Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

Part I Installing and Configuring Oracle WebCenter Sites

1 About the Oracle WebCenter Sites Installation

• 1.1 Using the Standard Installation Topology as a Starting Point
  • 1.1.1 About the WebCenter Sites Standard Installation Topology
  • 1.1.2 About Elements in the Standard Installation Topology Illustration
  • 1.1.3 About the Oracle WebCenter Sites: Site Capture Standard Installation Topology
  • 1.1.4 About the Oracle WebCenter Sites: Visitor Services Standard Installation Topology
  • 1.1.5 About Oracle WebCenter Sites: Satellite Server Standalone Topology
• 1.2 Using This Document to Extend an Existing Domain

2 Preparing to Install and Configure Oracle WebCenter Sites

• 2.1 Roadmap for Installing and Configuring the Standard Installation Topologies
• 2.2 Roadmap for Verifying Your System Environment
  • 2.2.1 Verifying Certification, System, and Interoperability Requirements
  • 2.2.2 Selecting an Installation User
    • 2.2.2.1 Understanding User Permissions
    • 2.2.2.2 Understanding Non-Default User Permissions on UNIX Operating Systems
    • 2.2.2.3 Verifying that the Installation User has Administrator Privileges on Windows Operating Systems
  • 2.2.3 Understanding Directories for Installation and Configuration
    • 2.2.3.1 Understanding the Recommended Directory Structure
    • 2.2.3.2 About the Oracle Home Directory
    • 2.2.3.3 About the Domain Home Directory
    • 2.2.3.4 About the Application Home Directory
    • 2.2.3.5 Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain
    • 2.2.3.6 Preparing for Shared Storage
  • 2.2.4 Understanding JDK Requirements for an Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation
  • 2.2.5 Understanding Database Requirements for an Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation
• 2.3 About Product Distributions
• 2.4 Obtaining the Product Distribution

3 Installing the Oracle WebCenter Sites Software

• 3.1 Verifying the Installation Checklist
• 3.2 Configuring a DB2 Database for WebCenter Sites
• 3.3 Starting the Installation Program
• 3.4 Navigating the Installation Screens
• 3.5 Verifying the Installation
  • 3.5.1 Reviewing the Installation Log Files
  • 3.5.2 Checking the Directory Structure
  • 3.5.3 Viewing the Contents of the Oracle Home

4 Configuring WebCenter Sites Domain

• 4.1 Creating the Database Schemas
  • 4.1.1 Installing and Configuring a Certified Database
  • 4.1.2 Starting the Repository Creation Utility
  • 4.1.3 Navigating the Repository Creation Utility Screens to Create Schemas
    • 4.1.3.1 Introducing the RCU
    • 4.1.3.2 Selecting a Method of Schema Creation
    • 4.1.3.3 Providing Database Connection Details
    • 4.1.3.4 Specifying a Custom Prefix and Selecting Schemas
    • 4.1.3.5 Specifying Schema Passwords
    • 4.1.3.6 Completing Schema Creation
• 4.2 Configuring the Domain
  • 4.2.1 Navigating the Configuration Wizard Screens to Create and Configure the Domain
    • 4.2.1.1 Starting the Configuration Wizard
    • 4.2.1.2 Selecting the Domain Type and Domain Home Location
    • 4.2.1.3 Selecting the Configuration Templates for Oracle WebCenter Sites
    • 4.2.1.4 Selecting the Application Home Location
    • 4.2.1.5 Configuring the Administrator Account
    • 4.2.1.6 Specifying the Domain Mode and JDK
    • 4.2.1.7 Specifying the Database Configuration Type
    • 4.2.1.8 Specifying JDBC Component Schema Information
    • 4.2.1.9 Testing the JDBC Connections
    • 4.2.1.10 Selecting Advanced Configuration
    • 4.2.1.11 Configuring the Administration Server Listen Address
    • 4.2.1.12 Configuring Node Manager
    • 4.2.1.13 Configuring Managed Servers for Oracle WebCenter Sites
      • 4.2.1.13.1 Configuring Managed Servers for WebCenter Sites
      • 4.2.1.13.2 Configuring Managed Servers for Oracle WebCenter Sites: Site Capture
      • 4.2.1.13.3 Configuring Managed Servers for Oracle WebCenter Sites: Satellite Server
      • 4.2.1.13.4 Configuring Managed Servers for Oracle WebCenter Sites: Visitor Services
    • 4.2.1.14 Configuring a Cluster for WebCenter Sites
    • 4.2.1.15 Defining Server Templates
    • 4.2.1.16 Configuring Dynamic Servers
    • 4.2.1.17 Assigning WebCenter Sites Managed Servers to the Cluster
    • 4.2.1.18 Configuring Coherence Clusters
    • 4.2.1.19 Creating a New WebCenter Sites Machine
    • 4.2.1.20 Assigning Servers to WebCenter Sites Machines
    • 4.2.1.21 Virtual Targets
    • 4.2.1.22 Partitions
    • 4.2.1.23 Reviewing Your Configuration Specifications and Configuring the Domain
    • 4.2.1.24 Completing WebCenter Sites Configuration
• 4.3 Starting the Servers
  • 4.3.1 Starting Node Manager
  • 4.3.2 Starting the Administration Server
  • 4.3.3 Starting the Managed Servers
• 4.4 Verifying the Configuration

5 Next Steps After Configuring the Domain

• 5.1 Performing Basic Administrative Tasks
• 5.2 Performing Additional Domain Configuration Tasks
• 5.3 Preparing Your Environment for High Availability

6 Uninstalling or Reinstalling Oracle WebCenter Sites

• 6.1 About Product Uninstallation
• 6.2 Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware
• 6.3 Removing Your Database Schemas
• 6.4 Uninstalling the Software
  • 6.4.1 Starting the Uninstall Wizard
  • 6.4.2 Selecting the Product to Uninstall
  • 6.4.3 Navigating the Uninstall Wizard Screens
• 6.5 Removing the Oracle Home Directory Manually
• 6.6 Removing the Program Shortcuts on Windows Operating Systems
• 6.7 Removing the Domain and Application Data
• 6.8 Reinstalling the Software

Part II Configuring WebCenter Sites Components

7 Creating a WebCenter Sites Web Tier

8 Configuring WebCenter Sites

• 8.1 Completing Prerequisites for Configuring WebCenter Sites
• 8.2 Configuring WebCenter Sites with the Configurator
• 8.3 Managing Customizations with WebCenter Sites Deployment
• 8.4 Configuring and Deploying the REST-avisports Sample Site

9 Configuring Site Capture

• 9.1 Configuring Site Capture with the Configurator
• 9.2 Integrating Site Capture with the WebCenter Sites Publishing Process

10 Configuring the OHS Server

11 Configuring Visitor Services

• 11.1 Completing Prerequisites for Configuring Visitor Services
• 11.2 Configuring Visitor Services with the Configurator
• 11.3 Getting the Visitor ID
• 11.4 Completing the Visitor Services Cluster Configuration
• 11.5 Visitors Service JMS Cluster Setup

12 Configuring Remote Satellite Server

13 Switching to External Authentication

• 13.1 Switching to Authentication Against an LDAP Directory
• 13.2 Switching to Authentication Against Oracle Access Manager

14 Setting Up a CAS Cluster

• 14.1 Configuring the CAS Primary Cluster Node
• 14.2 Configuring the CAS Secondary Cluster Node(s)

15 Setting Up a Cluster

• 15.1 Preparing to Set Up a WebCenter Sites Cluster
• 15.2 Setting Up a WebCenter Sites Cluster

16 Moving the Shared File System to a Database

17 Switching from Test Mode to Production Mode