1 Welcome

This book describes how to install and deploy Oracle WebCenter Collaboration 10.3. It also provides instructions for upgrading to Oracle WebCenter Collaboration 10.3.

1.1 How to Use This Book

This guide has been designed to be used by Oracle WebCenter Collaboration administrators and developers. It has been organized to be a quick reference for experienced Oracle WebCenter Collaboration installers, while also providing detailed instructions for those installing for the first time.

1.1.1 Audience

This guide is written for the user responsible for installing or upgrading Oracle WebCenter Collaboration. This user must have strong knowledge of the platform operating system, database, web and application servers, and any other third-party software required for installation.

1.1.2 Organization

The organization of this guide is as follows:

This chapter provides information on how to use this guide, and other resources available to help install, deploy, upgrade, and administer the Oracle WebCenter Collaboration components.
Chapter 2, "Installation Prerequisites," provides hardware and software requirements, as well as environmental and third-party software prerequisites. This chapter must be read and prerequisites must be met prior to proceeding to the installation or upgrade.
Chapter 3, "QuickStart Overview," provides a high level overview of the Oracle WebCenter Collaboration installation and upgrade procedures. Sufficient detail is provided to allow an experienced Oracle WebCenter Collaboration administrator to quickly install or upgrade Oracle WebCenter Collaboration. Cross-references link the high level tasks to detailed procedures in other chapters.
Chapter 4, "Installation," provides detailed instructions for the installation and configuration of Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
Chapter 5, "Upgrade," provides detailed instructions for upgrading to Oracle WebCenter Collaboration 10.3.
Appendix A, "Installing the Exchange Remote API to Enable Groupware Integration," provides detailed instructions for the installation and configuration of the Exchange Remote API, which is used to integrate with Microsoft Exchange.
Appendix B, "Silent Properties File," provides information on how to use the silent properties file during installation.
Appendix C, "Uninstalling Oracle WebCenter Collaboration," provides instructions for uninstalling Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.

1.1.3 Typographical Conventions

This book uses the following typographical conventions.

Table 1-1 Typographical Conventions

Convention	Typeface	Examples/Notes
Items you need to take action on (such as files or screen elements)	bold	Upload Procedures.doc to the portal. To save your changes, click Apply Changes.
User-defined variables New terms Emphasis Object example names	italic	The migration package file is located in install_dir\serverpackages. Portlets are Web tools embedded in your portal. The URI must be a unique number. The example Knowledge Directory displayed in Figure 5 shows the Human Resources folder.
Text you enter Computer generated text (such as error messages) Code samples	`computer`	Type `Marketing` as the name of your community. This script may generate the following error: ORA-00942 table or view does not exist Example: <setting name="SSOCookieIsSecure"> <value xsi:type="xsd:integer">0</value> </setting>
Environment variables	ALL_CAPS	ORACLE_HOME specifies the directory where Oracle products are installed.

1.2 Oracle Documentation and Resources

This section describes other documentation and resources provided by Oracle.

Table 1-2 Oracle Documentation and Resources

Resource	Description
Configuration Worksheet	This worksheet allows you to record prerequisite information necessary for installing Oracle WebCenter Collaboration. It is available on the Oracle Technology Network at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13158_01/alui/collaboration/docs103/index.html .
Administrator Guide	This guide describes how to manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Oracle WebCenter Collaboration. It is available on the Oracle Technology Network at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13158_01/alui/collaboration/docs103/index.html .
Release Notes	The release notes provide information about new features, issues addressed, and known issues in the release. They are available on the Oracle Technology Network at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13158_01/alui/collaboration/docs103/index.html.
Online Help	The online help is written for all levels of Oracle WebCenter Collaboration users. It describes the user interface for Oracle WebCenter Collaboration and gives detailed instructions for completing tasks in Oracle WebCenter Collaboration. To access online help, click the help icon.
Oracle Technology Network (OTN)	The Oracle Technology Network is the world's largest community of developers, DBAs, and architects using Oracle products and industry-standard technologies. Every day, members collaborate via OTN to share real-world insight, expertise, and best practices on how to build, deploy, manage, and optimize applications.As a member of the Oracle Technology Network you will enjoy access to software downloads, discussion forums, documentation, wikis, podcasts, blogs, plus much more. Access the Oracle Technology Network at http://www.oracle.com/technology/index.html .
Oracle Support	The Oracle Support site provides access to all Oracle support resources including online support, software and patches, technical articles, and contact numbers. Access the Oracle Support site at http://www.oracle.com/support/index.html.