Avoiding common problems

After you install Verify Identity Access, ensure that you have a comprehensive backup and system recovery strategy in place. When you create your backup and recovery strategy, include the following information to help avoid the possibility of running into problems:

• Periodically back up the user registry by following the instructions that are provided by the user registry vendor.
• Maintain information about your environment, including system topology, IP addresses, host names, and which components are installed on each system.
• Maintain updated information that describes the key system resources that are being managed by Verify Identity Access and the security policies that are being applied to them by Verify Identity Access.
• Periodically check that all systems that are running Verify Identity Access have sufficient disk space for runtime and problem determination data. As your security policy grows, and the number of users, groups, and protected objects increase, the space requirements for the policy databases, message logs, trace logs, and any auditing information can increase as well.
• Regularly check for the availability of fix packs and install them as they become available. Information about fix packs and other useful information can be found on the IBM Software Support Site.