Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Latest Release Information
• 1.2 Purpose of this Document
• 1.3 Operating System Requirements
• 1.4 Product Support
• 1.5 Certification Information
• 1.6 Licensing Information

2 Installation and Upgrade Issues

• 2.1 Installation Issues
• 2.1.1 LDAP Replication Using SSL Mode is not Supported
• 2.1.2 Harmless Message in the oraInstall.err Log File
• 2.1.3 Locales zh_TW.EUC and zh_TW in Traditional Chinese Environments Not Supported in the OracleAS Portal Component
• 2.1.4 Rerun OC4J Configuration Assistant If It Fails During an OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Installation
• 2.1.5 Unclear Prerequisite Check Messages
• 2.1.6 Deconfiguration Script Does Not Remove Entries from OracleAS Metadata Repository
• 2.1.7 Problem Running bulkload.sh Utility
• 2.1.8 Deinstallation Issues with Video Cards
• 2.2 Upgrade Issues
• 2.2.1 Login Link Inoperable
• 2.2.2 Remaining OracleAS Infrastructure Instance in Farm
• 2.2.3 Failure of File-Based Farm Repository Configuration Assistant
• 2.2.4 Problems Running Oracle Universal Installer When Installing Required OracleAS Portal Patch
• 2.2.5 Problem Running the mod_osso Configuration Assistant When Upgrading an Oracle Internet Directory in a Partial Replication Environment
• 2.2.6 Problems or Issues While Upgrading Specific Components
• 2.3 Documentation Errata
• 2.3.1 Port Usage Command for Microsoft Windows XP
• 2.3.2 Safari Browser Not Supported
• 2.3.3 Host Name Limit of 255 Characters Not Checked
• 2.3.4 Additional Database Option Requirement

3 General Management and Security Issues

• 3.1 Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server Issues
• 3.1.1 Error Message When Executing opmnctl Commands
• 3.2 Distributed Configuration Management Issues
• 3.2.1 A Note About Port Assignments for the Oracle Application Server File-based Farm: Instance Communication Across Firewalls
• 3.3 Other Management Issues
• 3.3.1 OracleAS Disaster Recovery: Problem with Pfiles and the OracleAS Guard asgctl Instantiate Farm To Operation
• 3.3.2 OracleAS Disaster Recovery: On Windows Systems, Two Services Must Be Stopped Before You Perform an OracleAS Guard asgctl Switchover Farm To Operation
• 3.3.3 Globalization Support Settings May be Changed During Cloning
• 3.3.4 Cloning and Undeploying OC4J Applications
• 3.3.5 Use Trusted Certificates When Enabling SSL Between mod_oc4j and OC4J
• 3.3.6 Benign Decoding Errors When Running ldapaddmt
• 3.3.7 Missing Files During restore_config Operation
• 3.3.8 Using Oracle Application Server Backup and Recovery Tool to Back Up the Infrastructure Database in OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Environment
• 3.3.9 DCM Failure Following Patch Application
• 3.3.10 Mixed Version (9.0.4 and 10.1.2) Deployment of Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer, OracleAS Reports Services, and OracleAS Portal
• 3.3.10.1 Deployment of OracleAS Portal and OracleAS Reports Services (9.0.4) with OracleBI Discoverer (10.1.2)
• 3.3.10.2 Deployment of OracleAS Reports Services (9.0.4) with OracleAS Portal and OracleBI Discoverer (10.1.2)
• 3.4 Additional Troubleshooting Topics
• 3.4.1 OracleAS Guard "instantiate farm" Command Requires DNS Hostname, Not Alias
• 3.5 Documentation Errata
• 3.5.1 Missing Element in Common Configuration Example
• 3.5.2 Incomplete Sentence
• 3.5.3 Reference to Non-Existent Files
• 3.5.4 Incorrect Attribute Definition
• 3.5.5 Incorrect Archivelog Mode Instructions
• 3.5.6 Incorrect Figure Reference in Oracle Application Server High Availability Guide

4 Oracle Application Server FIPS 140-2 Settings

• 4.1 Configuration
• 4.1.1 Setting the SQLNET.SSLFIPS_140 Parameter
• 4.1.2 Selecting Cipher Suites
• 4.2 Post-Installation Checks
• 4.3 Verifying FIPS Connections

5 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J)

• 5.1 Configuration Issues and Workarounds
• 5.1.1 Oracle JDBC OCI Driver Support
• 5.1.2 OC4J OutofMemory Errors
• 5.2 Release Notes for EJB
• 5.2.1 Deprecated orion-ejb-jar.xml Attributes
• 5.2.2 Big EAR File Deployment Runs Out of Memory
• 5.2.3 EJB Wrapper Code Compilation Fails When Running in zh_CN.GB18030 Locale
• 5.3 Release Notes for OC4J Services
• 5.3.1 ORMI - OC4J Creates Only IPv4 Sockets
• 5.3.2 Security of ORMI Protocol
• 5.3.3 Enabling IIOP in OC4J
• 5.4 Release Notes for Documentation Errata
• 5.4.1 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE User's Guide Errata
• 5.4.1.1 An OC4J Process is Not Contained in an OC4J Instance
• 5.4.1.2 Correct Cross-Reference for Metric-Based Load Balancing Information
• 5.4.2 Oracle XML API Reference Errata
• 5.4.2.1 Add Information for formDocument() Method
• 5.4.3 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE Services Guide Errata
• 5.4.3.1 Correct SQLServer Data Source Example
• 5.4.4 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE Security Guide Errata
• 5.4.4.1 Allowed Values for establish.trust Elements
• 5.4.4.2 The external.synchronization Property Is Not Supported
• 5.4.4.3 Define Roles in Lower Case for Third-Party LDAP Logins
• 5.4.4.4 Removing Realm Names from Principals

6 Oracle HTTP Server

• 6.1 General Issues and Workarounds
• 6.1.1 OC4J Plug-in Usage with Standalone and Core Installation
• 6.2 Configuration Issues and Workarounds
• 6.2.1 Redirects Break If OracleAS Web Cache Is Turned Off or Is Disabled

7 Oracle Application Server TopLink

• 7.1 Known Issues
• 7.1.1 oracle.sql.TIMESTAMP
• 7.1.2 XML Parser Dependencies
• 7.1.2.1 OC4J XML Parser Dependency
• 7.1.2.2 OracleAS TopLink 10g (9.0.4.5) with BEA WebLogic Application Server 8.1
• 7.1.2.3 Crimson XML Parser Issue
• 7.1.3 UTF-8 Encoding Exceptions
• 7.1.4 Prepared Statements May Fail to Execute After a Loss of Communication to the Database
• 7.1.5 Using Oracle Application Server TopLink with IBM WebSphere 5.1
• 7.1.6 OracleAS TopLink Mapping Workbench
• 7.1.6.1 Mapping Inherited Attributes
• 7.1.6.2 Changing Classes in Code
• 7.1.6.3 Refreshing Descriptors with Dependent Classes
• 7.1.6.4 Spaces in JDBC Paths
• 7.1.6.5 OracleAS TopLink Sessions Editor Preferences
• 7.1.6.6 Classpath with Spaces in Directory Names
• 7.1.6.7 Icon Size
• 7.1.6.8 Generating Source Code
• 7.1.6.9 Improper Set Method for Array Type Attributes
• 7.1.7 Using the OracleAS TopLink Web Client
• 7.1.7.1 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE, 10g (9.0.4)
• 7.1.8 OracleAS TopLink Examples
• 7.1.8.1 IBM WebSphere BMP Examples
• 7.2 Documentation Errata
• 7.2.1 Parameterized SQL
• 7.2.2 Sequencing Examples
• 7.2.3 Configuring the OracleAS TopLink Web Client
• 7.2.4 OracleAS TopLink Mapping Workbench Tutorial

8 Oracle Application Server Web Cache

• 8.1 Configuration Issues and Workarounds
• 8.1.1 Reloading Issue with Cache Operations Success Message in Internet Explorer Browser
• 8.1.2 Failure When Submitting Global URL Parameters to Ignore in OracleAS Web Cache Manager
• 8.1.3 Invalidation Timeout Issue During Invalidation Propagation to a Cache Cluster Member
• 8.1.4 Failure to Invalidate Content in Configurations with Uppercase Site Host Names
• 8.2 Documentation Errata
• 8.2.1 Incorrect Note in Oracle Application Server Web Cache Administrator's Guide

9 Oracle Enterprise Manager

• 9.1 General Issues and Workarounds
• 9.1.1 Setting Globalization Support and Operating System Locale Environment Variables
• 9.1.1.1 Checking the Operating System Locale
• 9.1.1.2 Setting the Operating System Locale
• 9.1.1.3 Checking the NLS_LANG Environment Variable
• 9.1.1.4 Setting the NLS_LANG Environment Variable
• 9.1.2 Timestamp on Log Files May Not Be Accurate
• 9.1.3 Errors When Configuring Components or Adding or Removing OC4J Instances
• 9.1.4 Problems with the Progress Page When Using a Macintosh Browser
• 9.1.5 Error When Clicking Topology Link from Host Page
• 9.1.6 Error When Using the ADF Business Component Link on the Host Page
• 9.1.7 Posting Data from the Logging Pages
• 9.1.8 Additional Step When Removing an Application Server Target from the Grid Control Console
• 9.1.9 Security Considerations When Changing Schema Passwords with the Application Server Control Console
• 9.1.10 Problems Viewing OracleAS Portal Metrics When OracleAS Portal is Configured for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• 9.1.11 Database Management in OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure) Configurations
• 9.2 Understanding Version Compatibility
• 9.3 Documentation Errata
• 9.3.1 Online Help for the Application Server Control All Metrics Page
• 9.3.2 Error in Online Help Topic About Regular Expressions

Index