Access Manager Dependencies

Access Manager dependencies on other Java ES components can affect the procedure for upgrading and reconfiguring Access Manager software. Changes in Access Manager interfaces or functions, for example, could require upgraded version of components upon which Access Manager depends. The need to upgrade such components depends upon the specific upgrade path.

Access Manager has dependencies on the following Java ES components:

• Shared components. Access Manager has dependencies on specific Java ES shared components, as listed inTable 1–7. Access Manager upgrades might depend upon upgraded versions of these shared components.

• Web Container. Access Manager depends upon web container services, which can be provided either by Java ES Web Server and Java ES Application Server. Access Manager upgrades must therefore be reconfigured for a web container instance. In addition, any customized JSPs for the Access Manager console or for the authentication UI need to be migrated to the upgraded Access Manager environment.

• Directory Server. Access Manager stores configuration data and also accesses user data stored in Directory Server. As a result, Access Manager upgrades might require extensions of directory schema.

Web Container Upgrade Scenarios

Access Manager can be deployed in a web container provided by either Web Server or Application Server. As a result, the upgrade of Access Manager to Release 5 can be complicated by the possibility of also having upgraded to Release 5 the web container in which it is deployed. In this regard, there are a number of web container upgrade scenarios possible, enumerated in the following table:

Table 9–3 Web Container Upgrade Scenarios for Access Manager Upgrade

Scenario	Web Container in which Access Manager is Originally Deployed	Web Container in which Access Manager is Deployed After Upgrade	Applicable Access Manager Upgrade Paths: Upgrades From
Scenario 1	Web Server 6.x	Web Server 7.0	Release 4
Scenario 2	Application Server 8.1	Application Server 8.2	Release 4

You must be careful when upgrading Access Manager (for example when using the amconfig.bat) to provide values appropriate to the upgrade scenario in Table 9–3that applies, especially when there is a major version upgrade of the web container.