Oracle Application Server 10g: Administration I

Oracle Application Server Key Components and Features

• OracleAS Middle-Tier Components and Solutions

• OracleAS Infrastructure Components

• Oracle Application Server Management

• Enhancing Performance with Caching

• Securing the Web Infrastructure

• Oracle Application Server Terminology

• Wireless-Enabled Applications

• OracleAS Enterprise Portal and OracleAS Discoverer

Analyzing Oracle Application Server Architecture

• Oracle Application Server Products and Installation Types

• OracleAS Infrastructure Installation Types

• OracleAS Middle-Tier Components

• Services and Components of OracleAS Infrastructure

• OracleAS Developer Kits

• A Simple Oracle Application Server Topology

• Introducing OracleAS Deployments

• OracleAS Personalization

Installing OracleAS Infrastructure

• OracleAS Infrastructure Installation: Overview

• OracleAS Infrastructure: Installation Steps

• Postinstallation Tasks

• OracleAS Certificate Authority

• Accessing the OracleAS Instance

• Application Server Control

• Accessing the SSO Server

• Verifying OID Server

Installing the OracleAS Middle Tier

• Preinstallation: OracleAS Middle Tier Requirements

• Preinstallation: Setting Up the Environment

• Installation: Installer Steps Overview

• Accessing the Application Server Control

• Application Server Ports Page

• Accessing the Component Home Pages

• Accessing OracleAS Portal Welcome Page

• Accessing OracleAS Reports Services and Forms Services

Using Oracle Application Server Management Tools

• Oracle Application Server: Overview

• Using Application Server Control

• Application Server Control: Home Pages

• Oracle Application Server Component Home Pages

• Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Components

• Enabling SSL for Application Server Control

• Oracle Process Management and Notification Server

• OracleAS Hi-Av Tool (iHAT)

Managing the Oracle Internet Directory

• LDAP Components

• Security Benefits of OID

• OID Architecture Overview

• OID Server Instance Architecture

• OID Server Processes

• OID Command-Line Tools

• Using LDAP Command-Line Tools and Bulk Tools

• ODM Connect Dialog Box

Managing and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server

• Oracle HTTP Server Modules

• Managing Processes and Connections

• Oracle HTTP Server Configuration Files

• Configuring the Oracle HTTP Server

• Administrative Directives

• Server Logs

• Managing Client Requests and Connection Handling

• Advanced Server Properties

Configuring Directives and Virtual Hosts

• Container Directives

• Block Directives

• Merging Containers and Contents

• Defining and Configuring Virtual Hosts

• Enabling Server-Side Includes (SSI)

• Overriding Directives with the Per-Directory Configuration

• Directory Indexing

• Error and Response Handling

Configuring mod_rewrite

• Regular Expressions

• Matching Characters

• Quantifiers for Characters

• Functioning of mod_rewrite

• mod_rewrite Directives

• Rewrite Rule: Tips

• Redirecting: Examples

Managing and Configuring OracleAS Web Cache

• OracleAS Web Cache Architecture

• Administering OracleAS Web Cache

• Configure Listening Ports for Requests

• Configuring Site Definitions

• Creating Caching Rules

• Defining Expiration Rules

• Basic Content Invalidation

• Logging Events and Accessing Information

Managing and Configuring OC4J

• Creating an OC4J Instance

• Enabling OC4J Instances

• OC4J Configuration Basics

• Configuring OC4J Using Application Server Control

• Web Site Properties

• Application Deployment

• Maintaining Applications

• Maintaining Web Modules

Managing the OracleAS Portal

• OracleAS Portal Administrative Services: Overview

• Managing the OracleAS Portal Instance Using Application Server Control

• Managing the OracleAS Portal Instance Using Administrative Portlets

• Default Portal Users and Groups

• Managing Passwords for the OracleAS Portal Schemas

• Managing Portal Users and Groups

• Exporting and Importing Objects in OracleAS Portal

• Managing the Portlet Repository

Configuring OracleAS Portal

• Configuring the Self-Registration Feature in OracleAS Portal

• Configuring OraDAV Support for OracleAS Portal Access

• Configuring Language Support

• Configuring OracleAS Portal Dependencies

• OracleAS Portal Configuration Assistant: Overview

Deploying PL/SQL and CGI Applications

• Communication Flow: The Path of HTTP Requests

• Configuring mod_plsql

• Configuring DADs Using dads.conf

• Invoking a PL/SQL Application

• PL/SQL Server Pages

• Enabling the FastCGI Server

• Installing the Database Provider and Its PL/SQL Portlets

• Registering the Database Provider Using OracleAS Portal

Deploying J2EE Applications

• Deploying Web Application Modules Using dcmctl

• J2EE Architecture

• Databases and J2EE

• Enterprise JavaBeans

• EJB and OC4J

• Deploying J2EE Applications Using Application Server Control and dcmctl

• Accessing Web Providers

• Registering Web Providers

Configuring Oracle Application Server Components in OID

• Oracle Identity Management

• Oracle Application Server Components and OID

• OID Administration Delegation

• OID Protection Domains

• Oracle Application Server Administration Model

• Password Policies

• Relationship Between OracleAS Portal and OID

• Enabling Directory Synchronization in the OracleAS Portal Instance

Managing Access Using Delegated Administration Service

• Concept and Architecture of DAS

• Configuring the Default Identity Management Realm-Specific Context

• Managing Users, Groups, and Subscribers Using DAS

• Managing Services

• Managing Accounts

• Accessing DAS from OracleAS Portal

• Granting Privileges to OracleAS Portal Users by Using DAS Roles

• Disabling the Privilege Assignment Section

Administering the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server

• Single Sign-On Components

• Authentication Flow for OracleAS Single Sign-On

• OracleAS Single Sign-On Administrator's Role

• Configuring the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server

• Creating and Editing a Partner Application

• Administering External Applications

• Accessing SSO Server from OracleAS Portal

• Accessing External Applications from OracleAS Portal

Securing OracleAS Components Using SSL

• Using Digital Signatures

• How SSL Works?

• Oracle Wallet Manager Functions

• Managing Wallets

• Managing User Certificates

• Managing Trusted Certificates

• Configuring Oracle HTTP Server for SSL Certificates

• Configuring OracleAS Web Cache to Use SSL

Managing and Configuring OracleAS Certificate Authority

• Oracle PKI Management Tools

• OracleAS Certificate Authority: Key Features

• OCA Architecture

• OCA Configuration Elements

• Requesting the Web Administrator Certificate

• Approving Certificate Requests

• Revoking Certificates

• Single Sign-On Authentication