Configure and Use OVD as Identity Store for Oracle Access Manager

By default the Oracle Access Manager comes with the “UserIdentityStore1”, This identity store is configured with the Embedded LDAP Server of Weblogic instance on which the OAM is running. However, the embedded LDAP server should only be used for testing or “proof of concept.” For production use, you should use external identity stores, such as Oracle Virtual Directory(OVD), OID or Microsoft Active Directory(AD).

Installing and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server 11g Webgate for OAM

Oracle HTTP Server 11g Webgate for Oracle Access Manager requires Oracle HTTP Server 11g (11.1.1.3.0, 11.1.1.4.0,11.1.1.5.0, 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.1.9.0), which is included in the Oracle Web Tier 11g Installer. For information about installing Oracle HTTP Server, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Web Tier corresponding to the Oracle HTTP Server version you are using.
In addition, if you are using the Linux or Solaris operating system, you must install third-party GCC libraries on your machine before installing Oracle HTTP Server 11g Webgate for Oracle Access Manager.

Installing and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server 11g

Oracle HTTP Server is available as a webserver component in Oracle Web Tier. Download Oracle Web Tier 11g from Oracle. The following steps assume you have downloaded the Oracle FMW Web Tier and installed it on a Linux system.