IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On, Version 8.2

Configuring the IMS Server to use the database server

A database server is required to store all of the IBM® Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On system, machine, and user data, including audit logs. You configure the IMS Server to connect to a database server to store and retrieve data.

You can install a new database server or use an existing database server. You can use an IBM DB2®, Microsoft SQL Server, or Oracle Database. See Hardware and software requirements for the supported Database servers.

Database server configuration involves specifying the data source and the database connection details, and creating a database schema. If the customer is using:

IBM DB2 and Oracle

Customer can pre-create the IMS Server database without the IMS Server schema definitions.
During the IMS Server configuration, customer must provide the database information so that the IMS Server can point to the database. An example of database information is the database user account credentials for the specific database.

The IMS Configuration Wizard applies the schema definitions into the database.
Customer can also pre-create the IMS Server database and also pre-install the IMS Server schema definitions.
During the IMS Server configuration, customer must provide the database information so that the IMS Server can point to the database. An example of database information is the database user account credentials for the specific database.

Microsoft SQL

Customer can pre-create the IMS Server database without the IMS Server schema definitions.
During the IMS Server configuration, customer must provide the database information so that the IMS Server can point to the database. An example of database information is the database user account credentials for the specific database.

The IMS Configuration Wizard applies the schema definitions into the database.
Customer must setup and identify an SQL Server host.
During the IMS Server configuration, customer must provide the database information so that the IMS Server can point to the database. An example of database information is the database user account credentials for the specific database.

The IMS Server Configuration Wizard creates the IMS Server database and applies the schema definitions into it.
Customer can also pre-create the IMS Server database and also pre-install the IMS Server schema definitions.
During the IMS Server configuration, customer must provide the database information so that the IMS Server can point to the database. An example of database information is the database user account credentials for the specific database.

Configuration tool

You can configure the IMS Server and database server through the following options:

Using the IMS Configuration Wizard

After the IMS Server installation, configure the database server through the IMS Configuration Wizard. Database server configuration is a required task to complete the IMS Server deployment. You must complete the database configuration through this wizard.

With the IMS Configuration Wizard:

You provide the required data source information
You can create your own database schema or let the wizard automatically create the database schema
You specify the database connection details such as the database connection port number and the host name

See the IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On Installation Guide for the procedures.

Using the IMS Configuration Utility

In the IMS Configuration Utility advanced settings, you can configure the data source settings.

Configure the data source in the IMS Configuration Utility only if you are:

replicating the database
moving the database server location

See the IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On Configuration Guide for the procedures.

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