17.3 Supported Upgrade Paths

OpenText Identity Manager 4.10 support upgrade from 4.7.5 and 4.8.x versions. Before starting the upgrade, we recommend that you review the information from the release notes for your current version.

NOTE:OpenText Identity Manager 4.10 is only compatible with OpenText eDirectory versions 9.3. Make sure to upgrade OpenText eDirectory to 9.3 first, followed by OpenText Identity Manager Engine.

17.3.1 Upgrading from Identity Manager 4.7.5 Version

The following table lists the component-wise upgrade paths for Identity Manager 4.7.5 versions:

Component

Base Version

Upgraded Version

OpenText Identity Manager Engine

4.7.5

  1. Upgrade the operating system to a supported version.

  2. Upgrade Identity Vault to 9.3

  3. Upgrade OpenText Identity Manager Engine to 4.10.

Remote Loader/Fanout Agent

4.7.5

Install 4.10 Remote Loader/Fanout Agent.

Designer

Install Designer 4.10.

Analyzer

Install Analyzer 4.8.5.

Identity Applications

4.7.5

Before you upgrade Identity Applications, ensure that the Identity Vault and OpenText Identity Manager engine are upgraded to 9.3 and 4.10 respectively.

  1. Upgrade the operating system to a supported version.

  2. Upgrade the database to a supported version. For the supported database versions, see the System Requirements for OpenText™ Identity Manager CE 24.4 (v4.10).

  3. (Conditional) If SSPR is installed on a separate server, upgrade the component to 4.10 version.

  4. Update the User Application driver, Roles and Resources driver, and Data Collection Services driver packages. After updating the packages, restart the driver.

  5. Upgrade Identity Applications to 4.10.

  6. Start Tomcat and NGINX service.

Identity Reporting

4.7.5

  1. Upgrade the operating system to a supported version.

  2. Upgrade the database to a supported version. For more information about the supported database versions, see the System Requirements for OpenText™ Identity Manager CE 24.4 (v4.10).

  3. Upgrade SLM for IGA to a supported version.

  4. Upgrade Identity Reporting to 7.4.0.

  5. (Conditional) Create a data synchronization policy from the OpenText Identity Manager Data Collection Services page.

Before starting the upgrade, we recommend that you review the information from the release notes for your version from the OpenText Identity Manager documentation page.

17.3.2 Upgrading from Identity Manager 4.8.x Versions

The following table lists the component-wise upgrade paths for Identity Manager 4.8.x versions:

Component

Base Version

Upgraded Version

OpenText Identity Manager Engine

4.8.x

  1. Upgrade the operating system to a supported version.

  2. Upgrade Identity Vault to 9.3

  3. Upgrade OpenText Identity Manager Engine to 4.10.

Remote Loader/Fanout Agent

4.8.x

Install 4.10 Remote Loader/Fanout Agent.

Designer

Install Designer 4.10.

Analyzer

Install Analyzer 4.8.5.

Identity Applications

4.8.x

Before you upgrade Identity Applications, ensure that the Identity Vault and OpenText Identity Manager engine are upgraded to 9.3 and 4.10 respectively.

  1. Upgrade the operating system to a supported version.

  2. Upgrade the database to a supported version. For the supported database versions, see theSystem Requirements for OpenText™ Identity Manager CE 24.4 (v4.10).

  3. (Conditional) If SSPR is installed on a separate server, upgrade the component to 4.10 version.

  4. Update the User Application driver, Roles and Resources driver, and Data Collection Services driver packages. After updating the packages, restart the driver.

  5. Upgrade Identity Applications to 4.10.

  6. Start Tomcat and NGINX service.

Identity Reporting

4.8.x

  1. Upgrade the operating system to a supported version.

  2. Upgrade the database to a supported version. For more information about the supported database versions, see the System Requirements for OpenText™ Identity Manager CE 24.4 (v4.10).

  3. Upgrade SLM for IGA to a supported version.

  4. Upgrade Identity Reporting to 7.4.0.

Before starting the upgrade, we recommend that you review the information from the release notes for your version from the OpenText Identity Manager documentation page.