Database installation and configuration

Identity Manager stores transactional and historical data that includes schedules and audit data in a database. Before you install the Identity Manager Server, you must install and configure a database.

Note: This information is not a substitute for the more extensive, prerequisite documentation that is provided by the database products. For more information about databases, see the product-related websites.

You can choose to install and configure one of these databases:

  • IBM® DB2® database
  • Oracle database

For more information about supported database releases and required fix packs, see Database server supportHardware and software requirements.

Worksheet

This worksheet lists the typical information that you need to install and configure a database. Depending on the database that you install, you might need more information.

Table 1. Typical database worksheet
Field name Description Default or example value Your value
Host name Name of the computer that hosts the database.    
Port number Database service listening port. Examples: 50000, 50002, or 60000  
Database name Name of the Identity Manager database. Example: itimdb  
Admin ID Database administrator user ID. Example: db2admin
Note: This value is db2inst1 by default on UNIX systems.
  
Admin password Password for the database administrator user ID.    
Database user ID The account that Identity Manager uses to log on to the database. Example: itimuser  
Database password The password for the itimuser user ID.    

Before you install the database product

Before you install the database product, you must:

  • Read the installation information that the database product provides.
  • Ensure that your environment meets the product hardware and software requirements.
  • Verify that all required operating system patches are in place.
  • Ensure that kernel settings are correct for some operating systems, such as the Solaris and Linux® operating systems. Each database application specifies its own requirements, such as more operating system values. Before you install the application, read its documentation for these additional settings. For example, see the IBM websites for kernel settings that DB2 requires: