2 Preparing to Install Oracle Identity Management

2.1.1 Reviewing System Requirements and Certification

Before performing any installation, you should read the system requirements and certification documents to ensure that your environment meets the minimum installation requirements for the products you are installing.

• Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications at

  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-requirements-100147.html

  This document contains information related to hardware and software requirements, minimum disk space and memory requirements, and required system libraries, packages, or patches.

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations at

  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

  This document contains information related to supported installation types, platforms, operating systems, databases, JDKs, and third-party products.

• For interoperability and compatibility issues that may arise when installing, refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Interoperability and Compatibility Guide.

  This document contains important information regarding the ability of Oracle Fusion Middleware products to function with previous versions of other Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle, or third-party products. This information is applicable to both new Oracle Fusion Middleware users and existing users who are upgrading their existing environment.

2.1.2 Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware Support of 64-bit JDK

If you are using a 64-bit JVM in your environment, ensure that all your Oracle Fusion Middleware components are using the 64-bit JVM. You cannot mix components using a 32-bit JVM with those using a 64-bit JVM.

For more information, refer to the "System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1" document, available at the following page:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

If your Oracle Fusion Middleware components are running in a 64-bit JVM environment, ensure that WebLogic Server is installed with the 64-bit JDK. For 32-bit JVM support, refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for information on how to configure your environment for 32-bit JVM support for your platform.

2.1.3 Installing and Configuring Java Access Bridge (Windows Only)

If you are installing Oracle Identity Management on a Windows system, you have the option of installing and configuring Java Access Bridge for Section 508 Accessibility. This is only necessary if you require Section 508 Accessibility features:

1. Download Java Access Bridge from the following Web site:

   http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/accessibility/accessbridge/
   

2. Install Java Access Bridge.

3. Copy access-bridge.jar and jaccess-1_4.jar from your installation location to the jre\lib\ext directory.

4. Copy the WindowsAccessBridge.dll, JavaAccessBridge.dll, and JAWTAccessBridge.dll files from your installation location to the jre\bin directory.

5. Copy the accessibility.properties file to the jre\lib directory.

2.1.4 Managing the Oracle WebLogic Server Node Manager Utility for Oracle Identity Management Installations

Oracle Directory Integration Platform (ODIP) and Oracle Identity Federation (OIF) are configured with a WebLogic domain. Oracle Internet Directory (OID) and Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD) can be configured with or without a WebLogic domain. For Oracle Identity Management products that require a WebLogic domain, you must configure Node Manager.

You must perform the following steps after installing Oracle WebLogic Server and before installing Oracle Identity Management:

1. Verify the Oracle WebLogic Server Node Manager utility is stopped. If it is running, kill the process. Use the following commands to identify running process and kill the same:

   For example, on UNIX:

   1) ps-ef | grep -i nodemanager

   This will return the Process Id of the Node Manager Process.

   2) kill -9 <Process Id of the Node Manager Process>

   On Windows:

   Use the Windows Task Manager to identify running Node Manager processes and kill the same.

2. Determine if the nodemanager.properties file is present in the WL_HOME/common/nodemanager/directory.

   • If the nodemanager.properties file is not present, then follow the instructions below:

     On UNIX:

     Run startNodeManager.sh (Located at <WL_HOME>/server/bin directory) to start Node Manager.

     On Windows:

     Run startNodeManager.cmd (Located at <WL_HOME>\server\bin directory) to start Node Manager.

   • If the nodemanager.properties file does exist, open it and verify that the ListenPort parameter is included and that it is set. If the ListenPort parameter is not included or set, edit the nodemanager.properties file so that it is similar to the following, where NODE_MANAGER_LISTEN_PORT represents the port the Node Manager listens on, such as 5556:

     ListenPort=NODE_MANAGER_LISTEN_PORT
     

2.2.1 Reviewing System Requirements and Certification

Before performing any installation, you should read the system requirements and certification documents to ensure that your environment meets the minimum installation requirements for the products you are installing.

• Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications at

  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-requirements-100147.html

  This document contains information related to hardware and software requirements, minimum disk space and memory requirements, and required system libraries, packages, or patches.

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations at

  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

  This document contains information related to supported installation types, platforms, operating systems, databases, JDKs, and third-party products.

• For interoperability and compatibility issues that may arise when installing, refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Interoperability and Compatibility Guide.

  This document contains important information regarding the ability of Oracle Fusion Middleware products to function with previous versions of other Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle, or third-party products. This information is applicable to both new Oracle Fusion Middleware users and existing users who are upgrading their existing environment.

2.2.2 Installing and Configuring Java Access Bridge (Windows Only)

If you are installing Oracle Identity and Access Management on a Windows operating system, you have the option of installing and configuring Java Access Bridge for Section 508 Accessibility. This is only necessary if you require Section 508 Accessibility features:

1. Download Java Access Bridge from the following URL:

   http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/accessibility/accessbridge/
   

2. Install Java Access Bridge.

3. Copy access-bridge.jar and jaccess-1_4.jar from your installation location to the jre\lib\ext directory.

4. Copy the WindowsAccessBridge.dll, JavaAccessBridge.dll, and JAWTAccessBridge.dll files from your installation location to the jre\bin directory.

5. Copy the accessibility.properties file to the jre\lib directory.

2.2.3 Obtaining the Latest Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Software

Refer to the following for more information about the latest Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g software:

• You can download the latest Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g software from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN):

  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html

  For information about downloading Oracle WebLogic Server, see "Product Distribution" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server.

• For complete information about patching your Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g to the latest release, refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide.

2.2.4 Installing Oracle WebLogic Server and Creating the Oracle Middleware Home

Before you can install Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) components, you must install Oracle WebLogic Server and create the Oracle Middleware Home directory.

For more information, see "Install Oracle WebLogic Server" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide.

In addition, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server for complete information about installing Oracle WebLogic Server.

Oracle WebLogic Server Directory Structure

After you install Oracle WebLogic Server and create a Middleware Home, a home directory, such as wlserver_10.3, is created for Oracle WebLogic Server under your Middleware Home. This home directory is referred to as WL_HOME.

At the same level as WL_HOME, separate directories are created for the following components associated with Oracle WebLogic Server:

• Sun JDK - jdk160_24

• Oracle JRockit - jrockit_1.6.0_24

Note that WebLogic domains are created in a directory named domains located in the user_projects directory under your Middleware Home. After you configure any of the Oracle Identity and Access Management products in a WebLogic administration domain, a new directory for the domain is created in the domains directory. In addition, a directory named applications is created in the user_projects directory. This applications directory contains the applications deployed in the domain.

2.2.5 Installing Oracle Database

You must install an Oracle Database before you can install some Oracle Identity and Access Management components. The database must be up and running to install the relevant Oracle Identity and Access Management component. The database does not have to be on the same system where you are installing the Oracle Identity and Access Management component.

The following database versions are supported:

• 10.2.0.4

• 11.1.0.7

• 11.2

Table 2-1 lists the databases requirements for RCU at the time of publication:

2.2.6 Creating Database Schema Using the Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility (RCU)

You must create and load the appropriate Oracle Fusion Middleware schema in your database before installing the following Oracle Identity and Access Management components and configurations:

• Oracle Identity Manager

• Oracle Access Manager

• Oracle Adaptive Access Manager

• Oracle Entitlements Server

You create and load Oracle Fusion Middleware schema in your database using the Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility (RCU), which is available in the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) release media and on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) web site. You can access the OTN web site at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/index.html

When you run RCU, create and load only the following schema for the Oracle Identity and Access Management component you are installing—do not select any other schema available in RCU:

• For Oracle Identity Manager, select the Identity Management - Oracle Identity Manager schema. The SOA Infrastructure schema, the User Messaging Service schema, and the Metadata Services schema are also selected, by default.

• For Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, select the Identity Management - Oracle Adaptive Access Manager schema. By default, the AS Common Schemas - Metadata Services schema is also selected.

  For Oracle Adaptive Access Manager with partition schema support, select the Identity Management - Oracle Adaptive Access Manager (Partition Supp...) schema. By default, the AS Common Schemas - Metadata Services schema is also selected.

  Note:

  For information about Oracle Adaptive Access Manager schema partitions, see the "OAAM Partition Schema Reference" topic in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity Management.

• For Oracle Access Manager, select the Identity Manager - Oracle Access Manager schema. By default, the AS Common Schema - Audit Services schema is also selected.

• For Oracle Entitlements Server, select the Identity Management - Oracle Entitlements Server schema. By default, the AS Common Schemas - Metadata Services schema is also selected.

2.2.7 Upgrading an Existing Database Schema

If you want to reuse an existing database schema, you must upgrade your old database schema to work with Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g products and components.

For information about upgrading your existing database schema, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle Identity Management.

2.2.8 Installing the Latest Version of Oracle SOA Suite (Oracle Identity Manager Users Only)

If you are installing Oracle Identity Manager, you must install the latest version of Oracle SOA Suite (11.1.1.5.0).

Follow the instructions in this section to install the latest Oracle SOA Suite software. The installation of Oracle SOA Suite is a prerequisite for configuring Oracle Identity Manager.

Installing the latest version of Oracle SOA Suite 11g involves the following steps:

1. Obtaining the Latest Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle SOA Suite Software

2. Installing Oracle WebLogic Server and Creating the Middleware Home

3. Installing the Latest Version of Oracle SOA Suite