8 Starting the Oracle Identity Manager Server

This chapter describes how to start and stop the Oracle Identity Manager server, and how to access the Administrative and User Console. This chapter contains the following topics:

Removing Backup xlconfig.xml Files After Starting or Restarting
Starting the Oracle Identity Manager Server
Stopping the Oracle Identity Manager Server
Accessing the Administrative and User Console
Using Diagnostic Dashboard to Verify Installation

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>, where x is the latest available number, for example xlconfig.xml.0, xlconfig.xml.1, and so on) 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.

Starting the Oracle Identity Manager Server

This section describes how to start the Oracle Identity Manager server on Windows, UNIX, or Linux.

To start the Oracle Identity Manager server:

Verify that your database is up and running.
Start the Oracle Identity Manager server by starting the WebSphere application server. Run one of the following scripts appropriate for your operating system to start the WebSphere application server and Oracle Identity Manager:

On Windows
```
<WEBSPHERE_HOME>\bin\startServer.bat <server name>
```
On UNIX or Linux
```
<WEBSPHERE_HOME>/bin/startServer.sh <server name>
```

Stopping the Oracle Identity Manager Server

This section describes how to stop the Oracle Identity Manager server gracefully on Windows, UNIX, or Linux. To stop the Oracle Identity Manager server gracefully, you stop the WebSphere application server by running one of the following scripts appropriate for your operating system.

On Windows

<WEBSPHERE_HOME>\bin\stopServer.bat <server name>

On UNIX or Linux

<WEBSPHERE_HOME>/bin/stopServer.sh <server name>

Accessing the Administrative and User Console

After starting the Websphere application server and Oracle Identity Manager you can access the Administrative and User Console using the following procedure.

To access 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 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, log in with your user name and password.

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.