OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 Installation Overview

OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 is available as a patch at the following URL:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/downloads/oid-11g-161194.html

Before you install OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 (or subsequent patches), check the information about new features, hardware and software requirements, and issues and workarounds in this document.

OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 includes an opensso.war file that you can install using these methods:

• Patch an existing OpenSSO 8.0 deployment: Use the ssopatch utility in Update 2 to patch an existing OpenSSO 8.0 deployment, as described in this chapter.

  Note - Oracle supports patching only OpenSSO 8.0 releases. For example, patching OpenSSO 8.0 with OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 is supported.

• Install a new OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 deployment: Install and configure the OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 opensso.war file, as described in the Sun OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Installation and Configuration Guide.

• Create a new specialized WAR file: Use the createwar script to create one of the following new WAR files from the Update 2 opensso.war file:

  • OpenSSO Administration console only WAR

  • Distributed Authentication UI server WAR

  • OpenSSO server only WAR, without the Administration Console

  • IDP Discovery Service WAR

    For information, see Chapter 4, Creating a Specialized OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Update 1 WAR File, in Sun OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Update 1 Release Notes.

• Patch an existing specialized OpenSSO WAR file: Use the ssopatch utility in Update 2 to patch an existing specialized OpenSSO 8.0 WAR file, as described inChapter 23, Patching OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0, in Sun OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Installation and Configuration Guide

If you are running Access Manager 7.1 or Access Manager 7 2005Q4 and you want to upgrade to Update 2, follow these steps:

1. Upgrade Access Manager 7.x to OpenSSO 8.0, as described in Sun OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Upgrade Guide.

2. Apply the Update 2 patch, as described in this chapter.

OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2 Patches

Sun periodically releases patches for OpenSSO 8.0 Update 2. For information about these patches, check back here periodically.