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Oracle Files Administrator's Guide
Release 2 (9.0.4.1)

Part Number B10872-01
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Preface

Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Structure
Related Documents
Conventions

1 Oracle Files Concepts

Oracle Files Architecture
Built With Oracle Content Management SDK
The Oracle Files Domain
Oracle Files Schema
Oracle Files Nodes
Services, Servers, and Agents
Oracle Internet Directory
The Subscriber Model
Oracle Files Features
Three Levels of Administration
Workspaces
Workspace Access Levels
Workspace Quota
File Management
Searching
Categories
Versioning
Review Process
Custom Review Processes
Trash
Edit-in-Place
File Synchronization
Integration with Key Oracle Technologies
Integration With Oracle Collaboration Suite
Integration with Oracle9i Database Server
Oracle9i Database and the Oracle Files Schema
Oracle Advanced Queueing
Oracle Text
Oracle9i Real Application Clusters (RAC)
Integration with Oracle9i Application Server
Oracle9iAS Containers for J2EE (OC4J)
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Oracle Internet Directory
Oracle Workflow

2 Oracle Files Protocol Support

Industry-Standard Protocol Servers
Oracle Files-Specific Passwords
Client Access Paths and Software
Oracle FileSync Client Software
Installing Oracle FileSync
Client Access Paths
AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) for Mac Clients
From MacOS 9.x Clients
From MacOS X Clients
HTTP (Web Browser) and WebDAV Access
NFS (Network File System) Protocol
NFS Server Limitations
Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 Clients
Red Hat Linux Adv. Server 2.1 Clients
Windows Clients
Linking an NFS Directory Using the NFS Maestro Network Access Tool
Linking an NFS Directory Using the Command Line
Maestro Error Messages
Using Oracle Files with NFS
Configuring the NFS Server
UNIX-UID-to-Oracle Files-User Account Client Mapping
Setting Up a Trusted Client List
Enabling NIS Authentication

3 Oracle Files Administrative Roles and Tasks

Administrative Roles Quick Reference
Administrative Accounts
System Administrator
Skills Required to Administer Oracle Files
Changing the Oracle Files Schema Password
Site Administrator
Managing Subscribers
Creating, Modifying, and Deleting Subscribers
Enabling and Disabling Subscribers
Notification and Archive Settings
E-mailing a Subscriber
Viewing Subscriber Statistics
Resetting a Subscriber Administrator Password
Registering Custom Workflows
Subscriber Administrator
Setting Defaults
Specifying Default User Settings
Specifying Notification Settings
Specifying Default Quota Settings
Specifying Default Public Folder Settings
Specifying Default Language Settings
Subscriber Information Tasks
Viewing Subscriber Statistics
Requesting to Modify Subscriber's Settings
Contacting the Site Administrator
User Management Tasks
Creating and Provisioning Users
Creating Users in Oracle Internet Directory
E-mailing Users
Modifying User Information
Updating User Quota
Enabling and Disabling Users
Deleting Users
Category Management Tasks
Creating Categories
Modifying Categories
Deleting Categories
Trash Management Tasks
Archival File and Folder Management Tasks
Recovering a File at a User's Request
Restoring a File or Folder from the Archive
Workspace and File Management Tasks
Working with Workspaces
Updating Workspace Quota
Locking and Unlocking Files

4 Administration Tools Overview

Oracle Files Configuration Assistant
Management Tools
Oracle Enterprise Manager Web Site
Accessing Oracle Enterprise Manager Web site
Administration Tabs in Oracle Files
Oracle Directory Manager
Scripts
Bulk Administration Tools for Oracle Files
Running the Bulk Administration Tools
User Administration Tool
Sample XML File
DTD for the User Administration Tool
Troubleshooting the User Administration Tool
Workspace Administration Tool
Sample XML File
DTD for the Workspace Administration Tool
Troubleshooting the Workspace Administration Tool
Troubleshooting Workspace Creation
Troubleshooting Workspace Updating

5 Administrative Operations in Oracle Enterprise Manager

Starting and Stopping an Oracle Files Domain
Starting the Oracle Files Domain Controller Process
Migrating the Domain Controller
Migrating the Domain Controller to a New Middle-Tier Host
Migrating the Domain Controller to an Existing Middle-Tier Host
Starting the Node Processes
Starting Regular Nodes
Starting HTTP Nodes
Starting, Stopping, Suspending, and Resuming Servers
Starting Oracle Files from the Command Line Using ifsctl
ifsctl and OC4J
Oracle Process Management and Notification
Changing Configuration Settings
Domain Properties
Node Configuration
Changing a Node Configuration
Creating a Regular Node Configuration
Creating an HTTP Node Configuration
Service Configuration
Changing a Service Configuration
Creating a Service Configuration
Runtime Service Configuration
Server Configuration
Abstract vs. Non-abstract Server Configuration
Change Values of Properties
View Inherited Properties
Changing a Server Configuration
Stopping and Unloading Servers
Creating a Server Configuration
Oracle Files Configuration Options
Oracle Collaboration Suite Search Configuration
Configuring Search Parameters
Printing Services
Notes
MIME Type Formats
Monitoring Domain, Node, and Service Performance
Monitoring Domain Performance
Monitoring Node Performance
Monitoring Service Performance
Log Files
Oracle Enterprise Manager Web site Logs
Oracle Files Logs

6 Maintenance and Tuning

Backup and Recovery
LOB (Large Objects) Management
Moving Content Off-line or Near-line
Moving Content to BFILEs
Performance Tuning
Specify the Relative Path
Use Symbolic Linking to Change the Storage Location (UNIX only)
Performance Tuning
Run the Oracle Files analyze.sql Script Frequently
Restoring Prior Statistics
Provide Adequate Storage to Improve Performance
Document Storage and Sizing Issues
Oracle Files Metadata and Infrastructure
Analyzing Performance Problems
If the Database is the Bottleneck
If the Java Processes are the Bottleneck
Obtaining Oracle Files Java Cache Statistics
Obtaining Oracle Files Connection Pool Statistics
Oracle Files Connection Pool Tuning
To Permanently Change the Service Configuration

7 Customizing Oracle Files

Branding the Oracle Files User Interface
Colors
Fonts
Images
Title Bar
Limitations on Oracle Files Customizations
Using Custom Workflows in Oracle Files
About Custom Workflows
Creating the Workflow Process Definition
The Launch Event
The Workflow Process URL
The Process Status Event
The Response Event
The Cancel Event
Creating the Launch, Response, and Cancel Events
Creating Event Subscriptions for the Launch, Response, and Cancel Events
Registering a Custom Workflow with Oracle Files
Registering a Workflow Process Definition
Editing a Registered Workflow Process Definition
Deleting a Registered Workflow Process Definition
Setting Up E-Mail Notifications in Oracle Workflow
Setting Up the Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer
Creating a Configuration File for the Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer
Starting the Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer

8 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting General Problems

A Oracle Text Reference

Oracle Text Tablespaces and Disk Utilization
Creating and Maintaining the Oracle Text Index
Maintaining the IFS_TEXT Index By Using the Oracle Text PL/SQL Packages
Sync Job
Optimize Job
Monitoring DBMS_JOBS
Changing or Removing the Default DBMS_JOBS
Manually Synchronizing and Optimizing IFS_TEXT
Monitoring Oracle Text Indexing of Oracle Files Documents
Indexing Non-Standard Content Types
Modifying the Search Timeout Parameter
Troubleshooting Oracle Text Problems

B Service Configuration Reference

C Server Configuration Properties

Access Control List Index Agent
AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) Server
Content Garbage Collection Agent
Dangling Object AV Cleanup Agent
Distributed Authoring and Versioning (DAV) Server Configuration
Event Exchanger Agent
Expiration Agent
Folder Index Analyzer Agent
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Server
Files Base Server Configuration
Files-Specific Server Configuration
Garbage Collection Agent
Inbound Queue Listener Agent
Lock Agent
NbServer [NetBIOS]
Network File System (NFS) Protocol Server
NT File System (NTFS) Protocol Server
Print Agent
Quota Agent
Service Warmup Agent
Service Watchdog Agent
Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol Server

D Migrating Data to Oracle Files

Migrating Data from Other File Servers
Server Consolidation Checklist
Migrating Users
Creating Workspaces
Scripted Workspace Creation
Migrating Content
Protocols for Copying Data

E FTP Quote Command Reference

CASCADEOFF
CASCADEON
DELIM
SETLANGUAGE
SETCHARENCODING
SHOWCHARENCODING
SHOWLANGUAGE

F Globalization Support

Globalization Support Overview
The Repository
How to Choose the Database Character Set for Oracle Files
How to Make Sure Documents Are Properly Indexed in Oracle Files
Character Set
Language
Service Configuration Properties
Oracle Files Protocols
FTP
SMB
Character Sets Supported in Oracle Files
Languages Supported In Oracle Files

Index