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3.1.2 iManager Guidelines
iManager is the administration tool for Identity Manager. When you install Identity Manager, the
installation expects that you already have an iManager server installed in your eDirectory
TM
tree.
If you have more than 10 administrators constantly working in iManager at one time, you should
have a server that hosts only iManager.
Figure 3-2 represents this configuration of your Identity
Manager solution. If you have only one administrator, you can run iManager on your Metadirectory
server without complications.
3.2 Metadirectory Server Guidelines
You can have one or more Metadirectory servers in your Identity Manager solution, depending on
the server workload. The Metadirectory server requires that eDirectory be installed as shown in
Figure 3-3 . You can add a Remote Loader server, not represented in the figure, to help with the
workload or configuration of your environment.
Drivers must run on the same server as the connected application. For example, to configure the
Active Directory driver, the server in
Figure 3-3 must be a Member server or a Domain controller. If
you do not want to install eDirectory and Identity Manager on a Member server or Domain
controller, then you would install the Remote Loader on a Member Server or a Domain controller.
The Remote Loader sends all of the events from Active Directory to the Metadirectory server. The
Remote Loader receives any information from the Metadirectory server and passes that to the
connected application.
The Remote Loader provides added flexibility for your Identity Manager solution. For more
information, see the
Identity Manager 3.6.1 Remote Loader Guide .
Figure 3-3
Metadirectory Sever
Designer iManager
iManager
Server
Administration
Workstation
User
Application
Server
Novell
Sentinel Server
Metadirectory
Server with
eDirectory