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Deploying AuthMinder on Distributed Systems

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 in a distributed environment, you must use the Custom option when you run the installer.

The following steps provide a quick overview of the process:

1. Run the AuthMinder installer to install AuthMinder Server and Administration Console and to configure them to access your SQL database. You can also choose to install the Web Services on the same system.

   See "Installing on the First System" for installation instructions.

2. Execute the database scripts to create AuthMinder 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 deployments.

   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 with the Master Administrator credentials 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. Install the Java SDKs and Web Services on one or more systems.

   See "Installing on the Second System" for more information.

10. Deploy, configure, and use Sample Application to test AuthMinder configuration.

    Note: To install the Sample Application only, you must ensure that you select only the SDKs and Sample Application option and proceed with the installation.

    See "Deploying Sample Application", "Configuring Sample Application for Communication with AuthMinder Server", and "Using Sample Application" for more information.

11. (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.

12. Complete the installation checklist.

    See "Post-Installation Checklist " for more information.

Important Notes Related to 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.