User manual NOVELL IMANAGER INSTALLATION V2.7

[. . . ] novdocx (en) 16 April 2010 AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION Installation Guide Novell® 2. 7 October 15, 2010 iManager www. novell. com Novell iManager 2. 7 Installation Guide novdocx (en) 16 April 2010 Legal Notices Novell, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to its content, at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes. makes no representations or warranties with respect to any software, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. [. . . ] The default path is /extracted location/iManager/installs/plug-ins, but you can specify any valid mount point here. 13 Specify the ports on which you want Tomcat to run. The defaults are 8080 for HTTP, 8443 for HTTPS, and 9009 as the MOD_JK connector port. 14 (Optional) Specify an authorized user and the appropriate eDirectory tree name that this user will manage, then click Next. This information is not used to authenticate to eDirectory during installation and the information is not validated in any way. Make sure you use the syntax required by the iManager login page. If you leave these fields blank, iManager allows any user to install plug-ins and make changes to iManager server settings (not recommended long-term. ) Specify an authorized user postinstall from the Configure > iManager Server > Configure iManager > Security page in iManager. For more information, see "Authorized Users and Groups" in the iManager 2. 7. 4 Administration Guide. 15 Read the Pre-installation summary page, then click Install. During installation, iManager files are installed, plug-ins are downloaded, and configuration changes occur. After the installation completes, the Install Complete page, which displays the successful/ unsuccessful installation message, is displayed. A browser window appears which displays the Getting Started page. Wait for iManager to initialize before attempting access. To access iManager, click the first link on the Getting Started page, then log in. For more information, see "Accessing iManager" in the iManager 2. 7. 4 Administration Guide. IMPORTANT: When you install iManager on Linux, the following files from InstallAnywhere is left with writeable permission. /var/opt/novell/tomcat5/webapps/nps/UninstallerData/ . com. zerog. registry. xml /var/opt/novell/tomcat5/webapps/nps/UninstallerData/ Uninstall_<PluginName>/. com. zerog. registry. xml <PluginName> - The name of the plug-in installed on iManager. You must change the permissions from 600 to 644 using the chmod command. However, you should not modify the content in the files. If you modify, it might impact the other installations that use InstallAnywhere. 18 Novell iManager 2. 7 Installation Guide novdocx (en) 16 April 2010 1. 5. 2 iManager Server on Windows If the iManager 2. 7 installation routine detects a previously installed version of iManager 2. 5 or 2. 6, it prompts you that it will remove the existing iManager and Tomcat. If you do not want this to happen, stop the installation. However, when removing the previously installed version of iManager, its directory structure is backed up to the old TOMCAT_HOME directory to preserve any previously created custom content. To prepare for the installation, review the following checklist of prerequisites. Prerequisites In addition to the general prerequisites listed in Section 1. 2, "Prerequisites, " on page 12, the following prerequisites also apply to iManager on Windows: Previous versions of iManager: If you have installed iManager 2. 5 or 2. 6, you do not need to uninstall it. [. . . ] To update plug-ins manually, launch iManager and browse to Configure > Plug-in Installation > Available Novell Plug-in Modules. For more information, see "Plug-In Module Installation" in the iManager 2. 7. 4 Administration Guide. 2. 4 Re-Installing or Migrating Plug-in Studio Plug-ins To migrate or replicate Plug-in Studio plug-ins to another iManager instance, or a new or updated version of iManager, do the following: 1. From the iManager Configure view, select Role Based Services > Plug-in Studio. The Content frame displays the Installed Custom Plug-ins list, including the location of the RBS collection to which the plug-ins belong. Upgrading iManager 29 novdocx (en) 16 April 2010 2. [. . . ]