Oracle Application Server 10g R2: Administration I

This course introduces the architecture of Oracle Application Server 10g and enables the participants to effectively install and manage Oracle Application Server 10g. The participants learn how to access and use Oracle Application Server management tools, and practice the basic management tasks such as starting and stopping of Oracle Application Server 10g instances and its components. The participants gain hands-on experience in configuring the Oracle Application Server 10g Infrastructure and the Oracle Application Server 10g middle-tier. They also learn to deploy J2EE applications such as Web applications. They learn the concepts of identity management and how to configure and manage Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On Server, and the Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority. The participants learn how to leverage Oracle Identity Management Infrastructure for securing OracleAS Portal. Participants also learn the procedures involved in backing up and restoring the Oracle Application Server 10g instances from backup in case of a disaster.

course content details

	Introduction

	Unit 1: Product Overview
	Unit 2: Installation
	Unit 3: Basic Management and Configuration
	Unit 4: Application Deployment
	Unit 5: Managing Access Control
	Unit 6: Performance and Availability

	Oracle Application Server 10g Components and Features

	Oracle Application Server: Overview
	Oracle Application Server Components and Solutions
	Oracle Application Server Installation Types
	Oracle Application Server Management

	Installing OracleAS Infrastructure

	OracleAS Infrastructure Components
	OracleAS Infrastructure: Installation Steps
	Accessing the Oracle Application Server Instance
	Starting and Stopping OracleAS Infrastructure

	Installing the OracleAS Middle Tier

	OracleAS Middle-Tier Installation Phases: Overview
	Preinstallation: OracleAS Middle-Tier Requirements
	Middle-Tier Installation Options
	Accessing the Application Server Control
	Accessing OracleAS Portal Welcome Page

	Using Oracle Application Server Management Tools

	Oracle Application Server Control: Overview
	Navigating Around the Topology
	Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Oracle Application Server Instances
	Viewing Performance Metric Details
	Storing Log Information in the Diagnostic Message Database Repository
	Enabling SSL for Application Server Control
	Changing Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Port Values
	Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN)

	Managing the OConfiguring and Managing Oracle HTTP Server

	Oracle HTTP Server Modules
	HTTP Server Processing Model
	Configuring the Oracle HTTP Server
	Modifying the Server Properties
	Configuring and Using Server Logs
	Advanced Server Properties
	Installing and Configuring mod_security

	Configuring Directives and Virtual Hosts

	Container Directives
	Configuring Virtual Hosts
	Controlling Allowed Features
	Directory Indexing

	Configuring and Managing OracleAS Web Cache

	Managing OracleAS Web Cache with Application Server Control Console
	Modifying Security Settings
	Configure Listening Ports for Incoming Browser Requests
	Configuring Site Definitions and Mapping to Origin Server
	Creating Caching Rules
	Caching Dynamic and Partial Pages
	Invalidation Messages
	Logging Events and Accessing Information

	Configuring and Managing OC4J

	Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J)
	Creating an OC4J Instance
	Disabling OC4J Instances
	OC4J Instance Configuration Files
	Configuring OC4J Using Application Server Control

	Deploying J2EE Applications

	Deploying Web Application Modules Using Application Server Control
	Deploying Web Application Modules Using dcmctl
	Creating a Data Source
	Deploying J2EE Applications Using Application Server Control
	Deploying J2EE Applications Using dcmctl

	Oracle Application Server Security Services

	Oracle Application Server Security Architecture
	OracleAS Web Cache Security
	Oracle HTTP Server Security
	J2EE Security and JAAS
	Oracle Identity Management Security Solution
	OracleAS Portal Security Architecture

	Configuring Oracle Application Server Components in Oracle Internet Directory

	Identity Management: Overview
	Oracle Internet Directory Server Process
	Starting and Stopping Oracle Internet Directory Servers using opmn
	Starting Oracle Internet Directory Server Instance
	Using Bulk Tools
	Oracle Internet Directory Administration Delegation Flow
	OracleAS Portal and Oracle Internet Directory

	Managing the OracleAS Portal

	OracleAS Portal Administrative Services: Overview
	Managing the OracleAS Portal Instance Using Application Server Control
	OracleAS Portal Schemas
	Managing Portal Users and Groups
	Managing the Portlet Repository
	Exporting and Importing Objects in OracleAS Portal

	Administering the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server

	Authentication Flow for OracleAS Single Sign-On
	OracleAS Single Sign-On Administrator's Role
	Configuring the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server
	Administering Partner Applications
	Administering External Applications
	Monitoring OracleAS Single Sign-On Server
	Accessing SSO Server from OracleAS Portal

	Managing Access Using Delegated Administration Services

	How Oracle Delegated Administrative Services Work
	Oracle Delegated Administrative Services Proxy User
	Starting and Stopping
	Configuring the Default Identity Management Realm-Specific Context
	Managing Users, Groups, and Subscribers
	Changing Passwords
	Managing Services and Accounts
	Accessing Oracle Delegated Administrative Services from OracleAS Portal

	Securing OracleAS Components Using SSL

	How SSL Works?
	OracleAS Certificate Authority
	Requesting the Web Administrator Certificate
	Managing Certificates
	Configuring OCA Server
	Oracle Wallet Manager
	Enabling Oracle Application Server Components

	Backing Up and Restoring Oracle Application Server

	Performing a Complete Oracle Application Server Environment Backup
	Backup and Recovery Tool
	Performing Backups
	Restoring Backups