15 Extending the Domain with Oracle Enterprise Scheduler

The following topics describe how to extend the enterprise deployment domain with the Oracle Enterprise Scheduler software.
Parent topic: Configuring the Enterprise Deployment

15.1 Variables Used in This Chapter

As you perform the tasks in this chapter, you will be referencing the directory variables listed in this section.

The values for several directory variables are defined in File System and Directory Variables Used in This Guide.

  • ORACLE_HOME

  • ASERVER_HOME

  • MSERVER_HOME

  • OHS_DOMAIN_HOME

In addition, you'll be referencing the following virtual IP (VIP) addresses defined in Physical and Virtual IP Addresses Required by the Enterprise Topology:

  • ADMINVHN

Actions in this chapter will be performed on the following host computers:

  • SOAHOST1

  • SOAHOST2

  • WEBHOST1

  • WEBHOST2

15.2 Overview of Adding Oracle Enterprise Scheduler to a SOA Domain

This section provides an overview of adding Oracle Enterprise Scheduler to a SOA domain.

Table 15-1 lists and describes to high-level steps for extending a SOA domain with Oracle Enterprise Scheduler.

Table 15-1 Steps for Extending a SOA Domain to Include Oracle Enterprise Scheduler

Step Description More Information

Create Database Schemas for ESS

Navigate the RCU screens to create the database schemas.

Creating the Database Schemas for ESS

Run the Configuration Wizard to Extend the Domain

Extend the SOA/OSB domain to contain Oracle Enterprise Scheduler components

Extending the SOA Domain to Include Oracle Enterprise Scheduler

Configure a Default Persistence Store for Transaction Recovery

To leverage the migration capability of the Transaction Recovery Service for the servers within a cluster, store the transaction log in a location accessible to a server and its backup servers.

Configuring a Default Persistence Store for Transaction Recovery

Propagate the Domain Configuration to the Managed Server Directory in SOAHOST1 and to SOAHOST2

Oracle Enterprise Scheduler requires some updates to the WebLogic Server start scripts. Propagate these changes using the pack and unpack commands.

Propagating the Extended Domain to the Domain Directories and Machines

Start the Oracle Enterprise Scheduler Servers

Oracle Enterprise Scheduler servers extend an already existing domain. As a result, the Administration Server and respective Node Managers are already running in SOAHOST1 and SOAHOST2.

Starting WLS_ESS1 Managed Server

Validate the WLS_ESS Managed Servers

Verify that the server status is reported as Running in the Admin Console and access URLs to verify status of servers.

Starting and Validating the WLS_ESS2 Managed Server

Configuring Oracle HTTP Server for the WLS_ESSn Managed Servers

To enable Oracle HTTP Server to route to Oracle Enterprise Scheduler console and service, set the WebLogicCluster parameter to the list of nodes in the cluster.

Configuring Oracle HTTP Server for the WLS_ESS Managed Servers

Validating Access Through Oracle HTTP Server

Verify that the server status is reported as Running.

Validating Access to Oracle Enterprise Scheduler Through the Hardware Load Balancer

Backing up the Oracle Enterprise Scheduler

To back up the domain configuration for immediate restoration in case of failures in future procedures.

Backing Up the Oracle Enterprise Scheduler Configuration

15.3 Creating the Database Schemas for ESS

Before you can configure an Oracle ESS server, you must install the required schemas on a certified database for use with this release of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Follow the instructions in these sections to install the schemas.

15.3.1 Starting the Repository Creation Utility (RCU)

To start the Repository Creation Utility (RCU):

  1. Navigate to the ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/bin directory on your system.
  2. Make sure the JAVA_HOME environment variable is set to the location of a certified JDK on your system. The location should be up to but not including the bin directory. For example, if your JDK is located in /u01/oracle/products/jdk:

    On UNIX operating systems:

    export JAVA_HOME=/u01/oracle/products/jdk
  3. Start RCU:

    On UNIX operating systems:

    ./rcu

15.3.2 Navigating the RCU Screens to Create the Enterprise Scheduler Schemas

Schema creation involves the following tasks:

Task 1    Introducing RCU

Click Next.

Task 2    Selecting a Method of Schema Creation

If you have the necessary permission and privileges to perform DBA activities on your database, select System Load and Product Load Concurrently. This procedure assumes that you have the necessary privileges.

If you do not have the necessary permission or privileges to perform DBA activities in the database, you must select Prepare Scripts for System Load on this screen. This option will generate a SQL script, which can be provided to your database administrator. See "Understanding System Load and Product Load" in Creating Schemas with the Repository Creation Utility.

Task 3    Providing Database Connection Details

Provide the database connection details for RCU to connect to your database. In the host name enter the scan address of your RAC DB.

Click Next to proceed, then click OK on the dialog window confirming that connection to the database was successful.

Task 4    Specifying a Custom Prefix and Selecting Schemas

Select Select existing prefix and specify the prefix you used for the original domain creation schemas.

Expand the Oracle AS Common Schemas and then select the Oracle Enterprise Scheduler in the component list.

The custom prefix is used to logically group these schemas together for use in this domain only; you must create a unique set of schemas for each domain as schema sharing across domains is not supported.

Tip:

For more information about custom prefixes, see "Understanding Custom Prefixes" in Creating Schemas with the Repository Creation Utility.

For more information about how to organize your schemas in a multi-domain environment, see "Planning Your Schema Creation" in Creating Schemas with the Repository Creation Utility.

Tip:

You must make a note of the custom prefix you choose to enter here; you will need this later on during the domain creation process.

Click Next to proceed, then click OK on the dialog window confirming that prerequisite checking for schema creation was successful.

Task 5    Specifying Schema Passwords

Specify how you want to set the schema passwords on your database, then specify and confirm your passwords.

Tip:

You must make a note of the passwords you set on this screen; you will need them later on during the domain creation process.

Task 6    Specifying Custom Variables

Click Next in the Default and temporary tablespaces selection (accept defaults) and click in the Confirmation Pop up window warning about tablespaces being created.

Task 7    Completing Schema Creation

Navigate through the remainder of the RCU screens to complete schema creation. When you reach the Completion Summary screen, click Close to dismiss RCU.

15.4 Extending the SOA Domain to Include Oracle Enterprise Scheduler

This section provides instructions for extending the existing enterprise deployment SOA domain with the Oracle Enterprise Scheduler.

Extending the domain involves the following tasks.

15.4.1 Starting the Configuration Wizard

Note:

If you added any customizations directly to the start scripts in the domain, those will be overwritten by the configuration wizard. To customize server startup parameters that apply to all servers in a domain, you can create a file called setUserOverrides.sh and configure it, for example, add custom libraries to the WebLogic Server classpath, specify additional java command line options for running the servers, or specify additional environment variables. Any customizations you add to this file are preserved during domain upgrade operations, and are carried over to remote servers when using the pack and unpack commands.

To begin domain configuration:

  1. Shut down the Administration Server to prevent any configuration locks, saves, or activations from occurring during the configuration of the domain.

    For more information, see the instructions for shutting down the Administration Server with Node Manager in Starting the Configuration Wizard on SOAHOST1.

  2. Navigate to the following directory and start the WebLogic Server Configuration Wizard. 
    ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/common/bin
./config.sh

15.4.2 Navigating the Configuration Wizard Screens to Extend the Domain with Oracle Enterprise Scheduler

In this step, you extend the domain created in Extending the Domain with Oracle SOA Suite to contain Oracle Enterprise Scheduler components.

The steps reflected in this section are very similar to the steps required to extend an Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure domain directly, but some of the options, libraries, and components shown in the screens will vary.

Domain creation and configuration includes the following tasks:

Task 1    Selecting the Domain Type and Domain Home Location

On the Configuration Type screen, select Update an existing domain.

In the Domain Location field, select the value of the ASERVER_HOME variable, which represents the complete path to the Administration Server domain home you created in Creating the Initial Infrastructure Domain for an Enterprise Deployment.

For more information about the directory location variables, see File System and Directory Variables Used in This Guide

Tip:

More information about the other options on this screen can be found in Configuration Type in Creating WebLogic Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Task 2    Selecting the Configuration Template

On the Templates screen, make sure Update Domain Using Product Templates is selected, then select the following templates:

Oracle Enterprise Scheduler Service Basic - 12.2.1.0 [oracle_common]

Oracle Enterprise Manager Plugin for ESS - 12.2.1.0 [em]

Click Next.

Task 3    Specifying the Datasource Configuration Type

Note:

Any custom datasources that were created before the extension (like LEASING datasources) will show up before this screen. Check the Datasources row and click Next. The test datasource screen will verify its validity. Click Next.

All fields are pre-populated, because you already configured the domain to reference the Fusion Middleware schemas that are required for the Infrastructure domain. Verify and ensure that credentials in all the fields are the same that you have provided while configuring Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure.

Click Get RCU Configuration after you finish verifying the database connection information. The following output in the Connection Result Log indicates that the operation succeeded:

Connecting to the database server...OK
Retrieving schema data from database server...OK
Binding local schema components with retrieved data...OK
Successfully Done.

Tip:

More information about the RCU Data option can be found in "Understanding the Service Table Schema" in Creating Schemas with the Repository Creation Utility.

More information about the other options on this screen can be found in "Datasource Defaults" in Creating WebLogic Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Task 4    Specifying JDBC Component Schema Information

Select the ESS Schema and ESS MDS Schema.

When you select the schemas, the fields on the page are activated and the database connection fields are populated automatically.

Click Convert to GridLink and click Next.

Task 5    Providing the GridLink Oracle RAC Database Connection Details

On the GridLink Oracle RAC Component Schema screen, provide the information required to connect to the RAC database and component schemas, as shown in the following table.

Element Description and Recommended Value

SCAN, Host Name, and Port

Select the SCAN check box.

In the Host Name field, enter the Single Client Access Name (SCAN) Address for the Oracle RAC database.

In the Port field, enter the SCAN listening port for the database (for example, 1521)

ONS Host and Port

In the ONS Host field, enter the SCAN address for the Oracle RAC database.

In the Port field, enter the ONS Remote port (typically, 6200).

Enable Fan

Verify that the Enable Fan check box is selected, so the database can receive and process FAN events.
Task 6    Selecting Advanced Configuration

On the Select Advanced Configuration screen, select the following:

Managed Servers, Clusters, and Coherence

Click Next.

Task 7    Configuring Managed Servers

On the Managed Servers screen, add the required managed servers for Enterprise Scheduler.

  • Select the automatically created server and click Rename to change the name to WLS_ESS1.

  • Click Add to add another new server and enter WLS_ESS2 as the server name.

  • Give servers WLS_ESS1 and WLS_ESS2 the attributes listed in Table 15-2 .

Click Next.

Table 15-2 Managed Servers

Name Listen Address Listen Port SSL Listen Port SSL Enabled Server Groups

WLS_SOA1

SOAHOST1

8001

n/a

No

SOA-MGD-SVRS-ONLY

WLS_SOA2

SOAHOST2

8001

n/a

No

SOA-MGD-SVRS-ONLY

WLS_WSM1

SOAHOST1

7010

n/a

No

JRF-MAN-SVR

WSMPM-MAN-SVR

WSM-CACHE-SVR

WLS_WSM2

SOAHOST2

7010

n/a

No

JRF-MAN-SVR

WSMPM-MAN-SVR

WSM-CACHE-SVR

WLS_OSB1

SOAHOST1

8011

n/a

No

OSB-MGD-SVRS-ONLY

WLS_OSB2

SOAHOST2

8011

n/a

No

OSB-MGD-SVRS-ONLY

WLS_ESS1

SOAHOST1

8021

n/a

No

ESS-MGD-SVRS

WLS_ESS2

SOAHOST2

8021

n/a

No

ESS-MGD-SVRS

The WLS_SOA Managed Servers appear only if you are extending a domain where Oracle SOA Suite has been configured.

The WLS_OSB Managed Servers appear only if you are extending a domain where Oracle Service Bus has been configured.

Task 8    Configuring a Cluster

On the Configure Clusters screen, add the Enterprise Scheduler cluster, using the values for each property shown in the following table.

Click Next.

Name Cluster Adress Front end host Frontend HTTP Port Frontend HTTPs

SOA_Cluster

Leave it empty.

soa.example.com

80

443

WSM-PM_Cluster

Leave it empty

Leave it empty

Leave it empty

Leave it empty

OSB_Cluster

Leave it empty

osb.example.com

80

443

ESS_Cluster

Leave it empty

soa.example.com

80

443

The SOA_Cluster cluster appears only if you are extending a domain where Oracle SOA Suite has been configured.

The OSB_Cluster cluster appears only if you are extending a domain where Oracle Service Bus has been configured.

Task 9    Assigning Managed Servers to the Cluster

On the Assign Servers to Clusters screen, assign servers to clusters as follows:

  • SOA_Cluster - If you are extending a SOA domain.

    • WLS_SOA1

    • WLS_SOA2

  • WSM-PM_Cluster:

    • WLS_WSM1

    • WLS_WSM2

  • OSB_Cluster - If you are extending an OSB domain:

    • WLS_OSB1

    • WLS_OSB2

  • ESS_Cluster:

    • WLS_ESS1

    • WLS_ESS2

Click Next.

Task 10    Configuring Coherence Clusters

Use the Coherence Clusters screen to configure the Coherence cluster that is automatically added to the domain. Leave the port number value at 9991, as it was defined during the initial Infrastructure domain creation.

Task 11    Verifying the Existing Machines

On the Unix Machines tab, confirm that the following entries appear:

Name Node Manager Listen Address

SOAHOST1

SOAHOST1

SOAHOST2

SOAHOST2

ADMINHOST

ADMINVHN

Leave all other fields to their default values.

Click Next.

Task 12    Assigning Servers to Machines

On the Assign Servers to Machines screen, assign servers to machines as follows:

  • ADMINHOST:

    • AdminServer

  • SOAHOST1

    • WLS_SOA1 (if extending a SOA domain)

    • WLS_WSM1

    • WLS_OSB1 (if extending an OSB domain)

    • WLS_ESS1

  • SOAHOST2

    • WLS_SOA2 (if extending a SOA domain)

    • WLS_WSM2

    • WLS_OSB2 (if extending an OSB domain)

    • WLS_ESS2

Click Next.

Task 13    Reviewing Your Configuration Specifications and Configuring the Domain

The Configuration Summary screen contains the detailed configuration information for the domain you are about to create. Review the details of each item on the screen and verify that the information is correct.

Click Update.

In the Extending Domain screen, click Done.

Task 14    Start the Administration Server

Start the Administration Server to ensure the changes you have made to the domain have been applied.

15.5 Configuring a Default Persistence Store for Transaction Recovery

Each Managed Server uses a transaction log that stores information about committed transactions that are coordinated by the server and that may not have been completed. Oracle WebLogic Server uses this transaction log for recovery from system crashes or network failures. To leverage the migration capability of the Transaction Recovery Service for the Managed Servers within a cluster, store the transaction log in a location accessible to each Managed Server and its backup server.

Note:

To enable migration of the Transaction Recovery Service, specify a location on a persistent storage solution that is available to other servers in the cluster. All Managed Servers in the cluster must be able to access this directory. This directory must also exist before you restart the server.

The recommended location is a dual-ported SCSI disk or on a Storage Area Network (SAN). Note that it is important to set the appropriate replication and backup mechanisms at the storage level to guarantee protection in cases of a storage failure.

This information applies for file-based transaction logs. You can also configure a database-based persistent store for translation logs. For more information, see Using JDBC Persistent Stores for TLOGs and JMS in an Enterprise Deployment.

To set the location for the default persistence stores:

  1. Log into the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console:

    ADMINVHN:7001/console

  2. In the Change Center section, click Lock & Edit.

  3. For each of the Managed Servers in the cluster:

    1. In the Domain Structure window, expand the Environment node, and then click the Servers node.

      The Summary of Servers page appears.

    2. Click the name of the server (represented as a hyperlink) in Name column of the table.

      The settings page for the selected server appears and defaults to the Configuration tab.

    3. On the Configuration tab, click the Services tab.

    4. In the Default Store section of the page, enter the path to the folder where the default persistent stores will store its data files.

      For the enterprise deployment, use the ORACLE_RUNTIME directory location. This subdirectory serves as the central, shared location for transaction logs for the cluster. For more information, see File System and Directory Variables Used in This Guide.

      For example:

      ORACLE_RUNTIME/domain_name/cluster_name/tlogs

      Replace cluster_name with the name of the cluster you just created.

    5. Click Save.

  4. Click Save and Activate Changes.

Note:

You will validate the location and the creation of the transaction logs later in the configuration procedure.

15.6 Propagating the Extended Domain to the Domain Directories and Machines

After you have extended the domain with the ESS instances, and you have restarted the Administration Server on SOAHOST1, you must then propagate the domain changes to the domain directories and machines.

The following table summarizes the steps required to propagate the changes to all the domain directories and machines.

Task Description More Information

Pack up the Extended Domain on SOAHOST1

Use the Pack command to create a new template jar file that contains the new ESS Servers configuration.

When you pack up the domain, create a template jar file called soadomaintemplateExtESS.jar.

Packing Up the Extended Domain on SOAHOST1

Unpack the Domain in the Managed Servers Directory on SOAHOST1

Unpack the template jar file in the Managed Servers directory on SOAHOST1 local storage.

Unpacking the Domain in the Managed Servers Domain Directory on SOAHOST1

Unpack the Domain on SOAHOST2

Unpack the template jar file in the Managed Servers directory on the SOAHOST2 local storage.

Unpacking the Domain on SOAHOST2

15.7 Adding the ESSAdmin Role to the SOA Administrators Group

Before you validate the Oracle Enterprise Scheduler configuration on the WLS_ESS1 Managed Server, add the ESSAdmin role to the enterprise deployment administration group (SOA Administrators).

To perform this task, refer to Configuring Roles for Administration of Oracle SOA Suite Products.

15.8 Starting WLS_ESS1 Managed Server

Now that you have extended the domain, restarted the Administration Server, and propagated the domain to the other hosts, you can start the newly configured ESS servers.

  1. Enter the following URL into a browser to display the Fusion Middleware Control login screen: 
    http://ADMINVHN:7001/em

    In this example:

    • Replace ADMINVHN with the host name assigned to the ADMINVHN Virtual IP address in Identifying and Obtaining Software Downloads for an Enterprise Deployment.

    • Port 7001 is the typical port used for the Administration Server console and Fusion Middleware Control. However, you should use the actual URL that was displayed at the end of the Configuration Wizard session when you created the domain.

  2. Log in to Fusion Middleware Control using the Administration Server credentials.
  3. In the Target Navigation pane, expand the domain to view the Managed Servers in the domain.

    Figure 15-1 WLS_ESS1 Managed Server

    Description of Figure 15-1 follows
    Description of "Figure 15-1 WLS_ESS1 Managed Server"
  4. Select only the WLS_ESS1 Managed Server and click Start Up on the Oracle WebLogic Server tool bar.

    Note:

    SOA Servers depend on the policy access service to be functional. This implies that the WSM-PM servers in the domain need to be reachable before the SOA ones are started

  5. When the startup operation is complete, navigate to the Domain home page and verify that the WLS_ESS1 Managed Server is up and running.
  6. To verify the ESS software is configured, enter the following URL in the browser: 
    http://SOAHOST1:8021/EssHealthCheck

    With the default installation, this should be the HTTP response, as shown in the following image.

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    Click on the Check Health button, and then log in using the welogic_soa administration credentials.

    The reply should report that Oracle Enterprise Schedule (ESS) is up and running, as shown in the following image.

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15.9 Starting and Validating the WLS_ESS2 Managed Server

Follow the instructions in this section to start and validate the WLS_ESS2 Managed Server.

Follow similar steps as in the previous section for WLS_ESS2.

  1. Log in to Fusion Middleware Control using the Administration Server credentials.
  2. In the Target Navigation pane, expand the domain to view the Managed Servers in the domain.
  3. Select only the WLS_ESS2 Managed Server and click Start Up on the Oracle WebLogic Server tool bar.
  4. When the startup operation is complete, navigate to the Domain home page and verify that the WLS_ESS2 Managed Server is up and running, access the equivalent URLs for the WLS_ESS2: 
    http://SOAHOST2:8021/EssHealthCheck

    Click the Check Health button, and then log in using the welogic_soa administration credentials.

    The reply should report that Oracle Enterprise Scheduler is up and running, as shown in GUID-ADAC1243-DA7E-4501-9FEC-C95E2FCCCD38.htm#GUID-994A87AF-C0E8-457A-BA29-00BAB6132054__BABHAHGH.

15.10 Validating the Location and Creation of the Transaction Logs

After WLS_ESS1 and WLS_ESS2 are up and running, verify that the transaction log directory and transaction logs were created as expected.

Run the following command to verify, based on the steps you performed in Configuring a Default Persistence Store for Transaction Recovery:

ORACLE_RUNTIME/domain_name/ESS_Cluster/tlogs

  • _WLS_WLS_ESS1000000.DAT

  • _WLS_WLS_ESS2000000.DAT

15.11 Configuring Oracle HTTP Server for the WLS_ESS Managed Servers

Make the following modifications to the Oracle HTTP Server instance configuration files to ensure that the Oracle HTTP Server instances in the Web tier can route Oracle Enterprise Scheduler requests correctly to the WLS_ESS Managed Servers on SOHOST1 and SOAHOST2.

To enable Oracle HTTP Server to route Oracle Enterprise Scheduler requests to the application tier:

  1. Log in to SOAHOST1 and change directory to the configuration directory for the first Oracle HTTP Server instance (ohs1): 
    cd OHS_DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS/ohs1/moduleconf
  2. Add the following directives inside the <VirtualHost> tag in the soa_vh.conf file: 
    <Location /ess >
  WLSRequest ON
  WebLogicCluster SOAHOST1:8021,SOAHOST2:8021
  WLProxySSL ON
  WLProxySSLPassThrough ON
</Location>

<Location /EssHealthCheck >
  WLSRequest ON
  WebLogicCluster SOAHOST1:8021,SOAHOST2:8021
  WLProxySSL ON
  WLProxySSLPassThrough ON
</Location>
  3. Change directory to the following location so you can update the configuration file for the second Oracle HTTP Server instance (ohs2): 
    cd OHS_DOMAIN_HOME/config/fmwconfig/components/OHS/ohs2/moduleconf
  4. Open the soa_vh.conf file and add the Oracle Business Process Management directives to the <VirualHost> tag.
  5. Restart Oracle HTTP Servers on WEBHOST1 and WEBHOST2.

15.12 Configuring the WebLogic Proxy Plug-In

Set the WebLogic Plug-In Enabled parameter for the ESS cluster.

  1. Log in to the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration console.
  2. In the Domain Structure pane, expand the Environment node.
  3. Click on Clusters.
  4. Select the ESS_Cluster cluster to which you want to proxy requests from Oracle HTTP Server.

    The Configuration: General tab is displayed.

  5. Scroll down to the Advanced section, expand it.
  6. Click Lock and Edit.
  7. Set the WebLogic Plug-In Enabled to yes.
  8. Click Save and Activate the Changes.
  9. Restart the ESS servers for the changes to be effective.

15.13 Validating Access to Oracle Enterprise Scheduler Through the Hardware Load Balancer

Verify the URLs to ensure that appropriate routing and failover is working from the HTTP Server to the Oracle ESS components.

For information on configuring system access through the load balancer, see Section 3.3, "Configuring the Load Balancers."

To verify the URLs:

  1. While WLS_ESS1 is running, stop WLS_ESS2 using the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.
  2. Access the following URL from your Web browser, and verify the HTTP response as indicated in Starting and Validating the WLS_ESS2 Managed Server: 
    http://soa.example.com/EssHealthCheck
  3. Start WLS_ESS2 from the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.
  4. Stop WLS_ESS1 from the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.
  5. Verify these URLs using your load balancer address: 
    https://soa.example.com:443/EssHealthCheck

15.14 Backing Up the Oracle Enterprise Scheduler Configuration

It is an Oracle best practices recommendation to create a backup after successfully extending a domain or at another logical point. Create a backup after verifying that the installation so far is successful. This is a quick backup for the express purpose of immediate restoration in case of problems in later steps.

The backup destination is the local disk. You can discard this backup when the enterprise deployment setup is complete. After the enterprise deployment setup is complete, you can initiate the regular deployment-specific Backup and Recovery process.

For information about backing up your configuration, see Performing Backups and Recoveries in the SOA Enterprise Deployments.