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Oracle® Application Server Installation Guide
10
g
(10.1.4.0.1) for Solaris Operating System (x86) and Solaris Operating System (x86-64)
B32091-01
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Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
1
Product and Installation Overview
1.1
Product Overview
1.2
Where Do I Find Installation Instructions for My Product?
1.3
Recommended Topologies
1.3.1
Installing Oracle Identity Management in a Single Oracle Home
1.3.2
Installing a Distributed Oracle Identity Management with an Integrated Oracle HTTP Server
1.3.3
Installing a Distributed Oracle Identity Management with a Standalone Oracle HTTP Server
2
Requirements
2.1
Using Oracle
MetaLink
to Obtain the Latest Oracle Application Server Hardware and Software Requirements
2.2
System Requirements
2.2.1
Tips for Reducing Memory Usage
2.3
Operating System Patches
2.4
Operating System Packages
2.5
Kernel Parameters
2.6
Resource Controls in Solaris 10
2.7
Ports
2.7.1
Checking If a Port Is in Use
2.7.2
Using Default Port Numbers
2.7.3
Using Custom Port Numbers (the "Static Ports" Feature)
2.7.3.1
Format of the staticports.ini File
2.7.3.2
Error Conditions that Will Cause the Installer to Use Default Ports Instead of Specified Ports
2.7.3.3
Example
2.7.4
If Port 1521 Is in Use
2.7.4.1
If Port 1521 Is In Use by an Existing Oracle Database
2.7.4.2
If Port 1521 Is In Use by Some Other Application
2.8
Operating System Groups
2.8.1
Create a Group for the Inventory Directory
2.8.2
Create Groups for Database Administrators
2.9
Operating System User
2.10
Environment Variables
2.10.1
Environment Variable Tips
2.10.2
ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID
2.10.3
PATH, CLASSPATH, and LD_LIBRARY_PATH
2.10.4
DISPLAY
2.10.5
TNS_ADMIN
2.10.6
TMP and TMPDIR
2.11
The /etc/hosts File
2.11.1
Location of the Default Oracle Identity Management Realm
2.11.2
Hostname for OracleAS Single Sign-On
2.12
Network Topics
2.12.1
Installing on Multihomed (Multi-IP) Computers
2.12.2
Copying CD-ROMs or DVD-ROM to Hard Drive, and Installing from the Hard Drive
2.12.3
Installing from a Remote CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
2.12.4
Installing on Remote Computers
2.12.5
Installing on NFS-Mounted Storage
2.12.6
Running Multiple Instances from One Installation
2.12.7
Support for NIS and NIS+
2.13
Font Packages for Java
2.14
Prerequisite Checks Performed by the Installer
3
Things You Should Know Before Starting the Installation
3.1
Oracle Home Directory
3.1.1
Installing in an Existing Oracle Home
3.1.2
Installing in a Non-Empty Oracle Home
3.2
Can I Use Symbolic Links?
3.3
First-Time Installation of Any Oracle Product
3.4
Installing Additional Languages
3.5
Oracle Application Server Instances and Instance Names
3.6
The ias_admin User and Restrictions on its Password
3.7
Comparing Installing Components against Configuring Components
3.8
Where Does the Installer Write Files?
3.9
Why Do I Need to be Able to Log In as Root at Certain Times During Installation?
3.10
Running root.sh During Installation
3.11
Can I Modify Other Oracle Application Server Instances During Installation?
3.12
Connecting to Oracle Internet Directory Through SSL Connections
3.13
Obtaining Software from Oracle E-Delivery
3.13.1
Finding and Downloading the Oracle Application Server 10
g
(10.1.4.0.1) E-Pack
3.13.2
Finding Required and Optional Downloads
3.13.3
Disk Space Requirements
3.13.4
Software Requirements for Unzipping Files
3.13.5
Extracting Software from the Zip Files
3.14
Setting the Mount Point for the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
3.15
Starting the Oracle Universal Installer
4
Installing OracleAS Infrastructure
4.1
Infrastructure Installation Types
4.2
Why Would I Select the Different Infrastructure Installation Types?
4.3
Order of Installation for the Infrastructure
4.4
Can I Install Components on Separate Computers?
4.5
Tips for Installing Oracle Identity Management Components Separately
4.6
Do I Need the Oracle Delegated Administration Services or the Oracle Directory Integration Platform Components?
4.7
Can I Configure Components After Installation?
4.8
Can I Use an Existing Database for the OracleAS Metadata Repository?
4.9
Can I Use an Existing Oracle Internet Directory?
4.10
Registration of OracleAS Metadata Repository in Oracle Internet Directory and Password Randomization
4.11
Contents of the OracleAS Metadata Repository
4.12
Can I Use Multiple Metadata Repositories?
4.13
What High Availability Options Does Oracle Application Server Support?
4.14
Restrictions on the Passwords for the SYS, SYSTEM, SYSMAN, and DBSNMP Users
4.15
Support for NE8ISO8859P10 and CEL8ISO8859P14 Characters Sets
4.16
What Do I Enter in the "Specify Namespace in Internet Directory" Screen?
4.17
How to Determine Port Numbers Used by Components
4.18
Can I Add OCA After Installation?
4.19
How to Deploy Oracle Delegated Administration Services on a Separate Host
4.20
Installing OracleAS Infrastructure
4.21
Installing OracleAS Infrastructure Against an Existing Oracle Internet Directory
4.22
Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository in a New Database
4.23
Installing Oracle Identity Management Components Only (Including Oracle Internet Directory)
4.24
Installing Oracle Identity Management Components Only (Excluding Oracle Internet Directory)
4.25
Installing Oracle Internet Directory Only
4.26
Installing OCA and OracleAS Metadata Repository Only
4.27
Install Fragment: The First Few Screens of the Installation
4.28
Install Fragment: The Last Few Screens of the Installation
4.29
Install Fragment: Database Screens
4.30
Install Fragment: OCA Screens
5
Configuring Oracle Internet Directory for Oracle Application Server Installation Privileges
5.1
Default Users in Oracle Internet Directory
5.2
Groups in Oracle Internet Directory
5.2.1
"Global" Groups
5.2.2
Groups for Each Metadata Repository
5.2.3
Groups for Each Component
5.3
Groups Required to Configure or Deinstall Components
5.4
Groups Required to Install Middle Tiers
5.4.1
Groups Required to Install Against the Desired Metadata Repository
5.4.2
Groups Required to Install Middle-tier Components
5.4.3
Example
5.5
Groups Required to Install Additional Metadata Repositories
5.6
Example of Installation with Different Users
5.7
How to Create Users in Oracle Internet Directory
5.8
How to Add Users to Groups in Oracle Internet Directory
5.8.1
Using Oracle Directory Manager to Add Users to Groups
5.8.1.1
Navigating to "Global" Groups
5.8.1.2
Navigating to Metadata Repository Groups
5.8.1.3
Navigating to Component Groups
5.8.2
Using Deployment Delegation Console to Add Users to Groups
5.9
Contents of a New Oracle Internet Directory
5.10
On the Specify Login for Oracle Internet Directory Screen, What Username and Realm Do I Enter?
6
Installing Oracle Internet Directory in Replicated Mode
6.1
Oracle Internet Directory Replication Overview
6.1.1
Fan-Out Replication (LDAP Replication)
6.1.2
Multimaster Replication (Advanced Replication)
6.2
Requirements
6.2.1
Database Requirements
6.2.2
Clock Synchronization
6.3
Installation Order
6.4
Installing a Master Oracle Internet Directory
6.5
Installing an Oracle Internet Directory Replica
6.5.1
Overview of Installing a Replica
6.5.2
Installing an Oracle Internet Directory Replica with a New Database
6.5.3
Installing an Oracle Internet Directory Replica against an Existing Database
6.6
Accessing OracleAS Single Sign-On and Oracle Delegated Administration Services
7
Installing in High Availability Environments: Overview
7.1
Overview of High Availability Configurations
7.1.1
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
7.1.2
OracleAS Clusters
7.1.3
OracleAS Disaster Recovery
7.1.4
Summary of Differences
7.2
Installation Order for High Availability Configurations
7.3
Requirements for High Availability Configurations
7.3.1
Check Minimum Number of Nodes
7.3.2
Check That Groups Are Defined Identically on All Nodes
7.3.3
Check the Properties of the oracle User
7.3.4
Check for Previous Oracle Installations on All Nodes
8
Installing in High Availability Environments: OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
8.1
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Introduction
8.2
Pre-Installation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
8.2.1
Map the Virtual Hostname and Virtual IP Address
8.2.2
Set Up a File System That Can Be Mounted from Both Nodes
8.2.3
Review Recommendations for Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
8.2.4
Check That Clusterware Is Running (Automated Failovers only)
8.2.5
Modify listener.ora file for Existing Database
8.3
Installing an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure) Configuration
8.3.1
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Details of Installation Steps
8.4
Installing a Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure) Configuration
8.4.1
Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Overview of Installation Steps
8.4.2
Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Details of Installation Steps
8.5
Installing an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
8.5.1
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management): Overview of Installation Steps
8.5.2
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management): Details of Installation Steps
8.6
Installing a Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
8.6.1
Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management): Overview of Installation Steps
8.6.2
Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management): Details of Installation Steps
8.7
Installing Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On in an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
8.7.1
Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On in OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Overview of Installation Steps
8.7.2
Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On in OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Details of Installation Steps
8.8
Installing Only the OracleAS Metadata Repository in an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Environment
8.9
Post-Installation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
8.9.1
Edit the ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/htdocs/index.html File
8.9.2
Copy the /var/opt/oracle Directory to the Other Node
8.9.3
Running Database Console against a Cold Failover Cluster Database
8.9.4
Create a Clusterware Agent for Automatic Failover
8.10
Installing Middle Tiers Against an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Infrastructure
8.10.1
If You Plan to Install Middle Tiers on OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Nodes
8.10.1.1
Create a staticports.ini File for the Middle Tier
8.10.1.2
Rename the /var/opt/oracle Directory Used for the Infrastructure
8.10.2
Procedure for Installing Middle Tiers Against an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Infrastructure
8.11
Installing Regular Middle-Tiers on OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Nodes
9
Installing in High Availability Environments: OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
9.1
OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management): Introduction
9.2
Pre-Installation Steps for OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
9.2.1
Use the Same Path for the Oracle Home Directory (recommended)
9.2.2
Synchronize Clocks on All Nodes
9.2.3
Configure Virtual Server Names and Ports for the Load Balancer
9.2.4
Configure Your LDAP Virtual Server
9.2.4.1
Load Balancer Supports LDAP Service Monitoring
9.2.4.2
Load Balancer Does Not Support LDAP Service Monitoring
9.3
About Oracle Internet Directory Passwords
9.4
About Configuring SSL and Non-SSL Ports for Oracle HTTP Server
9.4.1
Case 1: Client ---[HTTP]---> Load Balancer ---[HTTP]---> Oracle HTTP Server
9.4.2
Case 2: Client ---[HTTPS]---> Load Balancer ---[HTTPS]---> Oracle HTTP Server
9.4.3
Case 3: Client ---[HTTPS]---> Load Balancer ---[HTTP]---> Oracle HTTP Server
9.5
Installing an OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
9.5.1
Installation Order
9.5.2
Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository
9.5.3
Installing OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) on the First Node
9.5.3.1
Create staticports.ini File
9.5.3.2
Disable TCP Monitoring on Load Balancer for First Node
9.5.3.3
Configure the Load Balancer to Return Immediately to the Calling Client
9.5.3.4
Ensure that the OracleAS Metadata Repository Is Not Registered with any Oracle Internet Directory
9.5.3.5
Select the Same Components for Each Node
9.5.3.6
Run the Installer
9.5.4
Installing OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) on Subsequent Nodes
9.6
Installing a Distributed OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
9.6.1
Installation Order
9.6.2
Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository
9.6.3
Installing Oracle Internet Directory on the First Node
9.6.3.1
Set up staticports.ini File
9.6.3.2
Select the Same Components for Each Installation
9.6.3.3
Start the Installer
9.6.4
Installing Oracle Internet Directory on Subsequent Nodes
9.6.4.1
Staticports.ini File Not Needed
9.6.4.2
Select the Same Components for Each Installation
9.6.4.3
Start the Installer
9.6.5
Installing OracleAS Single Sign-On and Oracle Delegated Administration Services on Each Node
9.6.5.1
Set up staticports.ini File
9.6.5.2
Start the Installer
9.7
Post-Installation Steps
9.7.1
Cluster the OC4J_Security Instance for State Replication (First Oracle Delegated Administration Services node only)
9.7.2
Changing the Ports for Oracle Internet Directory
9.7.3
Update targets.xml (Case 2 only)
9.8
Installing Middle Tiers Against OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Configurations
10
Installing in High Availability Environments: OracleAS Disaster Recovery
10.1
OracleAS Disaster Recovery: Introduction
10.2
Setting up the OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
10.2.1
Ensure Nodes Are Identical at the Operating System Level
10.2.2
Set Up staticports.ini File
10.2.3
Set Up Identical Hostnames on Both Production and Standby Sites
10.2.4
If You Want to Use OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster on the Production Site
10.3
Installing Oracle Application Server in an OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
10.3.1
Installing the OracleAS Infrastructure
10.3.2
Installing Middle Tiers
10.4
Installing the OracleAS 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Standalone Install of OracleAS Guard into Oracle Homes
10.5
Patching OracleAS Guard Release 10.1.2.0.0 with Release 10.1.2.0.2
10.6
What to Read Next
11
Post-Installation Tasks
11.1
State of Oracle Application Server Instances After Installation
11.2
Passwords for Oracle Application Server Components
11.3
NFS Installations
11.4
Backup and Recovery
11.5
SSL
11.6
Operating System Locale and NLS_LANG Environment Variable
11.6.1
Check the Operating System Locale
11.6.2
Check the NLS_LANG Setting
11.7
Component Configuration After Installation
11.7.1
Configuring mod_osso (Required for Oracle Delegated Administration Services)
11.8
Components that Require Post-Installation Tasks
11.9
What to Do Next
A
Installing the Oracle Identity Management Grid Control Plug-in
A.1
Installation Requirements
A.2
Starting the Grid Control Plug-in Installer
A.3
Installing Oracle Identity Management Grid Control Plug-in
A.4
Installing Oracle Identity Management Grid Control Plug-in Agent
B
Silent and Non-Interactive Installation
B.1
Silent Installation
B.2
Non-Interactive Installation
B.3
Pre-Installation
B.4
Notes for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
B.4.1
Installing OracleAS Certificate Authority
B.5
Create the Response File
B.5.1
Creating Response Files from Templates
B.5.2
Creating Response Files by Using the Record Mode in the Installer
B.5.3
Variables to Modify in the Response Files
B.5.4
Example Response Files
B.5.4.1
Example Response File for OracleAS Infrastructure: Oracle Identity Management Only
B.5.4.2
Example Response File for OracleAS Infrastructure: OracleAS Metadata Repository Only
B.5.4.3
Example Response File for OracleAS Infrastructure: Identity Management and OracleAS Metadata Repository
B.5.4.4
Example Response File for Oracle Identity Federation
B.6
Start the Installation
B.7
Post-Installation
B.8
Security Tips for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
B.9
Deinstallation
C
Default Port Numbers
C.1
Method of Assigning Default Port Numbers
C.2
Default Port Numbers
C.3
Ports to Open in Firewalls
D
Deinstallation and Reinstallation
D.1
Deconfig Tool
D.1.1
Parameters
D.1.2
Log Files Generated by the Deconfig Tool
D.2
Deinstallation Procedure: Overview
D.3
Deinstalling OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Installations
D.4
Deinstalling OracleAS Single Sign-On Instances in OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
D.5
Deinstalling OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
D.6
Deinstalling OracleAS Infrastructure
D.6.1
Deinstallation Order
D.6.2
Deinstallation Steps
D.7
Harmless Errors in the Log File
D.8
Cleaning Up Oracle Application Server Processes
D.9
Reinstallation
D.10
Troubleshooting
E
Configuration Assistants
E.1
Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
E.1.1
General Tips
E.1.2
Configuration Assistant Result Codes
E.2
Description of Oracle Application Server Configuration Assistants
F
Troubleshooting
F.1
Log Files
F.2
General Troubleshooting Tips
F.3
Installation Problems and Solutions
F.3.1
Location of Log Files
F.3.2
Linking Failed, ORA Errors
F.3.3
Prerequisite Checks Fail at the Start of Installation
F.3.4
Message About Installing in a Non-Empty Directory
F.3.5
Messages About SHMMAX and SEMMSL
F.3.6
Installer Disappears After Running the Pre-Installation Checks
F.3.7
Unable to Clean Up a Failed Installation
F.3.8
Forgot the Password for the cn=orcladmin Account
F.3.9
cn=orcladmin Account Becomes Locked
F.3.10
User Interface Does Not Display in the Desired Language, or Does Not Display Properly
F.3.11
Installer Does Not Display Correct Database Name for OracleAS Metadata Repository
F.3.12
Configuration Assistant Failures - General
F.3.13
OracleAS Randomize Password Configuration Assistant Failures
F.3.14
Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) Failures
F.3.15
Harmless Error Message from Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
F.3.16
OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start HTTP Server Failures
F.3.17
OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start DAS Instance Failures
F.3.18
OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start OCA Failures
F.3.19
WARNING: DCM service may not be available at this time
F.3.20
OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)- Cluster Configuration Assistant Fails
F.3.21
OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) - Installation Fails on Second Oracle Internet Directory Node
F.3.22
OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) - Installation Fails on Second Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On Node
F.4
Deinstallation Problems and Solutions
F.4.1
Obsolete Partner URLs Still Remain on the OracleAS Single Sign-On Administration Screen
F.4.2
Unable to Reuse Instance Name of a Deleted Instance
F.4.3
Unable to Reuse Database Name
F.4.4
Deconfiguration Failed on Distributed OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
F.5
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