1 Understanding Oracle Identity and Access Management Patching Scenarios

This chapter provides an overview of the scenarios to patch an Oracle Identity and Access Management environment.

You can patch an Oracle Identity and Access Management environment using one of the following methods:

• Manual patching

  You can manually patch an existing Oracle Identity and Access Management environment using the OPatch tool.

  For information about manually patching an Oracle Identity and Access Management environment, see Chapter 3, "Manually Patching Oracle Identity and Access Management."

• Automated patching

  Automated patching involves using the new Oracle Identity and Access Management Lifecycle Tools. Note that this option is available only if you have created the Oracle Identity and Access Management environment using the Deployment Tool.

  For information about creating an Oracle Identity and Access Management environment using the Deployment Tool, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Deployment Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management.

  To know more about automated patching, see Chapter 4, "Patching Oracle Identity and Access Management Using Lifecycle Tools."