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Basic Installation

In a basic installation, all software components are installed on the same system. Two types of basic installation exist:

• A standalone installation -- all software is on one system, suitable for product demonstration
• A distributed installation -- one copy of each component is installed, but components are on different systems

CA Identity Manager Provisioning allows you to create an Environment that connects to a Provisioning Server for provisioning accounts to various endpoint systems. You can assign provisioning roles to users you create through CA Identity Manager. Provisioning roles are associated with account templates that define accounts that users can receive on endpoint systems. Account templates provide users with access to additional resources, such as an email account.

The accounts exist in managed endpoints defined by the account templates. The following figure is an example of a basic CA Identity Manager installation with Provisioning:

• Identity Manager Server

  Executes tasks within CA Identity Manager. The J2EE Identity Manager application includes the Management Console (for configuring environments), and the User Console (for managing an environment).

• Identity Manager Administrative Tools

  Provides tools and samples for configuring and using CA Identity Manager. The tools include configuration files, scripts, utilities, and jar files that you use to compile custom objects with CA Identity Manager APIs and API samples. The Provisioning Manager and WorkPoint Designer are also included with the Administrative Tools.

  The default installation location for most Administrative Tools follows:

  • Windows: C:\Program Files\CA\Identity Manager\IAM Suite\Identity Manager\tools
  • UNIX: /opt/CA/IdentityManager/IAM_Suite/Identity_Manager/tools

  However, the default location for Provisioning Manager, which is only installed on Windows, follows:

  • C:\Program Files\CA\Identity Manager\Provisioning Manager
• Identity Manager Database

  Stores data for CA Identity Manager. This database stores information for auditing, task persistence, snapshots (reporting), workflow, and Identity Manager objects. This database must be a relational database.

  Note: For a complete list of supported relational databases, see the CA Identity Manager support matrix on the CA Support Site.

• Identity Manager User Store

  Contains users and their information. This store can be a pre-existing user store already in use by the company. This user store can be LDAP or a relational database.

  Note: For more information about setting up a user store for CA Identity Manager, see the Configuration Guide.

• Identity Manager Provisioning Server

  Manages accounts on endpoint systems. On the same system or another system, you can also install Connector Servers, which manage Java or C++ based connectors to endpoints.

• Identity Manager Provisioning Directory

  Specifies the Provisioning Directory schema to CA Directory. This schema sets up the Directory System Agents (DSAs) within CA Directory. The Identity Manager user store can also be the Provisioning Directory.

• Identity Manager Provisioning Manager

  Manages the Provisioning Server through a graphical interface. This tool is used for administrative tasks such as synchronizing accounts with account templates. The Provisioning Manager is installed as part of the Identity Manager Administrative Tools or can be installed separately from those tools.

  Note: This application runs on Windows only.