51.4 Upgrading the Identity Manager Engine

After you upgrade the Remote Loader and the Roles Based Services, you can upgrade the Identity Manager Engine. The upgrade process updates the driver shim files that are stored in the file system on the host computer.

NOTE:After upgrading Identity Manager from 32-bit to 64-bit, the GroupWise driver and the native custom drivers do not work. To make them work, you must install the 32-bit Remote Loader. For more information about installing the 32-bit Remote Loader, see the Connected System Server option in Section 12.2, Understanding the Installation Program.

51.4.1 Performing a Guided Upgrade

  1. Verify that the drivers are stopped. For more information, see Section 13.2.1, Stopping the Drivers.

  2. Launch the installation program for Identity Manager engine:

    • Linux: IDMversion_Lin/products/IDM/install.bin

    • Windows: IDMversion_Win:\products\IDM\Windows\setup\idm_install.exe

  3. Select the language that you want to use for the installation.

  4. Read and accept the license agreement.

  5. To update the Identity Manager engine and driver shim files, select the following options:

    • Identity Manager Server

    • iManager Plug-ins for Identity Manager

    • Drivers

  6. Specify a user and the user password with administrative rights to eDirectory in LDAP format.

  7. Review the summary, then click Install.

  8. Read the installation summary, then click Done.

  9. (Conditional) On Windows, run the UpgradeUtility_4.5.exe file.

    Download the UpgradeUtility_4.5.zip file from the NetIQ Downloads website, unzip it and then run the UpgradeUtility_4.5.exe file.

    This ensures Identity Manager entry in the Control Panel displays correct version and brand name.

51.4.2 Performing a Silent Upgrade

To run a silent upgrade of the Identity Manager components, you must create a properties file with the parameters necessary to complete the upgrade. The installation kit provides a sample silent.properties file in the IDMversion\products\IDM\platform\setup directory.

To perform a silent upgrade:

  1. Copy the sample silent.properties file to the directory where you want to run the upgrade.

  2. Edit the silent.properties file. For more information, see Section 14.2, Performing a Silent Installation.

  3. Ensure that the silent.properties file includes the following parameters:

    • EDIR_NDS_CONF

    • EDIR_IP_ADDRESS

    • EDIR_NCP_PORT

  4. To start the upgrade process, enter one of the following commands from the directory containing the installation and silent.properties files:

    • Linux: ./install.bin -i silent -f silent.properties

    • Windows: idm_install.exe -i silent -f silent.properties

  5. (Conditional) On Windows, run the UpgradeUtility_4.5.exe file.

    Download the UpgradeUtility_4.5.zip file from the NetIQ Downloads website, unzip it and then run the UpgradeUtility_4.5.exe file.

    This ensures Identity Manager entry in the Control Panel displays correct version and brand name.