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

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.