IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager, Version 6.2.2.7

Launching the Federation First Steps tool

Launch the Federation First Steps tool to create federations.

Before you begin

For Linux and Solaris users, ensure that you are running GIMP Toolkit (GTK) version 2.12.0 or later.
For AIX® users, ensure that you have the latest version of motif installed.

Choose any of the following options to launch the Federation First Steps tool.

In the installation wizard, the Launch the First steps console option check box is selected by default. Click Finish.
Note: This option is only available on a new installation of Tivoli® Federated Identity Manager.
In the fedfirststeps directory, launch fedfirststeps.exe or fedfirststeps.
Run the following commands in the command-line interface:
- Microsoft Windows
```
$FIM_INSTALL_DIR\firststeps\fedfirststeps\fedfirststeps.exe 
```
- UNIX
```
$FIM_INSTALL_DIR/firststeps/fedfirststeps/fedfirststeps 
```
  Note: If you are using a 64-bit operating system and the Federation First Steps tool does not launch, ensure that the contents of the $FIM_INSTALL_DIR/firststeps/fedfirststeps.ini file is
```
-vm
$FIM_INSTALL_DIR/_uninst/_jvm/bin
-nl
en_US
```