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10
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Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Intended Audience
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Conventions
1
Summary of Installation Steps
2
What's New in the Installation
2.1
OracleAS Metadata Repository Uses Oracle Database 10
g
2.2
Support for More High Availability Environments
2.3
Support for Oracle Internet Directory Replication
2.4
New Screen for Specifying the staticports.ini File
2.5
Additional Tool for Deinstallation
2.6
Changed Option Name in Select Configuration Options Screen for J2EE and Web Cache
2.7
Recording Feature for Silent Installations
2.8
Generating Installation Statistics
2.9
Change in the Default Port Range
2.10
New Element for Specifying Port Numbers for CORBA Communication
2.11
Cloning OracleAS Forms and Reports Services Instances
3
Compatibility with Earlier Releases
4
Requirements
4.1
Using Oracle
MetaLink
to Obtain the Latest Oracle Application Server Hardware and Software Requirements
4.2
System Requirements
4.2.1
Memory Requirements for Running Multiple Instances on the Same Computer
4.2.2
Installing from the Console or X Windows
4.2.3
Tips for Reducing Memory Usage
4.3
Software Requirements
4.3.1
Software Requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 2.1 Systems
4.3.2
Software Requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 3.0 Systems
4.3.3
Software Requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4.0 Systems
4.3.4
Software Requirements for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Systems
4.3.5
Software Requirements for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Systems
4.3.6
Certification on Linux x86-64
4.3.6.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 3.0, Update 3 or higher (AMD64 / Intel EM64T)
4.3.6.2
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (AMD64 / Intel EM64T)
4.4
Kernel Parameters
4.4.1
Kernel Parameter Settings for OracleAS Web Cache
4.4.2
Kernel Parameter Settings for OracleAS Metadata Repository
4.5
Set Shell Limits for the oracle User
4.6
Ports
4.6.1
Checking If a Port Is in Use
4.6.2
Using Default Port Numbers
4.6.3
Using Custom Port Numbers (the "Static Ports" Feature)
4.6.3.1
Format of the staticports.ini File
4.6.3.2
Error Conditions that Will Cause the Installer to Use Default Ports Instead of Specified Ports
4.6.3.3
Ports for Oracle HTTP Server and OracleAS Web Cache
4.6.3.4
Examples
4.6.4
If Port 1521 Is in Use
4.6.4.1
If Port 1521 Is In Use by an Existing Oracle Database
4.6.4.2
If Port 1521 Is In Use by Some Other Application
4.7
Operating System Groups
4.7.1
Create a Group for the Inventory Directory
4.7.2
Create Groups for Database Administrators
4.8
Operating System User
4.9
Environment Variables
4.9.1
Environment Variable Tips
4.9.2
ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID
4.9.3
PATH, CLASSPATH, and Shared Library Path Environment Variables
4.9.4
DISPLAY
4.9.5
TMP and TMPDIR
4.9.6
TNS_ADMIN
4.9.7
ORA_NLS
4.9.8
LD_BIND_NOW
4.10
The /etc/hosts File
4.10.1
Location of the Default Oracle Identity Management Realm
4.10.2
Hostname for OracleAS Single Sign-On
4.11
Network Topics
4.11.1
Installing on a DHCP Host
4.11.2
Installing on Multihomed (Multi-IP) Computers
4.11.3
Copying CD-ROMs or DVD to Hard Drive, and Installing from the Hard Drive
4.11.4
Installing from a Remote CD-ROM or DVD Drive
4.11.5
Installing on Remote Computers
4.11.6
Installing on NFS-Mounted Storage
4.11.7
Running Multiple Instances from One Installation
4.11.8
Support for NIS and NIS+
4.12
Prerequisite Checks Performed by the Installer
5
Things You Should Know Before Starting the Installation
5.1
Obtaining Software from Oracle E-Delivery
5.1.1
Finding and Downloading the Oracle Application Server 10
g
Release 2 (10.1.2) E-Pack
5.1.2
Finding Required and Optional Downloads
5.1.3
Disk Space Requirements
5.1.4
Software Requirements for Unzipping Files
5.1.5
Extracting Software from the Zip Files
5.2
Basic Concepts
5.3
Order of Installation
5.4
Where Do I Install Oracle Application Server?
5.5
Oracle Home Directory
5.5.1
Installing in an Existing Oracle Home
5.5.2
Installing in a Non-Empty Oracle Home
5.6
Can I Use Symbolic Links?
5.7
First-Time Installation of Any Oracle Product
5.8
Installing Additional Languages
5.9
Oracle Application Server Instances and Instance Names
5.10
The ias_admin User and Restrictions on its Password
5.11
Comparing Installing Components against Configuring Components
5.12
Installing Oracle9
i
Application Server Release 2 (9.0.2) on the Same Computer
5.13
Where Does the Installer Write Files?
5.14
Why Do I Need to be Able to Log In as Root At Certain Times During Installation?
5.15
Running root.sh During Installation
5.16
Can I Modify Other Oracle Application Server Instances During Installation?
5.17
Connecting to Oracle Internet Directory Through SSL Connections
5.18
Setting the Mount Point for the CD-ROM or DVD
5.19
Starting Oracle Universal Installer
6
Installing OracleAS Infrastructure
6.1
Infrastructure Installation Types
6.2
Why Would I Select the Different Infrastructure Installation Types?
6.3
Order of Installation for the Infrastructure
6.4
Can I Install Components on Separate Computers?
6.5
Tips for Installing Oracle Identity Management Components Separately
6.6
Do I Need the Oracle Delegated Administration Services or the Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning Components?
6.7
Can I Configure Components After Installation?
6.8
Can I Use an Existing Database for the OracleAS Metadata Repository?
6.9
Can I Use an Existing Oracle Internet Directory?
6.10
Registration of OracleAS Metadata Repository in Oracle Internet Directory and Password Randomization
6.11
Contents of the OracleAS Metadata Repository
6.12
Can I Use Multiple Metadata Repositories?
6.13
What High Availability Options Does Oracle Application Server Support?
6.14
Restrictions on the Passwords for the SYS, SYSTEM, SYSMAN, and DBSNMP Users
6.15
Support for NE8ISO8859P10 and CEL8ISO8859P14 Characters Sets
6.16
What Do I Enter in the "Specify Namespace in Internet Directory" Screen?
6.17
How to Determine Port Numbers Used by Components
6.18
Can I Add OCA After Installation?
6.19
How to Deploy Oracle Delegated Administration Services on a Separate Host
6.20
Installing OracleAS Infrastructure
6.21
Installing OracleAS Infrastructure Against an Existing Oracle Internet Directory
6.22
Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository in a New Database
6.23
Installing Oracle Identity Management Components Only (Including Oracle Internet Directory)
6.24
Installing Oracle Identity Management Components Only (Excluding Oracle Internet Directory)
6.25
Installing Oracle Internet Directory Only
6.26
Installing OCA and OracleAS Metadata Repository Only
6.27
Install Fragment: The First Few Screens of the Installation
6.28
Install Fragment: The Last Few Screens of the Installation
6.29
Install Fragment: Database Screens
6.30
Install Fragment: OCA Screens
7
Installing Middle Tiers
7.1
Middle-tier Types
7.2
Components in the Middle Tier
7.3
Which Components Do I Need?
7.4
Configuration Options for the J2EE and Web Cache Middle Tier
7.4.1
What Is a Farm?
7.4.2
What Is an OracleAS Cluster?
7.4.3
Special Requirements for Installing J2EE and Web Cache Instances with OracleAS File-Based Repository Across a Firewall
7.5
How to Determine the Password for the DCM Schema
7.6
How to Determine Port Numbers Used by Components
7.7
If You Plan to Install Middle Tiers Against an Upgraded Oracle Internet Directory
7.8
Installing a J2EE and Web Cache Without an Infrastructure
7.9
Installing J2EE and Web Cache in a Database-Based Farm Repository and with Oracle Identity Management Access
7.10
Installing J2EE and Web Cache in a Database-Based Farm Repository but Without Oracle Identity Management Access
7.11
Installing J2EE and Web Cache in a File-Based Farm Repository but Without Oracle Identity Management Access
7.12
Installing J2EE and Web Cache in a File-Based Farm Repository and with Oracle Identity Management Access
7.13
Installing Portal and Wireless or Business Intelligence and Forms
7.14
Expanding a Middle Tier
7.15
Can I Upgrade and Expand a Middle Tier at the Same Time?
7.16
Install Fragment: The First Few Screens for Installing Middle Tiers
7.17
Install Fragment: The Last Few Screens of the Installation
8
Configuring Oracle Internet Directory for Oracle Application Server Installation Privileges
8.1
Default Users in Oracle Internet Directory
8.2
Groups in Oracle Internet Directory
8.2.1
"Global" Groups
8.2.2
Groups for Each Metadata Repository
8.2.3
Groups for Each Component
8.3
Groups Required to Configure or Deinstall Components
8.4
Groups Required to Install Middle Tiers
8.4.1
Groups Required to Install Against the Desired Metadata Repository
8.4.2
Groups Required to Install Middle-Tier Components
8.4.3
Example
8.5
Groups Required to Install Additional Metadata Repositories
8.6
Example of Installation with Different Users
8.7
How to Create Users in Oracle Internet Directory
8.8
How to Add Users to Groups in Oracle Internet Directory
8.8.1
Using Oracle Directory Manager to Add Users to Groups
8.8.1.1
Navigating to "Global" Groups
8.8.1.2
Navigating to Metadata Repository Groups
8.8.1.3
Navigating to Component Groups
8.8.2
Using Deployment Delegation Console to Add Users to Groups
8.9
Contents of a New Oracle Internet Directory
8.10
On the Specify Login for Oracle Internet Directory Screen, What Username and Realm Do I Enter?
9
Installing Oracle Internet Directory in Replicated Mode
9.1
Oracle Internet Directory Replication Overview
9.1.1
Fan-Out Replication (LDAP Replication)
9.1.2
Multimaster Replication (Advanced Replication)
9.2
Requirements
9.2.1
Database Requirements
9.2.2
Clock Synchronization
9.3
Installation Order
9.4
Installing a Master Oracle Internet Directory
9.5
Installing an Oracle Internet Directory Replica
9.5.1
Overview of Installing a Replica
9.5.2
Installing an Oracle Internet Directory Replica with a New Database
9.5.3
Installing an Oracle Internet Directory Replica against an Existing Database
9.6
Accessing OracleAS Single Sign-On and Oracle Delegated Administration Services
10
Installing in High Availability Environments: Overview
10.1
Overview of High Availability Configurations
10.1.1
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
10.1.2
OracleAS Cluster
10.1.3
OracleAS Disaster Recovery
10.1.4
Summary of Differences
10.2
Installation Order for High Availability Configurations
10.3
Requirements for High Availability Configurations
10.3.1
Check Minimum Number of Nodes
10.3.2
Check That Groups Are Defined Identically on All Nodes
10.3.3
Check the Properties of the oracle User
10.3.4
Check for Previous Oracle Installations on All Nodes
11
Installing in High Availability Environments: OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
11.1
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Introduction
11.2
Preinstallation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
11.2.1
Map the Virtual Hostname and Virtual IP Address
11.2.2
Set Up a File System That Can Be Mounted from Both Nodes
11.2.3
Review Recommendations for Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
11.2.4
Check That Clusterware Is Running
11.3
Installing an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure) Configuration
11.3.1
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Overview of Installation Steps
11.3.2
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Details of Installation Steps
11.4
Installing a Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure) Configuration
11.4.1
Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Overview of Installation Steps
11.4.2
Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Details of Installation Steps
11.5
Installing an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Oracle Identity Management) Configuration
11.5.1
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Oracle Identity Management): Overview of Installation Steps
11.5.2
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Oracle Identity Management): Details of Installation Steps
11.6
Installing a Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Oracle Identity Management) Configuration
11.6.1
Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Oracle Identity Management): Overview of Installation Steps
11.6.2
Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Oracle Identity Management): Details of Installation Steps
11.7
Installing Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On in an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
11.7.1
Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On in OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Overview of Installation Steps
11.7.2
Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On in OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Details of Installation Steps
11.8
Installing Only the OracleAS Metadata Repository in an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Environment
11.9
Installing OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Middle-Tier)
11.9.1
Installing in Separate Oracle Homes
11.9.1.1
Preinstallation Steps
11.9.1.2
Installing the Middle Tiers
11.9.1.3
Postinstallation Steps
11.9.2
Installing in a Single Oracle Home
11.9.2.1
Preinstallation Steps
11.9.2.2
Installing the Middle Tier
11.9.2.3
Post-Installation Steps
11.9.3
Expanding the Middle Tiers
11.10
Installing OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure) and OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Middle-Tier) on the Same Nodes
11.10.1
Installation Steps
11.10.2
Post-Installation Steps
11.11
Post-Installation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
11.11.1
Edit the ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/htdocs/index.html File
11.11.2
Copy /etc/oraInst.loc and /etc/oratab to the Other Node
11.11.3
Edit the oraInst.loc and oratab Files on the Secondary Node
11.11.4
Create a Clusterware Agent for Automatic Failover
11.12
Installing Middle Tiers Against an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Infrastructure
11.12.1
If You Plan to Install Middle Tiers on OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Nodes
11.12.1.1
Create a staticports.ini File for the Middle Tier
11.12.1.2
Rename the /etc/oraInst.loc File Used for the Infrastructure
11.12.2
Procedure for Installing Middle Tiers Against an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Infrastructure
11.13
Installing Regular Middle-Tiers on OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Nodes
12
Installing in High Availability Environments: OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
12.1
OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management): Introduction
12.2
Preinstallation Steps for OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
12.2.1
Use the Same Path for the Oracle Home Directory (recommended)
12.2.2
Synchronize Clocks on All Nodes
12.2.3
Configure Virtual Server Names and Ports for the Load Balancer
12.2.4
Configure Your LDAP Virtual Server
12.2.4.1
Load Balancer Supports LDAP Service Monitoring
12.2.4.2
Load Balancer Does Not Support LDAP Service Monitoring
12.2.5
Set up Cookie Persistence on the Load Balancer
12.3
About Oracle Internet Directory Passwords
12.4
About Configuring SSL and Non-SSL Ports for Oracle HTTP Server
12.4.1
Case 1: Client ---[HTTP]---> Load Balancer ---[HTTP]---> Oracle HTTP Server
12.4.2
Case 2: Client ---[HTTPS]---> Load Balancer ---[HTTPS]---> Oracle HTTP Server
12.4.3
Case 3: Client ---[HTTPS]---> Load Balancer ---[HTTP]---> Oracle HTTP Server
12.5
Installing an OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
12.5.1
Installation Order
12.5.2
Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository
12.5.3
Installing OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) on the First Node
12.5.3.1
Create staticports.ini File
12.5.3.2
Disable TCP Monitoring on Load Balancer for First Node
12.5.3.3
Configure the Load Balancer to Return Immediately to the Calling Client
12.5.3.4
Ensure that the OracleAS Metadata Repository Is Not Registered with any Oracle Internet Directory
12.5.3.5
Select the Same Components for Each Node
12.5.3.6
Run the Installer
12.5.4
Installing OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) on Subsequent Nodes
12.5.5
If the Cluster Configuration Assistant Failed
12.6
Installing a Distributed OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
12.6.1
Installation Order
12.6.2
Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository
12.6.3
Installing Oracle Internet Directory on the First Node
12.6.3.1
Set up staticports.ini File
12.6.3.2
Select the Same Components for Each Installation
12.6.3.3
Start the Installer
12.6.4
Installing Oracle Internet Directory on Subsequent Nodes
12.6.4.1
Staticports.ini File Not Needed
12.6.4.2
Select the Same Components for Each Installation
12.6.4.3
Do Not Select the SSL Check box in the "Register with Oracle Internet Directory" Screen
12.6.4.4
Start the Installer
12.6.5
Installing OracleAS Single Sign-On and Oracle Delegated Administration Services on Each Node
12.6.5.1
Set up staticports.ini File
12.6.5.2
Start the Installer
12.6.5.3
If the Cluster Configuration Assistant Failed
12.7
Postinstallation Steps
12.7.1
Update targets.xml (Case 2 only)
12.8
Installing Middle Tiers Against OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Configurations
13
Installing in High Availability Environments: OracleAS Disaster Recovery
13.1
OracleAS Disaster Recovery: Introduction
13.2
Setting up the OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
13.2.1
Ensure Nodes Are Identical at the Operating System Level
13.2.2
Set Up staticports.ini File
13.2.3
Set Up Identical Hostnames on Both Production and Standby Sites
13.2.4
If You Want to Use OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster on the Production Site
13.3
Installing Oracle Application Server in an OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
13.3.1
Installing the OracleAS Infrastructure
13.3.2
Installing Middle Tiers
13.4
Installing the OracleAS 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Standalone Install of OracleAS Guard into Oracle Homes
13.5
Patching OracleAS Guard Release 10.1.2.0.0 with Release 10.1.2.0.2
13.6
What to Read Next?
14
Installing the OracleAS Metadata Repository in an Existing Database
15
Recommended Topologies
15.1
Java Developer Topology
15.1.1
Description
15.1.2
Requirements
15.1.3
Installation Sequence
15.2
Portal and Wireless Developer Topology
15.2.1
Description
15.2.2
Requirements
15.2.3
Installation Sequence
15.3
Forms, Reports, and Discoverer Developer Topology
15.3.1
Description
15.3.2
Requirements
15.3.3
Installation Sequence
15.4
Integration Business-to-Business (B2B) Topology
15.4.1
Description
15.4.2
Requirements
15.4.3
Assumptions
15.4.4
Installation Sequence
15.5
Departmental Topology with Separate OracleAS Metadata Repository for OracleAS Portal
15.5.1
Description
15.5.2
Requirements
15.5.3
Assumptions
15.5.4
Installation Sequence
15.6
Development Life Cycle Support Topology
15.6.1
Moving Applications from Test to Stage
15.6.2
Moving Applications from Stage to Production
15.7
OCA Topology
15.7.1
Description
15.7.2
Requirements
15.7.3
Installation Sequence
16
Post-Installation Tasks
16.1
State of Oracle Application Server Instances After Installation
16.2
Passwords for Oracle Application Server Components
16.3
NFS Installations
16.4
OracleAS File-Based Clustering
16.5
Backup and Recovery
16.6
SSL
16.7
Operating System Locale and NLS_LANG Environment Variable
16.7.1
Check the Operating System Locale
16.7.2
Check the NLS_LANG Setting
16.8
Component Configuration After Installation
16.8.1
Configuring mod_osso (Required for Oracle Delegated Administration Services)
16.9
Components that Require Postinstallation Tasks
16.10
What to Do Next?
A
Installing OracleAS Developer Kits
B
Silent and Non-Interactive Installation
B.1
Silent Installation
B.2
Non-Interactive Installation
B.3
Preinstallation
B.4
Notes for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
B.4.1
Installing OracleAS Certificate Authority
B.4.2
Expanding a Middle Tier
B.5
Create the Response File
B.5.1
Creating Response Files from Templates
B.5.2
Creating Response Files by Using the Record Mode in the Installer
B.5.3
Example Response Files
B.5.3.1
Example Response File for Standalone J2EE and Web Cache
B.5.3.2
Example Response File for OracleAS Infrastructure
B.5.3.3
Example Response File for Portal and Wireless
B.6
Start the Installation
B.7
Post-Installation
B.8
Security Tips for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
B.9
Deinstallation
C
Default Port Numbers
C.1
Method of Assigning Default Port Numbers
C.2
Default Port Numbers
D
Ports to Open in Firewalls
E
Deinstallation and Reinstallation
E.1
New Tool: Deconfig Tool
E.1.1
Parameters
E.1.2
Log Files Generated by the Deconfig Tool
E.2
Deinstallation Procedure: Overview
E.3
Deinstalling OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Installations
E.4
Deinstalling OracleAS Single Sign-On Instances in OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
E.5
Deinstalling OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
E.6
Deinstalling Middle Tiers
E.7
Deinstalling OracleAS Infrastructure
E.7.1
Deinstallation Order
E.7.2
Deinstallation Steps
E.8
Deinstalling OracleAS Developer Kits
E.9
Harmless Errors in the Log File
E.10
Cleaning Up Oracle Application Server Processes
E.11
Reinstallation
E.12
Troubleshooting
F
Configuration Assistants
F.1
Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
F.1.1
General Tips
F.1.2
Configuration Assistant Result Codes
F.2
Description of Oracle Application Server Configuration Assistants
G
Troubleshooting
G.1
General Troubleshooting Tips
G.2
Installation Problems and Solutions
G.2.1
Location of Log Files
G.2.2
Message About Installing in a Non-Empty Directory
G.2.3
Installer Disappears After Running the Preinstallation Checks
G.2.4
Unable to Clean Up a Failed Installation
G.2.5
Forgot the Password for the cn=orcladmin Account
G.2.6
cn=orcladmin Account Becomes Locked
G.2.7
User Interface Does Not Display in the Desired Language, or Does Not Display Properly
G.2.8
Installer Does Not Display Correct Database Name for OracleAS Metadata Repository
G.2.9
Configuration Assistant Failures - General
G.2.10
OracleAS Randomize Password Configuration Assistant Failures
G.2.11
Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) Failures
G.2.12
Harmless Error Message from Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
G.2.13
OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start HTTP Server Failures
G.2.14
OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start DAS Instance Failures
G.2.15
OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start OCA Failures
G.2.16
Re-running chgtocfmt Does Not Work
G.2.17
WARNING: DCM service may not be available at this time
G.3
Deinstallation Problems and Solutions
G.3.1
Obsolete Partner URLs Still Remain on the OracleAS Single Sign-On Administration Screen
G.3.2
Unable to Reuse Instance Name of a Deleted Instance
G.3.3
Unable to Reuse Database Name
G.3.4
Deconfiguration Failed on Distributed OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
G.4
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