
9. (Optional) Prepare your Administration Console for localization, if you want to use languages other than English.

   See appendix, "Preparing for Localization" for more information.

10. Log in to Administration Console as Master Administrator and initialize AuthMinder:
    • See "Logging In to Administration Console" and "Bootstrapping the System" for more information about initializing the Administration Console for single-system deployments.
    • See "Logging In to Administration Console" and "Bootstrapping the System" for more information about initializing the Administration Console for distributed-system deployments.
11. Start the AuthMinder Server and verify that the service has coming up correctly:
    • See "Starting AuthMinder Server" and "Verifying the Installation" for more information about starting the AuthMinder Server for single-system deployments.
    • See "Starting AuthMinder Server" and "Verifying the Installation" for more information about starting the AuthMinder Server for distributed-system deployments.
12. Deploy and run the Sample Application to test AuthMinder installation:
    • See "Deploying Sample Application" and "Using Sample Application" for more information about doing this in a single-system environments.
    • See "Deploying Sample Application", "Configuring Sample Application for Communication with AuthMinder Server", and "Using Sample Application" for more information about doing this in a distributed environment.
13. (Optional) Deploy User Data Service (UDS). You need to do so only if you want to use directory service as user repository:
    • See "Deploying User Data Service" for more information about deploying and starting UDS for single-system deployments.
    • See "Deploying User Data Service" for more information about deploying and starting UDS for distributed deployments.