10.4 Supported Upgrade Paths

Identity Manager 4.8 support upgrade from 4.7.x and 4.6.x versions. Before starting the upgrade, NetIQ recommends that you review the information from the release notes for your current version.

NOTE:Upgrading Identity Manager to 4.8 version requires you to apply the Identity Manager 4.8 Upgrade Enablement Patch. Conditions for applying this patch depends on your current version of Identity Manager. For more information, see NetIQ Identity Manager 4.8 Upgrade Enablement Patch Release Notes.

10.4.1 Upgrading from Identity Manager 4.7.x Versions

The following table lists the component-wise upgrade paths for Identity Manager 4.7.x versions:

Component	Base Version	Upgraded Version
Identity Manager Engine	4.7.x	Upgrade the operating system to a supported version. Upgrade Identity Vault to 9.2. Upgrade Identity Manager Engine to 4.8.
Remote Loader/Fanout Agent	4.7.x	Install 4.8 Remote Loader/Fanout Agent
Designer	4.7.x	Install Designer 4.8.
Identity Applications	4.7.x	Before you upgrade Identity Applications, ensure that the Identity Vault and Identity Manager engine are upgraded to 9.2 and 4.8 respectively. Upgrade the operating system to a supported version. Upgrade the database to a supported version. For the supported database versions, see the NetIQ Identity Manager Technical Information website. (Conditional) If SSPR is installed on a separate server, upgrade the component to 4.8 version. Update the User Application driver and Roles and Resources driver packages. Upgrade Identity Applications to 4.8. Stop Tomcat.
Identity Reporting	4.7.x	Upgrade the operating system to a supported version. Upgrade the database to a supported version. For more information about the supported database versions, see the NetIQ Identity Manager Technical Information website. Upgrade SLM for IGA to a supported version (installation supported only on Linux computers). Update the Data Collection Services and Managed Services Gateway driver packages. Upgrade Identity Reporting 4.8. (Conditional) Create a data synchronization policy from the Identity Manager Data Collection Services page.

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

10.4.2 Upgrading from Identity Manager 4.6.x Versions

The following table lists component-wise upgrade paths for Identity Manager 4.6.x versions:

Component	Base Version	Intermediate Step	Upgraded Version
Identity Manager Engine	4.6.x (where x is 0 to 3)	Apply the 4.6.4 patch	Upgrade the operating system to a supported version. Upgrade Identity Vault to 9.2. Upgrade Identity Manager Engine to 4.8.
Remote Loader/Fanout Agent	4.6.x, where x is 0 to 3	Apply the 4.6.4 patch	Install 4.8 Remote Loader/Fanout Agent.
Designer	4.6.x, where x is 0 to 3		Install Designer 4.8.
Identity Applications	4.6.x, where x is 0 to 3	Apply the 4.6.4 patch	Before you upgrade Identity Applications, ensure that Identity Vault and Identity Manager engine are upgraded to 9.2 and 4.8 versions respectively. Upgrade the operating system to a supported version. Update the User Application driver and Roles and Resources driver packages. Upgrade the database to a supported version. For the supported database versions, see the NetIQ Identity Manager Technical Information website. (Conditional) If SSPR is installed on a separate server, upgrade the component to 4.8 version. Upgrade Identity Applications to 4.8. Stop Tomcat.
Identity Reporting	4.6.x, where x is 0 to 3	Apply the 4.6.4 patch.	Upgrade the operating system to a supported version. Upgrade the database to a supported version. For more information about the supported database versions, see the NetIQ Identity Manager Technical Information website. Upgrade SLM for IGA to a supported version (installation supported only on Linux computers). Update the Data Collection Services and Managed Services Gateway driver packages. Migrate Identity Reporting to 4.8. (Conditional) Create a data synchronization policy from the Identity Manager Data Collection Services page.

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