Novell iManager 2.7.x User guide

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Installation Guide

iManager 2.7.5

April 30, 2012

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Contents 3

Contents

About This Guide 5

1 Installing iManager 7

1.1 Server-Based and Client-Based Versions of iManager 2.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

1.1.1 Supported Platforms on iManager (server based). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

1.1.2 Supported Platforms on iManager Workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

1.1.3 Backward Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.2 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.3 Self-Signed Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

1.3.1 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1.3.2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

1.4 Downloading and Installing Plug-Ins During Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

1.5 Installing a New Version of iManager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

1.5.1 iManager Server on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

1.5.2 iManager Server on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

1.5.3 iManager Workstation on Linux Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

1.5.4 iManager Workstation on Windows Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

1.6 Silent Installation of iManager Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

1.6.1 Standard Silent Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

1.6.2 Customized Silent Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

2 Upgrading iManager 25

2.1 Upgrade Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

2.1.1 Upgrade Scenario for Standalone Server Based Installations of iManager 2.5/2.6. . . . . . .25

2.1.2 Upgrade Scenario for Windows Running iManager 2.7 with Tomcat 5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2.1.3 Upgrade Scenario for Linux Running iManager 2.7 with Tomcat 5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

2.1.4 Upgrade Scenario for OES Installations Running iManager 2.5/2.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

2.1.5 Upgrade Scenario for Upgrading iManager 2.7 to the Latest Support Pack or Patch. . . . . 26

2.2 Authorized Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

2.3 Updating Role Based Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2.4 Re-Installing or Migrating Plug-in Studio Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

3 Uninstalling iManager 2.7 29

3.1 Linux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

3.2 Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

3.3 iManager Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

4 Novell iManager 2.7.5 Installation Guide

About This Guide 5

About This Guide

ThisguidedescribeshowtoinstallNovelliManager2.7.Itisintendedfornetworkadministrators

andincludesthefollowingsections:

 Chapter 1,“InstallingiManager,”onpage 7

 Chapter 2,“UpgradingiManager,”onpage 25

 Chapter 3,“UninstallingiManager2.7,”onpage 29

Audience

Thisguideisintendedfornetworkadministrators.

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onlinedocumentation.

Documentation Updates

ForthemostcurrentversionoftheNov elliManager2.7.5InstallationGuide,seetheEnglishversionof

thedocumentationattheNovelliManageronlinedocumentationsite(http://www.novell.com/

documentation/imanager27/index.html).

Additional Documentation

 NovelliManager2.7.5AdministrationGuide(http://www.novell.com/documentation/imanager27)

 ApacheTomcatWebsite(http ://tomcat.apache.org/)

 JavaWebsite(http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html)

 NovelleDirectoryhome(http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory)

 NovelleDirectorydocumentation(http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir88/index.html)

 NovelleDirectoryCoolSolutionscommunity(http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/nds)

 NovellTechnicalServices(http://support.novell.com)

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Installing iManager 7

Installing iManager

NovelliManagerprovidesaglobalviewofyournetworkfromonebrowser‐basedtool,allowingyou

toproactivelyassessandrespondtochangingnetworkdemands.

UsingiManager,youcanadministerNovelleDirectoryandmanyotherNovellandthird‐party

products,includingNovellOpenEnterpriseServer,IdentityManager,NovellAudit,and

BorderManager.

Thiscentralizedmanagementsystemeliminatesadministrativeredundancyand

unnecessaryoverhead,savingyourtimeandmoney.

Thissectioninclud es thefollowinginformation:

 Section 1.1,“Server‐BasedandClient‐BasedVersionsofiManager2.7,”onpage 7

 Section 1.2,“Prerequisites,”onpage 10

 Section 1.3,“Self‐SignedCertificates,”onpage 10

 Section 1.4,“DownloadingandInstallingPlug‐InsDuringInstallation,”

onpage 13

 Section 1.5,“InstallingaNewVersionofiManager,”onpage 14

 Section 1.6,“SilentInstallationofiMana gerServer,”onpage 22

1.1 Server-Based and Client-Based Versions of iManager 2.7

Thetraditionalserver‐basedversionofiManager2.7,calledsimplyiManager,isinstalledonaserver

thatcanaccessaneDirectorytree.Theclient‐basedversionofiManager,callediManager

Workstation,isinstalledonaclientworkstation ratherthanaserver.Usethefollowingguidelinesto

decidewhichversionfitsbest

inyourenvironment,orwhetheryoureDirectorymanagementpolicies

wouldbenefitfrominstallingbothversions:

 IfyouhaveasingleadministratorwhoalwaysmanageseDirectoryfromthesameclient

workstation,youcantakeadvantageofiManagerWorkstation.iManagerWorkstationisfully

self‐containedandrequireslittlesetup.Itautomaticallystarts

andstopstheresourcesitneeds

whenitloadsorunloads.iManagerWorkstationinstallsandrunsonvariousLinuxorWindows

clientworkstations,hasnodependenciesonserver‐basediManager,anditcancoexistwithany

otherversionsofiManagerinstalledonyournetwork.

iManagerplug‐insdonotautomaticallysynchronize

betweeniManagerinstances.Ifyouhave

multipleadministratorsandusecustomizedplug‐ins,iManagerWorkstation andtheseplug‐ins

mustbeinstalledoneachadministrator’sclientworkstation.

 IfyoumanageeDirectoryfrommultipleclientworkstations,orhavemultipleadministrators,

installiManagerServersothatitisavailablefromanyconnectedworkstation.

Additionally,

customizedplug‐insonlyneedtobeinstalledonceperiManagerServer.

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1.1.1 Supported Platforms on iManager (server based)

iManager2.7supportsthefollowingserverplatforms:

Operating Systems

 Linux

 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer5(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer6(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 RedHatEnterpriseLinux5AdvancedPlatform(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 RedHatEnterpriseLinux6AdvancedPlatform(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 SUSELinuxEnterprise

Server10SP1orlater

 SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11orlater(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 OpenEnterpriseServer2SP1,SP2,andSP3

 Windows

 WindowsServer2003StandardEditionSP2(32‐bit)

 WindowsServer2003EnterpriseEditionSP2(32‐bit)

 WindowsServer2008EnterpriseEditionSP2(32‐bit

and64‐bit)

 WindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEdition(64‐bit)

 WindowsServer2008R2StandardEdition(64‐bit)

NOTE

 iManager2.7.5doesnotincludeNetWareasasupportedplatform.

 iManager2.7doesnotincludeSolarisasasupportedplatform.However,iManagercanstill

manageandworkwithapplicationsandresources,suchaseDirectory,runningontheSolaris

platform.

Application Servers

 Tomcat5.5.x

Web Servers

ExceptfortheOpenEnterpriseServer2(OES2)platform (Linux),iManagerusesonlyTomcat5.5for

itsWebServerrequirements.OntheOES2Linuxplatform,iManager2.7usesbothTomcat5.0.30and

Apache2.2.3.

Browsers

 Safari5.1.4

 GoogleChrome18

 InternetExplorer(IE)6SP2onWindowsXP

 IE7

 IE8

Installing iManager 9

 IE9

 Firefox1.5.x,2.0.x,3.0,3.5,and3.6

 Firefox4.0.1

 Firefox9.0.1

 Firefox10

 Firefox11

IMPORTANT:ThoughyoucanaccessiManagerthroughaWebbrowserthatisnotlisted,wedonot

guaranteefullfunctionality.

iManager2.7doesnotsupportaccessthroughaniChainserverwithapath‐basedmultihoming

accelerator,andwithRemoveSubPathfromURLenabled.

Directory Services

 eDirectory8.7.3

 eDirectory8.8

1.1.2 Supported Platforms on iManager Workstation

iManagerworkstationsupportsthefollowingdesktopplatforms:

Linux

 RedHatEnterpriseLinuxWorkStation4,RedHatEnterpriseLinuxWorkStation5,andRed

HatEnterpriseLinuxWorkStation6

 SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop10SP1orlater

 OpenSUSE10.3/11/11.1/11.2/11.3/11.4(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 SUSELinuxEnterpriseDesktop11SP1(32‐bitand64‐bit)

Windows

 WindowsXPProfessionalSP3

 WindowsVistaUltimateSP1(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 WindowsVistaEnterpriseSP1(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 WindowsVistaBusinessSP1(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 Windows7EnterpriseEdition(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 Windows7UltimateEdition(32‐bitand64‐bit)

 Windows

7ProfessionalEdition(32‐bitand64‐bit)

NOTE:WiththereleaseofiManager2.7,thetermʺMobileiManagerʺhasbeenchangedtoʺiManager

Workstationʺ.

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iManagerworkstationbundlesthefollowingversionsofTomcatandJav a:

 Tomcat5.5.34

 Java1.6.0_30

1.1.3 Backward Compatibility

IftheiManager2.7ServerinstallationroutinedetectsapreviouslyinstalledversionofiManager2.5

or2.6,itprom pts youthatitwillremovetheexistingiManagerandTomcat.Ifyoudonotwantthisto

happen,stoptheinstallation.

BecauseiManagerWorkstationisaself‐containedenvironment,youcaninstall

multipleversionson

thesameworkstation(includingolderversionsofMobileiManager.) However,youshouldnot

attempttorunthemsimultaneously.Ifyouneedtousedifferentversions,runoneversion,closeit,

andthenruntheotherversion.

ThesameeDirectorytreecan bemanagedwithiManager2.7,iManager2.6

andiManager2.5.Your

RBSCollection(s)shouldbeupdatedforiManager2.7.TheupdatedRBSCollection(s)maintains

backwardcompatibilitywithiManager2.6and2.5.

1.2 Prerequisites

YoumustsatisfythefollowingprerequisitesinordertoinstallanduseeitheriManageroriManager

Workstation.Theseprerequisitesapplytoallserverplatforms.Additionalplatform‐specific

prerequisitesarelistedbyplatforminSection 1.5,“InstallingaNew VersionofiM anager,”on

page 14.

 eDirectoryManagement:iManager2.7canmanageanyserverrunningNovelleDirectory8.7.3

orlater.

 Admin‐EquivalentRights:Youmusthaveadmin‐equivalentrightsforthecreationofaRole‐

BasedServices(RBS)collectionintheeDirectorytree,andtoruntheiManagerRBS

ConfigurationWizard.

 FileSystemRights:YoumusthaverootaccessforLinuxserversorAdministratoraccessfor

Windowsservers.

1.3 Self-Signed Certificates

NOTE:TheinformationinthissectiondoesnotapplytoOESLinux,whichinstallsbothTomcatand

Apache.TheOESLinuxdocumentationincludesinformationaboutreplacingtheself‐signed

Apache/Tomcatcertificate.

StandaloneiManagerinstallationsincludea tempora ry,self‐signedcertificateforusebyTo mcat.It

hasanexpirationdateofoneyear.

Thisisnotintendedtobealong‐termimplementation.Itisatemporarysolutiontogetyoursystem

upandrunningsoyoucansecurelyuseiManager

immediatelyfollowinginstallation.OpenSSLdoes

notrecommendusingself‐si gnedcertificatesexceptfortestingpurposes.

Installing iManager 11

Onechallengetoreplacingtheself‐signedcertificateisthatTomcat’sdefaultkeystoreusesisin

Tomcat{JKS}formatfile.Thetoolusedtomodifythiskeystore,

keytool

,cannotimportaprivatekey.

Itwillonlyuseaself‐generatedkey.

IfyouareusingeDirectory,youcanuseNovellCertificateServertosecurelygenerate,track,store

andrevokecertificateswithnofurtherinvestment.Togenerateapublic/privatekeypairin

eDirectoryusingNovellCertificateServer,completethe

followingstepsforyourapplicableplatform:

1.3.1 Linux

ThefollowinginstructionsshowhowtocreateakeypairineDirectoryandexportthePublic,Private

andRootCertificateAuthority(CA)keysviaaPKCS#12fileontheLinuxplatform.Thisincludes

modifyingTomcatʹs

server.xml

configurationfileinordertousethePKCS12directiveandpointthe 

configurationtoanactualP12fileratherthanusethedefaultJKSkeystore.

Thefilesassociatedwiththisprocessareasfollows:

 Thetemporarykeypairisheldinthe

/var/opt/novell/novlwww/.keystore

file.

 Thetrustedrootsarecontainedinthe

/etc/opt/novell/java/security/cacerts

file.

 ThefileforconfiguringTomcatʹsuseofcertificatesis

/etc/opt/novell/tomcat5/server.xml

Procedure

1 CreateanewservercertificatewithiManager.

IniManager,selectNovellCertificateServer>CreateServerCertificate.Selecttheappropriate

server,specifyanicknameandaccepttherestofthecertificatedefaults.

2 ExporttheservercertificatetotheTomcathomedirectory(

/var/opt/novell/novlwww

IniManager,selectDirectoryAdministration>ModifyObject.BrowsetoandselecttheKey

MaterialObject(KMO)object.IntheCertificatestab,selectExport.Specifyapasswordandsave

theservercertificateasapkcs12file(

.pfx

3 Convertthe

.pfx

filetoa

.pem

file.

Todothis,useacommandsimilartothefollowing:

openssl pkcs12 -in newtomcert.pfx -out newtomcert.pem

SpecifythecertificatepasswordspecifiedinStep 2,andspecifyapasswordforthenew

.pem

file.

Youcan usethesamepassword,ifdesired.

4 Convertthe

.pem

filetoa

.p12

file.

Todothis,useacommandsimilartothefollowing:

openssl pkcs12 -export -in newtomcert.pem -out newtomcert.p12 -name "New

Tomcat"

SpecifythecertificatepasswordspecifiedinStep 3,andspecifyapasswordforthenew

.p12

file.

Youcan usethesamepassword,ifdesired.

5 Enterthefollowing commandtostopTomcat:

/etc/init.d/novell-tomcat5 stop

6 EdittheTomcatconfigurationfile(

/etc/opt/novell/tomcat5/server.xml

)andadd

keystoreType

,

keystoreFile

,and

keystorePass

variablestoletTomcatusethenewlycreated

.p12

certificatefile.Forexample:

12 Novell iManager 2.7.5 Installation Guide

<Connector className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteConnector"

port="8443" minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75" enableLookups="true"

acceptCount="100" debug="0" scheme="https" secure="true"

useURIValidationHack="false" disableUploadTimeout="true">

<Factory className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteServerSocketFactory"

clientAuth="false" protocol="TLS" keystoreType="PKCS12"

keystoreFile="/var/opt/novell/novlwww/newtomcert.p12" keystorePass="password"

</Connector>

WhensettingthekeystoretypetoPKCS12youmustspecifytheentirepathtothecertificatefile,

asTomcatwillnolongerdefaulttousingtheTomcathomepath.

7 Changethe

.p12

file’sownershiptotheappropriateTomcatuser/group,typically

novlwww

,and

setthefilepermissionsto

user=rw

,

group=rw

,and

others=r

.Forexample:

chown novlwww:novlwww newtomcert.p12

chmod 654 newtomcert.p12

8 Enterthefollowing commandtorestartTomcat:

/etc/init.d/novell-tomcat5 start

1.3.2 Windows

ThefollowinginstructionsshowhowtocreateakeypairineDirectoryandexportthePublic,Private

andRootCertificateAuthority(CA)keysviaaPKCS#12fileontheWindowsplatform.Thisincludes

modifyingTomcatʹs

server.xml

configurationfileinordertousethePKCS12directiveandpointthe 

configurationtoanactualP12fileratherthanusethedefaultJKSkeystore.

Thefiles,andtheirdefaultlocations,associatedwiththisprocessareasfollows:

 Thetemporarykeypair:

C:\Program Files\Novell\Tomcat\conf\ssl\. keystore

 Thetrustedrootcertificates:

C:\Program Files\Novell\jre\lib\security\cacerts

 ConfigureTomcatʹscertificateuse:

C:\Program Files\Novell\Tomcat\conf\server.xml

Procedure

1 CreateanewservercertificatewithiManager.

IniManager,selectNovellCertificateServer>CreateServerCertificate.Selecttheappropriate

server,specifyanicknameandaccepttherestofthecertificatedefaults.

2 Exporttheservercertificate.

IniManager,selectDirectoryAdministration>ModifyObject.BrowsetoandselecttheKMO

object.IntheCertificatestab,selectExport.Specifyapasswordandsavetheservercertificateasa

pkcs12file(

.pfx

3 Convertthe

.pfx

filetoa

.pem

file.

NOTE:OpenSSLisnotinstalledonWindowsbydefault,butaversionfortheWindows

platformisavailableontheOpenSSLWebsite(http://www.openssl.org/related/binaries.html).

Alternatively,youcanconvertthecertificateonaLinuxplatform,onwhichOpenSSLisinstal led

bydefault.

Todothis,useacommandsimilartothefollowing:

openssl pkcs12 -in newtomcert.pfx -out newtomcert.pem

Installing iManager 13

SpecifythecertificatepasswordfromStep 2,andspecifyapasswordforthenew

.pem

file.You

canusethesamepassword,ifdesired.

4 Convertthe

.pem

filetoa

.p12

file.

Todothis,useacommandsimilartothefollowing:

openssl pkcs12 -export -in newtomcert.pem -out newtomcert.p12 -name "New

Tomcat"

SpecifythecertificatepasswordfromStep 3,andspecifyapasswordforthenew

.p12

file.You

canusethesamepassword,ifdesired.

5 Copythe

.p12

filetotheTomcatcertifcatelocation.

Bydefault,thisis

C:\Program Files\Novell\Tomcat\conf\ssl\

6 StoptheTomcatService.

/etc/init.d/novell-tomcat5 stop

7 EdittheTomcat’s

server.xml

andadd

keystoreType

,

keystoreFile

,and

keystorePass



variablestoletTomcatusethenewlycreated

.p12

certificatefile.Forexample:

<Connector className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteConnector"

port="8443" minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75" enableLookups="true"

acceptCount="100" debug="0" scheme="https" secure="true"

useURIValidationHack="false" disableUploadTimeout="true">

<Factory className="org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteServerSocketFactory"

clientAuth="false" protocol="TLS" keystoreType="PKCS12"

keystoreFile="/conf/ssl/newtomcert.p12" keystorePass="password" />

WhensettingthekeystoretypetoPKCS12youmustspecifytheentirepathtothecertificatefile,

asTomcatwillnolongerdefaulttousingtheTomcathomepath.

8 StarttheTomcatService.

1.4 Downloading and Installing Plug-Ins During Installation

DuringtheiManager2.7installation,amessageappearsdisplayingaURLthatreferstoanXML

descriptorfileofavailableplug‐ins.ThedefaultlocationoftheNovelldescriptorfileishttp://

www.novell.com/products/consoles/imanager/iman_mod_desc.xml(http://www.novell.com/

products/consoles/imanager/iman_mod_desc.xml).

YoucanchangethisURLtoadifferentlocationifyouriManagerinstallishavingtrouble

reachingthe

defaultdescriptorfileURL.See“Plug‐InModuleInstallation”intheNovelliManager2.7.5

AdministrationGuideforinformationoncustomizing iManagerʹsplug‐indownloadandinstall

process.

Foracleaninstall,the“typical”plug‐insarepreselected.Foranupgrade,onlyplug‐insthatneedto

updatedarepreselected.Youcanoverridethedefaultselectionsandaddnewplug‐insto

downloadbutitisrecommendedthatyoudonotunselectanyplug‐inthatwasalreadyselectedtobe

updatedfromapreviousversionofiManager.

IMPORTANT:iManager2.7plug‐insarenotcompatiblewithpreviousversionsofiManager.

Additionally,anycustomplug‐insyouwanttousewithiManager2.7mustbere‐compiledinthe

iManager2.7environmentbyusingtheiManager2.7SDK.

14 Novell iManager 2.7.5 Installation Guide

1.5 Installing a New Version of iManager

NovelliManager2.7can beinstalledonthe plat formslistedbelow.Ingeneral,youshouldapplythe

latestServicePacksforyourplatformandmeettheprerequisiteslistedin“Prerequisites”onpage 10,

beforeinstallingiManager.

 Section 1.5.1,“iManagerServeronLinux,”onpage 14

 Section 1.5.2,“iManagerServeronWindows,”onpage 17

 Section 1.5.3,

“iManagerWorkstationonLinuxClients,”onpage 20

 Section 1.5.4,“iManagerWorkstationonWindowsClients,”onpage 21

1.5.1 iManager Server on Linux

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 10,the

followingprerequisitesalsoapplytoiManageronLinux:

 RequiredLinux Packages:Ifanyofthe followingpackagesarenotinstalled,youmustobtain

themfromthevendorofyourLinuxdistributionandinstallthembeforeinstallingiManager.

TheyshouldbeonyourinstallationCDs.

 compat‐libstdc++‐33(RedHatServer5,RedHatServer6)

 libstdc++33‐32bit(SLES

1164‐bit)

 libstdc++43‐32bit(SLES1164‐bit)

 libstdc++33(SLES1132‐bit)

 libstdc++43(SLES1132‐bit)

 compat‐lsb(SLES10)

 libstdc++33‐32bit(SLES10SP364‐bit)

 compat‐libstdc++‐33‐3.2.3‐47.3.i386.rpm(RHEL632‐bit)

 compat‐libstdc++‐33‐3.2.3‐47.3.i386.rpm(RHEL664‐bit)

 compat‐libstdc++‐

33‐3.2.3‐47.3.x86_64.rpm(RHEL664‐bit)

 XFree86‐libs‐4.2.0‐8.i386.rpm(RHEL664‐bit,forGUImode)

 libstdc++44‐32bit‐4.4.0_20090212‐2.1.x86_64.rpm(RHEL664‐bit,forGUImode)

 glibc‐2.12‐1.7.el6.i686.rpm(RHEL664‐bit)

NOTE:IfyouareusingPKIplug‐in,youmustinstallthefollowingRPMsontheiManager

server:

SLES1032‐bit:compat(compat‐2006.1.25‐11.2)

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SLES1064‐bit:compat‐32bit(compat ‐32bit‐2006.1.25‐11.2)

SLES1132‐bit:compat(compat‐2009.1.19‐2.1)

SLES1164‐bit:

compat‐32bit(compat‐32bit‐2009.1.19‐2.1)

 PreviousVe rsions ofiManager:Ifyouhav einstallediManager2.5or2.6,youdonotneedto

uninstallit.SeeChapter 2,“UpgradingiManager,”onpage 25formoreinformation.

 Processor:Pentium*III600MHzorhigherprocessor

 DiskSpace:200MBhard‐diskspaceforalocalinstallation

 Memory:512MBRAM(1024MBrecommended)

 PortSetup:Beawareofpossibleportconflicts.TomcatisinstalledaspartoftheiManager2.7

installation,whichdetermineswhetherthedefaultportsareinuse.Iftheyareinuse,theinstall

promptsyoufordifferentportsforusebyTomcat.Bydefault,Tomcatusesports8080,8443,and



9009.

IMPORTANT:OnLinux,iManagerissupportedonlywiththeversionofTomcatthatisinstalled 

withiManager.

iManagerinstallsthefollowingproductsduringinstallation:

 Tomcat5.5.34

 Java1.6.0_30

 NovellInternationalCryptographicInfrastructure(NICI)2.7.3

Procedure

1 AttheNovellDownloadsWebsite(http://download.novell.com),searchforiManagerproducts,

selectiManager2.7,thendownload

iMan_27_linux.tgz

toadirectoryonyourserver.

2 UsethefollowingcommandtoextracttotheiManagerfolder:

tar -zxvf iMan_27_linux.tgz

3 Openashellandchangetothe

/extracted_directory/iManager/installs/linux

directory.

ThispathisrelativetothedirectorywhereyoucopiedorextractedtheiManagerfiles.

4 Enteroneofthefollowingcommandswhileloggedinas

root

or

root

‐equivalent.

Todoacommand‐line(text)install,enterthefollowingcommand:

./iManagerInstallLinux.bin

TodoaGUIinstall,enterthefollowingcommand:

./iManagerInstallLinux.bin -i gui

Afterasuccessfulinstall,theinstallergeneratesaconfigurationfile(

/var/log/

installer.properties

)withvaluesbaseduponthequestionsaskedduringtheinstall.This

filecanthenbemodifiedandusedforasilentinstall.SeeSection 1.6,“SilentInstallationof

iManagerServer,”onpage 22.

5 OntheopeningiManagersplashscreen,selectalanguage,thenclickOK.

6 ReadthroughtheIntroduction,thenclickNext.

7 Acceptthelicenseagreement,thenclickNext.

8 SpecifythecomponentstoinstallaspartoftheiManagerinstallation,thenclickNext.

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Youcan specifyeitherofthefo llowingcomponents:

 NovelliManager2.7,Tomcat,JVM‐Installs allthethreecomponents.

 NovelliManager2.7‐InstallsonlytheiManagercomponent.Youcanspecifythisifyou

alreadyhaveNovellTomcatandJVMinstalledonyourmachine.

 Tomcat,JVM‐InstallsNovellTomcatandJVMcomponents.You

canspecifytoinstallthe

twocomponents,andlaterinstalliManagerseparately.

9 Specifyifyouwanttodownloadandinstallplug‐insaspartoftheinstallation,thenclickNext.

10 (Conditional)Todownloadplug‐insaspartoftheinstallation,speci fy theplug‐insyouwantto

download,thenclickNext.

 Foraconsoleinstall,enteracomma‐separatedlistoftheplug‐innumberstodownload.

 ForaGUIinstall,selectthecheckboxes.Defaultselectionsarealreadymade.

themessageNoneworupdatedplug‐insfound.Allplug‐insaredownloadedorupdatedor

theiManagerdownloadserverisunavailableappearsintheplug‐indownloadarea,oneormore

ofthefollowingconditionsexist:

 Therearenoupdatedplug‐insavailableontheNovelldownloadsite.



ThereisaproblemwithyourInternetconnection.Verifyyourconnectionandtryagain.

 ConnectiontotheNovellDescriptorFile(http://www.novell.com/products/consoles/

imanager/iman_mod_desc.xml)wasnotsuccessful.

 TheiManagerinstallisbehindaproxythatdoesnotallowaconnectiontotheaboveURL

11 Specifyifyouwanttoinstallplug‐insfromalocaldrive,thenclickNext.

12 (Conditional)Toinstallplug‐insfromalocaldirectory,specifythedirectorypaththatcontains

theappropriateplug‐in(

.npm

)files.

Thedefaultpathis

/extracted location/iManager/installs/plugins

,butyoucanspecify

anyvalidmountpointhere.

Ifdesired,youcanspecifyanalternativeURLfordownloadingplug‐ins.Formoreinformation,

seeSection 1.4,“DownloadingandInstallingPlug‐InsDuringInstallation,”onpage 13.When

usinganalternativeURLfordownloadingplug‐ins,itissolelyyourresponsibilityto

verifythe

URLcontents,andverifythattheplug‐inisappropriateforyouruse.

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



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post‐install

fromtheConfigure>iManagerServer>ConfigureiManager>SecuritypageiniManager.Formore

information,see“iManager

AuthorizedUsersandGroups”intheNovelliManager2.7.5

AdministrationGuide.

15 ReadthePre‐InstallationSummarypageandclickNext.

Duringinstallation,iManagerfilesareinstalled,plug‐insaredownloaded,andconfiguration

changesoccur.Installationcantakeseveralminutes.

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Aftertheinstallationcompletes,theInstallCompletepage,whichdisplaysthesuccessful/

unsuccessfulinstallationmessage,isdisplayed.

16 ClickDonetoquittheinstaller.

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NovelliManager2.7.5Administration

Guide.

IMPORTANT:WhenyouinstalliManageronLinux,thefollowingfilesfromInstallAnywhereare

givenwithwriteablepermissions:



/var/opt/novell/tomcat5/webapps/nps/UninstallerData/.com.zerog.registry.xml



/var/opt/novell/tomcat5/webapps/nps/UninstallerData/Uninstall_<PluginName>/

.com.zerog.registry.xml

‐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thefiles,anychangemightimpacttheother

installationsthatuseInstallAnywhere.

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 10,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.SeeChapter 2,“UpgradingiManager,”onpage 25formoreinformation.

 WebServices:iM anagerusesTomcatonWindowsservers.Itdoesnotprovideanyintegration

withIISorApacheenvironments.However,followingtheiManager2.7installation,youcan

manuallyintegrateiManagerwithyourexistingWebserverinfrastructure,ifdesired.

 Processor:PentiumIII600MHzorhigherprocessor

 DiskSpace:500MBminimumforalocalinstallation

 Memory:512MBofRAM(1024MBrecommended)

iManagercaninstallthefollowingproductsduringinstallation:

 Tomcat5.5.34

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 Java1.6.0_30

 NovellInternationalCryptographicInfrastructure(NICI)2.7.3

Procedure

ForinformationaboutrunningiManagerServeronthesa memachineasNovelleDirectory,see

“RunningeDirectoryandiManagerontheSameMachine (Windowsonly)”intheNovelliManager

2.7.5AdministrationGuide.

1 LoginasauserwithadministratorprivilegestoinstalliManager.

2 AttheNovellDownloadsWebsite(http://download.novell.com),searchforiManagerproducts,

selectiManager2.7,thendownloadittoadirectoryonyourserver.

3 ExtractthefileintotheiManagerfolder.

4 Findandrun

iManagerInstall.exe

(

extracted_directory\iManager\installs\win

Youcan viewthedebugoutputoftheinstallationprogrambyholdingdowntheCtrlkey

immediatelyafterlaunchingtheinstaller.Continuetoholddownthekeyuntilaconsole

windowappears.Formoreinform ationondebugging,see“Troubleshooting”intheNovell

iManager2.7.5AdministrationGuide.

5 OntheopeningiManagersplashscreen,selectalanguageandclickOK.

6 Ontheintroductionpage,clickNext.

7 Acceptthelicenseagreement,thenclickNext.

8 ReadtheDetectionSummarypage,thenclickNext.

TheDetectionSummarydisplayscurrentlyinstalledServletcontainerandJVMsoftwarethat

iManagerwilluseonceitisinstalled,andsupportingcomponentsthatareinstalled aspartof

theiManagerinstall.UsetheBrowsebuttontomodifythelistofinstalledcomponentsif

the

correctversionisnotlisted.

TheGetPORTInputwindowisdisplayed.

9 MentiontheHTTPandSSLportnumbers onwhichTomcatservermustrunon,andclickNext.

Bydefault,theHTTPportandSSLportvaluesare8080and8443,respectively.However,ifyou

haveanyotherserviceortom catserverconfiguredonthedefaultports,youcanconfigureports

yourchoice.

TheChooseInstallFolderwindowisdisplayed.

10 Specifytheinstallfolder,thenclickNext.

Thedefaultinstallationlocationis

C:\Program Files\Novell

11 Selecttheplug‐instodownloadandinstall,thenclickNext.

Ifdesired,youcanspecifyanalternativeURL.Formoreinformation,seeSection 1.4,

“DownloadingandInstallingPlug‐InsDuringInstallation,”onpage 13.Whenusingan

alternativeURLfordownloadingplug‐ins,itissolelyyourresponsibilitytoverifythe

URL

contents,andverifythattheplug‐inisappropriateforyouruse.

Ifthemessage

No new or updated plug-ins found.All the plug-ins are downloaded or

updated or the iManager download server is unavailable

appearsintheplug‐in

downloadarea,oneormoreofthefollowingconditionsexist:

 Therearenoupdatedplug‐insavailableontheNovelldownloadsite.

 ThereisaproblemwithyourInternetconnection.Verifyyourconnectionandtryagain.

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 ConnectiontotheNovellDescriptorFile(http://www.novell.com/products/consoles/

imanager/iman_mod_desc.xml)wasnotsuccessful.

 TheiManagerinstallisbehindaproxythatdoesnotallowaconnectiontotheaboveURL

12 (Optional)Selectplug‐instoinstallfromthelocaldiskdrive,thenclickNex t.

Thisletsyoutoinstallpreviouslydownloadedorcustomplug‐insduringtheinstallation.

13 (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



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post‐install

fromtheConfigure>iManagerServer>ConfigureiManager>SecuritypageiniManager.Formore

information,see“iManager

AuthorizedUsersandGroups”intheNovelliManager2.7.5

AdministrationGuide.

14 ReadthePre‐installationsummarypage,thenclickInstall.

Duringinstallation,iManagerfilesareinstalled,plug‐insaredownloaded,andconfiguration

changesoccur.Installationcantakeseveralminutes.

Aftertheinstallationcompletes,theInstallCompletepage,whichdisplaysthesuccessful/

unsuccessfulinstallationmessage,isdisplayed.

NOTE:OnWindows,theInstallCompletepagedisplaysthefollowingerrormessageinspiteof

asuccessfulinstallation.

The installation of iManager Install 2.7 is complete, but some errors occurred

during the install.

Please see the installation log <Log file path> for details. Press "Done" to

quit the installer.

Ifthespecifiederrormessageisdisplay ed,dothefollowing:

1.Makenoteofthelogfilepath thatisspecif iedwithintheerrormessageintheInstallComplete

page.

2.IntheInstallCompletepage,clickDone.

3.Openthelogfile.

4.Ifyoufindthefollowingerrorinthe

logfile,thenignoretheerrormessagethatisdisplayedin

theInstallCompletepagebecausetheinstallationisactuallysuccessful,andiManager

properlyfunctions.

Custom Action: com.novell.application.iManager.install.InstallDLLs

Status: ERROR

Additional Notes: ERROR - class

com.novell.application.iManager.install.InstallDLLs

NonfatalInstallException C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcr71.dll (The process

cannot access the file because it is being used by another process)

15 ClickDonetoquittheinstaller.

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NovelliManager2.7.5Administration

Guide.

20 Novell iManager 2.7.5 Installation Guide

1.5.3 iManager Workstation on Linux Clients

iManagerWorkstationisaself‐containedenvironment.Therefore,youcaninstallmultipleversions

onthesameworkstation(includingolderversionsofMobileiManager).However,youshouldnot

attempttorunthemsimultaneously.Ifyouneedtousedifferentversions,runoneversion,closeit,

andthenruntheotherversion.

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 10,the

followingprerequisitesalsoapplytoiManagerWorkstationonLinuxClients:

 RequiredLinux Packages:Ifanyofthe followingpackagesarenotinstalled,youmustobtain

themfromthevendorofyourLinuxdistributionandinstallthembeforeinstallingiManager.

TheyshouldbeonyourinstallationCDs.

 GTK2

 GLIBC2.3

 libstd++33

 SLED1132‐bit

 SLED11SP132‐bit

 openSUSE11.0

32‐bit

 openSUSE11.132‐bit

 openSUSE11.232‐bit

 openSUSE11.332‐bit

 libstd++33‐32bit

 SLED1164‐bit

 SLED11SP164‐bit

 openSUSE11.064‐bit

 openSUSE11.164‐bit

 openSUSE11.264‐bit

 openSUSE11.364‐bit

 Processor:PentiumIII600MHzorhigherprocessor

 DiskSpace:200MBminimum

 MemoryRequirements:256MBRAM(512MBrecommended)

IMPORTANT:DonotruniManagerWorkstationfromapaththatcontainsspaces.

iManagerinstallsthefollowingproductsduringinstallation:

 Tomcat5.5.34

 Java1.6.0_30

 NovellInternationalCryptographicInfrastructure(NICI)2.7.3

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