4 Next Steps After Configuring the WebLogic Domain

This chapter describes common tasks you might want to perform on a newly created Oracle Managed File Transfer domain.

The following sections are included in this chapter:

Section 4.1, "Performing Basic Managed File Transfer Administration Tasks"
Section 4.2, "Performing Additional Managed File Transfer Domain Configuration Tasks"
Section 4.3, "Performing Additional Managed File Transfer Administration Tasks"
Section 4.4, "Preparing Your Managed File Transfer Environment for High Availability"

4.1 Performing Basic Managed File Transfer Administration Tasks

Table 4-1 lists some common administration tasks you will likely want to perform on your newly created domain.

Table 4-1 Basic Administration Tasks for a New Domain

Task	Description	More Information
Getting familiar with Fusion Middleware administration tools	Get familiar with the various tools available which you can use to manage your environment.	See "Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Tools" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Starting and stopping products and servers	Learn how to start and stop Oracle Fusion Middleware, including the Administration Server, Managed Servers, and components.	See "Starting and Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Configuring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)	Learn how to set up secure communications among Oracle Fusion Middleware components using SSL. This grants access to the Managed File Transfer application and exposed web services. Additional security configuration for Managed File Transfer (for example, sFTP and PGP) are done using the Managed File Transfer Console.	See "Configuring SSL in Oracle Fusion Middleware" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware. For security procedures specific to Managed File Transfer, see Section 4.3.
Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware	Learn how to keep track of the status of Oracle Fusion Middleware components.	See "Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Understanding Backup and Recovery Procedures	Learn the recommended backup and recovery procedures for Oracle Fusion Middleware.	See "Introducing Backup and Recovery" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

4.2 Performing Additional Managed File Transfer Domain Configuration Tasks

Table 4-2 lists some additional tasks you will likely want to perform on your newly created domain.

Table 4-2 Additional Domain Configuration Tasks

Task	Description	More Information
Deploying Applications	Learn how to deploy your applications to Oracle Fusion Middleware.	See "Deploying Applications" part in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Adding a Web Tier front-end to your domain	Oracle Web Tier hosts Web pages (static and dynamic), provides security and high performance along with built-in clustering, load balancing, and failover features. In particular, the Web Tier contains Oracle HTTP Server.	To install and configure Oracle HTTP Server in the WebLogic Server domain, seeInstalling and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server. Also, see "Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware for important information.
Tuning and configuring Coherence for your topology	The standard installation topology includes a Coherence cluster that contains storage-enabled Managed Coherence Servers. This configuration is a good starting point for using Coherence, but depending upon your specific requirements, consider tuning and reconfiguring Coherence to improve performance in a production environment.	For information about Coherence clusters, see "Configuring and Managing Coherence Clusters" in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server. For information about tuning Coherence, see Administering Oracle Coherence. For information about storing HTTP session data in Coherence, see "Using CoherenceWeb with WebLogic Server" in Administering HTTP Session Management with Oracle CoherenceWeb. For more information about creating and deploying Coherence applications, see Developing Oracle Coherence Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Task

Description

More Information

Deploying Applications

Learn how to deploy your applications to Oracle Fusion Middleware.

See "Deploying Applications" part in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Adding a Web Tier front-end to your domain

Oracle Web Tier hosts Web pages (static and dynamic), provides security and high performance along with built-in clustering, load balancing, and failover features. In particular, the Web Tier contains Oracle HTTP Server.

To install and configure Oracle HTTP Server in the WebLogic Server domain, seeInstalling and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server.

Also, see "Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware for important information.

Tuning and configuring Coherence for your topology

The standard installation topology includes a Coherence cluster that contains storage-enabled Managed Coherence Servers. This configuration is a good starting point for using Coherence, but depending upon your specific requirements, consider tuning and reconfiguring Coherence to improve performance in a production environment.

For information about Coherence clusters, see "Configuring and Managing Coherence Clusters" in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server.

For information about tuning Coherence, see Administering Oracle Coherence.

For information about storing HTTP session data in Coherence, see "Using Coherence*Web with WebLogic Server" in Administering HTTP Session Management with Oracle Coherence*Web.

For more information about creating and deploying Coherence applications, see Developing Oracle Coherence Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server.

4.3 Performing Additional Managed File Transfer Administration Tasks

Table 4-3 lists some common Managed File Transfer administration tasks to consider after you have installed and configured the software.

Table 4-3 Additional Administration Tasks

Task	More Information
Configuring Security for Oracle Managed File Transfer.	See "Oracle Managed File Transfer Security" in Using Oracle Managed File Transfer.
Configure users for notifications	See "User Authentication and Authorization" in Using Oracle Managed File Transfer.
Configuring any custom call-outs that you require.	See "Processing Transfers with Custom Callouts" in Using Oracle Managed File Transfer.
Configuring embedded FTP and sFTP servers	See "Embedded Server Configuration" in Using Oracle Managed File Transfer.
Configuring embedded server security and transfer encryption	See "Embedded Server Security" in Using Oracle Managed File Transfer.
Using Managed File Transfer with Other Oracle SOA Suite Products	See "Integrating Oracle Managed File Transfer with Other Products" in Using Oracle Managed File Transfer.

4.4 Preparing Your Managed File Transfer Environment for High Availability

Table 4-4 provides a list of tasks to perform if you want to scale out your standard installation environment for high availability.

Table 4-4 Tasks Required to Prepare Your Environment for High Availability

Task	Description	More Information
Scaling out to multiple host computers	To enable high availability, it is important to provide failover capabilities to another host computer. That way, if one computer goes down, your environment can continue to serve the consumers of your deployed applications.	See "Scaling Out a Topology (Machine Scaleout)" in the High Availability Guide.
Configuring high availability for your Web Tier components.	If you have added a Web tier front-end, then you must configure the Web Tier for high availability, as well as the WebLogic Server software.	See "Configuring High Availability for Web Tier Components" in High Availability Guide.
Setting up a front-end load balancer	A load balancer can be used to distribute requests across servers more evenly.	See "Server Load Balancing in a High Availability Environment" and "Configure Load Balancer" in High Availability Guide.
Configuring Node Manager	Node Manager enables you to start, shut down, and restart the Administration Server and Managed Server instances from a remote location. This document assumes you have configured a per-domain Node Manager. Review the Node Manager documentation for information on advanced Node Manager configuration options and features.	See Administering Node Manager for Oracle WebLogic Server.