Oracle9i Administration and Deployment Guide -- Index

$ (dollar sign) symbol

regular expression, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

* (asterisk) symbol

regular expression, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

? (question mark) symbol

regular expression, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

[ ] (brackets) symbol

regular expression, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

\ (backslash) symbol

regular expression, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

^ (carat) symbol

regular expression, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

{ } (braces) symbol

regular expression, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

^· (period) symbol

regular expression, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

1024 port, E-5

1100 port, 5-9, B-1

4000 port, B-1

4001 port, 8-4, B-1

4002 port, 9-2, B-1

Accept request header, 2-8

Accept-Charset request header, 2-8

Accept-Encoding request header, 2-8

Accept-Language request header, 2-8

access logs

configuring settings for, 8-27

described, 8-22

disabling, 8-28

examples of, 8-24 to 8-26

format of, 8-23

XLF fields, 8-23

access_log file, B-2

access_logyyyymmdd, 8-27

Active Server Pages (ASP), 1-7, 2-5

admin server process

described, 8-2

restriction, E-4

administrator user, 5-2, B-1

application Web servers

capacity, 5-7

concurrent connections, 2-3

configuring for Oracle Web Cache, 5-7

failover, 1-10

connection request threshold, 5-8

polling failed servers, 5-9

load balancing

configuration, 7-2

described, 1-9

load of, 2-3

performance assurance, 2-3

performance monitoring, 9-6

session binding

configuring, 7-3

described, 1-12

Application Web Servers page in Oracle Web Cache Manager, 5-7

authoritative DNS server, 3-16

backend failover, 1-10

bin directory, A-1

binding, 1-12

Cache Cleanup page in Oracle Cache Manager, 8-11

cache hit, 1-4

cache memory configuration, 5-5

cache memory, troubleshooting of, E-4

cache miss, 1-4

cache population, 2-2

cache server process

described, 8-2

memory restriction, E-4

cache size configuration, 5-5

cacheability rules, 6-5 to 6-9

default, 6-4

overview, 6-2

PDF documents, 6-4

capacity

described, 5-7

troubleshooting of, E-7

category cookies

described, 2-7

request and response value comparison, 2-7

Common Gateway Interface (CGI), 1-7, 2-5

compression

configuration, 6-8

described, 1-14

configuring

access logs, 8-27

application Web server settings, 5-7

cacheability rules, 6-5 to 6-9

cacheability rules for HTTP error codes, 6-8

cacheability rules for multiple versions of the same URL

cookie values, 6-6, 6-14

HTTP request headers, 6-15

cacheability rules for personalized attributes, 6-8, 6-16

cacheability rules for session tracking, 6-8, 6-24

cacheability rules for session-encoded URLs, 6-8, 6-16

compression, 6-8

event logs, 8-21

expiration rules, 6-5, 6-12

failover of application Web servers, 7-2

load balancing of application Web server, 7-2

quick reference to procedures, 4-7

resource limits, 5-5

security settings, 5-2

session binding to an application Web server, 7-3

COOKIE invalidation message element, 8-9, C-4

cookies

cacheability rules

documents with category cookies, 6-6, 6-14

documents with personalized attributes, 6-8, 6-16

documents with session cookies, 6-8, 6-24

category cookies for multiple versions of the same URL, 2-7

described, 1-12

personalized attributes, 2-9

session cookies

for session binding, 1-12

deploying Oracle Web Cache

for part of a Web site, 3-8

in a distributed network, 3-14

in a failover pair, 3-10

inside a firewall, 3-12

outside a firewall, 3-13

with HTTPS requests, 3-4

with multiple application Web servers, 3-6

with one application Web server, 3-2

directory structure

bin directory, A-1

docs directory, A-1

examples directory, A-1

invalidation directory, A-1

logs directory, A-1

DNS server, 1-4

docs directory, A-1

dynamically generated content caching, 1-7

Active Server Pages (ASP), 1-7, 2-5

Common Gateway Interface (CGI), 1-7, 2-5

described, 2-5

Java Server Pages (JSP), 1-7, 2-5

Java Servlets, 1-7, 2-5

multiple versions of the same URL, 2-6

personalized attributes, 2-9

personalized greetings, 2-9

PL/SQL Server Pages (PSP), 1-7, 2-5

session tracking, 2-11

session-encoded URLs, 2-12

error messages in event log, D-5

event logs

configuring settings for, 8-21

described, 8-19

error messages, D-5

examples of, 8-19 to 8-21

finding errors, 8-21

format of, 8-19

information messages, D-2

warning messages, D-4

event_log file, B-2

examples directory, A-1

EXP invalidation message attribute, 8-7, C-3

EXP invalidation response attribute, 8-10, C-5

expiration

concepts of, 2-2

performance assurance heuristics, 6-13

validity, 6-13

expiration rules, 6-5, 6-12

by cache entry, 6-12

by document creation, 6-12

by HTTP Expires header, 6-12

Expires header, 6-12

failover

configuring, 7-2

connection request threshold, 5-8

described, 1-10

polling failed application Web servers, 5-9

firewalls and Oracle Web Cache deployments, 3-13

GET methods, 6-5

GET with query string method, 6-5

grep command, 8-21

group ID for Oracle Web Cache administration, 5-4

HEADER invalidation message element, 8-9, C-4

HTTP error code cacheability rules, 6-8

HTTP request headers, 2-7, 6-7

Accept, 2-8

Accept-Charset, 2-8

Accept-Encoding, 2-8

Accept-Language, 2-8

cacheability rules for, 6-7, 6-15

supported by Oracle Web Cache, 2-8

User-Agent, 2-8

HTTPS requests, 3-4

ID invalidation response attribute, 8-10, C-5

information messages in event log, D-2

Invalidate.java file, 8-15

invalidating documents

database triggers, 8-15

HTTP POST messages, 8-6

Oracle Web Cache Manager, 8-11

invalidation

concepts of, 2-2

described, 1-8

performance assurance heuristics, 8-14

port number, 8-4, 9-2

user, 5-2

validity, 8-9, 8-14

invalidation directory, A-1

invalidation messages

COOKIE element, 8-9, C-4

EXP attribute, 8-7, C-3

HEADER element, 8-9, C-4

LEVEL attribute, 8-9, C-3

NAME attribute, 8-9, C-4

NONEXIST attribute, 8-9, C-4

PREFIX attribute, 8-7, C-3

REFRESHTIME attribute, 8-9, C-3

regular expression

. (period) symbol, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

$ (dollar sign) symbol, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

* (asterisk) symbol, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

? (question mark) symbol, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

[ ] (brackets) symbol, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

\ (backslash) symbol, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

^ (carat), 8-7, 8-12, C-3

{ } (braces) symbol, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

syntax of, 8-7

URL element, 8-7, C-3

VALIDITY element, 8-9, C-3

VALUE attribute, 8-9, C-4

invalidation responses, 8-10, C-5

EXP attribute, 8-10, C-5

ID attribute, 8-10, C-5

NUMINV attribute, 8-10, C-5

STATUS attribute, 8-10, C-5

syntax of, 8-7

URL element, 8-10, C-5

invalidator user, 5-2, B-1

Java Server Pages (JSP), 1-7, 2-5

Java Servlets, 1-7, 2-5

L4 (Layer 4) switches

HTTP requests, 3-4

L7 (Layer 7) switch, 3-8

LEVEL invalidation message attribute, 8-9, C-3

load balancing

configuring, 7-2

described, 1-9

Local timestamp conversion issue, 8-22, 8-27

logs directory, A-1

multiple versions of the same URL, 2-6

cookie values, 2-7

HTTP request headers, 2-7

multiple versions of the same URL cacheability rules

cookie values, 6-7, 6-14

HTTP request headers, 6-7, 6-15

NAME invalidation message attribute, 8-9, C-4

netstat command, 5-5

NONEXIST invalidation message attribute, 8-9, C-4

NUMINV invalidation response attribute, 8-10, C-5

Oracle Web Cache

admin server process, 8-2

administration, 1-14

benefits

cost savings, 1-6

high availability, 1-6

network traffic reduction, 1-6

performance, 1-5

scalability, 1-5

cache server process, 8-2

deploying

for part of a Web site, 3-8

in a distributed network, 3-14

in a failover pair, 3-10

inside a firewall, 3-12

outside a firewall, 3-13

with HTTPS requests, 3-4

with multiple application Web servers, 3-6

with one application Web server, 3-2

described, 1-2

dynamically generated content caching, 1-7

features

backend failover, 1-10

compression, 1-14

invalidation, 1-8

load balancing, 1-9

performance assurance, 1-8

security, 1-14

session binding, 1-12

static content caching, 1-7

surge protection, 1-9

performance monitoring, 9-5

population of the cache, 2-2

with Oracle9i Application Server, 1-2

Oracle Web Cache Manager

administering Oracle Web Cache

event logs, 8-21

invaliding documents, 8-11

resource limits, 5-5

security settings, 5-2

administering Web sites

access logs, 8-27

application Web server settings, 5-7

cacheability rules, 6-5 to 6-9

cacheability rules for HTTP error codes, 6-8

cacheability rules for multiple versions of the same URL, 6-6, 6-7, 6-14, 6-15

cacheability rules for personalized attributes, 6-8, 6-16

cacheability rules for session tracking, 6-8, 6-24

cacheability rules for session-encoded URLs, 6-8, 6-16

compression, 6-8

expiration rules, 6-5, 6-12

load balancing, 7-2

session binding, 7-3

applying changes, E-8

described, 4-2

introduced, 1-14

monitoring application Web servers

performance statistics, 9-6

monitoring Oracle Web Cache

cache health, 9-3

performance statistics, 9-5

navigator pane, 4-5

restarting Oracle Web Cache, 5-10

right pane, 4-6

starting, 4-2

starting Oracle Web Cache, 8-2

status messages, 4-4

Oracle9i Application Server with Oracle Web Cache, 1-2

OracleHOME_NAMEWebCache service, 8-3

OracleHOME_NAMEWebCacheAdmin service, 8-3

PDF documents, 6-4

performance assurance

described, 2-2

introduced, 1-8

performance assurance heuristics, 1-8, 2-3

application Web server limit, 2-3

application Web server load, 2-3

concurrent connections, 2-3

expiration, 6-13

invalidation, 8-14

popularity, 2-3

validity, 2-3

performance monitoring

application Web servers, 9-6

Oracle Web Cache, 9-5

personalized attribute cacheability rules, 6-8, 6-16

personalized attributes

WEBCACHEEND HTML tag, 2-9, 6-17

WEBCACHETAG HTML tag, 2-9, 6-17

personalized greetings

see personalized attributes

PL/SQL Server Pages (PSP), 1-7, 2-5

popularity, 2-3

populating the cache, 2-2

port conflicts, E-2

ports

1024, E-5

1100, 5-9, B-1

4000, B-1

4001, 8-4, B-1

4002, 9-2, B-1

POSIX 1003 extended regular expressions, 6-3

POST methods, 6-5

PREFIX invalidation message attribute, 8-7, C-3

privileged ports, E-5

README.examples.txt file, 8-15, A-1

REFRESHTIME invalidation message attribute, 8-9, C-3

regular expression, 6-3

. (period) symbol, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

$ (dollar sign) symbol, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

* (asterisk) symbol, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

? (question mark) symbol, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

[ ] (brackets) symbol, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

\ (backslash) symbol, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

^ (carat) symbol, 6-3, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

{ } (braces) symbol, 8-7, 8-12, C-3

Resource Limits page in Oracle Web Cache Manager, 5-6

restarting Oracle Web Cache, 5-10

reverse proxy server, 1-2

rules for creating cacheability rules, 6-2

security, 1-14

Security page in Oracle Web Cache Manager, 5-2

security settings, 5-2

session binding

configuring, 7-3

described, 1-12

session cookies

described, 2-11

request and response value comparison, 2-11, 6-24

session tracking

cacheability rules for, 6-8, 6-24

described, 2-11

serving the first request from the cache, 6-27

session-encoded URLs

cacheability rules for, 6-8, 6-16

described, 2-12

starting

Oracle Web Cache, 5-2, 8-2

Oracle Web Cache Manager, 4-2

startup failures, E-2

static content caching, 1-7

STATUS invalidation response attribute, 8-10, C-5

status messages in Oracle Web Cache Manager, 4-4

stopping Oracle Web Cache, 8-2

surge protection, 1-9

troubleshooting

application Web server capacity, E-7

cache memory, E-4

caching PDF documents, 6-4

GMT to local timestamp, 8-22, 8-27

Oracle Web Cache Manager, E-8

port conflicts, E-2

privileged ports, E-5

startup failures, E-2

wrong or older cached content, E-7

trusted subnet for Oracle Web Cache administration, 5-3

URL invalidation message element, 8-7, C-3

URL invalidation response element, 8-10, C-5

user ID for Oracle Web Cache administration, 5-4

User-Agent request header, 2-8

utl_proc.sql script, 8-15

UTL_TCP Oracle supplied package, 8-15

validity, 2-3

validity for expiration, 6-13

validity for invalidation, 8-9, 8-14

VALIDITY invalidation message element, 8-9, C-3

VALUE invalidation message attribute, 8-9, C-4

warning messages in event log, D-4

Web caching

benefits

cost savings, 1-6

high availability, 1-6

network traffic reduction, 1-6

performance, 1-5

scalability, 1-5

described, 1-3

webcachectl start command, 4-6, 5-2, 5-10

webcachectl status command, 4-6, 8-2

webcachectl stop command, 4-6, 5-10

webcachectl utility

obtaining the status of Oracle Web Cache, 8-2

restarting Oracle Web Cache, 5-10

starting Oracle Web Cache, 8-2

stopping Oracle Web Cache, 8-2

webcachectl utility syntax, 4-6

webcached executable, A-1

WEBCACHEEND HTML tag for personalized attributes, 2-9, 6-17

WEBCACHETAG HTML tag for personalized attributes, 2-9, 6-17

webcache.xml, A-1

webcache.xml file, E-3

XLF fields for access logs, 8-23

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