9 Starting Oracle Identity Manager

This chapter, describes how to start the various Oracle Identity Manager components for Windows and UNIX.

Note:

You must complete all relevant post-installation steps before starting Oracle Identity Manager. See the "Post-Install Configuration for Oracle Identity Manager and WebSphere" for more information.

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.

Note:

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

To start Oracle Identity Manager, perform the following steps:

Verify that your database is up and running
Start your application server

Accessing the Administrative and User Console

After starting your application server and Oracle Identity Manager, you can access the Administrative and User Console using the following steps:

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 default port number for WebSphere is 9080.

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

For example:
```
http://localhost:9080/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.

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 information on installing and using the Diagnostic Dashboard.