3 Installation Overview

Note: Follow the instructions in Chapter 10, "Deploying in a Clustered WebLogic Configuration" if you are deploying in a clustered WebLogic environment.

To install and configure Oracle Identity Manager for WebLogic:

1. Install WebLogic—see "Installing WebLogic" for more information.

2. Create a WebLogic domain, user, and group for Oracle Identity Manager—see "Creating a WebLogic Domain, User, and Group for Oracle Identity Manager" for more information.

3. (Optional and for Solaris only) Set permissions to facilitate installing Oracle Identity Manager as a non-root user—see "Preparing to Install Oracle Identity Manager as a Non-Root User on Solaris" for more information.

4. (Optional) Set up and use the Diagnostic Dashboard—see "Using the Diagnostic Dashboard" for more information.

5. Install and setup your database—see Chapter 5, "Database Setup".

   Oracle

   1. Install Oracle—see "Installing Oracle" for more information.

   2. Create the Oracle database —"Creating an Oracle Database" for more information.

   3. Prepare the Oracle database—see "Preparing the Oracle Database" for more information.

   SQL Server

   1. Install SQL Server— see "Installing and Configuring SQL Server" for more information.

   2. Register SQL Server—see "Registering SQL Server" for more information.

   3. Create the SQL Server database —see "Creating an SQL Server Database" for more information.

   4. Create the SQL Server database account—see "Creating an SQL Server Database Account" for more information.

6. Install the Oracle Identity Manager software:

   Windows

   1. Install the Oracle Identity Manager Server—see "Installing the Oracle Identity Manager Server on Windows" for more information.

   2. Install the Oracle Identity manager Design Console—see "Installing the Design Console" for more information.

   3. Install the Oracle Identity Manager Remote Manager—see "Installing the Remote Manager on Windows" for more information.

   Solaris

   1. Install the Oracle Identity Manager Server—see "Installing the Oracle Identity Manager Server on UNIX" for more information.

   2. Install the Oracle Identity Manager Remote Manager—see "Installing the Remote Manager for UNIX" for more information.

7. Configure the Oracle Identity Manager Server and the WebLogic application server after installing the Oracle Identity Manager software—see Chapter 8, "Post-Install Configuration for Oracle Identity Manager and WebLogic" for more information.

8. Configure the Oracle Identity Manager Design Console—see"Post-install Requirements for the Design Console" for more information.

9. Configure the Oracle Identity Manager Remote Manager—see "Configuring the Remote Manager" for more information.

10. Start the Oracle Identity manager components:

    Windows

    1. Start the Oracle Identity Manager Server—see "Starting Oracle Identity Manager on Windows" for more information.

    2. Start the Oracle Identity manager Design Console—see "Starting the Design Console" for more information.

    3. Start the Oracle Identity Manager Remote Manager—see "Starting Remote Manager" for more information.

    Solaris

    1. Start the Oracle Identity Manager Server—see "Starting Oracle Identity Manager on UNIX" for more information.

    2. Start the Oracle Identity Manager Remote Manager—see "Starting Remote Manager" for more information.