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title: Evaluation
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# Evaluation

These topics cover the tasks you need to get a test or demo PingAM instance running quickly with a single PingDS server acting as the configuration store, identity store and CTS token store.

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#### [PingAM](about-am.html)

Learn about AM.

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#### [Step 1. Prepare your servers](step-1-prepare-server.html)

Prepare your computer to host AM and DS.

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#### [Step 2. Prepare your datastore](step-2-prepare-data-store.html)

Prepare your DS server.

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#### [Step 3. Deploy AM](step-3-deploy-am.html)

Deploy the AM `.war` file into Tomcat.

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#### [Step 4. Configure AM](step-4-configure-am.html)

Create a realm, an authentication tree and a test user.

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#### [Step 5. Authenticate to AM](step-5-try-am.html)

Log in for the first time, using your authentication tree.

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#### [Next steps](next-steps.html)

Discover what else AM has to offer.