CA Identity Manager High Availability & JBoss Clustering

CA Identity Manager 12.x uses caching for transactions. The utilization of this feature can cause synchronization issues if the application is setup in a high availability mode without application server clustering.

An example I can give is a project I was involved with using JBoss as the CA IdM application server. As such I will be addressing JBoss clustering in this entry.

JBoss uses a Hypersonic database to manage internal JMS data (JMS Queues). JBoss uses the JMS queues for tracking tasks and processes within the application. It is recommended to use a shared MS SQL database for the JMS database. There are documents available online which explain how to migrate from Hypersonic to MS SQL. In my example we opted to use the same MS SQL infrastructure used by Identity Manager to house the JMS database. In simplified terms, the steps to accomplish to clustering of IdM on JBoss is as follows:

1. Create a new SQL database (JBOSS_JMS)
2. Create a user/owner for this DB (jbossjms)
3. Migrate JBoss to SQL from the Hypersonic DB
4. Bring all services back up and test to ensure the migration was successful
5. Follow the procedures in the IdM documentation to configure JBoss clustering

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Courtesy:http://www.idmworks.com/blog/ca-identity-manager-high-availability-jboss-clustering

Customers can now deploy CA Identity Manager to Provision Employees and Partners to Cloud Applications Deployed on Force.com

CA Technologies announced the availability of CA Identity Manager on AppExchange 2. With CA Identity Manager, organizations can automate identity management functions, such as role-based user provisioning and de-provisioning, and self-service access requests, using a single, automated system to manage identities for Force.com cloud applications, as well as existing in-house applications.


In addition, CA Technologies will be attending Dreamforce 2010, the cloud computing event hosted by salesforce.com at Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, December 6 – 9. Demos and more information will be available at the CA Technologies booth (#619).


Regardless of whether an application resides within the enterprise or in the cloud, managing the identities and controlling the access of users to key resources is a critical function for IT organizations that face increasing pressure to cut operating costs, while still enabling compliance and productivity.



“Our focus is to deliver a single identity management system to manage identities for applications no matter where they reside,” said Lina Liberti, vice president, Security, CA Technologies. “Partnering with salesforce.com and leveraging their API to extend CA Identity Manager’s capabilities give customers the added confidence to deploy cloud applications on Force.com, knowing they can securely manage the users of those applications and meet compliance demands.”


“Customers are experiencing massive success with cloud computing and want to extend its benefits to every employee,” said Kendall Collins, chief marketing officer, salesforce.com. “Our work with CA Technologies continues to accelerate adoption by giving customers an efficient way to manage user access and identity in the cloud.”

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Courtesy:http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2010/11/ca-technologies-ca-identity-manager-now-available-on-salesforce-com-appexchange-2-salesforce-com%E2%80%99s-marketplace-for-business-apps/