Index

A C D E F G H I L M N O P S T V

A

Application Server host name

assigning when installing OracleAS for a host, 2.3.1

definition, 1.1.2

entering in /etc/hosts file, 2.1.6

entering in production site DNS server, 2.1.7.2

entering in standby site DNS server, 2.1.7.3

specifying in /etc/hosts file, 2.3.1

specifying using VIRTUAL_HOST_NAME environment variable, 2.3.1

using host name returned by hostname command, 2.3.1

architecture

for Disaster Recovery solution, 1.2.1

asymmetric topology

creating, C.1

definition, 1.1.2

C

corporate DNS server

making network host name entries in, 2.1.7.1

D

database repository dependencies

for OC4J, 1.2.3.3

for Oracle B2B, 1.2.3.7

for Oracle BPEL Process Manager, 1.2.3.4

for Oracle Business Activity Monitoring, 1.2.3.8

for Oracle Discoverer, 1.2.3.12

for Oracle Enterprise Service Bus, 1.2.3.5

for Oracle Forms, 1.2.3.13

for Oracle HTTP Server, 1.2.3.2

for Oracle Internet Directory, 1.2.3.9

for Oracle Portal, 1.2.3.15

for Oracle Reports, 1.2.3.14

for Oracle Single Sign-On, 1.2.3.10

for Oracle Web Cache, 1.2.3.1

for Oracle Web Services Manager, 1.2.3.6

DEFAULT_DMS_DIR variable

using to fix Oracle HTTP Server performance problems, G.1.4

definitions of Disaster Recovery terminology, 1.1.2

designing

a Disaster Recovery topology by creating a new production site, 2.1.3

a Disaster Recovery topology from a partially existing site, 2.1.1

a Disaster Recovery topology from an existing production site, 2.1.2

a symmetric Disaster Recovery topology, 2.1

Disaster Recovery

active production site, 1.2.1

active/passive model, 1.1.1, 1.2.1

assigning Application Server host name during installation, 2.3.1

assigning Application Server host name in /etc/hosts file, 2.3.1

assigning Application Server host name using VIRTUAL_HOST_NAME environment variable, 2.3.1

basic rules for an /etc/hosts file for host name resolution, 2.1.6

corporate DNS server entries, 2.1.7.1

creating mount points to shared storage, 1.2.1

definition, 1.1.2

deploying components on shared storage, 1.2.1

design considerations for a symmetric topology, 2.1

designing a topology by creating a new production site, 2.1.3

designing a topology from a partially existing site, 2.1.1

designing a topology from an existing production site, 2.1.2

DNS server resolution, 2.1.5, 2.1.7

EDG deployment, 2

for third party databases, 1.2.1

forcing manual synchronization of databases, 2.2.1, A.5

forcing manual synchronization of middle tier, 2.5

host name planning, 2.1.4

host name resolution, 2.1.5

key aspects, 1.2.1

local host name resolution, 2.1.5, 2.1.6

overview, 1.1

overview of architecture, 1.2.1

passive standby site, 1.2.1

problems solved by, 1.1.1

production site DNS server entries, 2.1.7.2

protecting Oracle databases, 1.2.1

protecting OracleAS product binaries, configuration, and metadata files, 1.2.1

protecting third party databases, 1.2.1

setting up for Infrastructure deployment with collocated Oracle Internet Directory and Metadata Repository, E

standby site DNS server entries, 2.1.7.3

supported Application Server applications, 1.2.2

supported Application Server components, 1.2.2

terminology, 1.1.2

testing host name resolution, 2.2, 2.2.3

use of disk replication technology, 1.1.1

use of Oracle Data Guard, 1.1.1

using a global load balancer, F.1

using an /etc/hosts file for host name resolution, 2.1.6

using Application Server host name returned by hostname command, 2.3.1

using peer to peer file copying in test environments, D

Disaster Recovery recommendations

for OC4J, 1.2.3.3

for Oracle Access Manager, 1.2.3.11

for Oracle B2B, 1.2.3.7

for Oracle BPEL Process Manager, 1.2.3.4

for Oracle Business Activity Monitoring, 1.2.3.8

for Oracle Discoverer, 1.2.3.12

for Oracle Enterprise Service Bus, 1.2.3.5

for Oracle Forms, 1.2.3.13

for Oracle HTTP Server, 1.2.3.2

for Oracle Internet Directory, 1.2.3.9

for Oracle Portal, 1.2.3.15

for Oracle Reports, 1.2.3.14

for Oracle Single Sign-On, 1.2.3.10

for Oracle Web Cache, 1.2.3.1

for Oracle Web Services Manager, 1.2.3.6

disk replication technology

finishing setup steps for Disaster Recovery, 2.4

using to protect OracleAS middle tier components, 1.1.1

DNS switchover

performing by manually changing host name to IP mapping, F.2

performing using a global load balancer, F.1

E

EDG deployment, 2

/etc/hosts file

assigning Application Server host name in, 2.3.1

basic rules for, 2.1.6

making Application Server host name entries in, 2.1.6

using for local host name resolution, 2.1.5

F

failover

definition, 1.1.2

resolving heartbeat failure warnings in database alert logs, G.1.1

steps for performing, 2.6

file locking problems

resulting from unreliable file locking in shared storage, 2.2.2.1

G

global load balancer

using in a Disaster Recovery topology, F.1

H

host name planning, 2.1.4

host name resolution, 2.1.5

basic rules for an /etc/hosts file, 2.1.6

determining preference, 2.1.5

making corporate DNS server entries, 2.1.7.1

making production site DNS server entries, 2.1.7.2

making standby site DNS server entries, 2.1.7.3

precedence defined in nsswitch.conf file, 2.1.5

testing, 2.2, 2.2.3

using an /etc/hosts file for local host name resolution, 2.1.6

using DNS server resolution, 2.1.5, 2.1.7

using local host name resolution, 2.1.5, 2.1.6

using ping command to test, 2.1.6, 2.2, 2.2.3

I

installation

assigning an Application Server host name during, 2.3.1

specifying the Oracle home directory for an AS instance during, 2.3.2

L

LockFile directive

modifying to fix Oracle HTTP Server performance problems, G.1.3

M

middle tier configuration

for OC4J, 1.2.3.3

for Oracle Access Manager, 1.2.3.11

for Oracle B2B, 1.2.3.7

for Oracle BPEL Process Manager, 1.2.3.4

for Oracle Business Activity Monitoring, 1.2.3.8

for Oracle Discoverer, 1.2.3.12

for Oracle Enterprise Service Bus, 1.2.3.5

for Oracle Forms, 1.2.3.13

for Oracle HTTP Server, 1.2.3.2

for Oracle Internet Directory, 1.2.3.9

for Oracle Portal, 1.2.3.15

for Oracle Reports, 1.2.3.14

for Oracle Single Sign-On, 1.2.3.10

for Oracle Web Cache, 1.2.3.1

for Oracle Web Services Manager, 1.2.3.6

mount points

to Oracle Central Inventory directories on shared storage, 2.2.2.3, C.1.2

to Oracle home directories on shared storage, 2.2.2.2, 2.2.2.2, 2.2.2.2, C.1.1, C.1.2

to shared storage locations, 1.2.1

N

network host name

definition, 1.1.2

entering in corporate DNS server, 2.1.7

nsswitch.conf file

specifying host name resolution precedence, 2.1.5

O

OC4J

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.3

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.3

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.3

Oracle Access Manager

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.11

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.11

Oracle B2B

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.7

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.7

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.7

Oracle BPEL Process Manager

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.4

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.4

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.4

Oracle Business Activity Monitoring

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.8

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.8

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.8

setting up data protection for, B

Oracle Data Guard

using to protect Oracle databases, 1.1.1

Oracle Discoverer

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.12

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.12

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.12

Oracle Enterprise Service Bus

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.5

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.5

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.5

Oracle Forms

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.13

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.13

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.13

Oracle HTTP Server

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.2

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.2

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.2

performance problems, 2.2.2.1

Oracle HTTP Server performance problems

fixing by changing the LockFile directive, G.1.3

fixing by using the DEFAULT_DMS_DIR variable, G.1.4

Oracle Internet Directory

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.9

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.9

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.9

Oracle Portal

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.15

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.15

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.15

Oracle Reports

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.14

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.14

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.14

Oracle Single Sign-On

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.10

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.10

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.10

Oracle Web Cache

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.1

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.1

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.1

Oracle Web Services Manager

database repository dependencies, 1.2.3.6

Disaster Recovery recommendations, 1.2.3.6

middle tier configuration, 1.2.3.6

OracleAS

protecting product binaries, configuration, and metadata files, 1.2.1

P

patch set

how to apply to an Oracle Application Server home in a Disaster Recovery topology, G.1.2

ping command

using to test host name resolution, 2.1.6, 2.2, 2.2.3

production site DNS server

making Application Server host name entries in, 2.1.7.2

production site setup

definition, 1.1.2

S

shared storage

creating mount points to, 1.2.1

creating mount points to Oracle Central Inventory directories, 2.2.2.3, C.1.2

creating mount points to Oracle home directories, 2.2.2.2, 2.2.2.2, 2.2.2.2, C.1.1, C.1.2

creating Oracle home directories on, 1.2.1

creating symbolic links to Oracle Central Inventory directories, 2.2.2.3, 2.2.2.3, 2.2.2.4, C.1.2

creating symbolic links to Oracle home directories, 2.2.2.2, 2.2.2.2, 2.2.2.2, C.1.1, C.1.2

creating volumes for host clusters, 2.2.2.1

problems resulting from unreliable file locking, 2.2.2.1

site failover

definition, 1.1.2

steps for performing, 2.6

site switchover

definition, 1.1.2

steps for performing, 2.7

site synchronization

definition, 1.1.2

standby site

performing periodic testing, 2.8

standby site DNS server

making Application Server host name entries in, 2.1.7.3

standby site setup

definition, 1.1.2

switchover

definition, 1.1.2

steps for performing, 2.7

symbolic links

to Oracle Central Inventory directories on shared storage, 2.2.2.3, 2.2.2.3, 2.2.2.4, C.1.2

to Oracle home directories on shared storage, 1.2.1, 1.2.1, 2.2.2.2, 2.2.2.2, 2.2.2.2, C.1.1, C.1.2

symmetric topology

Application Server host names requirement, 2.1, 2.1.2.1

definition, 1.1.2

design considerations for, 2.1

directory names and paths requirement, 2.1, 2.1.2.3

installed software requirement, 2.1

load balancers and virtual server names requirement, 2.1

Oracle Central Inventory location requirement, 2.1.2.4

port numbers requirement, 2.1, 2.1.2.2

security requirement, 2.1

synchronization

manually forcing after middle tier configuration changes, 2.5

manually forcing for databases after middle tier configuration changes, 2.2.1, A.5

T

third party database

Disaster Recovery for, 1.2.1

topology

definition, 1.1.2

TTL (Time to Live) value, F.2

V

VIRTUAL_HOST_NAME environment variable

using to assign Application Server host name, 2.3.1

volumes

creating for host clusters, 2.2.2.1