This section discusses how to upgrade Access Manager Appliance to the newer version. You must take a backup of the existing configurations before upgrading Access Manager Appliance.
For more information, see Back Up and Restore
in the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 4.5 Administration Guide.
NOTE:By default, the Access Manager configuration uses stronger TLS protocols, ciphers, and other security settings. If you want to revert these settings after upgrading, see Restoring Previous Security Level After Upgrading Access Manager Appliance
in the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 4.5 Security Guide.
Supported Upgrade Paths
To upgrade to Access Manager Appliance 4.5, you need to be on one of the following versions of Access Manager Appliance:
4.4 Service Pack 2
4.4 Service Pack 3
4.4 Service Pack 4
For information about the latest supported upgrade paths, see the specific Release Notes on the Access Manager Appliance Documentation Website.
This section includes the following topics: