3 Installing and Configuring BEA WebLogic Server for Oracle Identity Manager

This chapter explains the following tasks that you must perform before installing Oracle Identity Manager on BEA WebLogic Server:

1. Installing BEA WebLogic Server

2. Creating a WebLogic Domain, Group, and User for Oracle Identity Manager

3. (Optional and for Solaris only) Preparing to Install Oracle Identity Manager As a Non-Root User on Solaris

After completing the tasks in this chapter, you must install and configure a database by following the steps in Chapter 4, "Installing and Configuring a Database for Oracle Identity Manager" before installing Oracle Identity Manager.

Note:

Follow the instructions in Chapter 9, "Deploying in a Clustered BEA WebLogic Server Configuration" if you are deploying BEA WebLogic Server in an application server cluster with Managed Servers.

Installing BEA WebLogic Server

Perform a default (complete) installation of BEA WebLogic Server. Refer to BEA WebLogic Server documentation for detailed procedures.

Creating a WebLogic Domain, Group, and User for Oracle Identity Manager

Before you install Oracle Identity Manager on BEA WebLogic Server, you must create a WebLogic domain, group, and user for Oracle Identity Manager.

To create a WebLogic domain, group, and user for Oracle Identity Manager:

1. Start the WebLogic Configuration Wizard:

   For Microsoft Windows:

   From the Start menu, select BEA WebLogic Platform, and then select Configuration Wizard.

   For UNIX:

   1. Go to the WebLogic bin directory:

      cd BEA_HOME/weblogic81/common/bin
      

   2. Start the Configuration Wizard using the following command:

      sh config.sh
      

2. In the Configuration Wizard:

   1. Select the Create a new WebLogic configuration option.

   2. Select the Basic WebLogic Server Domain template.

   3. Select the Express Mode option.

   4. Enter a user name and password, and confirm the password for the domain.

      Note:

      This is the account used for Oracle Identity Manager. Make note of the user name and password. You must provide this information when you install Oracle Identity Manager.

   5. Select either Development Mode or Production Mode.

   6. Select the appropriate JDK. Before selecting, ensure that it is the certified JDK for BEA WebLogic Server.

   7. Change the location or name of the domain configuration if required.

   8. Exit the Configuration Wizard after creating the domain.

3. Start the BEA WebLogic Server:

   For Microsoft Windows:

   Start BEA WebLogic Server from the Start menu by selecting BEA WebLogic Platform, then User Projects, then domain name, and then Start Server.

   For UNIX:

   1. Go to the WebLogic user_projects/domains directory.

      For example: cd BEA_HOME/user_projects/domains/

   2. Go to the directory of the domain that you just created using the Configuration Wizard. For example:

      cd domain name

   3. Start the BEA WebLogic Server using the following command:

      sh startWebLogic.sh

4. Log on to the WebLogic Server Administration Console by using your new account and by pointing a Web browser to the following URL:

   http://hostname:7001/console
   

   1. From the left navigation panel, select Security, Realms, myrealm, and then Groups.

   2. Select the Configure a new Group link in the Groups page.

   3. In the Name field on the General tab, enter User for the group name and optionally enter a description for the group. Then, click Apply.

      Note:

      The group name User is case-sensitive.

   4. From the left navigation panel, select Security, Realms, myrealm, and then Users.

   5. Select the Configure a new User link in the Users page.

   6. In the Name field on the General tab, enter Internal for the user name and optionally enter a description for the user.

      Note:

      The user name Internal is case-sensitive.

   7. Enter and confirm a password associated with the user name Internal and click Apply.

   8. Select the Groups tab.

   9. Add the User group to the list of Current Groups for the Internal user. To do so, select the user from the list of Possible Groups and click the right-arrow button. Then click Apply.

Preparing to Install Oracle Identity Manager As a Non-Root User on Solaris

Before installing Oracle Identity Manager as a non-root user account on BEA WebLogic Server running on Solaris, ensure that the user account has the following permissions:

• Write and execute permissions on the specific WebLogic Domain directory

• (Optional) Write permission on the WebLogic and lib/mbeantypes directories