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Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New in This Guide?

• New Features for 11g Release 1 (11.1.1)

Part I Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware

1 Introduction to Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 1.1 What Is Oracle Fusion Middleware?
• 1.2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Components

2 Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts

• 2.1 Understanding Key Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts
• 2.2 What Is an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain?
  • 2.2.1 What Is the Administration Server?
  • 2.2.2 Understanding Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters
  • 2.2.3 What Is Node Manager?
• 2.3 What Is an Oracle Instance?
• 2.4 What Is a Middleware Home?
• 2.5 What Is a WebLogic Server Home?
• 2.6 What Is an Oracle Home?

Part II Basic Administration

3 Getting Started Managing Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 3.1 Setting Up Environment Variables
• 3.2 Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Tools
• 3.3 Getting Started Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
  • 3.3.1 Displaying Fusion Middleware Control
  • 3.3.2 Using Fusion Middleware Control Help
  • 3.3.3 Navigating Within Fusion Middleware Control
  • 3.3.4 Understanding Users and Roles for Fusion Middleware Control
  • 3.3.5 Viewing and Managing the Farm
  • 3.3.6 Viewing and Managing Components
  • 3.3.7 Viewing the Status of Applications
• 3.4 Getting Started Using Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
  • 3.4.1 Displaying the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
  • 3.4.2 Locking the WebLogic Server Configuration
• 3.5 Getting Started Using Command-Line Tools
  • 3.5.1 Getting Started Using the Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
    • 3.5.1.1 Using Custom WLST Commands
    • 3.5.1.2 Using WLST Commands for System Components
  • 3.5.2 Getting Started Using Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server
• 3.6 Getting Started Using the Fusion Middleware Control MBean Browsers
  • 3.6.1 Using the System MBean Browser
  • 3.6.2 Using the MBeans for a Selected Application
• 3.7 Managing Components
• 3.8 Changing the Administrative User Password
  • 3.8.1 Changing the Administrative User Password Using the Command Line
  • 3.8.2 Changing the Administrative User Password Using the Administration Console
• 3.9 Basic Tasks for Configuring and Managing Oracle Fusion Middleware

4 Starting and Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 4.1 Overview of Starting and Stopping Procedures
• 4.2 Starting and Stopping WebLogic Servers
  • 4.2.1 Starting and Stopping Administration Servers Using the Command Line
  • 4.2.2 Starting and Stopping Managed Servers Using the Command Line
  • 4.2.3 Starting and Stopping Managed Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 4.2.4 Configuring Node Manager to Start Managed Servers
• 4.3 Starting and Stopping Components
  • 4.3.1 Starting and Stopping Components Using the Command Line
  • 4.3.2 Starting and Stopping Components Using Fusion Middleware Control
• 4.4 Starting and Stopping Fusion Middleware Control
• 4.5 Starting and Stopping Oracle Management Agent
• 4.6 Starting and Stopping Applications
  • 4.6.1 Starting and Stopping Java EE Applications Using the Command Line
  • 4.6.2 Starting and Stopping Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
• 4.7 Starting and Stopping Your Oracle Fusion Middleware Environment
  • 4.7.1 Starting an Oracle Fusion Middleware Environment
  • 4.7.2 Stopping an Oracle Fusion Middleware Environment
• 4.8 Starting and Stopping: Special Topics
  • 4.8.1 Starting and Stopping in High Availability Environments
  • 4.8.2 Forcing a Shut Down of Oracle Metadata Repository

5 Managing Ports

• 5.1 About Managing Ports
• 5.2 Viewing Port Numbers
  • 5.2.1 Viewing Port Numbers Using the Command Line
  • 5.2.2 Viewing Ports Numbers Using Fusion Middleware Control
• 5.3 Changing the Port Numbers Used by Oracle Fusion Middleware
  • 5.3.1 Changing the Oracle WebLogic Server Listen Ports
  • 5.3.2 Changing the Oracle HTTP Server Listen Ports
    • 5.3.2.1 Enabling Oracle HTTP Server to Run as Root for Ports Set to Less Than 1024 (UNIX Only)
    • 5.3.2.2 Changing the Oracle HTTP Server Non-SSL Listen Ports
    • 5.3.2.3 Changing the Oracle HTTP Server SSL Listen Port
  • 5.3.3 Changing Oracle Web Cache Ports
  • 5.3.4 Changing OPMN Ports (ONS Local, Request, and Remote)
  • 5.3.5 Changing Oracle Portal Ports
    • 5.3.5.1 Changing the Oracle Portal Midtier Port
    • 5.3.5.2 Changing Oracle Portal Invalidation Port
    • 5.3.5.3 Changing Oracle Portal Oracle Internet Directory Port
    • 5.3.5.4 Changing PPE Loopback Port
    • 5.3.5.5 Changing Oracle Portal SQL*Net Listener Port
    • 5.3.5.6 Restarting WLS_PORTAL Managed Server
  • 5.3.6 Changing the Metadata Repository Net Listener Port
    • 5.3.6.1 Changing the KEY Value for an IPC Listener

6 SSL Configuration in Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 6.1 How SSL Works
  • 6.1.1 What SSL Provides
  • 6.1.2 About Private and Public Key Cryptography
  • 6.1.3 Keystores and Wallets
  • 6.1.4 How SSL Sessions Are Conducted
• 6.2 About SSL in Oracle Fusion Middleware
  • 6.2.1 SSL in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Architecture
  • 6.2.2 Keystores and Oracle Wallets
  • 6.2.3 Authentication Modes
  • 6.2.4 Tools for SSL Configuration
• 6.3 Configuring SSL for Configuration Tools
  • 6.3.1 Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
  • 6.3.2 Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
  • 6.3.3 WLST Command-Line Tool
• 6.4 Configuring SSL for the Web Tier
  • 6.4.1 Configuring Load Balancers
  • 6.4.2 Enabling SSL for Oracle Web Cache Endpoints
    • 6.4.2.1 Enable Inbound SSL for Oracle Web Cache Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 6.4.2.2 Enable Inbound SSL for Oracle Web Cache Using WLST
    • 6.4.2.3 Enable Outbound SSL for Oracle Web Cache Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 6.4.2.4 Specify the Wallet for Outbound SSL from Oracle Web Cache Using WLST
  • 6.4.3 Enabling SSL for Oracle HTTP Server Virtual Hosts
    • 6.4.3.1 Enable SSL for Inbound Requests to Oracle HTTP Server Virtual Hosts Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 6.4.3.2 Enable SSL for Inbound Requests to Oracle HTTP Server Virtual Hosts Using WLST
    • 6.4.3.3 Enable SSL for Outbound Requests from Oracle HTTP Server
• 6.5 Configuring SSL for the Middle Tier
  • 6.5.1 Configuring SSL for Oracle WebLogic Server
    • 6.5.1.1 Inbound SSL to Oracle WebLogic Server
    • 6.5.1.2 Outbound SSL from Oracle WebLogic Server
      • 6.5.1.2.1 Outbound SSL from Oracle Platform Security Services to LDAP
      • 6.5.1.2.2 Outbound SSL from LDAP Authenticator to LDAP
      • 6.5.1.2.3 Outbound SSL to Database
  • 6.5.2 Configuring SSL for Oracle SOA Suite
  • 6.5.3 Configuring SSL for Oracle WebCenter
  • 6.5.4 Configuring SSL for Oracle Identity and Access Management
    • 6.5.4.1 Configuring SSL for Oracle Directory Integration Platform
    • 6.5.4.2 Configuring SSL for Oracle Identity Federation
    • 6.5.4.3 Configuring SSL for Oracle Directory Services Manager
  • 6.5.5 SSL-Enable Oracle Reports, Forms, Discoverer, and Portal
    • 6.5.5.1 SSL for Oracle Reports
    • 6.5.5.2 SSL for Oracle Forms
    • 6.5.5.3 SSL for Oracle Discoverer
    • 6.5.5.4 SSL for Oracle Portal
  • 6.5.6 Client-Side SSL for Applications
• 6.6 Configuring SSL for the Data Tier
  • 6.6.1 Enabling SSL on Oracle Internet Directory Listeners
    • 6.6.1.1 Enable Inbound SSL on an Oracle Internet Directory Listener Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 6.6.1.2 Enabling Inbound SSL on an Oracle Internet Directory Listener Using WLST
    • 6.6.1.3 Enabling Outbound SSL from Oracle Internet Directory to Oracle Database
  • 6.6.2 Enabling SSL on Oracle Virtual Directory Listeners
    • 6.6.2.1 Enable SSL for Oracle Virtual Directory Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 6.6.2.2 Enabling SSL on an Oracle Virtual Directory Listener Using WLST
  • 6.6.3 Configuring SSL for the Database
    • 6.6.3.1 SSL-Enable Oracle Database
    • 6.6.3.2 SSL-Enable a Data Source
• 6.7 Advanced SSL Scenarios
  • 6.7.1 Hardware Security Modules and Accelerators
  • 6.7.2 CRL Integration with SSL
    • 6.7.2.1 Configuring CRL Validation for a Component
    • 6.7.2.2 Manage CRLs on the File System
    • 6.7.2.3 Test a Component Configured for CRL Validation
• 6.8 Best Practices for SSL
  • 6.8.1 Best Practices for Administrators
  • 6.8.2 Best Practices for Application Developers
• 6.9 WLST Reference for SSL
  • 6.9.1 addCertificateRequest
    • 6.9.1.1 Description
    • 6.9.1.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.1.3 Example
  • 6.9.2 addSelfSignedCertificate
    • 6.9.2.1 Description
    • 6.9.2.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.2.3 Example
  • 6.9.3 changeKeyStorePassword
    • 6.9.3.1 Description
    • 6.9.3.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.3.3 Example
  • 6.9.4 changeWalletPassword
    • 6.9.4.1 Description
    • 6.9.4.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.4.3 Example
  • 6.9.5 configureSSL
    • 6.9.5.1 Description
    • 6.9.5.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.5.3 Examples
  • 6.9.6 createKeyStore
    • 6.9.6.1 Description
    • 6.9.6.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.6.3 Example
  • 6.9.7 createWallet
    • 6.9.7.1 Description
    • 6.9.7.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.7.3 Examples
  • 6.9.8 deleteKeyStore
    • 6.9.8.1 Description
    • 6.9.8.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.8.3 Example
  • 6.9.9 deleteWallet
    • 6.9.9.1 Description
    • 6.9.9.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.9.3 Example
  • 6.9.10 exportKeyStore
    • 6.9.10.1 Description
    • 6.9.10.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.10.3 Example
  • 6.9.11 exportKeyStoreObject
    • 6.9.11.1 Description
    • 6.9.11.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.11.3 Examples
  • 6.9.12 exportWallet
    • 6.9.12.1 Description
    • 6.9.12.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.12.3 Examples
  • 6.9.13 exportWalletObject
    • 6.9.13.1 Description
    • 6.9.13.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.13.3 Examples
  • 6.9.14 generateKey
    • 6.9.14.1 Description
    • 6.9.14.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.14.3 Examples
  • 6.9.15 getKeyStoreObject
    • 6.9.15.1 Description
    • 6.9.15.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.15.3 Examples
  • 6.9.16 getSSL
    • 6.9.16.1 Description
    • 6.9.16.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.16.3 Example
  • 6.9.17 getWalletObject
    • 6.9.17.1 Description
    • 6.9.17.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.17.3 Examples
  • 6.9.18 importKeyStore
    • 6.9.18.1 Description
    • 6.9.18.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.18.3 Example
  • 6.9.19 importKeyStoreObject
    • 6.9.19.1 Description
    • 6.9.19.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.19.3 Examples
  • 6.9.20 importWallet
    • 6.9.20.1 Description
    • 6.9.20.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.20.3 Examples
  • 6.9.21 importWalletObject
    • 6.9.21.1 Description
    • 6.9.21.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.21.3 Examples
  • 6.9.22 listKeyStoreObjects
    • 6.9.22.1 Description
    • 6.9.22.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.22.3 Examples
  • 6.9.23 listKeyStores
    • 6.9.23.1 Description
    • 6.9.23.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.23.3 Example
  • 6.9.24 listWalletObjects
    • 6.9.24.1 Description
    • 6.9.24.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.24.3 Examples
  • 6.9.25 listWallets
    • 6.9.25.1 Description
    • 6.9.25.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.25.3 Example
  • 6.9.26 removeKeyStoreObject
    • 6.9.26.1 Description
    • 6.9.26.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.26.3 Examples
  • 6.9.27 removeWalletObject
    • 6.9.27.1 Description
    • 6.9.27.2 Syntax
    • 6.9.27.3 Examples
  • 6.9.28 Properties Files for SSL
    • 6.9.28.1 Structure of Properties Files
    • 6.9.28.2 Examples of Properties Files

7 Managing Keystores, Wallets, and Certificates

• 7.1 Key and Certificate Storage in Oracle Fusion Middleware
  • 7.1.1 Types of Keystores
    • 7.1.1.1 JKS Keystore and Truststore
    • 7.1.1.2 Oracle Wallet
  • 7.1.2 Keystore Management Tools
• 7.2 Command-Line Interface for Keystores and Wallets
• 7.3 JKS Keystore Management
  • 7.3.1 About Keystores and Certificates
    • 7.3.1.1 Sharing Keystores Across Instances
    • 7.3.1.2 Keystore Naming Conventions
  • 7.3.2 Managing the Keystore Life Cycle
  • 7.3.3 Common Keystore Operations
    • 7.3.3.1 Creating a Keystore Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.3.2 Creating a Keystore Using WLST
    • 7.3.3.3 Exporting a Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.3.4 Exporting a Keystore Using WLST
    • 7.3.3.5 Deleting a Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.3.6 Deleting a Keystore Using WLST
    • 7.3.3.7 Importing a Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.3.8 Importing a Keystore Using WLST
    • 7.3.3.9 Changing the Keystore Password Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.3.10 Changing the Keystore Password Using WLST
  • 7.3.4 Managing the Certificate Life Cycle
  • 7.3.5 Common Certificate Operations
    • 7.3.5.1 Generating a New Key for the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.5.2 Generating a New Key for the Keystore Using WLST
    • 7.3.5.3 Generating a Certificate Signing Request Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.5.4 Generating a Certificate Signing Request Using WLST
    • 7.3.5.5 Importing a Certificate or Trusted Certificate into a Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.5.6 Importing a Certificate or Trusted Certificate into a Keystore Using WLST
    • 7.3.5.7 Exporting a Certificate or Trusted Certificate from the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.5.8 Exporting a Certificate or Trusted Certificate from the Keystore Using WLST
    • 7.3.5.9 Deleting a Certificate or Trusted Certificate from the Keystore Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.5.10 Deleting a Certificate or Trusted Certificate from the Keystore Using WLST
    • 7.3.5.11 Converting a Self-Signed Certificate to a Third-Party Certificate Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.3.5.12 Converting a Self-Signed Certificate to a Third-Party Certificate Using WLST
  • 7.3.6 Keystore and Certificate Maintenance
    • 7.3.6.1 Location of Keystores
    • 7.3.6.2 Replacing Expiring Certificates
    • 7.3.6.3 Effect of Host Name Change on Keystores
• 7.4 Wallet Management
  • 7.4.1 About Wallets and Certificates
    • 7.4.1.1 Password-protected and Autologin Wallets
    • 7.4.1.2 Self-Signed and Third-Party Wallets
    • 7.4.1.3 Sharing Wallets Across Instances
    • 7.4.1.4 Wallet Naming Conventions
  • 7.4.2 Accessing the Wallet Management Page in Fusion Middleware Control
  • 7.4.3 Managing the Wallet Life Cycle
  • 7.4.4 Common Wallet Operations
    • 7.4.4.1 Creating a Wallet Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.4.2 Creating a Wallet Using WLST
    • 7.4.4.3 Creating a Self-Signed Wallet Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.4.4 Creating a Self-Signed Wallet Using WLST
    • 7.4.4.5 Changing a Self-Signed Wallet to a Third-Party Wallet Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.4.6 Changing a Self-Signed Wallet to a Third-Party Wallet Using WLST
    • 7.4.4.7 Exporting a Wallet Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.4.8 Exporting a Wallet Using WLST
    • 7.4.4.9 Importing a Wallet Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.4.10 Importing a Wallet Using WLST
    • 7.4.4.11 Deleting a Wallet Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.4.12 Deleting a Wallet Using WLST
  • 7.4.5 Managing the Certificate Life Cycle
  • 7.4.6 Accessing the Certificate Management Page for Wallets in Fusion Middleware Control
  • 7.4.7 Common Certificate Operations
    • 7.4.7.1 Adding a Certificate Request Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.7.2 Adding a Certificate Request Using WLST
    • 7.4.7.3 Exporting a Certificate, Certificate Request, or a Trusted Certificate Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.7.4 Exporting a Certificate, Certificate Request, or a Trusted Certificate Using WLST
    • 7.4.7.5 Importing a Certificate or a Trusted Certificate Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.7.6 Importing a Certificate or a Trusted Certificate Using WLST
    • 7.4.7.7 Deleting a Certificate Request, a Certificate, or a Trusted Certificate Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.7.8 Deleting a Certificate Request, a Certificate, or a Trusted Certificate Using WLST
    • 7.4.7.9 Converting a Self-Signed Certificate into a Third-Party Certificate Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 7.4.7.10 Converting a Self-Signed Certificate into a Third-Party Certificate Using WLST
  • 7.4.8 Wallet and Certificate Maintenance
    • 7.4.8.1 Location of Wallets
    • 7.4.8.2 Effect of Host Name Change on Wallet
    • 7.4.8.3 Changing a Self-Signed Wallet to a Third-Party Wallet
    • 7.4.8.4 Replacing an Expiring Certificate in a Wallet

8 Deploying Applications

• 8.1 Overview of Deploying Applications
• 8.2 Understanding Data Sources
• 8.3 Deploying, Undeploying, and Redeploying Java EE Applications
  • 8.3.1 Deploying Java EE Applications
    • 8.3.1.1 Deploying Java EE Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 8.3.1.2 Deploying Java EE Applications Using the WLST Command Line
  • 8.3.2 Undeploying Java EE Applications
    • 8.3.2.1 Undeploying Java EE Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 8.3.2.2 Undeploying Java EE Applications Using the WLST Command Line
  • 8.3.3 Redeploying Java EE Applications
    • 8.3.3.1 Redeploying Java EE Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 8.3.3.2 Redeploying Java EE Applications Using the WLST Command Line
• 8.4 Deploying, Undeploying, and Redeploying Oracle ADF Applications
  • 8.4.1 Deploying Oracle ADF Applications
    • 8.4.1.1 Deploying ADF Applications Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 8.4.1.2 Deploying ADF Applications Using the WLST Command Line or the Administration Console
  • 8.4.2 Undeploying Oracle ADF Applications
  • 8.4.3 Redeploying Oracle ADF Applications
• 8.5 Deploying, Undeploying, and Redeploying SOA Composite Applications
  • 8.5.1 Deploying SOA Composite Applications
  • 8.5.2 Undeploying SOA Composite Applications
  • 8.5.3 Redeploying SOA Composite Applications
• 8.6 Deploying, Undeploying, and Redeploying WebCenter Applications
  • 8.6.1 Deploying WebCenter Applications
  • 8.6.2 Undeploying WebCenter Applications
  • 8.6.3 Redeploying WebCenter Applications
• 8.7 Changing MDS Configuration Attributes for Deployed Applications
  • 8.7.1 Changing the MDS Configuration Attributes Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 8.7.2 Changing the MDS Configuration Using WLST

9 Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 9.1 Monitoring the Status of Oracle Fusion Middleware
  • 9.1.1 Viewing General Information
  • 9.1.2 Monitoring an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain
  • 9.1.3 Monitoring an Oracle WebLogic Administration Server or Managed Server
  • 9.1.4 Monitoring a Cluster
  • 9.1.5 Monitoring a Component
  • 9.1.6 Monitoring Java EE Applications
  • 9.1.7 Monitoring ADF Applications
  • 9.1.8 Monitoring SOA Composite Applications
  • 9.1.9 Monitoring Oracle WebCenter Applications
• 9.2 Viewing the Performance of Oracle Fusion Middleware
• 9.3 Viewing the Routing Topology

10 Managing Log Files and Diagnostic Data

• 10.1 Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware Logging
• 10.2 Understanding ODL Messages and ODL Log Files
• 10.3 Searching and Viewing Log Files
  • 10.3.1 Searching Log Files
    • 10.3.1.1 Searching Log Files Using Fusion Middleware Control
      • 10.3.1.1.1 Searching Log Files: Basic Searches
      • 10.3.1.1.2 Searching Log Files: Advanced Searches
    • 10.3.1.2 Searching Log Files Using the Command Line
  • 10.3.2 Viewing Log Files and Their Messages
    • 10.3.2.1 Viewing Log Files and Their Messages Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 10.3.2.2 Viewing Log Files and Their Messages Using the Command Line
  • 10.3.3 Downloading Log Files
    • 10.3.3.1 Downloading Log Files Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 10.3.3.2 Downloading Log Files Using the Command Line
• 10.4 Configuring Settings for Log Files
  • 10.4.1 Changing Log File Locations
    • 10.4.1.1 Changing Log File Locations Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 10.4.1.2 Changing Log File Locations Using WLST
  • 10.4.2 Configuring Log File Rotation
    • 10.4.2.1 Specifying Size-Based or Time-Based Rotation Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 10.4.2.2 Specifying Size-Based or Time-Based Rotation Using the Command Line
  • 10.4.3 Setting the Level of Information Written to Log Files
    • 10.4.3.1 Configuring Message Levels Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 10.4.3.2 Configuring Message Levels Using WLST
  • 10.4.4 Specifying the Log File Format
    • 10.4.4.1 Specifying the Log File Format Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 10.4.4.2 Specifying the Log File Format Using WLST
  • 10.4.5 Specifying the Log File Locale
    • 10.4.5.1 Specifying the Log File Encoding Using WLST
    • 10.4.5.2 Specifying the Log File Encoding in logging.xml
• 10.5 Correlating Messages Across Log Files and Components

Part III Advanced Administration

11 Managing the Oracle Metadata Repository

• 11.1 Understanding a Metadata Repository
• 11.2 Creating a Database-Based Metadata Repository
• 11.3 Managing the MDS Repository
  • 11.3.1 Understanding the MDS Repository
    • 11.3.1.1 Understanding MDS Operations
  • 11.3.2 Registering and Deregistering a Database-Based Metadata Repository
    • 11.3.2.1 Registering a Database-Based MDS Repository
    • 11.3.2.2 Deregistering a Database-Based MDS Repository
  • 11.3.3 Registering and Deregistering a File-Based Metadata Repository
    • 11.3.3.1 Creating and Registering a File-Based Metadata Repository
    • 11.3.3.2 Deregistering a File-Based Repository
  • 11.3.4 Viewing Information about an MDS Repository
  • 11.3.5 Listing Repositories and Partitions
  • 11.3.6 Configuring an Application to Use a Different MDS Repository or Partition
    • 11.3.6.1 Cloning a Partition
    • 11.3.6.2 Creating a New Partition and Reassociating the Application to It
    • 11.3.6.3 Changing the System Data Source
  • 11.3.7 Moving Metadata from a Test System to a Production System
  • 11.3.8 Moving from a File-Based Repository to a Database-Based Repository
  • 11.3.9 Deleting a Metadata Partition from a Repository
    • 11.3.9.1 Deleting a Metadata Partition Using the Command Line
    • 11.3.9.2 Deleting a Metadata Partition Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • 11.3.10 Purging Metadata Version History
  • 11.3.11 Managing Metadata Labels in the MDS Repository
    • 11.3.11.1 Creating Metadata Labels
    • 11.3.11.2 Deleting Metadata Labels
    • 11.3.11.3 Listing Metadata Labels
    • 11.3.11.4 Promoting Metadata Labels
• 11.4 Managing Metadata Repository Schemas
  • 11.4.1 Changing Metadata Repository Schema Passwords
  • 11.4.2 Changing the Character Set of the Metadata Repository

12 Changing Network Configurations

• 12.1 Changing the Network Configuration
  • 12.1.1 Changing the Network Configuration of a WebLogic Managed Server
  • 12.1.2 Changing the Network Configuration of Web Tier Components
• 12.2 Changing the IP Address of a Metadata Repository Installation
• 12.3 Moving Between On-Network and Off-Network
  • 12.3.1 Moving from Off-Network to On-Network (Static IP Address)
  • 12.3.2 Moving from Off-Network to On-Network (DHCP)
  • 12.3.3 Moving from On-Network to Off-Network (Static IP Address)
• 12.4 Changing Between a Static IP Address and DHCP
  • 12.4.1 Changing from a Static IP Address to DHCP
  • 12.4.2 Changing from DHCP to a Static IP Address
• 12.5 Using IPV6
  • 12.5.1 Supported Topologies for IPv4 and IPv6 Network Protocols
  • 12.5.2 Configuring Oracle HTTP Server for IPv6
  • 12.5.3 Disabling IPv6 Support for Oracle Web Cache
  • 12.5.4 Configuring Oracle Single Sign-On to Use Oracle HTTP Server with IPv6
  • 12.5.5 Configuring Oracle Access Manager Support for IPv6
    • 12.5.5.1 Simple Authentication with IPv6
    • 12.5.5.2 Configuring IPv6 with an Authenticating WebGate and Challenge Redirect
    • 12.5.5.3 Considerations
    • 12.5.5.4 Prerequisites
    • 12.5.5.5 Configuring IPv6 with Simple Authentication
    • 12.5.5.6 Configuring IPv6 with an Authenticating WebGate and Challenge Redirect
    • 12.5.5.7 Configuring IPv6: Separate Proxy for Authentication and Resource WebGates

Part IV Advanced Administration: Backup and Recovery

13 Introducing Backup and Recovery

• 13.1 Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware Backup and Recovery
  • 13.1.1 Impact of Administration Server Failure
  • 13.1.2 Managed Server Independence (MSI) Mode
  • 13.1.3 Configuration Changes in Managed Servers
• 13.2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Directory Structure
• 13.3 Overview of the Backup Strategies
  • 13.3.1 Types of Backups
  • 13.3.2 Recommended Backup Strategy
• 13.4 Overview of Recovery Strategies
  • 13.4.1 Types of Recovery
  • 13.4.2 Recommended Recovery Strategies
• 13.5 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
  • 13.5.1 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle SOA Suite
    • 13.5.1.1 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle BPEL Process Manager
    • 13.5.1.2 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Business Activity Monitoring
    • 13.5.1.3 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle B2B
    • 13.5.1.4 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Business Rules
    • 13.5.1.5 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle WebLogic Server JMS
  • 13.5.2 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter
    • 13.5.2.1 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter
    • 13.5.2.2 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Portlets
    • 13.5.2.3 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Discussions Server
    • 13.5.2.4 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle WebCenter Wiki and Blog Server
    • 13.5.2.5 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Content Server
  • 13.5.3 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Identity Management
    • 13.5.3.1 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Internet Directory
    • 13.5.3.2 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Virtual Directory
    • 13.5.3.3 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Directory Integration Platform
    • 13.5.3.4 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Directory Services Manager
    • 13.5.3.5 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Identity Federation
  • 13.5.4 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle JRF Installations
    • 13.5.4.1 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Web Services Manager
    • 13.5.4.2 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Platform Security Services
  • 13.5.5 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Web Tier Installations
    • 13.5.5.1 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle HTTP Server
    • 13.5.5.2 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Web Cache
  • 13.5.6 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Portal, Oracle Forms Services, and Oracle Reports Installations
    • 13.5.6.1 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Portal
    • 13.5.6.2 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Forms Services
    • 13.5.6.3 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Reports
    • 13.5.6.4 Backup and Recovery Recommendations for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer
• 13.6 Assumptions and Restrictions

14 Backing Up Your Environment

• 14.1 Overview of Backing Up Your Environment
• 14.2 Limitations and Restrictions for Backing Up Data
• 14.3 Performing a Backup
  • 14.3.1 Performing a Full Offline Backup
  • 14.3.2 Performing an Online Backup of Run-Time Artifacts
• 14.4 Creating a Record of Your Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration

15 Recovering Your Environment

• 15.1 Overview of Recovering Your Environment
• 15.2 Recovering After Data Loss, Corruption, Media Failure, or Application Malfunction
  • 15.2.1 Recovering a Middleware Home
  • 15.2.2 Recovering an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain
  • 15.2.3 Recovering an Oracle Instance Home
    • 15.2.3.1 Recovering After Oracle Instance Home Deleted from File System
    • 15.2.3.2 Recovering After Oracle Instance Home Deregistered
  • 15.2.4 Recovering the Administration Server Configuration
  • 15.2.5 Recovering a Managed Server
    • 15.2.5.1 Recovering a Managed Server When It Cannot Be Started
    • 15.2.5.2 Recovering a Managed Server When It Does Not Function Correctly
    • 15.2.5.3 Recovering an Oracle SOA Suite Managed Server That Has a Separate Directory
  • 15.2.6 Recovering Components
    • 15.2.6.1 Recovering After a Component's Files Are Deleted or Corrupted
    • 15.2.6.2 Recovering a Component That Is Not Functioning Properly After Configuration Change
    • 15.2.6.3 Recovering Components After Cluster Configuration Change
  • 15.2.7 Recovering a Cluster
    • 15.2.7.1 Recovering a Cluster After Deletion or Cluster-Level Configuration Changes
    • 15.2.7.2 Recovering a Cluster After Membership Is Mistakenly Modified
  • 15.2.8 Recovering Applications
    • 15.2.8.1 Recovering Application Artifacts
    • 15.2.8.2 Recovering a Redeployed Application That Is No Longer Functional
    • 15.2.8.3 Recovering an Undeployed Application
    • 15.2.8.4 Recovering a Composite Application
  • 15.2.9 Recovering a Database
• 15.3 Recovering After Loss of Host
  • 15.3.1 Recovering After Loss of Administration Server Host
    • 15.3.1.1 Recovering the Administration Server to the Same Host
    • 15.3.1.2 Recovering the Administration Server to a Different Host
  • 15.3.2 Recovering After Loss of Managed Server Host
    • 15.3.2.1 Recovering a Managed Server to the Same Host
    • 15.3.2.2 Recovering a Managed Server to a Different Host
    • 15.3.2.3 Recovering an Oracle SOA Suite Managed Server That Has a Separate Directory
  • 15.3.3 Recovering After Loss of Component
    • 15.3.3.1 Recovering a Java Component to the Same Host
    • 15.3.3.2 Recovering a Java Component to a Different Host
    • 15.3.3.3 Recovering a System Component to the Same Host
    • 15.3.3.4 Recovering a System Component to a Different Host
    • 15.3.3.5 Recovering Oracle SOA Suite After Loss of Host
    • 15.3.3.6 Recovering Oracle Business Activity Monitoring to a Different Host
    • 15.3.3.7 Recovering Oracle WebCenter to a Different Host
    • 15.3.3.8 Recovering Web Tier Components to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.8.1 Recovering Oracle HTTP Server to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.8.2 Recovering Oracle Web Cache to a Different Host
    • 15.3.3.9 Recovering Identity Management Components to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.9.1 Recovering Oracle Internet Directory to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.9.2 Recovering Oracle Virtual Directory to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.9.3 Recovering Oracle Directory Integration Platform to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.9.4 Recovering Oracle Directory Services Manager to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.9.5 Recovering Oracle Identity Federation to a Different Host
    • 15.3.3.10 Recovering Oracle Portal, Oracle Reports, Oracle Forms Services, and Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.10.1 Recovering Oracle Portal to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.10.2 Recovering Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.10.3 Recovering Oracle Reports to a Different Host
      • 15.3.3.10.4 Recovering Oracle Forms Services to a Different Host
  • 15.3.4 Additional Actions for Recovering Entities After Loss of Host
    • 15.3.4.1 Recovering Fusion Middleware Control to a Different Host
    • 15.3.4.2 Editing the targets.xml File for Fusion Middleware Control
    • 15.3.4.3 Recovering Oracle Management Agent When Components Are Recovered to a Different Host
    • 15.3.4.4 Updating Oracle Inventory
    • 15.3.4.5 Recover the Windows Registry
  • 15.3.5 Recovering After Loss of Host for a Database

Part V Advanced Administration: Expanding Your Environment

16 Scaling Your Environment

• 16.1 Overview of Scaling Your Environment
• 16.2 Extending a Domain to Support Additional Components
• 16.3 Adding Additional Managed Servers to a Domain
  • 16.3.1 Applying Oracle JRF to a Managed Server or Cluster
• 16.4 Creating Clusters
• 16.5 Cloning a Middleware Home, Oracle Home, or Component

17 Cloning Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 17.1 Introduction to Cloning
• 17.2 What You Can Clone
• 17.3 Understanding the Cloning Process
  • 17.3.1 Source Preparation Phase
  • 17.3.2 Cloning Phase
• 17.4 Cloning Syntax
• 17.5 Cloning Oracle Fusion Middleware Entities
  • 17.5.1 Cloning a Middleware Home
    • 17.5.1.1 Cloning Only a Middleware Home
    • 17.5.1.2 Cloning a Middleware Home and All of Its Oracle Homes
    • 17.5.1.3 Cloning a Middleware Home and Only Some of Its Oracle Homes
  • 17.5.2 Cloning Oracle Homes
  • 17.5.3 Cloning Oracle Internet Directory
  • 17.5.4 Cloning Oracle Virtual Directory
• 17.6 Considerations and Limitations for Cloning

Part VI Appendixes

A Oracle Fusion Middleware Command-Line Tools

B URLs for Components

C Port Numbers

• C.1 Port Numbers by Component
• C.2 Port Numbers (Sorted by Number)

D Metadata Repository Schemas

• D.1 Metadata Repository Schema Descriptions
• D.2 Metadata Repository Schemas, Tablespaces, and Datafiles

E Using Oracle Fusion Middleware Accessibility Options

• E.1 Install and Configure Java Access Bridge (Windows Only)
• E.2 Enabling Fusion Middleware Control Accessibility Mode
  • E.2.1 Making HTML Pages More Accessible
  • E.2.2 Viewing Text Descriptions of Fusion Middleware Control Charts
• E.3 Fusion Middleware Control Keyboard Navigation

F Examples of Administrative Changes

• F.1 How to Use This Appendix
• F.2 Examples of Administrative Changes (by Component)

G Viewing Release Numbers and Applying Patches

• G.1 Release Number Format
• G.2 Viewing the Software Inventory and Release Numbers
  • G.2.1 Viewing Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Release Numbers
  • G.2.2 Viewing Component Release Numbers
  • G.2.3 Viewing Oracle Internet Directory Release Numbers
  • G.2.4 Viewing Metadata Repository Release Numbers
• G.3 Applying Patches
  • G.3.1 OPatch Requirements
  • G.3.2 Running the OPatch Utility
    • G.3.2.1 apply Option
    • G.3.2.2 lsinventory Option
    • G.3.2.3 query Option
    • G.3.2.4 rollback Option
    • G.3.2.5 version Option

H Oracle Wallet Manager and orapki

• H.1 New orapki Features
  • H.1.1 orapki Usage Examples
  • H.1.2 New CRL Management Features
  • H.1.3 New Version 3 Certificate Support
  • H.1.4 Trust Chain Export
  • H.1.5 Wallet Password Change
  • H.1.6 Converting Between Oracle Wallet and JKS Keystore
• H.2 Using the orapki Utility for Certificate Validation and CRL Management
  • H.2.1 orapki Overview
    • H.2.1.1 orapki Utility Syntax
  • H.2.2 Displaying orapki Help
  • H.2.3 Creating Signed Certificates for Testing Purposes
  • H.2.4 Managing Oracle Wallets with the orapki Utility
    • H.2.4.1 Creating and Viewing Oracle Wallets with orapki
    • H.2.4.2 Adding Certificates and Certificate Requests to Oracle Wallets with orapki
    • H.2.4.3 Exporting Certificates and Certificate Requests from Oracle Wallets with orapki
  • H.2.5 Managing Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) with orapki Utility
    • H.2.5.1 About Certificate Validation with Certificate Revocation Lists
      • H.2.5.1.1 What CRLs Should You Use?
      • H.2.5.1.2 How CRL Checking Works
    • H.2.5.2 Certificate Revocation List Management
      • H.2.5.2.1 Renaming CRLs with a Hash Value for Certificate Validation
      • H.2.5.2.2 Uploading CRLs to Oracle Internet Directory
      • H.2.5.2.3 Listing CRLs Stored in Oracle Internet Directory
      • H.2.5.2.4 Viewing CRLs in Oracle Internet Directory
      • H.2.5.2.5 Deleting CRLs from Oracle Internet Directory
  • H.2.6 orapki Utility Commands Summary
    • H.2.6.1 orapki cert create
      • H.2.6.1.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.1.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.2 orapki cert display
      • H.2.6.2.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.2.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.3 orapki crl create
      • H.2.6.3.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.3.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.4 orapki crl delete
      • H.2.6.4.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.4.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.5 orapki crl display
      • H.2.6.5.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.5.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.6 orapki crl hash
      • H.2.6.6.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.6.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.7 orapki crl list
      • H.2.6.7.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.7.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.8 orapki crl revoke
      • H.2.6.8.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.8.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.9 orapki crl status
      • H.2.6.9.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.9.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.10 orapki crl upload
      • H.2.6.10.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.10.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.11 orapki crl verify
      • H.2.6.11.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.11.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.12 orapki wallet add
      • H.2.6.12.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.12.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.13 orapki wallet change_pwd
      • H.2.6.13.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.13.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.14 orapki wallet create
      • H.2.6.14.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.14.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.15 orapki wallet display
      • H.2.6.15.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.15.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.16 orapki wallet export
      • H.2.6.16.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.16.2 Syntax
    • H.2.6.17 orapki wallet export_trust_chain
      • H.2.6.17.1 Purpose
      • H.2.6.17.2 Syntax
• H.3 Equivalent Features for Oracle Wallet Manager
• H.4 Equivalent Features for orapki
• H.5 Equivalent Features for the SSL Configuration Tool

I Troubleshooting Oracle Fusion Middleware

• I.1 Diagnosing Oracle Fusion Middleware Problems
• I.2 Common Problems and Solutions
  • I.2.1 Using a Different Version of Spring
  • I.2.2 ClassNotFound Errors When Starting Managed Servers
• I.3 Troubleshooting Fusion Middleware Control
  • I.3.1 Troubleshooting the Display of Performance Metrics and Charts in Fusion Middleware Control
    • I.3.1.1 What Are Agent-Monitored Targets?
    • I.3.1.2 Setting Monitoring Credentials for All Agent-Monitored Targets in a Farm
    • I.3.1.3 Changing the Monitoring Credentials for a Specific Agent-Monitored Target
    • I.3.1.4 Verifying or Changing the Oracle Management Agent URL
  • I.3.2 Securing the Connection from Fusion Middleware Control to Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
• I.4 Need More Help?
  • I.4.1 Using Remote Diagnostic Agent

Index