G Examples of Administrative Changes

This appendix provides examples of administrative changes that can be performed on an Oracle Application Server environment. It is a companion to Part V, "Backup and Recovery" in this book, and to the Disaster Recovery section in Oracle Application Server High Availability Guide.

It contains the following topics:

How to Use This Appendix
Examples of Administrative Changes (by Component)

G.1 How to Use This Appendix

Some administrative operations cause configuration changes to your Oracle Application Server environment. These are called administrative changes, and include deploying and undeploying applications, changing the topology, changing ports, creating and deleting users, and changing passwords. As an administrator, you should be aware when administrative changes occur, because you may need to back up your environment or perform some synchronization procedures.

This appendix provides examples of administrative changes, listed by component. You can use this as a guide for performing the following procedures:

Backup and Recovery

Oracle recommends you perform a backup after each administrative change to your environment. You can use this appendix to determine the types of administrative changes that require you to back up your environment.

See Also:
Part V, "Backup and Recovery"
Disaster Recovery Synchronization Between the Primary and Standby Sites

When you implement Disaster Recovery, you must update standby sites when you make an administrative change to your environment. You can use this appendix to determine the types of administrative changes that require you to update your standby sites.

See Also:
Oracle Application Server High Availability Guide

G.2 Examples of Administrative Changes (by Component)

Table G-1 provides examples of administrative changes, by component. Consult your component documentation to learn more about these operations.

Table G-1 Examples of Administrative Changes

Component	Examples of Administrative Changes
Delegated Administration Services	Manual edits to Oracle Delegated Administration Services configuration files, such as `das.properties`
Directory Integration and Provisioning	Directory Integration and Provisioning administrative and configuration operations, such as running the `odisrvreg` or `remtool` utilities (password management)
Distributed Configuration Management (DCM)	DCM administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console Manual edits to DCM configuration files DCM administrative and configuration operations using `dcmctl`, such as `configrepositoryssl`, `joincluster`, `joinfarm`, `leavecluster`, `leavefarm`, `repositoryrelocated`, `resetDCMcacheport`, `resethostinformation`, `restoreinstance`, and `set` operations DCM administrative and configuration operations performed using the `dcmctl` utility, such as deploying and undeploying applications and making configuration changes
Dynamic Monitoring Service (DMS)	DMS administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console Manual edits to DMS configuration files, such as `dms.conf`
Log Loader	Log Loader administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console Manual edits to Log Loader configuration files, such as `logloader.properties`, `logloader.xml`, and files in `ORACLE_HOME/diagnostics/config/registration`
Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J)	OC4J administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console Manual edits to OC4J configuration files OC4J administrative and configuration operations using the `dcmctl` utility, such as deploying and undeploying applications, and creating OC4J instances
Oracle Application Server Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) Provider (JAZN)	JAZN administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console JAZN administrative and configuration operations performed using the `admintool` utility, such as adding and removing users, and changing roles, permissions, privileges, and passwords
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control Console	Application server-wide or component-specific administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console, such as changing the `ias_admin` password, changing port numbers, deploying and undeploying applications, and operations that result in configuration file changes
Oracle HTTP Server	Oracle HTTP Server administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console, such as modifying the number of VMs and creating virtual hosts Manual edits to Oracle HTTP Server configuration files Oracle HTTP Server administrative and configuration operations using the `dcmctl` utility
Oracle Internet Directory	Oracle Internet Directory administrative and configuration operations, such as running the `oidpasswd` or `remtool` utilities (password management), and installing and removing components
Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN)	OPMN administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console Manual edits to OPMN configuration files, such as `opmn.xml` OPMN administrative and configuration operations using the `dcmctl` utility
Oracle Ultra Search	Manual edits to Oracle Ultra Search configuration files, such as `crawler.dat`, `data-sources.xml`, `truststore.dat`, and `ultrasearch.properties`
OracleAS Certificate Authority (OCA)	OCA administrative and configuration operations using the `ocactl` utility with the following options: `setpasswd`, `generatewallet`, `convertwallet`, `importwallet`, `revokecert`, `renewcert`, `updateconnection`, and `changesecurity` Using the administrative interface to enroll the OCA Web administrator
OracleAS Forms Services	OracleAS Forms Services administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console, such as operations on the "Forms/Configuration", "Forms/Environment Property", and "Forms/Overview" pages
OracleAS Portal	OracleAS Portal administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console OracleAS Portal administrative and configuration operations using the Administration screen in the Portal User Interface Manual edits to OracleAS Portal configuration files Running the `ptlconfig` script Running any Portal-specific scripts that modify the database-side configuration for Portal, for example, disabling OracleAS Web Cache or changing some background job frequencies in Portal
Oracle BPEL Process Analytics	Oracle BPEL Process Analytics administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console
OracleAS Reports Services	OracleAS Reports Services administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console, such as operations on the "Reports/Configuration" page Manual edits to OracleAS Reports Services configuration files When the Reports server receives a job insert or update, such as when adding a new job or moving a job from one queue to another. Note: Oracle recommends that you perform backup and file synchronization more frequently when running OracleAS Reports Services.
OracleAS Single Sign-On	OracleAS Single Sign-On administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console, such as changing the `ORASSO` schema password Configuration changes such as adding or removing an OracleAS Single Sign-On middle-tier instance, changing OracleAS Single Sign-On to use SSL, and performing Windows Native Authentication configuration changes
OracleAS Web Cache	OracleAS Web Cache configuration properties performed using options from the Administration tab (Web Cache Home page -> Administration tab) in the Application Server Control Console.
OracleAS Wireless	OracleAS Wireless administrative and configuration operations performed using the Application Server Control Console, such as deploying and undeploying applications, changing ports, making changes to groups or users, and changing configuration parameters