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Administrator Store Options

By default, the Administrative UI uses the policy store as its source of administrator identities. This default configuration lets you manage the environment immediately after installing the Administrative UI. However, we recommend that you use an external administrator user store, such as a corporate directory, for further administrator accounts.

Consider the following when deciding where to store administrator identities:

• If you store administrator identities in the policy store, you can only establish an administrator record in the policy store by creating a Legacy Administrator. To access the Administrative UI, create Administrator accounts associated with existing Legacy Administrator identities in the policy store.
• If you store administrator identities in an external store, create Administrators to locate administrator records in the external store.

  Note: You cannot create new Legacy Administrators or associate Administrator accounts with Legacy Administrator records once an external administrator store is configured.

• If you are configuring the Administrative UI with a single Policy Server, you can use the policy store to store administrator identities.
• If you are configuring the Administrative UI with multiple Policy Servers, use an external administrator store.
• An external administrator store can be used to help ensure that multiple Administrative UI instances share the same set of administrators. By default, the Administrative UI uses the policy store configured with the registered Policy Server.

Note: For more information about installing the Administrative UI and configuring additional Policy Server connections, see the Policy Server Installation Guide.

More information:

How to Install the Administrative UI

How to Configure Additional Policy Server Connections

Administrator Types