4 Installing or Upgrading Oracle WebLogic Server in a Nonclustered Mode

Depending on the release of Oracle WebLogic Server on which you want to install Oracle Identity Manager release 9.1.0.1, perform the procedure described in one of the following sections:

• Installing the Required Oracle WebLogic Server Release

• Upgrading to the Required Oracle WebLogic Server Release

4.1 Installing the Required Oracle WebLogic Server Release

This section describes the following procedures:

• Installing Oracle WebLogic Server Release 10.3.x

• Creating an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain

4.1.1 Installing Oracle WebLogic Server Release 10.3.x

To install Oracle WebLogic Server release 10.3.x, see Oracle WebLogic Server documentation for detailed information about the procedure.

Perform a default (complete) installation of Oracle WebLogic Server. Oracle Identity Manager requires the following components if you select custom installation.

• Core Application Server

• Administration Console

• Configuration Wizard and Upgrade Framework

• WebLogic JDBC Drivers

• WebLogic Web Server Plugins

• Select One or Both of the Bundled JDKs

4.1.2 Creating an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain

Before you install Oracle Identity Manager on Oracle WebLogic Server, you must create a WebLogic domain. To create this domain:

1. Start the WebLogic Configuration Wizard:

   For Microsoft Windows:

   From the Start menu, navigate to Programs, Oracle WebLogic, WebLogic Server RELEASE_NUMBER, Tools, and then select Configuration Wizard.

   For UNIX:

   1. Go to the WebLogic bin directory by using the following command:

      cd WL_HOME/common/bin
      

   2. Start the Configuration Wizard by using the following command:

      sh config.sh
      

2. In the Configuration Wizard:

   1. Select the Create a new WebLogic domain option and then click Next.

   2. Select Generate a domain configured automatically to support the following products and then click Next.

   3. Enter a user name and password, and confirm the password for the domain and then click Next.

      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.

   4. Select either Development Mode or Production Mode. Oracle recommends that you select production mode for performance reasons.

      Caution:

      For the Development mode installation of WebLogic, you must deselect the Automatically acquire lock option of the Administrative Console. This must be done before starting Oracle Identity Manager. To perform this procedure:

      1. Log in to the WebLogic Administrative Console.

      2. Click Preference at the top of the right pane.

      3. Deselect Automatically acquire lock.

      4. Click Save to save the changes.

      5. On the left pane of Administrative and User Console, click Release Configuration.

   5. Click Next.

   6. Select the appropriate JDK. Before selecting a JDK, ensure that it is the certified JDK for Oracle WebLogic Server. Then, click Next.

   7. Select No for the Customize Environment and Services Settings option and then click Next.

   8. Change the location and/or name of the domain configuration if required and then click Next.

   9. Create the domain and exit the Configuration Wizard and then click Next.

3. Start the Oracle WebLogic Server:

   For Microsoft Windows:

   From the Start menu, select Programs, Oracle WebLogic, User Projects, DOMAIN_NAME, and then Start Admin Server.

   For UNIX:

   Go to the WebLogic domain directory (the default is BEA_HOME/user_projects/domains/DOMAIN_NAME), and start the WebLogic server as follows:

   sh startWebLogic.sh

4.2 Upgrading to the Required Oracle WebLogic Server Release

If you want to upgrade from Oracle WebLogic Server release 10.3.0 to release 10.3.1 or later, then perform the procedure described in one of the following sections:

• Using the Online Method to Upgrade Oracle WebLogic Server

• Using the Offline Method to Upgrade Oracle WebLogic Server

After you upgrade Oracle WebLogic Server, perform the following procedure:

• Upgrading the Domain

4.2.1 Using the Online Method to Upgrade Oracle WebLogic Server

See Also:

Oracle WebLogic Server documentation for detailed information about the procedure

To upgrade Oracle WebLogic Server by using the online method:

1. Set the Java environment variables and the PATH environment variable for the existing Oracle WebLogic Server release 10.3.0 installation.

2. Stop the application server. If it is a clustered installation, then stop the admin and managed nodes.

3. In a command window, change to the following directory:

   WEBLOGIC_HOME/utils/bsu

4. Run the bsu utility by entering the following command:

   • For Microsoft Windows: bsu.cmd -gui

   • For UNIX: ./bsu.sh -gui

   You are prompted to enter your My Oracle Support credentials so that the utility can download the upgrade package.

   Performing an offline upgrade is an alternative to the online upgrade. If you want to perform an offline upgrade, see Note 1074946.1 on the My Oracle Support Web site for basic instructions. The Web site can be accessed at:

   http://support.oracle.com

5. You might be prompted to specify whether you want to upgrade the bsu utility. Accept the upgrade option. After the bsu utility is upgraded, it restarts itself and you can then proceed with the upgrade of the application server.

6. Proceed with the upgrade. During the procedure, select the maintenance pack corresponding to the release of the application server (for example, Maintenance Pack 10.3.2) to which you want to upgrade and install it over the WEBLOGIC_HOME directory of the existing release 10.3.0 installation.

4.2.2 Using the Offline Method to Upgrade Oracle WebLogic Server

See Also:

Oracle WebLogic Server documentation for detailed information about the procedure

To upgrade Oracle WebLogic Server by using the offline method:

1. Stop the Oracle WebLogic Server release 10.3.0 installation.

2. Run the installer script for the Oracle WebLogic Server release to which you want to upgrade. For example, wls1032_upgrade_win32 or wls1032_upgrade_linux32.bin.

3. On the Welcome page, click Next.

4. Select the current Middleware Home from the Bea home list displayed on the right pane, and then click Next.

5. If required, keep the Register for Security Updates Screen check box selected. Then, click Next.

6. To upgrade the 10.3.x maintenance level, click Next on the Confirm Product Installation Directories page.

After the upgrade process ends, a message stating that the upgrade has been completed is displayed.

4.2.3 Upgrading the Domain

Upgrade the domain as follows:

1. Start the Domain Upgrade wizard as follows:

   For Microsoft Windows, from the Start menu, select Oracle WebLogic (BEA_HOME), WebLogic Server 10g R3, Tools, and Domain Upgrade Wizard.

   For UNIX, run the BEA_HOME/wlserver_10.3/common/bin/upgrade.sh file.

2. Select the option for the domain release to which you want to upgrade.

3. Click Next to start the process.

4. Select the 9.0 or Higher option, and then click Next.

5. Select the domain directory that you created while installing Oracle WebLogic Server release 10.3.0.

6. On the Select Upgrade Options page, ensure that the Keep the Default check box is selected and then click Next.

7. Select the directory in which you want the backup of the domain directory to be created.

8. On the Finalize Domain Upgrade page, click Next.

After the upgrade process ends, a message stating that the upgrade has been completed is displayed.