Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Symbols
- $ (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
Numerics
- 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
A
- 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
B
- backend failover, 1-10
- bin directory, A-1
- binding, 1-12
C
- 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
D
- 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
E
- 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
F
- 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
G
- GET methods, 6-5
- GET with query string method, 6-5
- grep command, 8-21
- group ID for Oracle Web Cache administration, 5-4
H
- 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
I
- 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
J
- Java Server Pages (JSP), 1-7, 2-5
- Java Servlets, 1-7, 2-5
L
- 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
M
- 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
N
- 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
O
- 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
P
- 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
R
- 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
S
- 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
T
- 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
U
- 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
V
- 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
W
- 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
X
- XLF fields for access logs, 8-23