Contents

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Preface

Intended Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Structure

Related Documents

Conventions

1 Introduction to Oracle Collaboration Suite Deployment

What Is Oracle Collaboration Suite?

What Are the Elements of Oracle Collaboration Suite?

Oracle Collaboration Suite Information Storage Tier

Oracle Collaboration Suite Infrastructure Tier

Oracle Collaboration Suite Middle Tier

How Should I Use this Guide?

2 Oracle Collaboration Suite Network Planning

Introduction to Oracle Collaboration Suite Network Planning

Oracle Collaboration Suite Access and Security

Separation of Traffic in a Typical Installation of Oracle Collaboration Suite

General Network Considerations for Oracle Collaboration Suite

Questions to Ask about an Existing Network Before Deploying Oracle Collaboration Suite

3 Oracle Collaboration Suite Architecture Planning

Introduction to Oracle Collaboration Suite Architecture Planning

Planning for Oracle Collaboration Suite Workload and Security

Planning for Oracle Collaboration Suite Capacity

Planning for Oracle Collaboration Suite Access

Planning for Oracle Collaboration Suite Scalability

Planning for Oracle Collaboration Suite High Availability

Oracle Collaboration Suite Recovery Strategies

Oracle Collaboration Suite Redundancy Strategies

Questions to Ask about Existing or Planned Oracle Collaboration Suite Architectures

Oracle Collaboration Suite Architecture Types

About Oracle Collaboration Suite Dedicated and Duplicated Middle Tiers

Functionality of Oracle Collaboration Suite Tiers

Oracle Collaboration Suite Middle Tier Functionality

Oracle Collaboration Suite Infrastructure Functionality

Oracle Collaboration Suite Information Storage Tier Functionality

Illustration of Oracle Collaboration Suite Dedicated Middle Tiers

Physical Location of Oracle Collaboration Suite Dedicated Tier Components

Oracle Collaboration Suite Dedicated Tier Workload

Oracle Collaboration Suite Dedicated Tier Installation and Management

Oracle Collaboration Suite Dedicated Tier Scalability

Oracle Collaboration Suite Dedicated Tier Availability

Oracle Collaboration Suite Dedicated Tier Cost

Illustration of Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Middle Tiers

Physical Location of Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tier Components

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tier Workload

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tier Installation and Management

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tier Scalability

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tier Availability

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tier Cost

Comparison between Oracle Collaboration Suite Architecture Types

Comprehensive Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Middle Tier Deployment

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tiers: Network Infrastructure

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tiers: Clients

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tiers: DMZ Tier

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tiers: Intranet Tier

Oracle Collaboration Suite Duplicated Tiers: Database Tier

4 Oracle Collaboration Suite Deployment Examples

Oracle Collaboration Suite Single Computer Deployment (200 Users)

Oracle Collaboration Suite Simple Deployment (2000 - 4000 Users)

Oracle Collaboration Suite High Availability Deployment (2,000 - 4,000 Users)

Oracle Collaboration Suite Large Deployment (50,000 users)

Index