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Oracle® Application Server Enterprise Deployment Guide
10g Release 2 (10.1.2) for Windows or UNIX
Part No. B13998-01
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Preface

Intended Audience
Structure
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1 Overview

1.1 What is an Enterprise Deployment?
1.2 A Standard Enterprise Deployment for J2EE Applications: myJ2EECompany.com
1.3 A Standard Enterprise Deployment for Portal Applications: myPortalCompany.com
1.4 Benefits of the Standard Enterprise Topology
1.4.1 Built-in Security
1.4.2 High Availability
1.5 Variants to the Standard Enterprise Deployment Configurations
1.5.1 Understanding Data Tier Variants
1.5.1.1 Using Multimaster Replication with Oracle Internet Directory
1.5.1.2 Using the Oracle Application Server Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management) Solution
1.5.2 Understanding Identity Management Tier Variants
1.5.2.1 Oracle Internet Directory: Data Tier or Identity Management Tier?
1.5.2.2 Oracle Internet Directory: AD/iPlanet Integration
1.5.2.3 Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On: Using Netegrity
1.5.2.4 Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On: Windows Authentication
1.5.3 Understanding Application Tier Variants
1.5.3.1 J2EE Applications: File Based or Database Repository?
1.5.4 Understanding Web Server Tier Variants
1.5.4.1 Oracle Application Server Web Cache Placement, Clustering and Deployment Considerations
1.5.4.2 Oracle HTTP Server: Forward and Reverse Proxies
1.6 Enterprise Deployment Nomenclature
1.7 How to Use This Guide: The Enterprise Deployment Configuration Process
1.7.1 Installing and Configuring myJ2EE Company
1.7.2 Installing and Configuring myPortalCompany
1.8 Best Practices for Installing and Configuring Enterprise Deployments

2 Installing and Configuring the Security Infrastructure

2.1 Installing the Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository for the Security Infrastructure
2.1.1 Installing the OracleAS Metadata Repository Creation Assistant
2.1.2 Installing the Metadata Repository in a Database Using Raw Devices
2.1.3 Installing the Metadata Repository in an Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS)
2.1.4 Updating the sqlnet.ora File for OracleAS Portal Communication
2.2 Installing the Oracle Internet Directory Instances in the Data Tier
2.2.1 Installing the First Oracle Internet Directory
2.2.2 Installing the Second Oracle Internet Directory
2.3 Configuring the Virtual Server to Use the Load Balancing Router
2.4 Testing the Data Tier Components
2.5 Installing the Identity Management Tier Components for myPortalCompany.com
2.5.1 Installing the First Identity Management Configuration
2.5.2 Testing the Identity Management Components With Oracle Internet Directory
2.5.3 Installing the Second Identity Management Configuration
2.6 Testing the Identity Management Tier Components

3 Configuring the Application Infrastructure for myJ2EECompany.com

3.1 Installing and Configuring the Security Infrastructure
3.2 Installing and Configuring the Application Tier
3.2.1 A Note About Port Assignments for the Oracle Application Server File-based Farm
3.2.2 Installing the First Application Tier Application Server Instance on APPHOST1
3.2.3 Installing the Second Application Tier Application Server Instance on APPHOST2
3.2.4 Creating OC4J Instances on the Application Tier
3.2.5 Deploying J2EE Applications
3.2.6 Creating a DCM-Managed Oracle Application Server Cluster on the Application Tier
3.2.6.1 Creating the DCM-Managed OracleAS Cluster
3.2.6.2 Joining Application Server Instances to the DCM-Managed OracleAS Cluster
3.3 Installing and Configuring the Web Tier
3.3.1 Installing the Web Tier Application Servers on WEBHOST1 and WEBHOST2
3.4 Configuring the Load Balancing Router
3.5 Configuring the Oracle HTTP Server with the Load Balancing Router
3.6 Configuring OC4J Routing
3.7 Configuring Application Authentication and Authorization
3.8 Adding Administrative Users and Groups to Oracle Internet Directory for the Oracle Application Server Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) Provider
3.9 Configuring Secure Sockets Layer for the Oracle HTTP Server
3.10 Configuring Secure Sockets Layer for OracleAS Web Cache
3.11 Configuring Secure Sockets Layer for mod_oc4j and OC4J

4 Configuring the Application Infrastructure for myPortalCompany.com

4.1 Installing the Metadata Repository for the Application Infrastructure
4.1.1 Installing the Metadata Repository in a Database Using Raw Devices
4.1.2 Installing the Metadata Repository in an Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS)
4.2 Installing the Application Tier
4.2.1 Installing the First Application Server on APPHOST1
4.2.2 Configuring the First Application Server on APPHOST1
4.2.3 Installing the Second Application Server on APPHOST2
4.2.4 Configuring the Second Application Server on APPHOST2
4.2.5 Configuring OracleAS Web Cache Clusters
4.2.6 Completing the Configuration
4.2.7 Enabling Session Binding on OracleAS Web Cache Clusters
4.3 Testing the Application Server Tier
4.4 Configuring Custom Java Portal Development Kit (JPDK) Providers
4.4.1 Deploying Custom JPDK Providers
4.5 Setting the OracleAS Single Sign-On Query Path URL for External Applications

A Sample Configurations for Certified Load Balancers

A.1 Test Network Configuration
A.1.1 Network Subnets in the Test Configuration
A.1.2 Hardware in the Test Configuration
A.1.3 Configuration of Load Balancers and Firewalls for Oracle Application Server Component High Availability
A.1.3.1 OracleAS Portal Communication
A.2 F5 Big IP Application Switch (Software Version 4.5 PTF.5)
A.2.1 Subnets for the Big IP Configuration
A.2.2 Servers/Nodes for the Big IP Configuration
A.2.3 Pools for the Big IP Configuration
A.2.4 Virtual Servers (VIPs) for the Big IP Configuration
A.2.5 Load Balancing Method for the Big IP Configuration
A.2.6 Health Monitors for the Big IP Configuration
A.2.6.1 OracleAS Single Sign-On
A.2.6.2 Middle Tier Components
A.2.6.3 OracleAS Web Cache Invalidation
A.2.6.4 Oracle Internet Directory LDAP
A.2.6.5 SSL Configuration
A.2.7 OracleAS Portal Configuration Notes for Big IP
A.2.8 OracleAS Wireless Configuration Notes for Big IP
A.2.9 OracleAS Web Cache Configuration Notes for Big IP
A.3 Cisco CSM 3.1(2)
A.3.1 Subnets for the CSM 3.1(2) Configuration
A.3.2 Servers/Nodes for the Cisco CSM 3.1(2) Configuration
A.3.3 VLANs for the Cisco CSM 3.1(2) Configuration
A.3.4 Server Farms for the Cisco CSM 3.1(2) Configuration
A.3.5 Virtual Servers (VIPs) for the Cisco CSM 3.1(2) Configuration
A.3.5.1 Virtual Servers for Outside Traffic Access to Server Farms
A.3.5.2 Sticky Configuration
A.3.5.3 Virtual Servers for HTTP Request Forwarding From the SSL Accelerator
A.3.5.4 Virtual Servers for Traffic from VLAN for Parallel Page Engine Requests
A.3.6 Test Configuration: Cisco CSM 3.1(2)
A.4 Foundry Server Iron v08.1.00cT24
A.4.1 Subnets for the Foundry Server Iron v08.1.00cT24 Configuration
A.4.2 Servers/Nodes for the Foundry Server Iron v08.1.00cT24 Configuration
A.4.3 Real Servers for the Foundry Server Iron v08.1.00cT24 Configuration
A.4.4 OracleAS Portal Configuration Notes for Foundry Server Iron v08.1.00cT24
A.4.5 OracleAS Wireless Configuration Notes for Foundry Server Iron v08.1.00cT24
A.4.6 Test Configuration: Foundry Server Iron v08.1.00cT24
A.5 Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1)
A.5.1 Subnets for the Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1) Configuration
A.5.2 Servers/Nodes for the Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1) Configuration
A.5.3 Real Servers for the Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1) Configuration
A.5.4 Groups for the Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1) Configuration
A.5.5 Virtual IP Addresses for Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1)
A.5.6 Additional Server Configuration for Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1)
A.5.7 OracleAS Portal Configuration Notes for Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1)
A.5.8 OracleAS Wireless Configuration Notes for Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1)
A.5.9 Test Configuration: Nortel Alteon 2424 SSL (Software Version 20.2.2.1)
A.6 Radware Web Server Director NP with SynApps 7.50.05
A.6.1 Subnets for the Radware Web Server Director NP Configuration
A.6.2 Servers/Nodes for the Radware Web Server Director NP Configuration
A.6.3 Farms for the Radware Web Server Director NP Configuration
A.6.4 Servers for the Radware Web Server Director NP Configuration
A.6.5 Additional Server Configuration for the Radware Web Server Director NP
A.6.6 Super Farms for the Radware Web Server Director NP Configuration
A.6.7 Load Balancing Method for the Radware Web Server Director NP Configuration
A.6.8 OracleAS Portal Configuration Notes for Radware Web Server Director NP
A.6.9 OracleAS Wireless Configuration Notes for Radware Web Server Director NP
A.6.10 Test Configuration: Radware Web Server Director NP

B Sample Files and Values

B.1 Metadata Repository Tablespaces
B.2 Tablespace Mapping to Raw Devices Sample File
B.3 Using the Static Ports Feature with Oracle Universal Installer
B.4 dads.conf File

Index