Setting up a stand-alone or primary node for IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence with the initial configuration wizard

Log on to the initial configuration wizard from the web user interface to complete the virtual appliance setup tasks for IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.

Before you begin

  • Configure the initial virtual appliance settings.
  • Collect the following information for this task:
    • Setup mode selection.

      Choose from Guided or Advanced setup mode. If Advanced, then supply a file with all configuration details in the expected format.

    • Application Interfaces configuration.
    • Mail server configuration.
    • Database server configuration

About this task

During the setup process for configuring the IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, the Setup Progress pane displays these links.
Import Settings
Imports the service settings. See Exporting or importing the configuration settings.
View logs
Checks for any messages and errors in the log files. See Managing the log configuration.
Manage snapshots
Uploads or applies a snapshot. See Managing the snapshots.

Procedure

  1. In a web browser, enter the host name of the configured virtual appliance in the following format. 
    https://host name of the virtual appliance:9443
    For example, https://igiva1.jk.example.com:9443
  2. Log on to the virtual appliance console with the administrator credentials.
    Note: The default user password is admin. If you changed the password during the virtual machine setup, use that password. If you did not change the password, use the default administrator password.
    • User name: admin
    • Password: admin
  3. Select Primary.
    Click Setup under the appropriate image.
  4. Choose a configuration mode and click Next page.
    Option Description
    Guided Configuration

    Define the configuration details one step at a time with the wizard. To continue, go to step 5 to configure the application interfaces.
    Advanced Configuration
    Do these steps.
    1. Define the configuration with a properties response file that contains the necessary predefined values for the configuration parameters. See Sample configuration response file. Click response file to download the latest sample response file.
    2. Upload the response file to the Mode Selection page.
    3. Click Next page.
    4. Go to step 8.
  5. From the Application Interfaces Configuration page, configure the application interfaces and click Next page.
  6. Configure the mail server and click Next page.
    For more information, see Managing the mail server configuration.
  7. Configure the database settings for the Identity data store and click Next page.

    For more information, see Managing the database server configuration.

  8. On the Completion page, complete the following tasks that depend on the configuration mode you selected.
    Important: When the configuration process is completed successfully, restart the virtual appliance.
    • For Guided Configuration, review the instructions and click Complete Setup.
      Important: When the configuration process begins, do not refresh the page or close the browser session.
    • For Advanced Configuration, review the instructions and click Start Configuration.
    After the configuration completes, a link to go to the dashboard is displayed. If the mail server configuration setup is correct, an email notification is sent when the virtual appliance configuration is complete.