2.7 Selecting the server roles and features

The Server Roles and Features screen allows you to select which components you want to install on the current server. If you are performing checks against your server without installing any software, you must still select the server components so that the MyID Installation assistant carries out the appropriate checks.

On a single-tier system, where the application, web, and database components are all installed on the same PC, you can install all the MyID components at the same time. To implement a split deployment, where the MyID application, web, and database components are installed on different physical machines, you must follow a strict implementation procedure to ensure the various servers are created in the correct order; see section 8.2, Split deployment for details.

The following components are available:

• Application Server – contains the MyID application components.
• Database Server – contains the MyID database.
• Archive Database Server – contains a database that can contain an archive of some parts of the MyID database. Creating the database does not set up the archiving procedures; the Database configuration section in the Advanced Configuration Guide for details.
• MyID Client Support – contains the web server components that the MyID clients use to communicate with the server. This includes:
  • Web Server & Operator Client – contains the main MyID web server, including the web sites for MyID Desktop and the MyID Operator Client.
  • MyID Client Web Service (MWS) – required for MyID Desktop, the Self-Service App, the Self-Service Kiosk, and mobile clients.
  • Core API (rest.core) – required for the MyID Operator Client. This contains the rest.core web service that you can also use for your own systems; see the MyID Core API guide for details.
  • Authentication Service (web.oauth2) – required for the MyID Operator Client. This contains the web.oauth2 web service that you can also use for your own systems; see the MyID Authentication Guide guide for details.
• Optional Web Services – contains web services that are required for optional features of MyID.
  • Lifecycle API – see the Lifecycle API guide.
  • Credential Web Service – see the Credential Web Service guide.
  • Device Management API – see the Device Management API guide.
  • Mobile iOS OTA – see the Setting up iOS OTA provisioning section in the Mobile Identity Management guide.
  • Reporting Web Service – see the Reporting Web Service API guide.
  • SCEP API – see the Managing devices section in the Administration Guide.
  • MyID Verification Service – see the MyID Verification Service section in the Mobile Authentication guide.
  • Provisioning API (rest.provision) – used for issuing mobile credentials and soft certificates. See the REST API for credential provisioning section in the Implementation Guide.
  • Derived Credentials Notifications Listener – see the Derived Credentials Notifications Listener API guide.
  • Self-Service Request Portal Web Service – see the Derived Credentials Self-Service Request Portal guide.
• External Authentication Server – contains web services for use with external authentication. Select the following options:
  • AD FS Auth Web Service – see the Setting up the ADFS Auth web service section in the MyID Authentication Guide.
  • Standalone Authentication Service (web.oauth2.ext) – see the Setting up the standalone authentication service section in the MyID Authentication Guide.

Once you have selected the features you want to install or check, click Next to move to the next stage.