Preface
Sun JavaTM System Access Manager provides
a comprehensive solution for protecting network resources that integrates
authentication and authorization services, policy agents, and identity
federation. This Preface to the Deployment Example 1: Access
Manager 7.1 Load Balancing, Distributed Authentication UI, and Session
Failover contains the following sections:
About This Guide
Deployment Example 1: Access Manager 7.1 Load Balancing,
Distributed Authentication UI, and Session Failover provides
instructions for building a Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 solution for authentication,
authorization and access control. The instructions in this guide were
used to build, deploy and test this Deployment Example in a lab facility.
You'll obtain the best results if you perform the tasks in the exact
sequence in which they are presented. Use the Table of Contents as
a master task list. Tasks are numbered for your convenience.

Caution –
If you do plan to deviate from the task sequence or
details described in this guide, you should refer to the relevant
product documentation for information on differences in platforms,
software versions or other requirement constraints.
Access Manager Core Documentation
The Access Manager core documentation set also contains the
following titles:
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Release Notes will
be available online after the product is released. It gathers an assortment
of last-minute information, including a description of what is new
in this current release, known problems and limitations, installation
notes, and how to report issues with the software or the documentation.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Technical Overview provides
an overview of how Access Manager components work together to protect
enterprise assets and web-based applications. It also explains basic
Access Manager concepts and terminology.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Deployment Planning Guide provides
planning and deployment solutions for Sun Java System Access Manager
based on the solution life cycle
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Postinstallation Guide provides
information for configuring Access Manager after running the Java
ES installer.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting Guide provides
information on how to tune Access Manager and its related components
for optimal performance.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Administration Guide describes
various administrative tasks such as Realms Management, Policy Management,
Authentication and Directory Management. Most of the tasks described
in this book are performed through the Access Manager console as well
as through the command line utilities.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Administration Reference is
a look-up guide containing information about the command line interfaces,
configuration attributes, Access Manager files, and error codes.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Federation and SAML Administration Guide provides information about the Federation
module based on the Liberty Alliance Project specifications and the
use of the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). It includes
information on the integrated services based on these specifications,
instructions for enabling a web services environment, and summaries
of the application programming interface (API) for extending the framework.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Developer’s Guide offers
information on how to customize Access Manager and integrate its functionality
into an organization’s current technical infrastructure. It
also contains details about the programmatic aspects of the product
and its API.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 C API Reference provides
summaries of data types, structures, and functions that make up the
public Access Manager C APIs.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Java API Reference provides
information about the implementation of Java packages in Access Manager.
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The Sun Java System Access Manager Policy Agent 2.2 User’s Guide provides
an overview of the policy functionality and the policy agents available
for Access Manager.
Updates to the Release Notes and links
to modifications of the core documentation can be found on the Access
Manager page at the Sun Java Enterprise
System documentation web site. Updated documents will be marked
with a revision date.
Sun Java System Product Documentation
Useful information might also be found in the documentation
for the following products:
Typographical Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions that
are used in this deployment example.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
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Typeface
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Meaning
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Example
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AaBbCc123
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The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen
computer output
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Edit your .login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
machine_name% you have mail.
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AaBbCc123
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What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output
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machine_name% su
Password:
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aabbcc123
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Placeholder: replace with a real name or value
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The command to remove a file is rm filename.
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AaBbCc123
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Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized
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Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.
A cache is a copy that is stored locally.
Do not save the file.
Note: Some emphasized items
appear bold online.
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