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No, when deploying the Virtual Appliance (VA) using the AWS deployment option, the IdentityNow engineer does not need to convert the VA image. SailPoint provides an AWS-compatible Amazon Machine Image (AMI) that can be directly used to deploy the VA in AWS without any additional conversion steps. The AMI is shared with the customer’s AWS account, allowing for a streamlined deployment process.

Key Reference from SailPoint Documentation:

VA Deployment in AWS: SailPoint provides a ready-to-use AMI for AWS deployments, and no image conversion is necessary for this deployment method.

No, selecting a checkbox to use the database admin as the service account is not a recommended or required configuration when implementing a source that uses a JDBC connector. Typically, for security and least privilege, a dedicated service account with only the necessary permissions to read and manage identities within the database is used. Granting database administrator (DBA) privileges to the service account introduces unnecessary security risks and is against best practices.

References:

SailPoint IdentityNow JDBC Connector Configuration Guide.

SailPoint IdentityNow Best Practices for Service Accounts Documentation.