Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction

• Architecture
• Packaging

2 Upgrading Business Transaction Management

• Upgrading the Central Servers and Monitors
• Upgrading Observers
  • Upgrading Observers on WebLogic
  • Upgrading Observers on WebSphere
  • Upgrading Observers on JBoss
  • Upgrading the Observer for WCF
  • Upgrading the Observer for ASP.NET

3 Installation Overview

• Installation Overview

4 Prerequisite Requirements and Preliminary Setup

• Web Browser Requirements
• Configuring Secure Communications Between Business Transaction Management Components
  • Configuring Security Using Oracle Wallet
  • Configuring Security Using Java System Properties
    • Configuring the Assertion Secret Using Java System Properties
    • Configuring the Encryption Key Using Java System Properties
  • Configuring Security for Observers Deployed in .NET Environments
    • Configuring the Assertion Secret
    • Configuring the Encryption Key
  • Configuring HTTPS
  • Configuring Firewalls
• Setting up your WebLogic Environment
• Setting up your WebSphere Environment
• Setting up Business Transaction Management Databases

5 Installing and Configuring the Central Servers

• Overview of Installing and Configuring the Central Servers
• Configuring Persistent Storage Directories
  • Reconfiguring the Location of Persistent Storage Directories
• Deploying the Central Servers
• Mapping Users to Business Transaction Management Application Roles
  • Business Transaction Management Application Roles
    • Primary Roles
    • Auxiliary Role
  • Mapping WebLogic Users to Business Transaction Management Roles
  • Mapping WebSphere Users to Business Transaction Management Roles
• Initial Configuration of Business Transaction Management

6 Starting and Shutting Down Business Transaction Management

• Starting Business Transaction Management Components
• Shutting Down Business Transaction Management Components
• Shutting Down and Restarting Monitor Group Members
  • Shutting Down Monitor Group Members
  • Restarting Monitor Group Members
• Logging in to the Management Console
• Logging out of the Management Console
• Online Help

7 Installing Monitors

• Overview of Installing Monitors
• Deploying and Registering Monitors
• Setting Up a Monitor Group
• Configuring Your Load Balancer
• Applying an Observer Communication Policy
• Adding and Removing Monitors to/from a Monitor Group
  • Adding Monitors to a Monitor Group
  • Removing Monitors from a Monitor Group

8 Installing Observers Overview

• Prerequisite and Preliminary Setup Checklist
• General Steps for Installing Observers
• Specifying the Observer Library Location

9 Installing Observer Libraries on WebLogic

• The Observer Distribution Files
• Installation on Node Manager-Configured Servers
• Installation on Script-Configured Servers
• Uninstalling Observer Libraries for WebLogic
  • Uninstallation from a Managed Server Configured by the Node Manager
  • Uninstallation from a Server Configured by a Local Script

10 Installing Observer Libraries on WebSphere

• The Observer Distribution Files
• Installing the Observer Libraries on WebSphere
• Java Policy Modifications
  • Modifications to the WebSphere server.policy file
  • Modifications to the app.policy files
• Uninstalling the Observer Libraries from WebSphere

11 Installing Observer Libraries on JBoss

• The Observer Distribution File
• Installing the Observer Libraries on JBossEAP 4.3
• Uninstalling the Observer Libraries from JBossEAP 4.3

12 Installing Observer Libraries for WCF

• The Observer Distribution File
• Installing the Observer Libraries for WCF 3.5
• Editing the machine.config File
• Editing the web.config File
• Uninstalling the Observer Libraries for WCF 3.5

13 Installing Observer Libraries for ASP.NET

• The Observer Distribution File
• Installing Observer Libraries for ASP.NET
• Uninstalling the Observer Libraries for ASP.NET

14 Logging Observer Errors and Debugging Information

15 Scripted Configuration of Oracle Business Transaction Management

• The configure Command
• Invoking the CLI

16 The datastoreUtil Utility

• Usage
• Commands
  • generateSchema (or generate)
  • connect
  • createSchema (or create)
  • close
  • exit
  • help