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Oracle® Application Server Installing and Getting Started with Standard Edition One
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This chapter describes how to install the OracleAS Portal services for Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One. It contains the following sections:
The OracleAS Portal installation include all the components included in J2EE and Web Services, as well as the following:
Oracle Instant Portal (Q42)
This component is used to publish and customize portlets for secure publishing and content sharing.
Identity Management
This component is used to create, define, and manage users.
Metadata Repository
This component serves as the database for Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One. You can choose to install the Metadata Repository that is included with the product, or you can use an existing database as the Metadata Repository.
OracleAS Web Cache
This component is used as a reverse proxy server to improve the performance and availability of Web sites that run on Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One.
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Note: For more information about the components included in J2EE and Web Services, refer to Section 3.1, "J2EE and Web Services Components". |
You can install the OracleAS Metadata Repository in a new database or in an existing database.
If you want to install the OracleAS Metadata Repository in an existing database, then refer to Part III, "Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository Creation Assistant" for details.
This section describes the procedure for installing OracleAS Portal. It contains the following topics:
Before you begin installing Oracle Instant Portal for Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One, ensure that you have read both Chapter 1, "Product and Installation Overview" and Chapter 2, "System and Installation Requirements". These chapters contain important information with which you must be familiar before you begin the installation so you can avoid potential problems during the installation.
Table 4-1 provides a brief summary of the steps necessary to install OracleAS Portal with Identity Management and Metadata Repository with a basic installation. Of the two OracleAS Portal install types, you can only install a new Metadata Repository with the basic installation. If you want to use an existing database as the Metadata Repository, then you must use the advanced installation. For advanced installation instructions, refer to Section 4.3.4, "Advanced Installation Summary for OracleAS Portal with an Existing Metadata Repository". For a summary of basic installation, refer to Table 1-2
Table 4-1 Basic OracleAS Portal Installation
| Step | Screen Title | Description |
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| 1 | None. | Start Oracle Universal Installer.
For more information, refer to Section 5.2, "Starting Oracle Universal Installer". |
| 2 | Welcome to the Oracle Application Server Installation | Specify the Oracle home, then click Basic Installation and select OracleAS Portal with Identity Management and Metadata Repository from the drop-down list.
Provide the instance name, For more information, refer to: |
| 3 | Install | None. This screen shows the progress of the installation.
For more information, refer to Section 5.14, "Install in Progress". |
| 4 | Configuration Assistants | None, unless you want to stop the installation of a particular configuration assistant.
For more information, refer to Section 5.15, "Configuration Assistants". |
| 5 | End of Installation | None. This screen tells you whether or not your installation was successful, and provides a link to the product release notes.
For more information, refer to Section 5.16, "Installation Complete". |
Table 4-2 provides a brief summary of the steps necessary to install OracleAS Portal with a new Metadata Repository using the advanced installation.
Table 4-2 Advanced OracleAS Portal Installation
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Screen | Action |
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| 1 | None. | Start Oracle Universal Installer.
For more information, refer to Section 5.2, "Starting Oracle Universal Installer". |
| 2 | Welcome to the Oracle Application Server Installation | Click Advanced Installation and then click Next.
For more information, refer to Section 5.3, "Welcome Screen". |
| 3 | Select a Product to Install | Select the OracleAS Portal product you want to install, and then click the Next.
For more information, refer to Section 5.4, "Select a Product to Install". |
| 4 | Select Additional Languages | Select any additional languages you want to install and then click Next.
For more information, refer to Section 5.5, "Select Additional Languages". |
| 5 | Specify Port Configuration Method | Select whether you want to configure ports automatically or manually by specifying the location of a port configuration file.
For more information, refer to Section 5.6, "Specify Port Configuration Method". |
| 6 | Specify Namespace in Internet Directory | Specify the distinguished name (DN) you want to designate as the namespace in Oracle Internet Directory where users and groups are administered.
For more information, refer to Section 5.8, "Specify Namespace in Internet Directory". |
| 7 | Specify Database Identification | Specify the database name, character set, and file location.
For more information, refer to Section 5.9, "Specify Database Configuration Options". |
| 8 | Specify Schema Passwords | Set the passwords for these privileged database schemas: SYS, SYSTEM, SYSMAN, and DBSNMP. You can set different passwords for each schema, or you can set the same password for all the schemas.
For more information, refer to Section 5.10, "Specify Schema Passwords". |
| 9 | Specify Instance Names and ias_admin Password
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Specify the Oracle Application Server and OracleAS Portal instance names and ias_admin password.
For more information, refer to Section 5.11, "Specify Instance Names and ias_admin Password". |
| 10 | Summary | Verify that the installation parameters shown on the screen are correct.
For more information, refer to Section 5.13, "Summary". |
| 11 | Install | None. This screen shows the progress of the installation.
For more information, refer to Section 5.14, "Install in Progress". |
| 12 | Configuration Assistants | None, unless you want to stop the installation of a particular configuration assistant.
For more information, refer to Section 5.15, "Configuration Assistants". |
| 13 | End of Installation | None. This screen tells you whether or not your installation was successful, and provides a link to the product release notes.
For more information, refer to Section 5.16, "Installation Complete". |
Table 4-3 provides a brief summary of the steps necessary to install OracleAS Portal with an existing Metadata Repository using the advanced installation.
Table 4-3 Advanced OracleAS Portal Installation
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Screen | Action |
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| 1 | None. | Start Oracle Universal Installer.
For more information, refer to Section 5.2, "Starting Oracle Universal Installer". |
| 2 | Welcome to the Oracle Application Server Installation | Click Advanced Installation, and then click Next.
For more information, refer to Section 5.3, "Welcome Screen". |
| 3 | Select a Product to Install | Select the OracleAS Portal product you want to install, and then click Next.
For more information, refer to Section 5.4, "Select a Product to Install". |
| 4 | Select Additional Languages | Select any additional languages you want to install, then click Next.
For more information, refer to Section 5.5, "Select Additional Languages". |
| 5 | Specify Port Configuration Method | Select whether you want to configure ports automatically or manually by specifying the location of a port configuration file.
For more information, refer to Section 5.6, "Specify Port Configuration Method". |
| 6 | Specify Repository | Specify the information for the database that contains the existing Metadata Repository.
For more information, refer to Section 5.12, "Specify Repository". |
| 7 | Specify Namespace in Internet Directory | Specify the distinguished name (DN) you want to designate as the namespace in Oracle Internet Directory where users and groups are administered.
For more information, refer to Section 5.8, "Specify Namespace in Internet Directory". |
| 8 | Specify Instance Names and ias_admin Password
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Specify the Oracle Application Server and OracleAS Portal instance names and ias_admin password.
For more information, refer to Section 5.11, "Specify Instance Names and ias_admin Password". |
| 9 | Summary | Verify that the installation parameters shown on the screen are correct.
For more information, refer to Section 5.13, "Summary". |
| 10 | Install | None. This screen shows the progress of the installation.
For more information, refer to Section 5.14, "Install in Progress". |
| 11 | Configuration Assistants | None, unless you want to stop the installation of a particular configuration assistant.
For more information, refer to Section 5.15, "Configuration Assistants". |
| 12 | End of Installation | None. This screen tells you whether or not your installation was successful, and provides a link to the product release notes.
For more information, refer to Section 5.16, "Installation Complete". |
After the installation is finished and you exit Oracle Universal Installer, a browser will be started and the Welcome page will appear. Refer to Section 7.2, "Using the Oracle Application Server Welcome Page" for more information about the Welcome page.
At this point, you should:
Refer to Oracle Instant Portal Getting Started for instructions and information about how to use Oracle Instant Portal
Refer to Chapter 6 for instructions and information about postinstallation tasks that should be performed
Refer to Part II for information about how to configure, administer, and manage Oracle Application Server Standard Edition One after it has been successfully installed
For detailed information about the topics covered in Part II, refer to the Oracle Application Server Administrator's Guide.
