Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Intended Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Product and Installation Overview

• 1.1 Product Overview
• 1.2 Basic and Advanced Installation
• 1.3 Recommended Topologies
  • 1.3.1 Installing a Standalone OC4J Instance
  • 1.3.2 Installing an Integrated Web Server and OC4J Middle Tier
  • 1.3.3 Installing a SOA Administration Instance
  • 1.3.4 Installing a J2EE Server with the SOA Suite
  • 1.3.5 Installing J2EE Server, Web Server, and the SOA Suite
  • 1.3.6 Installing J2EE Server and the SOA Suite with a Remote Oracle HTTP Server
  • 1.3.7 Installing J2EE Server and Separate SOA Applications with a Remote Oracle HTTP Server
  • 1.3.8 Installing Multiple SOA Middle Tiers with a Remote Oracle HTTP Server

2 Requirements

• 2.1 Using OracleMetaLink to Obtain the Latest Oracle Application Server Hardware and Software Requirements
• 2.2 System Requirements
  • 2.2.1 Installing from the Console or X Windows
• 2.3 Software Requirements
  • 2.3.1 Software Requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 Systems
  • 2.3.2 Software Requirements for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Systems
• 2.4 Setting Shell Limits for the oracle User
• 2.5 Ports
  • 2.5.1 Checking If a Port Is in Use
  • 2.5.2 Using Default Port Numbers
  • 2.5.3 Using Custom Port Numbers (the "Static Ports" Feature)
    • 2.5.3.1 Format of the staticports.ini File
    • 2.5.3.2 Error Conditions that Will Cause the Installer to Use Default Ports Instead of Specified Ports
    • 2.5.3.3 Ports for Oracle HTTP Server
• 2.6 Operating System Groups
  • 2.6.1 Create a Group for the Inventory Directory
• 2.7 Operating System User
• 2.8 Requirements for the Database
• 2.9 Installing Database Schemas
• 2.10 Environment Variables
  • 2.10.1 Environment Variable Tips
  • 2.10.2 PATH, CLASSPATH, and LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  • 2.10.3 DISPLAY
  • 2.10.4 TNS_ADMIN
  • 2.10.5 TMP and TMPDIR
  • 2.10.6 ANT_HOME
  • 2.10.7 ORA_NLS
  • 2.10.8 LD_BIND_NOW
• 2.11 Network Topics
  • 2.11.1 Installing on Multihomed (Multi-IP) Computers
  • 2.11.2 Copying CD-ROMs or DVD-ROM to Hard Drive, and Installing from the Hard Drive
  • 2.11.3 Installing from a Remote CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
  • 2.11.4 Installing on Remote Computers
  • 2.11.5 Installing on NFS-Mounted Storage
  • 2.11.6 Running Multiple Instances from One Installation
  • 2.11.7 Support for NIS and NIS+
• 2.12 Prerequisite Checks Performed by the Installer

3 Things You Should Know Before Starting the Installation

• 3.1 Oracle Home Directory
  • 3.1.1 Naming Your Oracle Home
  • 3.1.2 Installing in an Existing Oracle Home
  • 3.1.3 Installing in a Non-Empty Oracle Home
• 3.2 First-Time Installation of Any Oracle Product
• 3.3 Installing Additional Languages
• 3.4 Oracle Application Server Instances and Instance Names
• 3.5 The oc4jadmin User and Restrictions on its Password
• 3.6 Where Does the Installer Write Files?
• 3.7 Why Do I Need to be Able to Log In as Root at Certain Times During Installation?
• 3.8 Running root.sh During Installation
• 3.9 Rules for Adding Instances to OracleAS Clusters
• 3.10 Obtaining Software from Oracle E-Delivery
  • 3.10.1 Finding and Downloading the Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3.1.0) E-Pack
  • 3.10.2 Finding Required and Optional Downloads
  • 3.10.3 Disk Space Requirements
  • 3.10.4 Software Requirements for Unzipping Files
  • 3.10.5 Extracting Software from the Zip Files
• 3.11 Setting the Mount Point for the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
• 3.12 Starting the Oracle Universal Installer

4 Basic Installation

• 4.1 What Components Are Installed?
• 4.2 Basic Installation Steps
  • 4.2.1 Before You Begin
  • 4.2.2 Installation Steps
• 4.3 What Should I Do Next?

5 Advanced Installation

• 5.1 What Components Are Installed?
  • 5.1.1 J2EE Server, Web Server and SOA Suite
  • 5.1.2 J2EE Server and Web Server
  • 5.1.3 J2EE Server
  • 5.1.4 Web Server
• 5.2 Advanced Installation Steps
  • 5.2.1 Before You Begin
  • 5.2.2 Installing J2EE Server, Web Server and SOA Suite
  • 5.2.3 Installing J2EE Server and Web Server
  • 5.2.4 Installing J2EE Server
  • 5.2.5 Installing Web Server
• 5.3 Installation Screens
  • 5.3.1 Oracle Application Server SOA Suite 10.1.3.1.0 Installation Screen
  • 5.3.2 Select Installation Type Screen
  • 5.3.3 Specify Database Connect Information Screen
  • 5.3.4 Specify Database Schema Passwords Screen
  • 5.3.5 Specify Port Configuration Options Screen
  • 5.3.6 Administration Settings Screen
  • 5.3.7 Specify Instance Name Screen
  • 5.3.8 Cluster Topology Configuration Screen - J2EE Server, Web Server, and SOA Suite Installation
  • 5.3.9 Cluster Topology Configuration Screen - J2EE Server and Web Server Installation
  • 5.3.10 Cluster Topology Configuration Screen - J2EE Server Installation
  • 5.3.11 Cluster Topology Configuration Screen - Web Server Installation
  • 5.3.12 Summary Screen
  • 5.3.13 Install Screen
  • 5.3.14 Configuration Assistants Screen
  • 5.3.15 End of Installation Screen
• 5.4 Troubleshooting Information
• 5.5 What Should I Do Next?

6 Postinstallation Tasks

• 6.1 Deploying Oracle Business Rules Rule Author
• 6.2 State of Oracle Application Server Instances After Installation
• 6.3 Passwords for Oracle Application Server Components
• 6.4 NFS Installations
• 6.5 Configuring OracleAS Clusters
• 6.6 Backup and Recovery
• 6.7 SSL
• 6.8 Operating System Locale and NLS_LANG Environment Variable
  • 6.8.1 Check the Operating System Locale
  • 6.8.2 Check the NLS_LANG Setting
• 6.9 Proxy Settings
• 6.10 What to Do Next

7 Installing in High Availability Environments

• 7.1 Overview of High Availability Configurations
  • 7.1.1 Active-Active Topologies: OracleAS Clusters
  • 7.1.2 Active-Passive Topologies: OracleAS Cold Failover Clusters
  • 7.1.3 OracleAS Disaster Recovery
  • 7.1.4 Summary of Differences
• 7.2 Requirements for High Availability Configurations
  • 7.2.1 Check Minimum Number of Nodes
  • 7.2.2 Check That Groups Are Defined Identically on All Nodes
  • 7.2.3 Check the Properties of the oracle User
  • 7.2.4 Check for Previous Oracle Installations on All Nodes
• 7.3 Creating the Active-Active Topology
  • 7.3.1 Active-Active Topologies: Introduction
  • 7.3.2 OracleAS Clusters in Active-Active Topologies
  • 7.3.3 Properties of Oracle Application Server Instances in Active-Active Topologies
  • 7.3.4 Installation Steps for Active-Active Topologies
  • 7.3.5 Supporting Procedures for Creating the Active-Active Topology
    • 7.3.5.1 Setting up Clusters with the Discovery Server Method
    • 7.3.5.2 Setting up Multicast Replication
    • 7.3.5.3 Setting up Peer-to-Peer Replication
    • 7.3.5.4 Setting up Replication to a Database
    • 7.3.5.5 Setting the Replication Policy
    • 7.3.5.6 Specifying the Number of Nodes to Replicate To
• 7.4 Creating the Active-Passive Topology
  • 7.4.1 Active-Passive Topologies: Introduction
  • 7.4.2 Overview of Installation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
  • 7.4.3 Preinstallation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
    • 7.4.3.1 Map the Virtual Hostname and Virtual IP Address
    • 7.4.3.2 Set Up a File System That Can Be Mounted from Both Nodes
  • 7.4.4 OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Details of Installation Steps
• 7.5 Creating an OracleAS Disaster Recovery Configuration
  • 7.5.1 OracleAS Disaster Recovery: Introduction
  • 7.5.2 Setting up the OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
    • 7.5.2.1 Ensure Nodes Are Identical at the Operating System Level
    • 7.5.2.2 Set Up staticports.ini File
    • 7.5.2.3 Set Up Identical Hostnames on Both Production and Standby Sites
    • 7.5.2.4 If You Want to Use OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster on the Production Site (OracleAS 10.1.2.n.n only)
  • 7.5.3 Installing Oracle Application Server in an OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
    • 7.5.3.1 Installing the OracleAS Infrastructure (OracleAS Release 10.1.2.n.n Only)
    • 7.5.3.2 Installing Middle Tiers (OracleAS Release 10.1.3.1.0 and 10.1.2.n.n)
  • 7.5.4 Installing the OracleAS 10g (10.1.3.1.0) Standalone Install of OracleAS Guard into Oracle Homes
  • 7.5.5 Patching OracleAS Guard Release 10.1.2.n.n with Release 10.1.3.1.0
  • 7.5.6 What to Read Next

A Silent and Non-Interactive Installation

• A.1 Silent Installation
• A.2 Non-Interactive Installation
• A.3 Preinstallation
• A.4 Create the Response File
  • A.4.1 Creating Response Files from Templates
  • A.4.2 Creating Response Files by Using the Record Mode in the Installer
  • A.4.3 Example Response Files
    • A.4.3.1 Example Response File for Basic Installation: J2EE Server and SOA Suite
    • A.4.3.2 Example Response File for Advanced Installation: J2EE Server, Web Server and SOA Suite
    • A.4.3.3 Example Response File for Advanced Installation: J2EE Server and Web Server
    • A.4.3.4 Example Response File for Advanced Installation: J2EE Server
    • A.4.3.5 Example Response File for Advanced Installation: Web Server
• A.5 Start the Installation
• A.6 Postinstallation
• A.7 Security Tips for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
• A.8 Deinstallation

B Default Port Numbers

• B.1 Method of Assigning Default Port Numbers
• B.2 Default Port Numbers
• B.3 Ports to Open in Firewalls

C Deinstallation and Reinstallation

• C.1 Deinstallation Procedure: Overview
• C.2 Deinstalling Procedure
• C.3 Cleaning Up Oracle Application Server Processes
• C.4 Reinstallation

D Configuration Assistants

• D.1 Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
  • D.1.1 General Tips
  • D.1.2 Configuration Assistant Result Codes
• D.2 Description of Oracle Application Server Configuration Assistants

E Troubleshooting

• E.1 Log Files
• E.2 General Troubleshooting Tips
• E.3 Installation Problems and Solutions
  • E.3.1 Location of Log Files
  • E.3.2 Linking Failed, ORA Errors
  • E.3.3 Prerequisite Checks Fail at the Start of Installation
  • E.3.4 Installer Disappears After Running the Preinstallation Checks
  • E.3.5 Unable to Clean Up a Failed Installation
  • E.3.6 User Interface Does Not Display in the Desired Language, or Does Not Display Properly
  • E.3.7 Configuration Assistant Failures - General
• E.4 Need More Help?

Index