9 Starting the Oracle Identity Manager Server

This chapter, describes how to start the Oracle Identity Manager server for Windows and Linux.

Important:

You must complete all post-installation steps in Chapter 8, "Post-Install Configuration for Oracle Identity Manager Server and JBoss" before starting the Oracle Identity Manager Server.

Removing Backup xlconfig.xml Files After Starting or Restarting

After starting any Oracle Identity Manager component either the first time, or after changing any passwords in xlconfig.xml, passwords are encrypted and saved. However, Oracle Identity Manager also keeps a backup copy of xlconfig.xml (named xlconfig.xml.<x>) before saving. This backup xlconfig.xml.<x> file contains the passwords in plain text.

Important:

Be sure to remove these files after starting any Oracle Identity Manager component either the first time, or after restarting after changing any passwords in xlconfig.xml once you have established that the new password is working properly. The backup file is named xlconfig.xml.<x>, where x is the latest available number, for example xlconfig.xml.0, xlconfig.xml.1, and so on.

Starting Oracle Identity Manager on Windows

This section describes how to start Oracle Identity Manager on Windows. Start up consists of the following basic steps:

Verify that your database is up and running
Start your application server
Start at least one of the Oracle Identity Manager client components.

Starting the Oracle Identity Manager Server

Run the <XL_HOME>\xellerate\bin\xlStartServer.bat command script.

Starting the Administrative and User Console on Windows

Once your application server is up and running, you can start your Administrative and User Console.

To start the Administrative and User Console:

Launch your web browser, then point it to the following URL:

http://<hostname>:<port>/xlWebApp

where <hostname> represents the name of the machine hosting the application server, and <port> refers to the port on which the server is listening. The port number for JBoss is 8080.

Note:
The application name, xlWebApp, is case-sensitive.

For example:
```
 http://localhost:8080/xlWebApp
```
After the Oracle Identity Manager login screen appears, login with your user name and password.

Note:
The default administrator user name and password are xelsysadm.

Starting Oracle Identity Manager on Linux

This section describes how to start Oracle Identity Manager on Linux. The process consists of the following steps:

Verify that your database is up and running
Start your application server
Start one or more Oracle Identity Manager components

Starting the Oracle Identity Manager Server

Run the <XL_HOME>/xellerate/bin/xlStartServer.sh shell script.

Starting the Administrative and User Console on Linux

Once your application server is up and running, you can start your Administrative and User Console.

To start the Administrative and User Console:

Open your web browser, and enter the following URL:

http://<hostname>:<port>/xlWebApp

where <hostname> is the name of the machine hosting the application server, and <port> is the port on which the server is listening. The port number for JBoss is 8080.

Note:
The application name, xlWebApp, is case-sensitive.

For example:
```
  http://localhost:8080/xlWebApp
```
After the Oracle Identity Manager login screen appears, login with your user name and password.

Note:
The default administrator user name and password is xelsysadm.

Using Diagnostic Dashboard to Verify Installation

The Diagnostic Dashboard verifies each component in your post-installation environment by testing for:

A trusted Store
Single Sign-On Configuration
Messaging capability
A task scheduler
A Remote Manager

The Diagnostic Dashboard also checks for all supported versions of components along with their packaging.

Note:

See "Using the Diagnostic Dashboard" for more information.