OCA Oracle Application Server 10g Administrator Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-311) OCA Oracle 10 App Server EG

by Alapati, Sam

• ISBN13: 9780072262711
• ISBN10: 0072262710
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2006-04-18
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Two complete practice exams Detailed answers with in-depth explanation of both the correct and incorrect answers Complete electronic book

Author Biography

Sam R. Alapati, is an Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Professional (OCP) who manages Oracle databases for the Boy Scouts of America at their national office in Irving, Texas. Prior to this, Sam worked at Sabre, Lehman Brothers, AT&T, and the NBC Corporation. He also worked for the Oracle Corporation in New York City as a Senior Principal Consultant. Sam has published three other books: Expert Oracle9i Database Administration, OCP Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators Exam Guide, and Expert Oracle Database 10g Administration.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	xxi
Part I Architecture, Installation, and Management	1	(138)
Overview and Architecture	3	(40)
An Overview of the Oracle Application Server	4	(3)
Key Solution Areas	6	(1)
Key Components	6	(1)
J2EE Applications and Web Services	7	(8)
J2EE Applications	7	(2)
OracleAS 10g Components to Support J2EE Applications	9	(5)
J2EE Services	14	(1)
Web Services	14	(1)
Oracle Components to Support Web Services	15	(1)
Creating and Managing Business Portals	15	(2)
OracleAS Components to Support Portals	16	(1)
Wireless Applications	17	(2)
OracleAS Wireless	17	(2)
Providing Business Intelligence for the Web	19	(2)
OracleAS Business Intelligence Components	19	(2)
Accelerating Performance with Caching	21	(2)
OracleAS Web Cache	21	(2)
Identity Management	23	(3)
OracleAS 10g Identity Management Components	24	(2)
Oracle Application Server Architecture	26	(3)
The OracleAS Infrastructure	27	(2)
The OracleAS Middle Tier	29	(1)
Managing the Oracle Application Server	29	(2)
Application Server Control	30	(1)
Distributed Configuration Management	31	(1)
Oracle Process Management and Notification Server	31	(1)
Important OracleAS 10g Terminology	31	(8)
OracleAS Installation	31	(1)
OracleAS Infrastructure	31	(1)
Metadata Repository	32	(1)
Middle-Tier Components	32	(1)
Directory Server	32	(1)
Oracle Application Server Instance	32	(1)
The ias_admin User	33	(1)
OracleAS Farm	33	(1)
Oracle Application Server Cluster	33	(2)
Two-Minute Drill	35	(4)
Q&A Self Test	39	(4)
OracleAS 10g Installation	43	(58)
Oracle Application Server 10g Components	44	(2)
Oracle Application Server Middle Tier	45	(1)
OracleAS Infrastructure	45	(1)
OracleAS Developer Kits	46	(1)
Oracle Application Server Topology	46	(1)
Installing OracleAS 10g	47	(21)
Getting the Necessary Software	48	(1)
General Installation Requirements	49	(2)
Software Requirements	51	(2)
Checking Kernel Parameters and Shell Limits	53	(3)
Checking the Ports	56	(3)
Creating Necessary Operating System Users and Groups	59	(2)
Creating Necessary Directories	61	(2)
Setting the Environment	63	(2)
Editing the /etc/hosts File	65	(1)
Installing from CD-ROM vs. Installing from the Hard Drive	66	(1)
Where to Install	67	(1)
Installing the OracleAS Infrastructure	68	(17)
OracleAS 10g Infrastructure Installation Types	68	(2)
The Installation Choices	70	(1)
Order of Installation	71	(1)
What if You Create Just the Metadata Repository?	72	(1)
Some Installation Issues	72	(1)
Installing the OracleAS Infrastructure	73	(5)
Accessing the OracleAS Infrastructure	78	(1)
Accessing the OAS Welcome Page	78	(1)
OID Server	79	(2)
SSO Server	81	(1)
Post-Installation Tasks	81	(3)
Starting and Stopping the OracleAS Infrastructure	84	(1)
Installing the OracleAS Middle Tier	85	(12)
Checking the Installation Requirements	86	(1)
The Middle-Tier Installation Process	87	(3)
Accessing and Verifying the Middle-Tier Components	90	(4)
Two-Minute Drill	94	(3)
Q&A Self Test	97	(4)
Managing Oracle Application Server 10g	101	(38)
Oracle Process Management and Notification Server	102	(9)
OPMN Components	103	(1)
OPMN Event Scripts	104	(1)
Debugging OPMN	104	(1)
The opmnctl Command-Line Tool	104	(1)
The opmnctl Options	105	(6)
The Application Server Control Interface	111	(7)
Application Server Control and the Management Agent	111	(2)
Grid Control	113	(1)
How the Application Server Control Does Its Job	113	(4)
Capabilities of the Various Management Tools	117	(1)
Additional OracleAS 10g Tools	118	(12)
The OracleAS Hi-Av Tool	118	(2)
The Application Server Control Topology Viewer	120	(1)
The Application Server Control Home Page	121	(1)
Starting Up and Shutting Down the Application Server Control	121	(5)
Obtaining Information about the Host Computer	126	(1)
The Application Server Control Home Pages	126	(4)
The Correct Startup and Shutdown Sequence	130	(5)
The Startup Sequence	130	(1)
The Shutdown Sequence	131	(1)
Two-Minute Drill	132	(3)
Q&A Self Test	135	(4)
Part II Access Control and Identity Management	139	(182)
Managing the Oracle Internet Directory	141	(70)
Directories and the LDAP	142	(7)
LDAP	143	(1)
LDAP Components	144	(5)
Oracle Internet Directory	149	(25)
How Oracle Internet Directory Works	150	(1)
Security Benefits of OID	150	(1)
Hosted and Non-Hosted Environments	151	(1)
Default Directory Information Tree	151	(1)
OID Architecture	152	(3)
Configuration Parameters for the OID Instance	155	(1)
Managing OID	155	(1)
The OID Command-Line Tools	156	(5)
A Brief Introduction to LDIF Files	161	(7)
The Oracle Directory Manager	168	(5)
Routine OID Administration at a Glance	173	(1)
OID Log Files	174	(1)
Identity Management and the OID	174	(1)
Benefits	174	(1)
Oracle Identity Management	175	(16)
The Identity Management Process	176	(1)
Oracle Identity Management System Components	176	(2)
Identity Management and the OracleAS Infrastructure	178	(1)
Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning	179	(1)
Oracle Internet Directory Metadata	180	(1)
Identity Management Realms	181	(6)
Oracle Application Server Administration Model	187	(1)
Delegation of OID Administration	188	(1)
Access Control and OID	188	(1)
The iASAdmins Group	188	(1)
Managing Users and Groups	189	(1)
Password Policy Management	190	(1)
Delegated Administrative Service	191	(9)
Architecture of DAS	192	(1)
Managing DAS	193	(2)
Using the OID Self-Service Console	195	(3)
Configuring an Identity Management Realm	198	(1)
Managing Users and Groups Using DAS	199	(1)
Assigning Privileges to Users and Groups	200	(1)
OracleAS Portal and the Oracle Internet Directory	200	(7)
Caching OID Information in the OracleAS Portal	200	(1)
OracleAS Portal Entries in OID	201	(1)
Configuring OID Settings in the OracleAS Portal	202	(1)
Accessing DAS from OracleAS Portal	202	(1)
Two-Minute Drill	203	(4)
Q&A Self Test	207	(4)
Managing the Oracle HTTP Server	211	(60)
Introduction to the Oracle HTTP Server	212	(18)
Important OHS Components	213	(1)
Oracle HTTP Server Modules	213	(1)
The Oracle HTTP Server Processing Model	214	(1)
Starting and Stopping the Oracle HTTP Server	215	(1)
Oracle HTTP Server Installation and Configuration	215	(5)
Basic Oracle HTTP Server Configuration Directives	220	(8)
Managing Processes and Connections	228	(2)
Managing the Oracle HTTP Server	230	(8)
Managing from the Command Line	230	(1)
Using the Application Server Control to Manage OHS	231	(2)
Server Properties Page	233	(2)
Using Oracle HTTP Server Log Files	235	(3)
OHS Configuration Directives	238	(29)
The Server Configuration Context	238	(1)
Virtual Host Context	239	(1)
Directory Context	239	(6)
.htaccess Context	245	(1)
What Are Block Directives?	245	(2)
Merging Containers and Contents	247	(1)
Virtual Hosting	248	(5)
Using Special Configuration Directives	253	(3)
Directory Indexing	256	(4)
Access Restriction Directives	260	(4)
Two-Minute Drill	264	(3)
Q&A Self Test	267	(4)
Single Sign-On, SSL, and OracleAS Certificate Authority	271	(50)
OracleAS Single Sign-On	272	(5)
OracleAS Single Sign-On Server Components	272	(3)
Single Sign-On Authentication Flow	275	(2)
Configuring and Managing the SSO Server	277	(8)
Command Line	277	(1)
Using the Application Server Control	278	(1)
Single Sign-Off	278	(3)
Administering Partner and External Applications	281	(3)
Monitoring the SSO Server	284	(1)
Accessing the SSO Server from OracleAS Portal	285	(1)
Using the Secure Sockets Layer	285	(6)
Private and Public Key Cryptography	286	(3)
A Typical SSL Session	289	(1)
Requirements for Using SSL	290	(1)
Oracle Wallet Manager	291	(4)
Default Locations for Storing Oracle Wallets	291	(1)
Starting Oracle Wallet Manager	292	(1)
Managing Wallets	293	(1)
Uploading and Downloading Wallets	294	(1)
Managing Certificates	295	(1)
Enabling OracleAS Components to Use SSL	296	(3)
The Oracle HTTP Server and SSL	296	(1)
Configuring Oracle Internet Directory for SSL	297	(1)
Configuring OracleAS SSO for SSL	298	(1)
Configuring OracleAS Web Cache for SSL	299	(1)
OracleAS Portal and SSL	299	(1)
OracleAS Certificate Authority	299	(17)
Public Key Infrastructure	300	(2)
Key Features of OracleAS Certificate Authority	302	(1)
OracleAS PKI Management Tools	303	(2)
OracleAS Certificate Authority Architecture and Configuration	305	(2)
Creating a Complete Wallet	307	(3)
Accessing OracleAS CA User Pages	310	(2)
Two-Minute Drill	312	(4)
Q&A Self Test	316	(5)
Part III OracleAS 10g Middle-Tier Components	321	(168)
OracleAS Portal	323	(44)
OracleAS Portal	324	(9)
The Portal Hierarchy	324	(1)
Relationships among the OracleAS Portal Components	325	(2)
Portal Page Appearance	327	(1)
Content Classification	327	(1)
Prerequisites for Accessing the OracleAS Portal	328	(1)
Three-Tier Architecture	329	(2)
How OracleAS Portal Assembles Pages	331	(2)
Managing the OracleAS Portal	333	(6)
OracleAS Portal Administrative Services	334	(1)
Using Administrative Portlets	334	(2)
Managing the Portal Instance with the Application Server Control	336	(2)
Monitoring the OracleAS Portal Instance	338	(1)
OracleAS Portal Schema, User, and Group Management	339	(5)
Default OracleAS Portal Schemas	340	(1)
Managing Portal Users	340	(2)
Managing Groups	342	(1)
OracleAS Portal User and Group Privileges	343	(1)
Administering the Portlet Repository	344	(4)
Providers	344	(4)
Portlet Repository Administrative Tasks	348	(1)
Exporting and Importing Portal Content	348	(4)
Creating a Transport Set	349	(1)
Exporting the Transport Set	350	(2)
Importing the Transport Set	352	(1)
OracleAS Portal Configuration Tasks	352	(10)
Configuring the Self-Registration Feature	352	(1)
Configuring the OracleAS Portal for WebDAV	353	(1)
Setting Up the OracleAS Portal for WebDAV	354	(2)
The Oracle Portal Configuration Assistant	356	(1)
Using the Portal Dependency Settings Tool	356	(1)
Configuring Language Support	357	(1)
Two-Minute Drill	358	(4)
Q&A Self Test	362	(5)
Managing OC4J and Configuring J2EE Applications	367	(66)
Introduction to J2EE	368	(5)
J2EE Components	368	(2)
Terminology	370	(3)
Oracle Containers for Java	373	(1)
Default OracleAS OC4J Instances	374	(1)
Creating an OC4J Instance	374	(5)
Using the dcmctl Utility	375	(2)
Using the Application Server Control	377	(2)
Managing the OC4J Instance	379	(8)
Using OPMN	379	(1)
Using DCMCTL	380	(1)
Using the Application Server Control	380	(7)
Configuring OC4J	387	(2)
The mod_oc4j Configuration Files	387	(2)
The OC4J Server Configuration Files	389	(17)
server.xml	390	(8)
J2EE Application Deployment Files	398	(2)
Description of the Application (J2EE Deployment) XML Files	400	(6)
Using the Application Server Control to Configure OC4J	406	(1)
Deploying J2EE Applications	406	(22)
Deployment Methodologies	407	(1)
Data Sources	407	(8)
Deploying Web Application Modules	415	(2)
Deploying J2EE (EJB) Applications	417	(3)
Maintaining and Monitoring Applications	420	(1)
Deploying and Registering Web Providers	421	(1)
Two-Minute Drill	422	(6)
Q&A Self Test	428	(5)
OracleAS Web Cache	433	(56)
Introduction to the OracleAS Web Cache	434	(14)
The Reverse Proxy Web Caching Mechanism	436	(1)
Maintaining Consistency and Reliability	437	(1)
Request and Response Headers	438	(1)
Compression	439	(1)
OracleAS Web Cache Ports	439	(1)
Caching Principles	440	(8)
OracleAS Web Cache Management	448	(7)
Default Oracle Web Cache Users	448	(1)
Using opmnctl	448	(2)
Using the Application Server Control	450	(3)
Standalone Configuration Management Tools	453	(2)
OracleAS Web Cache Administration Tasks	455	(10)
Modifying Security Settings	455	(1)
Configuring Listening Ports	455	(2)
Configuring Site Definitions	457	(1)
Specifying Origin Server Settings	458	(3)
Using OracleAS Diagnostic Tools	461	(1)
Configuring Access and Event Logs	462	(2)
Manual Rollover of the Access and Event Logs	464	(1)
Creating and Configuring Caching Rules	465	(8)
How Caching Rules Work	466	(4)
Predefined Caching Rules	470	(1)
Creating Your Own Caching Rules	471	(2)
Expiration Policies	473	(3)
Configuring Expiration Policies	473	(2)
Creating Expiration Policies	475	(1)
Sending Invalidation Requests	476	(9)
Structure of the Invalidation Requests	477	(1)
Invalidation Request Methods	477	(3)
Performance Assurance with Expiration and Invalidation	480	(1)
Two-Minute Drill	481	(4)
Q&A Self Test	485	(4)
Appendix: About the CD	489	(4)
Glossary	493	(20)
Index	513