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Upgrade Paths and End of Service Life
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Updates to the Identity Manager documentation are provided as follows:
• For Every release (including Service Packs): Release Notes are provided to describe bug
fixes, product enhancements, new functionality, and other important information.
• For Major releases (x.0): The complete Identity Manager documentation set is updated and
republished.
• For Minor releases and updates: Individual publications are updated and republished or
Documentation Addendum are provided.
End of Service Life for Software Support
During the End of Service Life (EOSL) period, Identity Manager software support is offered in two
phases:
• Phase 1: Full Support
• Phase 2: Limited Support
Full Support Phase
During the Full Support Phase, Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides software support in accordance
with the customer's support contract with Sun (including the applicable Service Listing) as set
forth at:
http://www.sun.com/service/servicelist/
However, when a software product’s EOL date is announced, customers will no longer have access
to software updates and upgrades for that software product.
NOTE • When upgrading Identity Manager, you do not have to install Updates (formerly
called Service Packs or SPs) within a major release to upgrade to the next major
release. For example, when upgrading from Identity Manager 5.0 to 6.0, you do
not have to install any of the 5.0 Service Packs.
• Updates for a major release are cumulative. After upgrading to the major release,
you can install the latest Update without having to install all of the Updates (or
Service Packs) for that release. For example, if you upgraded to Identity Manager
5.0, installing SP6 gives you all of the functionality provided in SP1 through SP5.
NOTE The length of the Full Support Phase varies by product.