Index

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W

A

active-active topologies, 1.1.2, 2.8.1, 3

adding instances, 3.2.6

collocated topology, 3.1.4

deploying applications, 3.2.5

distributed topology, 3.1.5

groups in, 3.1.9

managing, 3.2

OracleAS Clusters in, 3.1.6

removing instances, 3.2.7

starting /stopping components, 3.2.4

with Oracle HTTP Server Release 2 (10.1.2), 3.1.12

with Oracle Identity Management, 3.1.11

with OracleAS Web Cache, 3.1.13

active-passive topologies, 1.1.2, 2.8.2, 4

advantages, 4.1.2

Application Server Control Console, using in, 4.2.1

collocated topology, 4.1.6

deploying applications, 4.2.3

disadvantages, 4.1.3

distributed topology, 4.1.7

managing, 4.2

starting/stopping components, 4.2.2

B

backing up portlet preference store, 3.1.2.2

Backup and Recovery Tool, 7.1.1.2

C

CFC environment

special considerations for

instantiate and failover operations, 6.2.1.1

switchover operation, 6.2.1.3

special considerations for disaster recovery configurations, 6.2.1

clone instance command, 5.10, 5.10.1, 6.2.2

clone topology command, 5.4.4, 5.10, 5.10.1, 6.2.2

clone topology policy file, 5.10.1

cloning an instance at secondary site, 5.10.1

cloning topology at secondary site, 5.10.1

cluster agent, 1.2.1

clustering without Oracle Notification Server, C

clustering, application-level, 2.2

multicast replication, 3.2.2.1

peer-to-peer replication, 3.2.2.2

replication to a database, 3.2.2.3

session state replication, 3.1.7

clusterware, 1.2.1, 4.1.1

collocated topology (active-active), 3.1.4

installation overview, 3.1.4.1

post-installation steps, 3.1.4.2

collocated topology (active-passive), 4.1.6

installation overview, 4.1.6.1

post-installation steps, 4.1.6.2

common information for asgctl commands, 6.1

components

checking status of, 3.2.3

starting /stopping in active-active topologies, 3.2.4

starting /stopping in active-passive topologies, 4.2.2

config.inp, 7.1.1.2

configuration files

backed up by OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 5

backed up for OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 7.1.1.2

in OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 5.1.3.1

connect asg command, 6.2.2

create standby database command (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 6.2.2

createinstance command, 3.1.9.2

creating and executing asgctl scripts, 5.17.1.4

D

database replication, 3.2.2.3

database-based portlet preference store, 3.1.2.2.1

disaster recovery, 5

disconnect command (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 6.2.2

discover topology (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.4.4, 5.6, 5.17.1.3

command, 6.2.2

discover topology within farm (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.4.4

command, 6.2.2

discovery server method (for OracleAS Clusters), 3.2.1.2

displaying current operation, 5.15.2

displaying detailed topology information, 5.15.6

displaying operation history on all nodes, 5.15.3

distributed topology (active-active), 3.1.5

installation overview, 3.1.5.3

post-installation steps, 3.1.5.4

distributed topology (active-passive), 4.1.7

installation overview, 4.1.7.3

post-installation steps, 4.1.7.4

DNS, 5.2.2, 5.2.2.2

DNS resolution (for OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.2.2.2

DNS servers on production and standby sites (for OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.2.2.2

mapping (for OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.16.2

switchover (for OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.12.1.1

used in OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 5.2.1.2

dump farm command (deprecated), 6.2.2

dump policies command, 5.4.4, 5.7, 6.2.2

dump topology command, 5.4.4, 5.6, 5.15.6, 6.2.2

dump topology policy file, 5.6

dumping policy files, 5.7

dynamic discovery method (for OracleAS Clusters), 3.2.1.1

dynamic peer-to-peer replication, 3.2.2.2.1

E

editing a policy file, 5.7

EJB

client routing, 3.4.2

replication, 3.1.7.3

session state replication, 3.1.7

error messages (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.15.7

exit command (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 6.2.2

F

failback, 1.2.1

failover, 1.2.1

failover command (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.1.3.1, 5.4.4, 5.12.1.2, 6.2.2

failover policy file, 5.12.1.2

fast connection failover (FCF) with portlet producers, 3.1.2.2.1

fault tolerant mode, 2.5

file-based portlet preference store, 3.1.2.2.2

G

getting help (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.17.1.1

groups in active-active topologies, 3.1.9

deploying applications, 3.1.9.4

managing instances, 3.1.9.3

H

hardware cluster, 1.2.1, 4.1

hardware load balancers, 2.5

help command (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 6.2.2

hostname

network, 1.2.1, 5.2.1.2

physical, 1.2.1, 5.2.1, 5.2.1.1, 5.2.2.1

virtual, 1.2.1, 5.2.1

virtual (in OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.2.1.3, 5.2.2.1

hostname resolution, 5.2.2

I

identifying Infrastructure database on primary topology, 5.18.1.2

IFS.DOMAIN.APPLICATION.ApplicationHost property, 3.1.4.2, 3.1.5.4

IFS.DOMAIN.APPLICATION.ApplicationPort property, 3.1.4.2, 3.1.5.4

information common to asgctl commands, 6.1

information specific to some asgctl commands, 6.2

instance management (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.4.4

instances

adding to active-active topologies, 3.2.6

removing from active-active topologies, 3.2.7

instantiate farm command (deprecated), 6.2.2

instantiate topology (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 5.4.4, 5.11.1

at secondary site, 5.11.1

policy file, 5.11.1, 5.11.1

instantiate topology command, 6.2.2

J

J2EE and Web Cache installation type, 5.1.1

J2EE replication, 3.1.2.4

Java Message Service, 3.2.9

Java Object Cache, 3.4.3

JNDI namespace replication, 3.4.1

L

load balancers, 2.5

fault tolerant mode, 2.5

hardware load balancers, 2.5

in OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 5.1.3.1

lvs, 2.5

network load balancers, 2.5

port configuration, 2.5

port monitoring, 2.5

process failure detection, 2.5

requirements, 2.5

resource monitoring, 2.5

software load balancers, 2.5

types, 2.5

virtual server configuration, 2.5

Windows network load balancers, 2.5

load balancing algorithms

mod_oc4j, 3.1.10, 3.2.8

log apply services, 7.1.1

lvs load balancer, 2.5

M

MDS. See Oracle Metadata Services (MDS).

mds-config.xml file (for Web Clipping portlet), 5.19.3

Microsoft Cluster Server, 4.1.1

mod_oc4j

choosing load balancing algorithm, 3.2.8

default load balancing algorithm, 3.1.10

load balancing options, 3.2.8

mod_oc4j.conf

configuring load balancing, 3.2.8

Oc4jRoutingWeight directive, 3.2.8

Oc4jSelectMethod directive, 3.2.8

monitoring asgctl operations, 5.15

N

network hostname, 1.2.1, 5.2.1.2

Network Interface Cards (NICs)

using multiple with OracleAS Cluster (OC4J-EJB), A.2.1

network load balancers, 2.5

NIS, 5.2.2

O

OC4J

distributed caching, 3.4.3

Java Object Cache, 3.4.3

JNDI namespace replication, 3.4.1

load balancing, 3.2.8

mod_oc4j, 3.2.8

receiving requests from Oracle HTTP Server, 3.1.10

OC4J instances

creating, 3.1.9.2

Oc4jRoutingWeight directive, 3.2.8

Oc4jSelectMethod directive, 3.2.8

OmniPortlet

preference store location, 5.19.3

opmn: prefix, A.2.2

opmnctl config topology command, 3.2.1.1

Oracle Content DB failover limitations, 3.1.3

Oracle Data Guard, 5, 5.1.3.1, 5.2.2.2.1, 7.1.1.1, 10.1

Oracle Fail Safe, 4.1.1

Oracle HTTP Server

from Release 10.1.2, 3.1.12

routing requests to OC4J, 3.1.10

Oracle Identity Management

using with active-active topologies, 3.1.11

Oracle Metadata Services (MDS)

as Web Clipping portlet repository, 3.1.2.3

in active-active topologies, 3.1.2.1

in active-passive topologies, 4.1.4.1

OracleAS Cluster (OC4J)

EJB state replication, 3.1.7

state replication, 2.2

Web application session state replication, 3.1.7.2

OracleAS Cluster (OC4J-EJB), 3.1.7.3

with multiple NICs, A.2.1

OracleAS Clusters, 2.8.1

advantages, 2.8.1

discovery server method, 3.2.1.2

dynamic discovery method, 3.2.1.1

in active-active topologies, 3.1.6

managed without Oracle Notification Server, C

multicast replication, 3.2.2.1

peer-to-peer replication, 3.2.2.2

replication to a database, 3.2.2.3

setting up, 3.2.1

OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster, 2.8.2, 5.1.3.1, 5.2.1.3, 5.2.2.2

advantages, 2.8.2

cluster-wide maintenance, 5.12.1.1

environment, 1.2.1

P

physical hostname, 1.2.1, 5.2.1, 5.2.1.1, 5.2.2.1

policy file, 5.7

clone topology, 5.10.1

dump topology, 5.6

editing, 5.7

failover, 5.12.1.2

instantiate topology, 5.11.1, 5.11.1

success requirement attributes, 5.7

switchover topology, 5.12.1.1

sync topology, 5.11.2

verify topology, 5.6, 5.11.1, 5.15.1

writing, 5.4.4

port configuration on load balancers, 2.5

port monitoring on load balancers, 2.5

Portal and Wireless installation type, 5.1.1

portlet preference store, 3.1.2.2, 4.1.4.2

backing up, 3.1.2.2

database-based, 3.1.2.2.1

file-based, 3.1.2.2.2

locations not preserved after switchover operation, 5.19.3

migration between database and file, 3.1.2.2.3

Web Clipping portlet and, 3.1.2.3

portlet producers

FCF and, 3.1.2.2.1

prerequisites for OracleAS Disaster Recovery full site upgrade, 8.1

primary node, 1.2.1

process failure detection on load balancers, 2.5

production site, 5.1, 5.2.2.2

backup, 7.1.1

PROVIDER_URL property, A.2.2

provider.xml file (for OmniPortlet), 5.19.3

Q

quit command (OracleAS Disaster Recovery), 6.2.2

R

Real Application Clusters database

in OracleAS Disaster Recovery topologies, 5.14.1, 5.14.2

Web Clipping portlet and, 3.1.2.3

Recovery Manager, 5, 7.1

redundancy, 2.8

replication

multicast, 3.2.2.1

peer-to-peer, 3.2.2.2

peer-to-peer (dynamic), 3.2.2.2.1

peer-to-peer (static), 3.2.2.2.2

setting replication policy, 3.2.2.4

specifying number of nodes, 3.2.2.5

to a database, 3.2.2.3

requirements for load balancers, 2.5

resource monitoring on load balancers, 2.5

reverse proxy server (OracleAS Web Cache), 3.1.13

routing algorithms

for mod_oc4j, 3.1.10

S

scheduled outages, 5.12.1.1

SCN, 7.1.1.1, 7.1.2.2

scope attribute (for replication-policy), 3.2.2.4.2

secondary node, 1.2.1

secure shell port forwarding, 10.1

sequence number, 7.1.1.1, 7.1.2.2

session state replication, 3.1.7

set asg credentials command, 5.4.4, 5.5, 5.18.1.1, 6.2.2

set echo command, 6.2.2

set new primary database command, 5.4.4, 5.5, 6.2.2

set noprompt command, 6.2.2

set primary database command, 5.4.4, 5.5, 5.17.1.2, 5.18.1.2, 6.2.2

set trace command, 6.2.2

set trace off command, 5.15.5

set trace on command, 5.15.5

shared storage, 1.2.1, 2.8.2

show env command, 6.2.2

show operation command, 5.4.4, 6.2.2

show operation full command, 5.15.2

show operation history command, 5.15.3

shutdown command, 6.2.2

shutdown farm command (deprecated), 6.2.2

shutdown topology command, 5.4.4, 6.2.2

site upgrade procedure

OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 8

software load balancers, 2.5

special considerations

disaster recovery configurations in CFC environment, 6.2.1

instantiate and failover operations, 6.2.1.1

switchover operation, 6.2.1.3

for switchover operation, 5.12.1.1

specific information for some asgctl commands, 6.2

specifying primary database, 5.17.1.2

SSH tunneling, 10.1

standby site, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.2.2

clone instance command, 5.4.4

instantiation, 5.4.4

not started after failover, A.1.2

not synchronized, A.1.1

OracleAS Web Cache not started, A.1.4

restoration, 7.1.2

switchover operation fails directory not found, A.1.3

synchronization, 5.4.4

wrong hostname on middle tier, A.1.5

startup command, 6.2.2

startup farm command (deprecated), 6.2.2

startup topology command, 5.4.4, 6.2.2

static peer-to-peer replication, 3.2.2.2.2

staticports.ini file, 5.3

status, checking, 3.2.3

stop operation command, 5.4.4, 5.15.4, 6.2.2

stopping asgctl operations, 5.15.4

supported topologies

OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 5.1.3

switchback, 1.2.1

switchover, 1.2.1

switchover farm command (deprecated), 6.2.2

switchover operation, 5.4.4

preference store location for portlets and, 5.19.3

switchover topology command, 5.4.4, 5.12.1.1, 6.2.2

switchover topology policy file, 5.12.1.1

switchover topology to command, 5.1.3.1

sync farm command, 6.2.2

sync farm operation fails, A.1.7

sync topology command, 5.4.4, 6.2.2

sync topology policy file, 5.11.2

synchronize topology command, 5.11.2

synchronizing secondary site with primary site, 5.11.2

T

time-to-live, 5.16.2

TNS Names, 5.2.2.2.1

tracing asgctl tasks, 5.15.5

trigger attribute (for replication-policy), 3.2.2.4.1

troubleshooting

dumping the topology to a file, 5.4.4, 5.6

show operations, 5.4.4

stop an operation, 5.4.4

typical asgctl session, 5.17.1

U

unplanned outages, 5.12.1.2

upgrade prerequisites

OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 8.1

upgrade procedure for OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 8.3

V

validating primary topology, 5.15.1

verify farm command (deprecated), 6.2.2

verify farm operation fails, A.1.6

verify operation, 5.4.4, 5.6

verify topology command, 5.4.4, 5.6, 5.15.1, 6.2.2

verify topology policy file, 5.6, 5.11.1, 5.15.1

virtual hostname, 1.2.1, 5.2.1, 5.2.2.2

OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 5.1.3.1, 5.2.1, 5.2.1.3, 5.2.2.1, 5.2.2.1, 5.2.2.2, 5.3

OracleAS Disaster Recovery requirement, 5.1.1

virtual IP, 1.2.1, 1.2.1, 2.5, 2.8.2

OracleAS Disaster Recovery, 5.2.1.3, 5.2.2.2

virtual server configuration on load balancers, 2.5

W

Web application session state replication, 3.1.7.2

Web Clipping portlet, 3.1.2.3

preference store location, 5.19.3

using Oracle Metadata Services as repository, 3.1.2.3

WebCenter applications

in active-active topologies, 3.1.2

in active-passive topologies, 4.1.4

portlet preference store for, 3.1.2.2

wide area network, 5.1

Windows network load balancers, 2.5

write-quota attribute (in cluster tag), 3.2.2.5