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Oracle® Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management
11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0)

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1 Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0). This chapter includes the following topics:

1.1 Oracle Identity and Access Management Overview

Oracle Identity and Access Management enables enterprises to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of user identities across all enterprise resources—both within and beyond the firewall. With Oracle Identity Management and Oracle Identity and Access Management, you can deploy applications faster, apply the most granular protection to enterprise resources, automatically eliminate latent access privileges, and much more.

Oracle Corporation leads the industry with award-winning Identity Management offerings that constitute the most comprehensive solution offered by any vendor, including:

For more information about Oracle Identity Management, refer to the Identity Management home page on Oracle Corporation's Web site at:

http://www.oracle.com/identity

Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) installer includes the following components:

1.2 Components That can be Upgraded to Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0)

You can upgrade the following 10g components to Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0):

Note:

Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Delegated Administration Services Release 10g are required components for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer in 10g Release and 11g Release.

There are no 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) versions of Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Delegated Administration Services.

If you are running Oracle Single Sign-On or Oracle Delegated Administration Services Release 10g, you can upgrade to Oracle Access Manager 11g, as described in Chapter 3, "Upgrading Oracle Single Sign-On 10g Environments".

For upgrading to Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g, you must follow the procedures described in Part II, "Upgrading Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Adaptive Access Manager to 11.1.1.7.0".

Note:

If you wish to upgrade the Oracle Identity Management components like Oracle Internet Directory (OID), Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD), or Oracle Identity Federation (OIF), refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle Identity Management.

1.3 Flow Chart of Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Identity and Access Management Upgrade Processes

Figure 1-1 provides a flow chart of the Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Adaptive Access Manager upgrade process. Review this chart to get familiar with the steps you will be required to take, based on your existing version of Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Adaptive Access Manager.

Figure 1-1 Flow Chart of the Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Adaptive Access Manager Upgrade Processes

Description of Figure 1-1 follows
Description of "Figure 1-1 Flow Chart of the Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Adaptive Access Manager Upgrade Processes"

1.4 Task Roadmap

Table 1-1 describes each of the steps in the upgrade process flow chart, which is shown in Figure 1-1. The table also provides information on where to get more information on each step in the process.

Table 1-1 Steps Involved in the Upgrade Process

Step Description For More Information, see

Review Upgrade Concepts in the Upgrade Planning Guide.

The Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide provides a high-level overview of how to upgrade your entire Oracle Application Server environment to Oracle Fusion Middleware.

It includes compatibility information and instructions for upgrading any databases that support your middleware components.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide

Review the Supported Starting Points and 11g Topologies.

Before starting your upgrade, you should be familiar with the new features, supported started points, and recommended topologies for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g.

Based this knowledge, you can then decide upon an 11g topology.

Chapter 2, "Upgrade Starting Points"

If necessary, upgrade the Identity Management database to a supported database version.

When you upgrade to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, the OracleAS Identity Management schemas are upgraded to 11g.

As a result, before you upgrade, you must be sure the database that hosts the schemas is a supported version.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Planning Guide

Oracle Single Sign-On?

You can only upgrade Oracle Single Sign-On to Oracle Access Manager, then be sure to follow the appropriate instructions in this guide.

Chapter 3, "Upgrading Oracle Single Sign-On 10g Environments"

Install and Configure Oracle Access Manager 11g.

Install and configure an instance of Oracle Access Manager 11g on the same host as the Oracle Application Server 10g installation or you can use a new host.

Section 3.10, "Installing and Configuring the Oracle Access Manager 11.1.1.7.0 Middle Tier"

Use Upgrade Assistant to Upgrade Oracle Access Manager middle tier.

Run the Upgrade Assistant from your new 11g Oracle home and upgrade the Oracle Single Sign-On 10g.

Section 3.11, "Upgrading Oracle Access Manager 11.1.1.7.0 Middle Tier Using Upgrade Assistant"

Perform any Post-Upgrade Oracle Access Manager Tasks.

The Upgrade Assistant automates many of the upgrade procedures, but in some cases, there are additional, manual tasks that you might have to perform.

Section 3.12, "Post-Upgrade Tasks"

Oracle Adaptive Access Manager?

If you are upgrading Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, then be sure to follow the appropriate instructions in this guide.

Chapter 4, "Upgrading Oracle Adaptive Access Manager 10g Environments"

Install and Configure Oracle Adaptive Access Manager 11g.

Install and configure an instance of Oracle Adaptive Access Manager 11g on the same host as the Oracle Application Server 10g installation.

Section 4.6, "Task 4: Install Oracle Fusion Middleware"

Use Upgrade Assistant to Upgrade Oracle Adaptive Access Manager schema and middle tier.

Run the Upgrade Assistant from your new 11g Oracle home and upgrade the Oracle Adaptive Access Manager schemas and middle tiers.

Section 4.7, "Task 5: Use Upgrade Assistant to Upgrade the Oracle Adaptive Access Manager Schema"

Section 4.11, "Task 9: Use Upgrade Assistant to Upgrade Oracle Adaptive Access Manager Middle Tier"

Perform any Post-Upgrade Oracle Adaptive Access Manager Tasks.

The Upgrade Assistant automates many of the upgrade procedures, but in some cases, there are additional, manual tasks that you might have to perform.

Section 4.13, "Task 11: Complete Any Required Oracle Adaptive Access Manager Post-Upgrade Tasks"

Complete the post-upgrade tasks for Oracle Single Sign-On upgrade. Also, verify the Oracle Adaptive Access Manager upgrade.

You can use the Upgrade Assistant to validate the upgrade and verify that the upgraded environment is up and running successfully.

Section 3.12, "Post-Upgrade Tasks"

Section 4.14, "Task 12: Verify the Oracle Adaptive Access Manager Upgrade"