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| Oracle® Content Database Administrator's Guide 10g Release 1 (10.2) Part Number B31268-02 |
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administrator
One of two types of administrators in Oracle Content DB: system administrators or application administrators.
Administration Mode
Provides access to Oracle Content DB application administration functions such as allocating quota and assigning roles.
Advanced Queuing (AQ)
Provides an infrastructure for distributed applications to communicate asynchronously using messages. Advanced Queuing is built into Oracle Database and supports sophisticated queuing features, including subscriptions, inter-queue message propagation, message latency, message expiration, structured payloads, and exception queues. Full name: Oracle Streams Advanced Queueing.
agents
Processes that perform operations periodically (time-based) or in response to events generated by other Oracle Content DB servers or processes (event-based). An agent is a type of Oracle Content DB server.
application administrators
Administrators who are responsible for tasks related to a particular Site, such as managing users, quotas, categories, and content. There are a variety of application administration roles, including User Administrator, Category Administrator, Container Administrator, Content Administrator, and Quota Administrator. See Oracle Content Database Application Administrator's Guide for more information about application administration roles and tasks.
Application Server Control
A Web-based management interface used to manage Oracle Application Server middle-tier hosts. Oracle Content DB system administrators can use the Application Server Control to operate and monitor system processes associated with the Oracle Content DB domain and nodes. Full name: Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control.
Archive
Location where items are stored that have been deleted from user or Library trash. Each Site contains an Archive folder. Depending on how the Site has been configured, items in the Archive may be automatically deleted after a specified period of time. Files and folders in the Archive can be restored by the Content Administrator of the Site.
BFILE
A read-only Oracle data type consisting of a directory object and a file name. Oracle Content DB provides transparent access to content stored as either a BLOB (online storage) or a BFILE (near-line storage). If BFILEs are enabled for your Oracle Content DB domain, you can configure content archiving or content aging.
BLOB
A type of large object (LOB) provided by the database. All documents in Oracle Content DB are stored as BLOBs. Full name: binary large object.
BPEL
An XML-based markup language for composing a set of discrete Web services into an end-to-end process flow. Full name: Business Process Execution Language. See also Oracle BPEL Process Manager.
Committed Data Cache
A feature that provides caching of the attribute values of frequently used objects without a database request, greatly improving performance and scalability.
custom workflow
A customized workflow process created in the BPEL Designer (a component of Oracle BPEL Process Manager). Custom workflows must be registered with Oracle Content DB before they can be used.
domain
A logical grouping of Oracle Content DB nodes, and an Oracle Database instance that contains the Oracle Content DB data.
domain properties
Settings that apply to the entire Oracle Content DB domain. For example, the domain property IFS.DOMAIN.SEARCH.AttemptContextSearchRewrite determines whether or not Oracle Content DB tries to generate fast-response SQL for text searches.
EMC Centera
A partner solution that provides retention hardware support. You can integrate Oracle Content DB with EMC Centera to provide retention storage for Oracle Records DB.
Attributes that indicate document file type (for example, .doc or .zip). The format of a document determines how its content is indexed. Also known as MIME types.
FTP
One of three protocols supported by Oracle Content DB, used for file transfers across wide area networks, such as the Internet. FTPS is also supported. Full name: File Transfer Protocol.
FTPS
FTP over SSL. FTPS defines a mechanism to implement the FTP Security Extensions based on the TLS protocol. Two types of FTPS are supported by Oracle Content DB:
Implicit FTPS secures the channel on connection.
Explicit FTPS (Auth TLS) secures the connection when the client issues an AUTH command. An Explicit FTPS connection starts out as a regular FTP connection; the connection becomes secure only after the client issues an AUTH command.
Do not confuse FTPS with SFTP, a service of the Secure Shell that is not related to FTP.
Grid Control
The Grid Control is a Web-based management interface used for centralized management of Oracle Application Server middle tiers, OracleAS Infrastructure tiers, and Oracle Database hosts. Oracle Content DB system administrators can use the Grid Control for access to Oracle Content DB metrics, such as document statistics, node statistics, and users, including access to historical metric data. Full name: Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control.
HTTP
One of three protocols supported by Oracle Content DB, used for Web-based access. HTTP has been extended with WebDAV, a protocol designed for wide area networks such as the Internet. Full name: Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
HTTP nodes
One of two types of Oracle Content DB nodes. The Oracle Content DB HTTP node runs as part of an OC4J process called OC4J_Content. The Oracle Records DB HTTP node runs as part of an OC4J process called OC4J_RM. Through servlets that are configured to work with OC4J, the HTTP nodes provide the following support:
The Oracle Content DB HTTP node supports the Oracle Content DB application, WebDAV, and Web services.
The Oracle Records DB HTTP node supports the Oracle Records DB application WebDAV, and Web services.
identity management
The process by which various components in an identity management system manage the security life cycle for network entities in an organization. Most commonly refers to the management of application users in an enterprise organization. See also Oracle Identity Management.
LDAP
An Internet protocol that applications use to look up contact information from a server, such as a central directory. LDAP servers index all the data in their entries, and filters can be used to select just the person or group you want, and return just the information you want. Full name: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
LOB
The majority of data stored in Oracle Content DB is stored as LOBs in database tablespaces. Full name: large object.
loggers
Functional areas with configurable logging levels for each node. For example, you can specify a more detailed level of logging for a particular protocol server or agent logger in which you are interested.
Network Appliance SnapLock
A partner solution that provides retention hardware support. You can integrate Oracle Content DB with Network Appliance SnapLock to provide retention storage for Oracle Records DB.
The application software that comprises the product, along with the underlying Java Virtual Machine (JVM) required to support the software at runtime. There are two types of nodes: regular nodes, and HTTP nodes. Each node is based on a particular node configuration.
node configuration
A configuration object that specifies the run-time behavior of a particular node. Each node has its own corresponding node configuration. If you want to make permanent changes to a node, such as changing server or services, modify the node configuration for the node. If you want to make temporary (run-time) changes to a node, modify the node itself. Changes made at run time are lost when the node is restarted. You cannot create a node directly; instead, you must first create an active node configuration, and then a corresponding node will be created automatically.
node manager
The actual process that gets started when a node is started. It is responsible for starting the default service and servers for a node. It also provides an administrative API for the node that lets you to find information about node log levels, locale information, available free memory, and the Oracle home of the node.
OC4J
A complete set of J2EE containers written entirely in Java that run on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) of the standard Java Development Kit (JDK). OC4J supplies the following J2EE containers: a servlet container that complies with the servlet 2.3 specification, and a JSP container that complies with the Sun JSP 1.2 specification. Full name: Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE.
OPMN
Manages all the components within an application server instance, including Oracle HTTP Server, OC4J processes, and OracleAS Web Cache. It channels all events from different components to all components interested in receiving them. Use OPMN to manage Oracle Content DB processes like HTTP nodes and regular nodes. Full name: Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server.
OracleAS Infrastructure
An application server installation type that provides centralized product metadata and security services, configuration information, and data repositories for Oracle Application Server middle tiers. Oracle Content DB middle tiers use the OracleAS Infrastructure for three main services: Product Metadata Service, Oracle Identity Management Services, and the Management Service. Full name: Oracle Application Server Infrastructure.
Oracle BPEL Process Manager
A component of Oracle Application Server. It includes the BPEL Server, the BPEL Console, the BPEL Worklist application for human-centric workflows, and the BPEL Designer. You can use the BPEL Designer, an Oracle JDeveloper-based design tool, to graphically create custom workflows for use in Oracle Content DB. See also BPEL.
Oracle Content Management SDK
A robust development platform for content management applications that was used to build Oracle Content DB. Oracle CM SDK provides a set of Java APIs that expose file system functionality such as file storage and searching, as well as document delete, move, and rename operations. The APIs also provide content management features unique to Oracle CM SDK, such as document versioning, controlling access to documents, and advanced queuing to facilitate communication between applications.
Oracle Drive
Oracle Drive is a native Windows application that lets users use Windows Explorer, Microsoft Office, and other Windows applications to access content in Oracle Content DB. Oracle Drive displays files and folders in Oracle Content DB as a mapped drive in Windows Explorer. Oracle Drive also provides an effective offline solution that lets users edit files on their computers when offline, and then synchronize with the server when they reconnect.
Oracle Enterprise Manager
A systems management software application that enables you to manage and monitor Oracle Application Server instances and other Oracle server products. See also Application Server Control.
Oracle HTTP Server
The Web server component of Oracle Application Server, based on the Apache HTTP Server, version 1.3.28. Do not confuse with the Oracle Content DB HTTP protocol server (EcmHttpServer).
Oracle Identity Management
An integrated set of components that provide distributed security to Oracle products and make it possible to centrally and securely manage enterprise identities and their access to applications in the enterprise. It includes the following components: Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning, Oracle Delegated Administration Services, OracleAS Single Sign-On, and Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority.
Oracle Internet Directory
An LDAP service that combines Oracle Database technology with the LDAP v3 directory standard. Oracle Internet Directory is a component of Oracle Identity Management. It is also closely integrated with Oracle Database. All Oracle Content DB users are created and managed in Oracle Internet Directory.
Oracle RAC
Two or more computers configured to interact to provide the appearance of a single Oracle Database. These two or more nodes are linked by an interconnect. The interconnect serves as the communication path between each node in the cluster database. Each Oracle instance uses the interconnect for the messaging that synchronizes each instance's use of shared resources. Oracle also uses the interconnect to transmit data blocks that are shared by the multiple instances. The datafiles accessed by all the nodes are the primary type of shared resource. Oracle RAC requires that all nodes have simultaneous access to the shared disks to give the instances concurrent access to the database. Full name: Oracle Real Application Cluster.
Oracle Records DB
A component of Oracle Content DB that provides support for compliance solutions such as enforced record creation and retention policies. Records Administrators can use Oracle Records DB to specify file plans and create record categories.
Oracle Text
A full-text retrieval technology built into Oracle Database for indexing and searching text and documents. Oracle Text supports mixed languages and character sets in the same index. Oracle Content DB uses the text indexing and retrieval features of Oracle Text. To enable content-based searching, Oracle Text indexes each file you store in Oracle Content DB.
Oracle Workflow
A system that supports business process definition, automation, and integration. Its technology enables automation and continuous improvement to business processes, by routing information of any type according to user-defined rules. The internal Oracle Content DB workflows, such as Request for Quota, were created in Oracle Workflow. The two default approvals workflow processes, Parallel Vote and Serial Approval, were also created in Oracle Workflow.
OUI
The installation wizard through which you can install Oracle products, including Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server. Full name: Oracle Universal Installer.
Means by which users can connect to Oracle Content DB. Oracle Content DB supports three protocols: FTP, HTTP, and WebDAV. The Oracle Content DB protocol servers listen for requests from clients on a specific port and respond to requests according to the rules of the protocol specification. Each protocol may interact with Oracle Content DB in a different way. A protocol server is a type of Oracle Content DB server.
quote commands
Special FTP commands that you can use with the Oracle Content DB FTP server. They include SETCHARACTERSET, SETCOMMANDCHARACTERSET, SETLANGUAGE, SHOWCHARACTERSET, and SHOWLANGUAGE.
Read-Only Connection Pool
A set of database connections shared by the sessions to perform database read operations. A minimum number of connections are created when the service is started. Depending on the number of concurrent operations performed by the sessions, and the nature of these operations, additional connections may be added to the pool, up to a specified maximum. See also Writable Connection Pool.
A collection of identities and associated policies that is typically used when enterprises want to isolate user populations and enforce different identity management policies for each population. Oracle Content DB Sites are based on realms. Realms are created and managed in Oracle Internet Directory. Also known as identity management realms.
regular nodes
One of two types of Oracle Content DB nodes. The regular node supports protocol servers, such as FTP, and agents, such as the Garbage Collection Agent. You can configure additional regular nodes on the same computer or on additional computers.
SAVSE
A partner solution that provides options to verify that content is virusfree and to clean files that are found to be infected. After antivirus integration has been enabled and configured, files are scanned for viruses whenever they are opened for read access, using the latest available virus definitions. Full name: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine.
schema
A collection of database objects, including logical structures such as tables, views, sequences, stored procedures, synonyms, indexes, clusters, and database links. A schema has the name of the database user who controls it. The Oracle Content DB schema is created in an Oracle database during the configuration process. The schema owns all database objects, including metadata about Oracle Content DB and configuration information.
Processes that support protocol access to Oracle Content DB (protocol servers) or that perform important internal functions (agents). Each Oracle Content DB node can support multiple servers. Each server is based on a particular server configuration.
server configuration
A configuration object that holds the default values used when a server is started for an Oracle Content DB node. In addition to the server type, each server configuration specifies values for parameters relevant to that type. For example, the FTP server configuration specifies the FTP port number, whether anonymous FTP connections are allowed, and the connection timeout period. If you want to make permanent changes to a server, modify its server configuration. If you want to make temporary (run-time) changes to a server, modify the server itself. Changes made to servers at run time are lost when the node is restarted.
Processes that manage user sessions and that allow those sessions to access data in the Oracle Content DB repository. Each node must have at least one active service. A node can support multiple services, but typically you require only one for each node. Each service is based on a particular service configuration.
service configuration
A configuration object that holds the default values used when a service is started for an Oracle Content DB node. There are three default service configurations, named to reflect the size of their data caches: SmallServiceConfiguration, MediumServiceConfiguration, and LargeServiceConfiguration. If you want to make permanent changes to a service, modify its service configuration. If you want to make temporary (run-time) changes to a service, modify the service itself. Changes made to services at runtime are lost when the node is restarted.
sessions
There are two types of sessions in Oracle Content DB: user sessions, and Library sessions.
User sessions are specific connections of a user to Oracle Content DB through a user process. A user session is not always initiated by a user; for example, a user session could be started by an agent acting on behalf of a user, or a user being logged in through a persistent cookie. A user session lasts from the time the user logs in until the time the user logs out, or until the session times out. User sessions are subject to limits based on the Maximum Sessions Per User set for each node.
Library sessions manage user transactions and are supported by Oracle Content DB services. Library sessions are subject to limits based on the Maximum Concurrent Requests Per User set for each node, as well as the service configuration property IFS.SERVICE.MaximumConcurrentSessions, which limits Library sessions across all users for a particular service.
Single Sign-On
A component of Oracle Application Server that enables users to log in to multiple applications using a single user name and password. Oracle Content DB users log in to Oracle Content DB using their SSO password. Full name: Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On.
SSO password
The password assigned to each Oracle Content DB user in Oracle Internet Directory. Users provide this password to authenticate against the OracleAS Single Sign-On server. Oracle Content DB users use the SSO password to sign in to Oracle Content DB. Full name: Single Sign-On password.
A discrete organizational entity in Oracle Content DB whose users can collaborate on files and folders. Users in one Site do not have access to the content of users in another Site. Oracle Content DB Sites are based on realms.
system administrators
Administrators in Oracle Content DB that are typically responsible for the following tasks:
Installing and configuring Oracle Content DB
Customizing their Oracle Content DB deployment by enabling Oracle Records DB, virus checking, the FTP server, BFILE storage, retention hardware, or other options
Managing the Oracle Content DB domain, nodes, services, and servers
Performing system tuning and troubleshooting
Adding, deleting, and managing Sites
Registering custom workflows
Web Folders
The Microsoft operating system extension that supports the WebDAV protocol. Using Web Folders, you can drag and drop files into Oracle Content DB and browse your files through Windows Explorer. On Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP, Web Folders appears in Network Places.
WebDAV
One of three protocols supported by Oracle Content DB. It lets clients browse and edit files on Oracle Content DB as if they were on the local machine. WebDAV is designed for wide area networks such as the Internet. Currently, the most widespread WebDAV client is the Web Folders extension to Windows Explorer, also known as Network Places in Windows 2000/XP. Oracle Drive uses WebDAV as its back-end protocol. Oracle Content DB also provides WebDAV support for Macintosh users. Full name: Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning.
Web Cache
A component of Oracle Application Server that improves the performance, scalability, and availability of frequently used Web sites. By storing frequently accessed URLs in memory, OracleAS Web Cache eliminates the need to repeatedly process requests for those URLs on the Web server. OracleAS Web Cache uses invalidation-based caching. Full name: Oracle Application Server Web Cache.
workflow designer
A person with the necessary skills to design a workflow process in Oracle BPEL Process Manager. The workflow designer creates the custom workflow process, then the system administrator registers the custom workflow process with Oracle Content DB.
Writable Connection Pool
A set of database connections shared by the sessions to perform database read and write operations within a database transaction. A minimum number of connections are created when the service is started. Depending on the number of concurrent operations performed by the sessions, and the nature of these operations, additional connections may be added to the pool up to a specified maximum. See also Read-Only Connection Pool.
