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Deploying AuthMinder on a Single System

Use the Arcot WebFort 7.1 InstallAnywhere Wizard to install AuthMinder components. This Wizard supports Complete and Custom installation types. However, to install and configure AuthMinder on a single computer, you must use the Complete option when you run the installer.

The following list provides a quick overview of the process:

1. Execute the AuthMinder installer to add AuthMinder components to your file-system and configure them to access your SQL database.

   See "Performing Complete Installation" for install instructions.

2. Execute the database scripts to create schema and database tables. Also ensure that the database setup was successful.

   See "Running Database Scripts" and "Verifying the Database Setup" for more information.

3. Prepare the application server to copy the files that Web components use.

   See "Preparing Your Application Server" for more information.

4. Deploy Administration Console on the application server and verify the deployment.

   See "Deploying Administration Console" and "Verifying the Administration Console" for more information.

5. (Optional) Prepare your Administration Console for localization, if you want to use languages other than English.

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

6. Log in to Administration Console as the Master Administrator to initialize AuthMinder.

   See "Logging In to Administration Console" and "Bootstrapping the System" for more information.

7. Start the AuthMinder Server and verify if the service start successfully.

   See "Starting AuthMinder Server" and "Verifying the Installation" for more information.

8. Deploy User Data Service on the application server and verify the deployment.

   See "Deploying User Data Service" for more information.

9. Deploy and use Sample Application to test AuthMinder configuration.

   Note: Sample Application is automatically installed as a part of Complete installation.

   See "Deploying Sample Application" and "Using Sample Application" for more information.

10. (Optional) To ensure secure communication between AuthMinder components, you can configure them to support SSL (Secure Socket Layer) transport mode.

    See the topic titled "Configuring SSL" in CA AuthMinder Administration Guide for more information.

11. Complete the installation checklist.

    See "Post-Installation Checklist" for more information.

Important Notes Related to the Installation

You must keep the following points in mind while installing AuthMinder either on a single system or in a distributed environment:

• You must ensure that the <install_location> must not contain any special characters (such as ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + = { }[ ] ’ ").
• Currently, you cannot modify or repair AuthMinder components by using the installer. You must uninstall the component and then re-install it.
• Do not close the installer window, if the installation is in progress. If at any time during installation (especially during the last stages), if you click the Cancel button to abort the installation, then the installer might not remove all the directories it has created so far. You will manually need to clean up the installation directory, <install_location>/arcot/ and its subdirectories.
• If you run the installer on a system that already contains an instance of an existing $ARCOT_HOME, then:
  • You will not be prompted for an installation directory.
  • You will not be prompted for the database set up. The Installer will use the existing database.
  • You will also not be prompted to set up encryption.

The AuthMinder installer supports the following types of installation. You must use the Complete installation for single-system deployment.

1. Complete - Installs all AuthMinder components on a single system.
2. Custom - Installs the AuthMinder components that you select.