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Oracle® Application Server Installation Guide
10
g
Release 3 (10.1.3.1.0) for Linux x86
B31013-01
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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
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 Oracle
MetaLink
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/ES 3.0 Systems
2.3.2
Software Requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4.0 Systems
2.3.3
Software Requirements for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Systems
2.4
Set 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 a DHCP Host
2.11.2
Installing on Multihomed (Multi-IP) Computers
2.11.3
Copying CD-ROMs or DVD-ROM to Hard Drive, and Installing from the Hard Drive
2.11.4
Installing from a Remote CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
2.11.5
Installing on Remote Computers
2.11.6
Installing on NFS-Mounted Storage
2.11.7
Running Multiple Instances from One Installation
2.11.8
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 10
g
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
Installing in High Availability Environments
6.1
Overview of High Availability Configurations
6.1.1
Active-Active Topologies: OracleAS Clusters
6.1.2
Active-Passive Topologies: OracleAS Cold Failover Clusters
6.1.3
OracleAS Disaster Recovery
6.1.4
Summary of Differences
6.2
Requirements for High Availability Configurations
6.2.1
Check Minimum Number of Nodes
6.2.2
Check That Groups Are Defined Identically on All Nodes
6.2.3
Check the Properties of the oracle User
6.2.4
Check for Previous Oracle Installations on All Nodes
6.3
Creating the Active-Active Topology
6.3.1
Active-Active Topologies: Introduction
6.3.2
OracleAS Clusters in Active-Active Topologies
6.3.3
Properties of Oracle Application Server Instances in Active-Active Topologies
6.3.4
Installation Steps for Active-Active Topologies
6.3.5
Supporting Procedures for Creating the Active-Active Topology
6.3.5.1
Setting up Clusters with the Discovery Server Method
6.3.5.2
Setting up Multicast Replication
6.3.5.3
Setting up Peer-to-Peer Replication
6.3.5.4
Setting up Replication to a Database
6.3.5.5
Setting the Replication Policy
6.3.5.6
Specifying the Number of Nodes to Replicate To
6.4
Creating the Active-Passive Topology
6.4.1
Active-Passive Topologies: Introduction
6.4.2
Overview of Installation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
6.4.3
Preinstallation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
6.4.3.1
Map the Virtual Hostname and Virtual IP Address
6.4.3.2
Set Up a File System That Can Be Mounted from Both Nodes
6.4.4
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Details of Installation Steps
6.5
Creating an OracleAS Disaster Recovery Configuration
6.5.1
OracleAS Disaster Recovery: Introduction
6.5.2
Setting up the OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
6.5.2.1
Ensure Nodes Are Identical at the Operating System Level
6.5.2.2
Set Up staticports.ini File
6.5.2.3
Set Up Identical Hostnames on Both Production and Standby Sites
6.5.2.4
If You Want to Use OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster on the Production Site (OracleAS 10.1.2.n.n only)
6.5.3
Installing Oracle Application Server in an OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
6.5.3.1
Installing the OracleAS Infrastructure (OracleAS Release 10.1.2.n.n Only)
6.5.3.2
Installing Middle Tiers (OracleAS Release 10.1.3.1.0 and 10.1.2.n.n)
6.5.4
Installing the OracleAS 10g (10.1.3.1.0) Standalone Install of OracleAS Guard into Oracle Homes
6.5.5
Patching OracleAS Guard Release 10.1.2.n.n with Release 10.1.3.1.0
6.5.6
What to Read Next
7
Postinstallation Tasks
7.1
State of Oracle Application Server Instances After Installation
7.2
Passwords for Oracle Application Server Components
7.3
NFS Installations
7.4
Configuring OracleAS Clusters
7.5
Backup and Recovery
7.6
SSL
7.7
Operating System Locale and NLS_LANG Environment Variable
7.7.1
Check the Operating System Locale
7.7.2
Check the NLS_LANG Setting
7.8
Proxy Settings
7.9
What to Do 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
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