Oracle 10g Application Server

1 Oracle Application Server: Key Components and Features Oracle Application Server Overview OracleAS Middle-Tier Components and Solutions OracleAS Infrastructure Components Oracle Application Server Terminology Oracle Application Server Management Oracle HTTP Server OracleAS Containers for J2EE OracleAS Enterprise Portal Wireless-Enabled Applications OracleAS Discoverer Enhancing Performance with Caching Securing the Web Infrastructure 2 Analyzing the Oracle Application Server Architecture Oracle Application Server Products Oracle Application Server Installation Types Order of Installing OracleAS Components Oracle Application Server and Infrastructure OracleAS Infrastructure Installation Types Services and Components of OracleAS Infrastructure Using OracleAS Infrastructure OracleAS Middle-Tier Components Installation Types That Require Infrastructure OracleAS Portal OracleAS Wireless Wireless-Enabled Portal OracleAS Web Cache OracleAS Personalization OracleAS Developer Kits Introducing OracleAS Deployments A Simple Oracle Application Server Topology 3 Installing the OracleAS Infrastructure OracleAS Infrastructure Installation: Overview Minimum Requirements for OracleAS Infrastructure Setting Up the Environment and the kernel parameters OracleAS Infrastructure: Installation Steps Postinstallation Tasks Accessing the OracleAS Instance Application Server Control Accessing the SSO Server Verifying OID Server Starting and Stopping OracleAS Infrastructure 4 Installing the OracleAS Middle Tier OracleAS Middle-Tier Installation Phases: Overview Preinstallation: OracleAS Middle Tier Requirements Preinstallation: Setting Up the Environment Installation: Installer Steps Overview Accessing the Welcome Page Accessing the Application Server Control Application Server Ports Page Accessing the Component Home Pages Accessing OracleAS Portal Welcome Page Accessing OracleAS Forms Services Accessing OracleAS Reports Services 5 Using Oracle Application Server Management Tools Oracle Application Server: Overview Application Server Control The emctl Utility Using Application Server Control Application Server Control: Home Pages OracleAS Farm Page OracleAS Instance Home Page Starting, Stopping, and Restarting OracleAS Instances Oracle Application Server Component Home Pages Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Components Obtaining Common Metrics About Oracle Application Server Obtaining Information About the Host Computer OracleAS Host Home Page Oracle Process Management and Notification Server OPMNCTL Command Typical Startup Sequence Typical Shutdown Sequence Distributed Configuration Management DCM and Metadata Repository Using dcmctl Using dcmctl in Batch Mode Management Tasks: Tools OracleAS Hi-Av Tool (iHAT) Monitoring with iHAT 6 Managing the Oracle Internet Directory What Is a Directory? Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) LDAP Components Oracle Internet Directory (OID) Security Benefits of OID OID Architecture Overview OID Server Instance Architecture OID Node Architecture Components OID Server Processes Starting OID Monitor Process Starting Oracle Internet Directory Server Instance OID Log Files Stopping OID Server Instance Stopping OID Monitor Process OID Command-Line Tools Using Bulk Tools Using LDAP Command-Line Tools Overview of Oracle Directory Manager Connecting to the OID Server ODM Connect Dialog Box Using ODM ODM Navigation Pane Disconnecting from the OID Server 7 Managing and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server Oracle HTTP Server Modules HTTP Server Processing Model Managing Processes and Connections Starting, Stopping, and Restarting OHS using ASC and manually Directory Structure Oracle HTTP Server Configuration Files OHS Home Page and configuring the OHS Controlling Access to the Application Server Modifying the Server Properties Specifying Listener and Port Administrative Directives LogLevel Directive Log Formats Server Logs Resetting Log Files Changing Error Log Properties Managing Client Requests and Connection Handling Advanced Server Properties Editing Server Configuration Files Getting the Server Status and monitoring OHS 8 Configuring Directives and Virtual Hosts Configuration Contexts Container Directives Block Directives Merging Containers and Contents Context Merging and Inheritance Where the Directives Can Be Specified Directive and Directive Defining Virtual Hosts Using IP-Based Virtual Hosts Using Name-Based Virtual Host Configuring Virtual Hosts Controlling Allowed Feature Options Parameters Using Options Enabling Server-Side Includes (SSI) Overriding Directives with the Per-Directory Configuration Directory Indexing DirectoryIndex Directive Controlling Directory Listings with IndexIgnore Error and Response Handling Expires Header Alias, AliasMatch, and ScriptAlias 9 Managing and Configuring OracleAS Web Cache OracleAS Web Cache Architecture and concepts Administering OracleAS Web Cache OracleAS Web Cache Home Pag OracleAS Web Cache Manager Using opmnctl to Start and Stop OracleAS Web Cache Using Application Server Control to Start and Stop OracleAS Web Cache Configure Listening Ports for Requests Specifying Additional Listening Port Changing Operations Ports Specifying Origin Server Setting Site Definitions Configuring Site Definitions Configuring Site to Server Mapping Caching Rules: Overview Rules for Caching, Personalization, and Compression Predefined Caching Rules Creating Caching Rules Edit Cacheability Rules Expiration Rules Defining Expiration Rules Logging Events and Accessing Information Configuring Access Log Configuring Event Log Configuring Rollover Frequency Manual Rollover of Logs Web Cache Statistics Web Cache Clustering 10 Managing and Configuring OC4J Introduction to Managing OC4J Creating an OC4J Instance Application Server Control: OC4J Home Page Starting and Stopping OC4J Instance Starting and Stopping OC4J Instances Using OPMN Disabling OC4J Instances Enabling OC4J Instances OC4J Configuration Basics OC4J Instance Configuration Files Relationship of Configuration Files Sample server.xml File Sample default-web-site.xml File Configuring OC4J Using Application Server Control Server Properties Page: General Section Web Site Properties JSP Properties Advanced Properties Application Deployment OC4J Applications Page Maintaining Applications Maintaining Web Modules 11 Managing the OracleAS Portal OracleAS Portal Administrative Services: Overview Managing the OracleAS Portal Instance Using Application Server Control Monitoring the OracleAS Portal Instance Managing the OracleAS Portal Instance Using Administrative Portlets Default Portal Users and Groups Managing Portal Users and Groups OracleAS Portal Schemas Managing Passwords for the OracleAS Portal Schemas Creating Portal Users and editing Portal User Profiles Mapping Portal Users to a Custom OracleAS Portal Access Schema Creating Portal Groups and editing Portal Group Profiles Assigning Privileges to OracleAS Portal Users and Groups Accessing and managing the Portlet Repository Overview of Registering a Provider, portlet Repository Page Group, Portlet Cache and Transport Sets 12 Configuring the OracleAS Portal OracleAS Portal Configuration Tasks: Overview Self-Registration Feature in OracleAS Portal and its configuration OraDAV Architecture Configuring OraDAV Support for OracleAS Portal Access OracleAS Portal Configuration Assistant: Overview Linking an OracleAS Portal Instance Configuring Language Support Setting Language for a Portal Session Configuring OracleAS Portal Dependencies The Portal Dependency Setting File The Portal Dependency Settings Tool 13 Deploying PL/SQL and CGI Applications The mod_plsql Module Communication Flow: The Path of HTTP Requests Enabling a PL/SQL Application mod_plsql Configuration Files plsql.conf file dads.conf File Configuring mod_plsql Obtaining Information About mod_plsql Configuring DADs Using dads.conf DAD Creation Wizard Invoking a PL/SQL Application Preventing the Execution of PL/SQL Procedures How To Use PlsqlExclusionList cache.conf file Troubleshooting PL/SQL Server Pages 14 Deploying J2EE Applications Deploying Web Application Modules Using Application Server Control Deploying Web Application Modules Using dcmctl J2EE Architecture Databases and J2EE Data Sources and the Deployer Role Specifying Data Sources Obtaining Data Source Information Sample data-sources.xml File Creating a Data Source: General Creating a Data Source: Username and Password Creating a Data Source: JNDI Locations Creating a Data Source: Connection Attributes and Properties Enterprise JavaBeans EJB Structure EJB and OC4J EJB Module Specifying CMP Data Source Binding EJBs to Existing Tables Deploying J2EE Applications Using Application Server Control Deploying J2EE Applications Using dcmctl Accessing Web Providers Testing Web Providers Registering Web Providers Registering Web Providers: Provider Information Registering Web Providers: General Properties Registering Web Providers: Control Access Adding the Portlet to a Portal Page 15 Configuring OracleAS Components in OID Identity Management: Overview Benefits of Identity Management Oracle Identity Management Oracle Identity Management Infrastructure Oracle Application Server Components and OID OID and Application Environment Default Schema and Directory Information Tree (DIT) Default Identity Management Realm Identity Management Realm-Specific Oracle Context Identity Management Realm-Specific Common Entries Default Identity Management Realm Configuration Password Policies Managing Password Policies Using ODM Modifying Password Policies by Using ODM Managing Password Policies by Using Command-Line Tools Modifying the OID Administrator Password Modifying the Administrator Password Relationship Between OracleAS Portal and OID OracleAS Portal Directory Entries in OID Configuring OID Settings in OracleAS Portal Caching OID Information in OracleAS Portal Synchronizing Cached OID Information in OracleAS Portal Enabling Directory Synchronization in the OracleAS Portal Instance 16 Administering the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server OracleAS Single Sign-On Server: Overvie Single Sign-On Components Authentication Flow for OracleAS Single Sign-On Starting and Stopping OracleAS Single Sign-On Components OracleAS Single Sign-On Administrator s Role OracleAS Single Sign-On Administration Pages Configuring the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server Partner Application and Registering mod_osso Creating and Editing a Partner Application Administering External Applications Accessing External Application and Storing Its Credentials Monitoring OracleAS Single Sign-On Server Accessing SSO Server from OracleAS Portal Accessing External Applications from OracleAS Portal 17 Securing OracleAS Components Using SSL Overview of Digital Certificates and using Digital Signatures How SSL Works? Oracle Wallet Manager Functions Managing Wallets Managing User Certificates Managing Trusted Certificates Importing and exporting Trusted Certificates Configure OracleAS SSO for Certificates Configuring OracleAS Web Cache to Use SSL mod_ossl Directives Securing OracleAS Portal and Parallel Page Engine 18 Managing and Configuring OracleAS Certificate Authority Public Key Infrastructure Traditional Certificate Provisioning Oracle PKI Management Tools OracleAS Certificate Authority OracleAS Certificate Authority: Key Features OCA Single Sign-On Authentication OracleAS Certificate Provisioning OCA Architecture OCA Functional Structure OCA Configuration Elements Accessing the OCA Home Page and starting and stopping OCA Details Required to Obtain a Certificate Requesting the Web Administrator Certificate OCA Administration Home Page Listing a Single Certificate Request or Issued Certificate Viewing Certificate Details Approving/Rejecting/Revoking/ Renewing Certificates Updating the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) 19 Overview Logloader and traversal(Simple and Advanced) Configuring the Log Files of OracleAS components LoadBalancing and Clustering Backup and Restore using bkp_restore.pl tool