Oracle Application Server 10g: New Features for Administrators

In this course you are introduced to the new features in Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) through 10.1.2.0.2. You install Oracle Application Server Infrastructure and middle-tier components, specifically with performance, security, and high availability in mind. You learn to access and use Oracle Application Server management tools to effectively manage and customize configurations of the Oracle Application Server components. You learn about the new features in Oracle HTTP Server, OracleAS Web Cache and Oracle Internet Directory (Replication and Integration). You also learn about the high availability concepts and the features that are provided with Oracle Application Server Middle Tier and Infrastructure, about the different levels of availability provided by Oracle Application Server Clusters, how to configure backup and recovery tool and restore Oracle Application Server instances from a backup, how to implement Oracle Application Server Disaster Recovery (OracleAS Disaster Recovery) by using OracleAS Guard, how to configure various Business Intelligence components such as Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer (OracleBI Discoverer), Oracle Reports, and Oracle Application Server Forms (OracleAS Forms). The course also includes hand-on practices for the important features.

Learn to:

	Installing and reconfiguring Oracle Application Server
	High availability, upgrade, and disaster recovery concepts
	Managing access control
	Basic management and configuration of components

course content details

	Introduction

Course Discussion

	Installing Oracle Application Server Infrastructure

	Define the installation requirements for OracleAS Infrastructure
	Describe OracleAS Infrastructure installation types
	Install OracleAS Infrastructure
	Start and stop OracleAS Infrastructure

	Installing Oracle Application Server Middle Tier

	Describe the Oracle Application Server 10g Middle Tier (OracleAS Middle Tier) installation types and their requirements
	Perform pre-installation tasks
	Install the middle tier with the Portal and Wireless installation type
	Access the installed OracleAS Middle Tier components

	Reconfiguring Middle-Tier Instances

	Configure application server components and expand middle-tier installations
	Associate a J2EE and Web Cache instance with OracleAS Infrastructure
	Use the deconfig tool to remove unwanted instances from Oracle Internet Directory
	Change the network configuration for the middle-tier machine
	Change port associations, host name, or the IP address after installing Oracle Application Server

	Using Oracle Application Server Control

	Use the Topology Viewer to view, monitor, and control application server processes managed by OPMN
	Manage OracleAS Web Cache with the Application Server Control Console
	View and explain all performance metrics being monitored
	Query from the diagnostic message database repository
	Use Oracle Application Server Control for backup and recovery

	Oracle HTTP Server: New Features

	Install and run Apache 2.0–based Oracle HTTP Server in stand-alone mode
	Configure mod_security with Oracle HTTP Server
	Configure Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) for use with Oracle HTTP Server

	Configuring Oracle Application Server Components in Oracle Internet Directory

	Start and stop Oracle Internet Directory processes
	Perform bulk data operation on the Oracle Internet Directory server
	Use Oracle Directory Manager for managing entries in the directory
	Manage users and groups
	Identify OracleAS Portal entries in the directory
	Configure Oracle Internet Directory settings in OracleAS Portal

	Administering OracleBI Discoverer in Oracle Application Server

	Describe OracleBI Discoverer and its components
	Manage the Discoverer service
	Configure Discoverer components
	Install and manage Discoverer OLAP Catalog
	Use the Discoverer EUL Command Line for Java
	Use the configuration and diagnostic utility for Discoverer Plus OLAP

	Administering Oracle Reports

	Configure Reports Server discovery mechanism
	Use Enterprise Manager to manage and monitor OracleAS Reports Services
	Configure pluggable destinations for OracleAS Reports Services
	Integrate OracleAS Reports Services with Oracle Workflow
	Enable dynamic environment switching
	Run reports on UNIX without DISPLAY and printer dependencies

	Deploying Forms Applications on Oracle Application Server

	Describe the architecture of OracleAS Forms Services
	Use Application Server Control to modify the OracleAS Forms Services configuration
	Enable run-time pooling, URL security, single sign-on, JVM pooling, and Forms Trace for Forms applications
	Configure the OracleAS Forms Services environment
	Manage user sessions
	Deploy Forms applications and associated files

	Configuring and Managing OracleAS Web Cache

	List the new features of OracleAS Web Cache
	Administer OracleAS Web Cache by using the Application Server Control Console interface
	Describe the improvements in Web Cache compression algorithm
	Distinguish sites by defining path prefix
	Name caching rules
	Enable and disable Web Cache caching rules
	Identify enhancements in session binding

	Configuring and Managing Oracle Application Server Clusters

	Describe the Oracle Application Server Cluster (OracleAS Cluster) architecture
	Manage Oracle Application Server Farms (OracleAS Farms)
	Create OracleAS Clusters
	Manage OracleAS Clusters
	Deploy applications to OracleAS Clusters

	Oracle Application Server High Availability Solutions

	Explain the high availability concepts and terminologies
	Distinguish between OracleAS Cold Failover Clusters and OracleAS Clusters
	Describe the high availability features provided within components

	Backing Up and Restoring Oracle Application Server

	Install the Oracle Application Server Backup and Recovery Tool
	Configure the Backup and Recovery Tool by using Oracle Application Server Control
	Configure Oracle Application Server for a full backup
	Perform a complete Oracle Application Server backup
	Perform an incremental backup
	Restore a middle tier from a backup
	Recover OracleAS Infrastructure from a backup

	Administering OracleAS Portal

	Upgrade Oracle Application Server Portal (OracleAS Portal) 10.1.2.0.2 to OracleAS Portal 10.1.4
	Configure the portal dependencies by using the Portal Dependency Settings file and tool
	Automate secure sockets layer (SSL) configuration by using the SSLConfig tool
	Manage and monitor the OracleAS Portal instance
	Enforce Role-Based Access Control
	Monitor the performance of the Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) provider
	Identify the privileges to export and import content
	Create an Oracle Instant Portal

	Disaster Recovery Concepts and Overview

	Describe the OracleAS Disaster Recovery solution
	Describe OracleAS Guard and the asgctl command-line utility
	Implement OracleAS Disaster Recovery by using OracleAS Guard

	Upgrading to Oracle Application Server 10g

	Describe the path of upgrading to Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2
	Describe the different installation states during the process of upgrade
	Explain the process of upgrading the middle tier
	Explain the process of upgrading Identity Management
	Explain the process of upgrading the Metadata Repository

	Administering Oracle Identity Management

	Install and configure an ASR-based multi master Oracle Internet Directory replication DRG
	Configure LDAP-based Oracle Internet Directory replication by using: default setting
	Configure LDAP-based Oracle Internet Directory replication by using automatic bootstrapping
	Use Replication Environment Management tool (remtool) enhancements