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Oracle® Identity Manager Upgrade Guide
Release 9.1.0 (9.0.1.5 Upgrade)

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1 Overview of the Upgrade Process

This chapter provides an overview of the Oracle Identity Manager upgrade process. It also explains how the upgrade information is organized in the subsequent chapters of this guide.

This chapter contains the following topics:

1.1 Upgrading to Release 9.1.0 (9.0.1.5 Upgrade)

This guide deals with upgrading to Oracle Identity Manager release 9.1.0 from Oracle Identity Manager release 9.0.1.5.

This guide refers to the Oracle Identity Manager releases as follows:

Note:

You can upgrade to release 9.1.0 from release 9.0.1.5. Do not attempt to upgrade to release 9.1.0 from any other previous Oracle Identity Manager release.

If you currently run a release of Oracle Identity Manager earlier than release 9.0.1.5, then contact Oracle Technical Support for the appropriate upgrade instructions.

To get started, you must extract the contents of the release 9.1.0 upgrade package to a temporary directory on your existing release 9.0.1.5 host computer. In this guide, the temporary directory is referred to as PATCH.

Table 1-1 provides details of the supported upgrade scenarios.

Table 1-1 Supported Upgrade Scenarios

Application Server Supported Upgrade Scenarios for Release 9.0.1.5

Oracle Application Server

Not applicable

JBoss Application Server

Existing database and Oracle Identity Manager installation

BEA WebLogic Server

Existing database and Oracle Identity Manager installation

IBM WebSphere Application Server

New Oracle Identity Manager installation after upgrading the existing database


1.2 Supported Release of Application Servers

Oracle Identity Manager release 9.1.0 is certified for the following application servers:

1.3 Supported Release of Databases

Oracle Identity Manager release 9.1.0 is certified for the following databases:

Note:

Microsoft SQL Server support will be available in the 9.1 Porting releases at a later time. Oracle Identity Manager release 9.1.0 does not support Microsoft SQL Server.

1.4 Overview of the Upgrade Procedure

To upgrade to release 9.1.0 from release 9.0.1.5, you must complete the following tasks:

Note:

Depending on the application server you use and the release from which you upgrade, there may be variations in the tasks.

1.5 Organization of This Guide

The upgrade process is explained in detail in the chapters listed in this section. You can refer to the relevant chapters based on the application server on which you have installed Oracle Identity Manager.

1.5.1 Oracle Identity Manager on JBoss Application Server

Chapter 2, "Upgrading to Release 9.1.0 (9.0.1.5 Upgrade) on JBoss Application Server"

This chapter explains how to upgrade to release 9.1.0 from release 9.0.1.5 on JBoss Application Server.

1.5.2 Oracle Identity Manager on BEA WebLogic Server

Chapter 3, "Upgrading to Release 9.1.0 on BEA WebLogic Server"

This chapter explains how to upgrade to release 9.1.0 from release 9.0.1.5 on BEA WebLogic Server.

1.5.3 Oracle Identity Manager on IBM WebSphere Server

Chapter 4, "Upgrading to Release 9.1.0 (9.0.1.5 Upgrade) on IBM WebSphere Application Server"

This chapter explains how to upgrade to release 9.1.0 from release 9.0.1.5 on IBM WebSphere Application Server.