1.5 What Does This Guide Cover?

This topic describes the scope of information in this guide and how to use it. This topic includes the following sections:

1.5.1 Using This Guide

Each document in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Documentation Library has a specific purpose. The specific purpose of this guide is to explain how to:

  1. Install single instances of Oracle Identity Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) components.

  2. Verify the installation was successful.

  3. Get started with the component after installation.

This guide covers the most common, certified Oracle Identity Management deployments. The following information is provided for each of these deployments:

  • Appropriate Installation Environment: Helps you determine which installation is appropriate for your environment.

  • Components Installed: Identifies the components that are installed in each scenario.

  • Dependencies: Identifies the components each installation depends on.

  • Procedure: Explains the steps for the installation.

Part II of this guide explains how to install Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Virtual Directory, Oracle Directory Services Manager, Oracle Directory Integration Platform, and Oracle Identity Federation Management by using the Oracle Identity Management 11.1.1.4.0 Installer and the Oracle Identity Management Configuration Wizard.

Part III of this guide explains how to install Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, Oracle Authorization Policy Manager, and Oracle Identity Navigator by using the Oracle Identity and Access Management 11.1.1.3.0 Installer and the Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard. The Oracle Identity Management 11g Configuration Wizard is used for configuring Oracle Identity Manager only.

The following is a list of recommendations on how to use the information in this guide to install Oracle Identity Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1):

  1. Review Chapter 2, "Understanding the Oracle Identity Management Installation," for context.

  2. Review Chapter 3, "Preparing to Install Oracle Identity Management," for information about what you should consider before you deploy Oracle Identity Management.

  3. Review Chapter 4, "Performing Common Installation Tasks," to understand the tasks that you must perform for most deployments. Understanding this information before you start will expedite and simplify the deployment process.

  4. Install, verify, and get started with your Oracle Identity Management component by referring to its specific chapter in this guide.

  5. Use the appendixes in this guide as needed.

See Also:

The "Related Documents" section in this guide's Preface for a list of documents that provide additional information about Oracle Identity Management components.

1.5.2 Upgrading to OID, OVD, ODSM, ODIP, and OIF (11.1.1.4.0)

This guide does not explain how to upgrade legacy versions of Oracle Identity Management components, including any previous database schemas, to OID, OVD, ODSM, ODIP, and OIF (11.1.1.4.0). To upgrade a legacy version of an Oracle Identity Management component, refer to the following documents:

1.5.3 Upgrading to OIM, OAM, OAAM, OAPM, and OIN (11.1.1.3.0)

This guide does not explain how to upgrade legacy versions of Oracle Identity Management components, including any previous database schemas, to OIM, OAM, OAAM, OAPM, and OIN (11.1.1.3.0). To upgrade a legacy version of an Oracle Identity Management component, refer to the following documents:

1.5.4 Installing OID, OVD, ODSM, ODIP, and OIF (11.1.1.4.0) for High Availability

This guide does not explain how to install OID, OVD, ODSM, ODIP, and OIF (11.1.1.4.0) components in High Availability (HA) configurations. To install an Oracle Identity Management component in a High Availability configuration, refer to the following documents:

1.5.5 Installing OIM, OAM, OAAM, OAPM, and OIN (11.1.1.3.0) for High Availability

This guide does not explain how to install OIM, OAM, OAAM, OAPM, and OIN (11.1.1.3.0) components in High Availability (HA) configurations. To install an Oracle Identity Management component in a High Availability configuration, refer to the following documents: