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Running Enterprise Manager from a Web Browser

• On Netscape, you are automatically prompted to install the plug-in.

• On Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can click the "Download Plug-in" link on the index page to download the plug-in.

• Follow the instructions on the plug-in page to download the plug-in. Downloading the plug-in may take several minutes depending on your machine and network environment.

• After installing the java plug-in, a dialog will appear, which explains the following:
  • The Console applet has been launched from the browser window. Closing the dialog will cause the applet to stop.

    You will not be able to close the Oracle Enterprise Console screen without stopping the Console since the application has been launched from this browser window.

  • You can exit the emwebsite.html page without exiting the Console.

  In addition, the Oracle Enterprise Manager Login dialog will appear.

6. If you are logging in to Oracle Enterprise Manager for the first time, type in the default credentials (administrator name and password).

   Administrator = sysman

   Password = oem_temp

   These credentials are for the default Super Administrator account. The first time you start Enterprise Manager, you must login as this Super Administrator. After other administrator accounts have been created using the Super Administrator account, you can login as a different administrator.

7. Bookmark the URL.

Configuring the Web Server and Directory Mapping for OEM_Webstage

If you want to use a web server other than the default preconfigured Oracle HTTP server for browser-based Enterprise Manager, you must install and manually configure another supported web server. Additional supported web servers include:

• Oracle Internet Application Server, Release 1.0 and higher, on Intel Solaris, Sun SPARC Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Compaq Tru64, Linux, Windows NT and Windows 2000

• Apache, Release 1.3.9 and higher, on Sun SPARC Solaris, Windows NT and Windows 2000

• Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Release 4.0 and higher, on Windows NT or Windows 2000

To configure the Apache Server and Microsoft Internet Information Server, refer to the following instructions.

Apache 1.3.9 or Higher

1. Install the Enterprise Manager web site without the Oracle HTTP Server.

2. Install Apache 1.3.9 or higher. Consult your Apache-specific configuration documentation for detailed information.

3. Edit the httpd.conf located in the Apache home/conf/httpd.conf/.

4. ScriptAlias controls which directories contain server scripts. ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that documents in the realname directory are treated as applications and run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to the client.

   The same rules about trailing "/" apply to ScriptAlias directives as to Alias.

   ScriptAlias /oem_webstage/cgi-bin/
   "/private/ora90/oem_webstage/cgi-bin/"
   

5. Add as many aliases as you need (with no limit). The format is

   Alias fakename realname
   

Note that if you include a trailing "/" on fakename, then the server requires that it is present in the URL. In this example, "/icons" is not aliased. "/icons/" is aliased.

Alias /icons/ "/usr/local/apache/icons/" 
Alias /oem_webstage/ "/private/ora90/oem_webstage/" 

6. Change "/apache/cgi-bin" to where your ScriptAliased CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.

   <Directory "/usr/local/apache/cgi-bin"> to

   <Directory "/private/ora90/oem_webstage/cgi-bin">

   AllowOverride all 
   Allow from all 
   </Directory> 
   

7. Stop and restart the web server.

   apachectl stop
   apachectl start
   

   Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0

   To use the Internet Information Server, you will need to create three virtual directories pointing to the oem_webstage directory and two subdirectories inside of that directory. The oem_webstage directory is created automatically by the installation procedure when the Oracle Enterprise Manager Web Site component is installed:

   1. Install the Enterprise Manager web site without the Oracle HTTP Server.

   2. Install Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0. Consult your Internet-Information-Server-specific configuration documentation for detailed information.

   3. From the Windows NT Program Start Menu, select Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0->Internet Service Manager to configure the Internet Information Server. The "Microsoft Internet Service Manager" screen is displayed.

   4. Click on "Default Web Site" and right mouse-click to display the associated submenu.

   5. Click on "Properties" to display the Properties sheet of the Default Web Site.

   6. Verify that the IP address of the node is correctly set in the Properties sheet. Then click "Ok".

   7. Select New, Virtual Directory.

   8. Enter the name of the virtual directory. For example, oem_webstage.

   9. Specify the following settings:

      Alias: /oem_webstage

      Path: ORACLE_HOME\oem_webstage

      Access: Read, Execute

   10. After saving the settings, expand the "Default Web Site" to display the new virtual directory.

   11. Select the new oem_webstage virtual directory.

   12. Click on the Action button, select New, Virtual Directory to create a additional virtual directory with the following settings:

       Alias: cgi-bin

       Path: ORACLE_HOME\oem_webstage\cgi-bin

       Access: Read, Execute

   13. Create an additional virtual directory with alias "\oem_webstage\java-plugin" and directory ORACLE_HOME\oem_webstage\java-plugin with the following settings:

       Alias: java-plugin

       Path: ORACLE_HOME\oem_webstage\java-plugin

       Access: Read-only

       Note: Make sure you do not enable execute permissions; otherwise, you will not be able to download the plug-in.

   14. Restart the web server.