3 Maintaining WebCenter Portal

This chapter describes the roles and responsibilities of system administrators to keep WebCenter Portal up and running.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Section 3.1, "Role of the System Administrator"
Section 3.2, "System Administration for WebCenter Portal (Roadmap) "
Section 3.3, "System Administration for Portal Builder (Roadmap) "

System administrators maintaining Portal Framework applications should refer to Chapter 5, "Maintaining Portal Framework Applications."

Permissions:

To perform the tasks in this chapter, you must be granted the following roles:

WebLogic Server: Admin role granted through the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.

Users with this role are also known as Fusion Middleware administrators.
WebCenter Portal: Administrator role granted through Portal Builder Administration.

Users with this role are also known as WebCenter Portal administrators.

3.1 Role of the System Administrator

Oracle Fusion Middleware provides a single administrative role with complete administrative capabilities—the Admin role. System administrator with this role can perform the complete range of security-sensitive administrative duties, and all installation, configuration, and audit tasks. This administrator is also responsible for setting up and configuring WebCenter Portal immediately after installation, and performing on-going administrative tasks for WebCenter Portal and other Oracle WebCenter Portal components. This administrator is sometimes known as the Fusion Middleware administrator.

A single system administrator account (weblogic by default) is set up when Fusion Middleware is installed. The password is the one you provided during installation.

This default system administrator is the only user assigned to the WebCenter Portal Administrator role. WebCenter Portal administrators have the highest application privileges within the WebCenter Portal application itself. This administrator can view and customize every aspect of WebCenter Portal, manage users and roles, and delegate responsibilities to others.

To find out what on-going administrative tasks a system administrator is expected to perform for WebCenter Portal, follow the roadmaps in Table 3-1, "Roadmap - Administering and Monitoring WebCenter Portal" and Roadmap - Keeping WebCenter Portal Up and Running.

Note:

The system administrator is also responsible for getting WebCenter Portal up and running out-of-the-box and customizing WebCenter Portal out-of-the-box. For details see:

3.2 System Administration for WebCenter Portal (Roadmap)

The roadmap in Table 3-1 outlines typical tasks that a system administrator might perform to keep WebCenter Portal up and running.

Table 3-1 Roadmap - Administering and Monitoring WebCenter Portal

Task	Documentation	Role
Stop and start the managed server	Restart the managed server on which the WebCenter Portal application is deployed to effect configuration changes or for routine maintenance: Starting and Stopping Managed Servers for WebCenter Portal Application Deployments Tip: The managed server for WebCenter Portal is named `WC_Spaces`.	Fusion Middleware Admin
View and manage log files	Identify and diagnose problems through log files. WebCenter Portal logs record all types of events, including startup and shutdown information, errors, warnings, and other information: Viewing and Configuring WebCenter Portal Logs	Fusion Middleware Admin
Monitor performance	Analyze the performance of the WebCenter Portal application and monitor its current status through Fusion Middleware Control Console: Viewing Performance Metrics Using Fusion Middleware Control Monitoring WebCenter Portal Using Key Performance Metric Data to Analyze and Diagnose System Health System administrators granted one of these WebLogic Server roles can view performance metrics: `Admin`, `Operator`, `Monitor`. To find out more, see Section 1.8, "Understanding Administrative Operations, Roles, and Tools.". WebCenter Portal administrators can monitor application performance and usage using WebCenter Portal's analytics feature: Understanding the Analytics Administration Page in WebCenter Portal	Fusion Middleware Admin WebCenter Portal Admin
Tune application properties	Reconfigure performance related parameters for the WebCenter Portal environment, WebCenter Portal application, and WebCenter Portal components: Tuning Oracle WebCenter Portal Performance	Fusion Middleware Admin
Stop and start WebCenter Portal	System administrators may shut down WebCenter Portal for maintenance purposes and then restart the application: Starting WebCenter Portal Using Fusion Middleware Control Stopping WebCenter Portal Using Fusion Middleware Control	Fusion Middleware Admin
Modify back-end services	Add, modify, and delete connections through Fusion Middleware Control Console. See:	Fusion Middleware Admin
Content repositories	Managing Content Repositories
Mail servers	Managing Mail
BPEL servers	Managing Worklists
Collaboration	Managing Announcements and Discussions Managing Instant Messaging and Presence
Calendar	Managing Calendar Events
Secure Enterprise Search	Managing Oracle Secure Enterprise Search in WebCenter Portal
Analytics	Managing Analytics
Activity Graph	Managing Activity Graph
Personalization	Managing Personalization
Events, Links, Lists, Notes, Tags, and People Connections	Setting Up Database Connections Setting Up the MDS Repository
Modify external applications and portlet producers	Add, modify, and delete connections through Fusion Middleware Control Console. See:	Fusion Middleware Admin
External Applications	Managing External Applications
Portlet Producers	Registering WSRP Producers Registering Oracle PDK-Java Producers Registering Pagelet Producer
Configure SSL communication	Configure secure communication: Configuring SSL Configuring WS-Security Configuring Single Sign-on See also Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Security Guide.	Fusion Middleware Admin
Reassociate your identity, policy, and credential stores	Reassociate your identity or policy stores: Configuring the Identity Store Configuring the Policy and Credential Store See also Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Security Guide.	Fusion Middleware Admin
Reconfigure WebCenter Portal repository	Reconfigure the WebCenter Portal repository: Setting Up Database Connections	Fusion Middleware Admin
Reconfigure MDS repository	Reconfigure the application's MDS repository: Setting Up the MDS Repository See also Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide: Managing the MDS Repository Configuring an Application to Use a Different MDS Repository or Partition Moving Metadata from a Source System to a Target System	Fusion Middleware Admin
Reconfigure WebCenter Portal workflows	Install WebCenter Portal workflows on a different BPEL server and reconfigure the connection: Installing WebCenter Portal Workflows Specifying the BPEL Server Hosting WebCenter Portal Workflows	Fusion Middleware Admin
Migrate or export portals, portal templates, assets, or the entire portal server	Use various export facilities to move content to a remote instance or between stage and production environments: Exporting WebCenter Portal to an Archive Deploying Portals Deploying Portal Templates Deploying Assets Deploying Devices and Device Groups	Fusion Middleware Admin
Import WebCenter Portal application	Use various import facilities to restore WebCenter Portal from a backup or to move content to a remote instance or between stage and production environments: Importing a WebCenter Portal Archive Deploying Portals Deploying Portal Templates Deploying Assets Deploying Devices and Device Groups	Fusion Middleware Admin

3.3 System Administration for Portal Builder (Roadmap)

The roadmap in Table 3-2 outlines typical tasks that a system administrator might perform while Portal Builder is up and running.

If Portal Builder must be taken offline for maintenance, ensure that a suitable message displays to any users who attempt to access the application while it is offline.

Table 3-2 Roadmap - Keeping WebCenter Portal Up and Running

Task	Documentation	Role
Modify application Settings	Modify application-wide settings as required: Performing Portal Builder Administration Tasks Configuring Global Defaults Across Portals Managing Tools and Services Customizing System Pages Managing Business Role Pages Managing Personal Pages	WebCenter Portal Admin
Manage Home portal	Manage personal pages and business role pages. Push content to the Home portal: Managing Business Role Pages Managing Personal Pages Customizing System Pages	WebCenter Portal Admin
Manage portals	Take any portal temporarily offline and close down any portal that is inactive. Edit and delete any portal: Viewing Information About Any Portal Closing Any Portal Taking Any Portal Offline Bringing Any Portal Back Online Deleting a Portal	WebCenter Portal Admin
Manage portal templates	Manage portal templates. Review and delete any template: Creating a New Portal Template	WebCenter Portal Admin
Maintain users and roles	Maintain security. Modify user role permissions and assign new roles: Modifying Application Role Permissions Assigning a User to a Different Role	WebCenter Portal Admin
Manage external applications	Maintain external applications. Add, modify, and delete entries: Registering External Applications	WebCenter Portal Admin AppConnectionManager
Manage portlet producers	Maintain portlet producers. Add, modify, and delete entries: Registering Portlet Producers	WebCenter Portal Admin AppConnectionManager