15.3 Supported Upgrade Paths

Identity Manager 4.9 support upgrade from 4.7.x and 4.8.x versions. Before starting the upgrade, NetIQ recommends that you review the information from the release notes for your current version.

15.3.1 Upgrading from Identity Manager 4.7.5 Versions

If you had installed Identity Manager 4.7.5 http then you must update to Identity Manager 4.7.5 https. Ensure that tomcat.ks, and idm.jks are available, to create them see, Using SSL for Secure Communication in NetIQ Identity Manager - Administrator’s Guide to the Identity Applications.

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

Component	Base Version	Upgraded Version
Identity Manager Engine	4.7.5	Upgrade the operating system to a supported version. Upgrade Identity Vault to 9.2.9 Upgrade Identity Manager Engine to 4.9.
Remote Loader/Fanout Agent	4.7.5	Install 4.9 Remote Loader/Fanout Agent.
Designer		Install Designer 4.9.
Analyzer		Install Analyzer 4.8.5
Identity Applications	4.7.5	Before you upgrade Identity Applications, ensure that the Identity Vault and Identity Manager engine are upgraded to 9.2.9 and 4.9 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 4.9 version. Update the User Application driver and Roles and Resources driver packages. Upgrade Identity Applications to 4.9. Stop Tomcat. NOTE:After upgrading, the old jre files will not relocate to the backup directory, but instead remain in this location: C:\NetIQ\idm\apps\jre
Identity Reporting	4.7.5	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 System Requirements for Identity Manager 4.9. Upgrade SLM for IGA to a supported version. Upgrade Identity Reporting to 4.9. (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.

NOTE:After upgrade, Ensure that tomcat.ks, and idm.jks are available, to create them see, Using SSL for Secure Communication in NetIQ Identity Manager - Administrator’s Guide to the Identity Applications.

15.3.2 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
Identity Manager Engine	4.8.x	Upgrade the operating system to a supported version. Upgrade Identity Vault to 9.2.9 Upgrade Identity Manager Engine to 4.9.
Remote Loader/Fanout Agent	4.8.x	Install 4.9 Remote Loader/Fanout Agent.
Designer		Install Designer 4.9.
Analyzer		Install Analyzer 4.8.5.
Identity Applications	4.8.x	Before you upgrade Identity Applications, ensure that the Identity Vault and Identity Manager engine are upgraded to 9.2.9 and 4.9 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 4.9 version. Update the User Application driver and Roles and Resources driver packages. Upgrade Identity Applications to 4.9. Stop Tomcat.
Identity Reporting	4.8.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 System Requirements for Identity Manager 4.9. 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 4.9. (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.