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Before You Upgrade

Consider the following before you upgrade a Policy Server:

• You upgrade the Policy Server using the installation media on the Technical Support site.

  Note: For a list of installation media names for each operating system, see the installation and upgrade considerations in the Release Notes.

• (Linux) Be sure that the required Linux libraries are installed to the Policy Server host system. For more information, see Required Linux Libraries.
• If a 5.1 Sun ONE directory server and a Policy Server are installed on the same Windows 2003 system, upgrade the LDAP SDK to 5.0.8 dated July 17, 2002 or later. Failing to upgrade the LDAP SDK results in Policy Server instability.

  Note: Upgrade the LDAP SDK, regardless of the use of the Sun ONE directory server.

• Remove the Policy Server being upgraded from your environment. Removing the Policy Server prevents SOA Agents from contacting the Policy Server during the upgrade.
• Shut down all instances of the Policy Server Management Console.
• (UNIX) Depending on your permissions, you may need to add executable permissions to the installation media by running the following command:

  chmod +x installation_media
  

  installation_media

  Specifies the Policy Server installation executable.

• (UNIX) If you execute the Policy Server installer across different subnets, it can crash. Run the installer directly on the Policy Server host system.
• Install the documentation. The SOA Security Manager documentation is not installed with the Policy Server. We recommend that you install the documentation before you upgrade the Policy Server.

More information:

Installation Media Names

Locate the Installation Media