18.2 Important Notes Before You Begin

Before you start installing and configuring Oracle Identity Management products in any of the scenarios discussed in this chapter, keep the following points in mind:

It is assumed that you are installing Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Virtual Directory, Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, and Oracle Identity Navigator on the same machine.

Note:

In this chapter, two IDM_Home directories are mentioned in descriptions and procedures. For example, the first one, Oracle_IDM1 can be the IDM_Home directory for Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Virtual Directory, Oracle Directory Services Manager, Oracle Directory Integration Platform, and Oracle Identity Federation. The second one, Oracle_IDM2 can be the IDM_Home directory for Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, Oracle Authorization Policy Manager, and Oracle Identity Navigator.

However, note that Oracle_IDM1 and Oracle_IDM2 are used as examples in this document. You can specify any name for either of your IDM_Home directories. In addition, you can install the two Oracle Identity Management suites (one containing Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Virtual Directory, Oracle Directory Services Manager, Oracle Directory Integration Platform, and Oracle Identity Federation; another containing Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, Oracle Authorization Policy Manager, and Oracle Identity Navigator) in any order on your machine.

If you choose to use the default names, the first installation creates an Oracle_IDM1 directory, and the second installation creates an Oracle_IDM2 directory.

If you have not installed Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Virtual Directory, Oracle Directory Services Manager, Oracle Directory Integration Platform, or Oracle Identity Federation on the same machine where you are installing Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, Oracle Authorization Policy Manager, and Oracle Identity Navigator, then you will see a single IDM_Home directory, such as Oracle_IDM1, under your MW_HOME directory.

For more information, see Overview and Structure of Oracle Identity Management 11g Installation.