Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New

• STA 2.2.0 February 2016

1 Managing STA Services

• About the STA Administration Environment
  • Domain Servers
  • STA Services Daemon
  • STA Application Startup and Shutdown Sequences
  • Using the WebLogic Administration Console
• STA Services Tasks
  • Ensure the Correct root User Path
  • Display the Status of the STA Application
  • Stop the STA Application
  • Start the STA Application
  • Display the Status of a Domain Server
  • Display the Status of the STA Services Daemon
  • Stop the STA Services Daemon
  • Start the STA Services Daemon
  • Start the MySQL Server
  • Stop the MySQL Server
• STA Command Reference
  • Using the STA Command
• STA Services Administration Logs

2 Administering the STA Database

• Defining a Backup Strategy for the STA Database
  • Database Best Practices
• About the STA Backup Service
  • STA Backup Service Process
• Tasks for Configuring the STA Backup Service
  • Display Current STA Backup Settings
  • Enable the STA Backup Service
  • Disable the STA Backup Service
  • Define the Time of Day for Full Backups
  • Define the Interval Between Incremental Backups
  • Prepare an External Backup Server
  • Define Backup Host Information
  • Specify the Database Username and Password
• Tasks for Managing Backups Created by the STA Backup Service
  • View Log Entries for a Backup
  • List All Files for a Full Database Dump
  • List Incremental Backup Files (Binary Logs)
  • View Binary Log Contents
  • Verify a Local Backup
• Tasks for Restoring the STA Database From Backup
  • Database Restoration Process
  • Prepare a Replacement STA Server (optional)
  • Copy Backup Files to the Server
  • Restore the Database Configuration Directory Files
  • Reload the Database
  • Perform a Full Restore From All Incremental Backups
  • Perform a Partial Restore From a Range of Log Numbers
• Tasks for Transferring the STA Database to Another Server
  • Database Transfer Process
  • Prepare the Target Server
  • Dump the STA Database
  • Transfer the Dump File to the Target Server
  • Process and Load the STA Database on the Target Server
  • Perform Post-transfer Configuration Tasks
• staservadm Utility Reference
  • Using the staservadm Utility
  • staservadm Utility Parameters
• STA Backup Service Files
  • Full Database Dump Files
  • Configuration Directories
  • Incremental Backup Files (Binary Logs)

3 Monitoring STA Server Resources

• About the STA Resource Monitor Service
  • ResMon Service Process
  • Sample Resmon Scenario
• Resource Monitor Tasks
  • Display Current Resmon Settings
  • Enable the Resmon Service
  • Disable the Resmon Service
  • Define the Interval Between Scans
  • Define High-water Marks for Monitored Resources
  • Enable or Disable Alert Nagging
  • Specify the Database Username and Password
  • Define Resmon email Settings
  • Define Resource Report Settings
• staresmonadm Utility Reference
  • Using the staresmonadm Utility
  • staresmonadm Utility Parameters
• STA Resource Monitor Reports
  • Resmon Resource Report
  • Resource Depletion Alert Report

4 Administering Passwords

• Username and Password Requirements
• Change an STA Database Account Password
  • Change an STA MySQL Account Password
• Change the STA Backup Service and Resource Monitor Passwords

A Preventing Denial-of-Service Attacks

• Define Rules for Preventing DoS Attacks

Index