1 Understanding Oracle WebCenter Content Installation
Review the topics thoroughly to ensure that you do not encounter problems during or after installing the product or configuring the domain.
- Using the Standard Installation Topology as a Starting Point
The standard installation topology is a flexible topology that you can use as a starting point in production environments. - Using This Document to Extend an Existing Domain
The procedures in this document describe how to create a new domain. The assumption is that no other Oracle Fusion Middleware products are installed on your system. - Using This Document in an Upgrade Scenario
If you are installing Oracle WebCenter Content as part of an upgrade procedure, follow the instructions in this document to install the software, but do not run the Configuration Wizard to create a WebLogic domain.
1.1 Using the Standard Installation Topology as a Starting Point
The standard installation topology is a flexible topology that you can use as a starting point in production environments.
The information in this guide helps you to create a standard installation topology for Oracle WebCenter Content. You can later extend the standard installation topology to create a secure and highly available production environment.
The standard installation topology represents a sample topology for this product. It is not the only topology this product supports. For more information, see Understanding the Standard Installation Topology in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.
- About the WebCenter Content Standard Installation Topology
This topology represents a standard WebLogic Server domain that contains an Administration Server and one or more clusters containing one or more Managed Servers. - About Elements in the Standard Installation Topology Illustration
The standard installation topology typically includes common elements. - About Installing Oracle User Messaging Service
Oracle User Messaging Service (UMS) is a software technology that enables two-way communication between users and deployed applications. - About Oracle WebCenter Content Scale Up
Oracle WebCenter Content supports only one Inbound Refinery Managed Server per node per domain, and one WebCenter Content Managed Server per node, per domain.
1.1.1 About the WebCenter Content Standard Installation Topology
This topology represents a standard WebLogic Server domain that contains an Administration Server and one or more clusters containing one or more Managed Servers.
The following figure shows the standard installation topology for WebCenter Content.
See Table 1-1 for information on elements of this topology.
1.1.2 About Elements in the Standard Installation Topology Illustration
The standard installation topology typically includes common elements.
The following table describes all elements of the topology illustration:
Table 1-1 Description of Elements in Standard Installation Topologies
| Element | Description and Links to Related Documentation |
|---|---|
| APPHOST | A standard term used in Oracle documentation to refer to the machine that hosts the application tier. |
| DBHOST | A standard term used in Oracle documentation to refer to the machine that hosts the database. |
| WebLogic Domain | A logically related group of Java components (in this case, the Administration Server, Managed Servers, and other related software components).
For more information, see What is an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain? in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware. |
| Administration Server | Central control entity of a WebLogic domain. It maintains configuration objects for that domain and distributes configuration changes to Managed Servers.
For more information, see What is the Administration Server? in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware. |
| Enterprise Manager | The Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control is a primary tool used to manage a domain.
For more information, see Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware. |
| Cluster | A collection of multiple WebLogic Server instances running simultaneously and working together.
For more information, see Understanding Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware. |
| Machine | A logical representation of the computer that hosts one or more WebLogic Server instances (servers). Machines are also the logical glue between the Managed Servers and the Node Manager. In order to start or stop the Managed Servers using the Node Manager, associate the Managed Servers with a machine. |
| Managed Server | A host for your applications, application components, web services, and their associated resources.
For more information, see Understanding Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware. |
| Infrastructure | Collection of services that include the following:
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1.1.3 About Installing Oracle User Messaging Service
Oracle User Messaging Service (UMS) is a software technology that enables two-way communication between users and deployed applications.
For more information, see Introduction to Oracle User Messaging Service in Administering Oracle User Messaging Service.
UMS is included in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure distribution. It installs as part of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure standard installation topology, as described in About Installing Oracle User Messaging Service (UMS) in Installing and Configuring the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure .
UMS runtime components consist of an Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard template and an Oracle Fusion Middleware schema, which is installed into a supported database by using the Repository Creation Utility (RCU).
For development, you can install and use Oracle JDeveloper 12c to develop applications that can take advantage of UMS features. For more information, see Introducing Oracle JDeveloper in Installing Oracle JDeveloper.
1.1.4 About Oracle WebCenter Content Scale Up
Oracle WebCenter Content supports only one Inbound Refinery Managed Server per node per domain, and one WebCenter Content Managed Server per node, per domain.
You cannot scale up Inbound Refinery or WebCenter Content. To add Managed Servers in a cluster, see Scaling Out a Topology (Machine Scale Out)in the Oracle Fusion Middleware High Availability Guide to add a Managed Server to a new node.”
1.2 Using This Document to Extend an Existing Domain
The procedures in this document describe how to create a new domain. The assumption is that no other Oracle Fusion Middleware products are installed on your system.
If you have installed and configured other Oracle Fusion Middleware products on your system (for example, Fusion Middleware Infrastructure, with a domain that is up and running), use the same instructions to extend your existing domain. If you choose extend an existing domain, read Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware for detailed information.
1.3 Using This Document in an Upgrade Scenario
If you are installing Oracle WebCenter Content as part of an upgrade procedure, follow the instructions in this document to install the software, but do not run the Configuration Wizard to create a WebLogic domain.
After you install the software, see Upgrading Oracle WebCenter.