Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Disaster Recovery Introduction

• 1.1 Disaster Recovery Overview
  • 1.1.1 Problem Description and Common Solutions
  • 1.1.2 Terminology
• 1.2 Disaster Recovery for Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
  • 1.2.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Disaster Recovery Architecture Overview
  • 1.2.2 Components Described in this Document

2 Recommendations for Fusion Middleware Components

• 2.1 Recommendations for Oracle WebLogic Server
  • 2.1.1 Recommendations for Oracle WebLogic Server JMS and T-Logs
  • 2.1.2 Recommendations for Oracle Platform Security Services
• 2.2 Recommendations for Oracle ADF
• 2.3 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Portal
  • 2.3.1 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Portal: Spaces
  • 2.3.2 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Portal's Portlet Producers
  • 2.3.3 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Portal's Discussion Server
  • 2.3.4 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Content Server
  • 2.3.5 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Portal's Analytics Collector Collector
  • 2.3.6 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Portal Activity Graph Engines
• 2.4 Recommendations for Oracle SOA Suite
  • 2.4.1 Recommendations for Oracle SOA Service Infrastructure
  • 2.4.2 Recommendations for Oracle BPEL Process Manager
  • 2.4.3 Recommendations for Oracle Mediator
  • 2.4.4 Recommendations for Oracle Human Workflow
  • 2.4.5 Recommendations for Oracle B2B
  • 2.4.6 Recommendations for Oracle Web Services Manager
  • 2.4.7 Recommendations for Oracle User Messaging Service
  • 2.4.8 Recommendations for Oracle JCA Adapters
  • 2.4.9 Recommendations for Oracle Business Activity Monitoring
  • 2.4.10 Recommendations for Oracle Business Process Management
• 2.5 Recommendations for Oracle Identity Management
  • 2.5.1 Recommendations for Oracle Internet Directory
  • 2.5.2 Recommendations for Oracle Virtual Directory
  • 2.5.3 Recommendations for Oracle Directory Integration Platform
  • 2.5.4 Recommendations for Oracle Identity Federation
  • 2.5.5 Recommendations for Oracle Directory Services Manager
  • 2.5.6 Recommendations for Oracle Access Manager
  • 2.5.7 Recommendations for Oracle Adaptive Access Manager
  • 2.5.8 Recommendations for Oracle Identity Manager
  • 2.5.9 Recommendations for Oracle Identity Navigator
• 2.6 Recommendations for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer
  • 2.6.1 Recommendations for Oracle Portal
  • 2.6.2 Recommendations for Oracle Forms
  • 2.6.3 Recommendations for Oracle Reports
  • 2.6.4 Recommendations for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer
• 2.7 Recommendations for Oracle Web Tier Components
  • 2.7.1 Recommendations for Oracle HTTP Server
  • 2.7.2 Recommendations for Oracle Web Cache
• 2.8 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Content
  • 2.8.1 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Content
  • 2.8.2 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Content: Inbound Refinery
  • 2.8.3 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging
  • 2.8.4 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Content: Information Rights
  • 2.8.5 Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Content: Records
• 2.9 Recommendations for Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 2.9.1 Recommendations for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (EE)
  • 2.9.2 Recommendations for Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
  • 2.9.3 Recommendations for Oracle Real-Time Decisions

3 Design Considerations

• 3.1 Network Considerations
  • 3.1.1 Planning Host Names
    • 3.1.1.1 Host Name Resolution
    • 3.1.1.2 Resolving Host Names Locally
    • 3.1.1.3 Resolving Host Names Using Separate DNS Servers
    • 3.1.1.4 Resolving Host Names Using a Global DNS Server
    • 3.1.1.5 Testing the Host Name Resolution
  • 3.1.2 Virtual IP and Virtual Hostname Considerations
  • 3.1.3 Load Balancers Considerations
  • 3.1.4 Virtual Server Consideration
  • 3.1.5 Wide Area DNS Operations
    • 3.1.5.1 Using a Global Load Balancer
    • 3.1.5.2 Manually Changing DNS Names
• 3.2 Storage Considerations
  • 3.2.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Artifacts
  • 3.2.2 Oracle Home and Oracle Inventory
  • 3.2.3 Storage Replication
  • 3.2.4 File-Based Persistent Store
• 3.3 Database Considerations
  • 3.3.1 Making TNSNAMES.ORA Entries for Databases
  • 3.3.2 Manually Forcing Database Synchronization with Oracle Data Guard
  • 3.3.3 Setting Up Database Host Name Aliases
• 3.4 Starting Points
  • 3.4.1 Starting with an Existing Site
    • 3.4.1.1 Migrating an Existing Production Site to Shared Storage
  • 3.4.2 Starting with New Sites
• 3.5 Topology Considerations
  • 3.5.1 Design Considerations for a Symmetric Topology
  • 3.5.2 Design Considerations for an Asymmetric Topology

4 Setting Up and Managing Disaster Recovery Sites

• 4.1 Setting Up the Site
  • 4.1.1 Directory Structure and Volume Design
    • 4.1.1.1 Directory Structure Recommendations for Oracle SOA Suite
      • 4.1.1.1.1 Volume Design for Oracle SOA Suite
      • 4.1.1.1.2 Consistency Group Recommendations for Oracle SOA Suite
    • 4.1.1.2 Directory Structure Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Portal
      • 4.1.1.2.1 Volume Design for Oracle WebCenter Portal
      • 4.1.1.2.2 Consistency Group Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Portal
    • 4.1.1.3 Directory Structure Recommendations for Oracle Identity Management
      • 4.1.1.3.1 Volume Design for Oracle Identity Management
      • 4.1.1.3.2 Consistency Group Recommendations for Oracle Identity Management
    • 4.1.1.4 Directory Structure Recommendations for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer
      • 4.1.1.4.1 Volume Design for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discover
      • 4.1.1.4.2 Consistency Group Recommendations for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer
    • 4.1.1.5 Directory Structure Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Content
      • 4.1.1.5.1 Volume Design for Oracle WebCenter Content
      • 4.1.1.5.2 Consistency Group Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Content
    • 4.1.1.6 Directory Structure Recommendations for Oracle Business Intelligence
      • 4.1.1.6.1 Volume Design for Oracle Business Intelligence
      • 4.1.1.6.2 Consistency Group Recommendations for Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 4.1.2 Storage Replication
  • 4.1.3 Database
    • 4.1.3.1 Setting Up Oracle Data Guard
      • 4.1.3.1.1 Prerequisites and Assumptions
      • 4.1.3.1.2 Oracle Data Guard Environment Description
      • 4.1.3.1.3 Gather Files and Perform Backup
      • 4.1.3.1.4 Configure Oracle Net Services on the Standby Site
      • 4.1.3.1.5 Create Instances and Database on the Standby Site
      • 4.1.3.1.6 Test Database Switchover and Switchback
  • 4.1.4 Node Manager
    • 4.1.4.1 Generate Self Signed Certificates
    • 4.1.4.2 Create an Identity KeyStore
    • 4.1.4.3 Create Trust KeyStore
    • 4.1.4.4 Configure Node Manager for Custom KeyStores
• 4.2 Creating a Production Site
  • 4.2.1 Creating the Production Site for the Oracle SOA Suite Topology
  • 4.2.2 Creating the Production Site for the Oracle Identity Management Topology
  • 4.2.3 Creating the Production Site for the Oracle WebCenter Portal Topology
  • 4.2.4 Creating the Production Site for the Oracle WebCenter Content Topology
  • 4.2.5 Creating the Production Site for the Oracle Business Intelligence Topology
  • 4.2.6 Creating the Production Site for the Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer Topology
  • 4.2.7 Validating the Production Site Setup
• 4.3 Creating a Standby Site
  • 4.3.1 Creating the Standby Site
    • 4.3.1.1 Database Setup
    • 4.3.1.2 Middle Tier Setup
  • 4.3.2 Validating the Standby Site Setup
• 4.4 Creating an Asymmetric Standby Site
  • 4.4.1 Creating the Asymmetric Standby Site
    • 4.4.1.1 Creating an Asymmetric Standby Site with Fewer Hosts and Instances
  • 4.4.2 Validating the Asymmetric Standby Site Setup
• 4.5 Performing Site Operations and Administration
  • 4.5.1 Synchronizing the Sites
  • 4.5.2 Performing a Switchover
  • 4.5.3 Performing a Switchback
  • 4.5.4 Performing a Failover
  • 4.5.5 Performing Periodic Testing of the Standby Site.
  • 4.5.6 Using Peer to Peer File Copy for Testing
    • 4.5.6.1 Using rsync and Oracle Data Guard for Oracle Fusion Middleware Disaster Recovery Topologies
      • 4.5.6.1.1 Using rsync for Oracle Fusion Middleware Middle Tier Components
      • 4.5.6.1.2 Performing Failover and Switchover Operations
• 4.6 Patching an Oracle Fusion Middleware Disaster Recovery Site

5 Using Oracle Site Guard

• 5.1 Important Notes Before You Begin
• 5.2 Oracle Site Guard Overview
  • 5.2.1 Benefits of Oracle Site Guard
  • 5.2.2 Oracle Site Guard Operations
  • 5.2.3 Site Representation in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
• 5.3 Installing Oracle Site Guard
• 5.4 Prerequisites
  • 5.4.1 Discovering Targets on the Primary Site and the Standby Site
  • 5.4.2 Creating Production and Standby Systems
    • 5.4.2.1 Creating Generic Systems Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Console
    • 5.4.2.2 Creating Generic System Using EMCLI Commands
  • 5.4.3 Creating Credentials for Oracle Site Guard
  • 5.4.4 Configuring the Software Library
  • 5.4.5 Creating Custom Scripts
  • 5.4.6 Creating Storage Scripts
• 5.5 Setting Up Oracle Site Guard
  • 5.5.1 Creating Oracle Site Guard Configuration
  • 5.5.2 Associating Credentials for Site
  • 5.5.3 Associating Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts
  • 5.5.4 Associating Storage Scripts
• 5.6 Using Operation Plans
  • 5.6.1 Creating an Operation Plan
  • 5.6.2 Running Pre Check Utility
  • 5.6.3 Submitting an Operation Plan
  • 5.6.4 Monitoring an Operation Plan
• 5.7 Error Management Framework
  • 5.7.1 Error Modes
    • 5.7.1.1 Stop Error Mode
    • 5.7.1.2 Continue Error Mode
  • 5.7.2 Updating Error Modes in an Operation Plan
  • 5.7.3 Retrying a Failed Operation
• 5.8 Managing Site Guard Configuration
  • 5.8.1 Adding a Host
  • 5.8.2 Stopping a Site
  • 5.8.3 Starting a Site
  • 5.8.4 Performing Site Switchover
  • 5.8.5 Performing Site Failover
• 5.9 Example Scenario: Oracle BI Enterprise Edition
  • 5.9.1 Task 1: Setting Up Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Deployment
  • 5.9.2 Task 2: Discovering Targets for the Primary Site and the Standby Site
  • 5.9.3 Task 3: Creating Production and Standby Systems for Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 5.9.4 Task 4: Creating Credentials
  • 5.9.5 Task 5: Creating Oracle Site Guard Configuration
  • 5.9.6 Task 6: Associating Credentials for Site
  • 5.9.7 Task 7: Creating Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts
    • 5.9.7.1 Creating Start and Stop Scripts
    • 5.9.7.2 Creating Switchover and Failover Scripts
  • 5.9.8 Task 8: Associating Storage Scripts
  • 5.9.9 Task 9: Creating Operation Plans
  • 5.9.10 Task 10: Starting BISystem1
  • 5.9.11 Task 11: Stopping BISystem1
  • 5.9.12 Task 12: Running the Oracle Site Guard Pre-Check Utility
  • 5.9.13 Task 13: Performing Site Switchover
  • 5.9.14 Task 14: Performing Site Failover

6 Troubleshooting Disaster Recovery

• 6.1 Troubleshooting Oracle Fusion Middleware Disaster Recovery Topologies
  • 6.1.1 Verify Host Name Resolution at the Production and Standby Sites
  • 6.1.2 Resolving Issues with Components in a Disaster Recovery Topology
  • 6.1.3 Resolving Issues with Components Deployed on Shared Storage
• 6.2 Need More Help?

7 Troubleshooting Oracle Site Guard

A Managing Oracle Inventory

• A.1 Updating Oracle Inventory
• A.2 Updating the Windows Registry

B Sample Oracle Site Guard Scripts

C Oracle Site Guard Command-Line Interface Reference

• C.1 add_siteguard_script_hosts
• C.2 create_operation_plan
• C.3 create_siteguard_configuration
• C.4 create_siteguard_credential_association
• C.5 create_siteguard_script
• C.6 delete_operation_plan
• C.7 delete_siteguard_configuration
• C.8 delete_siteguard_credential_association
• C.9 delete_siteguard_script
• C.10 delete_siteguard_script_hosts
• C.11 get_operation_plan_details
• C.12 get_operation_plans
• C.13 get_siteguard_configuration
• C.14 get_siteguard_credential_association
• C.15 get_siteguard_script_hosts
• C.16 get_siteguard_scripts
• C.17 run_prechecks
• C.18 submit_operation_plan
• C.19 update_operation_plan
• C.20 update_siteguard_configuration
• C.21 update_siteguard_credential_association
• C.22 update_siteguard_script

Index