Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
  • Intended Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Related Documents
  • Conventions
• 1 Product and Installation Overview
  • 1.1 Product Overview
  • 1.2 Where Do I Find Installation Instructions for My Product?
  • 1.3 Recommended Topologies
    • 1.3.1 Installing Oracle Identity Management in a Single Oracle Home
    • 1.3.2 Installing a Distributed Oracle Identity Management with an Integrated Oracle HTTP Server
    • 1.3.3 Installing a Distributed Oracle Identity Management with a Standalone Oracle HTTP Server
• 2 Requirements
  • 2.1 Using OracleMetaLink to Obtain the Latest Oracle Application Server Hardware and Software Requirements
  • 2.2 System Requirements
    • 2.2.1 Installing from the Console or X Windows
    • 2.2.2 Tips for Reducing Memory Usage
  • 2.3 Software Requirements
  • 2.4 Kernel Parameters
    • 2.4.1 Kernel Parameter Settings for OracleAS Metadata Repository
  • 2.5 Ports
    • 2.5.1 Checking If a Port Is in Use
    • 2.5.2 Using Default Port Numbers
    • 2.5.3 Using Custom Port Numbers (the "Static Ports" Feature)
      • 2.5.3.1 Format of the staticports.ini File
      • 2.5.3.2 Error Conditions that Will Cause the Installer to Use Default Ports Instead of Specified Ports
      • 2.5.3.3 Example
    • 2.5.4 If Port 1521 Is in Use
      • 2.5.4.1 If Port 1521 Is In Use by an Existing Oracle Database
        • 2.5.4.1.1 Scenario 1: Existing Listener Uses Port 1521 and Listener Version Is Earlier Than 10.1.0.2
        • 2.5.4.1.2 Scenario 2: Existing Listener Uses Port 1521 and Listener Version Is 10.1.0.2 or Later
        • 2.5.4.1.3 Scenario 3: Existing Listener Uses a Port Other Than 1521
      • 2.5.4.2 If Port 1521 Is In Use by Some Other Application
  • 2.6 Operating System Groups
    • 2.6.1 Create a Group for the Inventory Directory
    • 2.6.2 Create Groups for Database Administrators
  • 2.7 Operating System User
  • 2.8 Environment Variables
    • 2.8.1 Environment Variable Tips
    • 2.8.2 ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID
    • 2.8.3 PATH, CLASSPATH, and LD_LIBRARY_PATH
    • 2.8.4 DISPLAY
    • 2.8.5 TMP and TMPDIR
    • 2.8.6 TNS_ADMIN
  • 2.9 The /etc/hosts File
    • 2.9.1 Location of the Default Oracle Identity Management Realm
    • 2.9.2 Hostname for OracleAS Single Sign-On
  • 2.10 Network Topics
    • 2.10.1 Installing on Multihomed (Multi-IP) Computers
    • 2.10.2 Copying CD-ROMs or DVD-ROM to Hard Drive, and Installing from the Hard Drive
    • 2.10.3 Installing from a Remote CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
    • 2.10.4 Installing on Remote Computers
    • 2.10.5 Installing on NFS-Mounted Storage
    • 2.10.6 Running Multiple Instances from One Installation
    • 2.10.7 Support for NIS and NIS+
  • 2.11 Prerequisite Checks Performed by the Installer
• 3 Things You Should Know Before Starting the Installation
  • 3.1 Oracle Home Directory
    • 3.1.1 Installing in an Existing Oracle Home
    • 3.1.2 Installing in a Non-Empty Oracle Home
  • 3.2 Can I Use Symbolic Links?
  • 3.3 First-Time Installation of Any Oracle Product
  • 3.4 Installing Additional Languages
  • 3.5 Oracle Application Server Instances and Instance Names
  • 3.6 The ias_admin User and Restrictions on its Password
  • 3.7 Comparing Installing Components against Configuring Components
  • 3.8 Where Does the Installer Write Files?
  • 3.9 Why Do I Need to be Able to Log In as Root at Certain Times During Installation?
  • 3.10 Running root.sh During Installation
  • 3.11 Can I Modify Other Oracle Application Server Instances During Installation?
  • 3.12 Connecting to Oracle Internet Directory Through SSL Connections
  • 3.13 Obtaining Software from Oracle E-Delivery
    • 3.13.1 Finding and Downloading the Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.4.0.1) E-Pack
    • 3.13.2 Finding Required and Optional Downloads
    • 3.13.3 Disk Space Requirements
    • 3.13.4 Software Requirements for Unzipping Files
    • 3.13.5 Extracting Software from the Zip Files
  • 3.14 Setting the Mount Point for the CD-ROM or DVD
  • 3.15 Starting the Oracle Universal Installer
• 4 Installing OracleAS Infrastructure
  • 4.1 Infrastructure Installation Types
  • 4.2 Why Would I Select the Different Infrastructure Installation Types?
  • 4.3 Order of Installation for the Infrastructure
  • 4.4 Can I Install Components on Separate Computers?
  • 4.5 Tips for Installing Oracle Identity Management Components Separately
  • 4.6 Do I Need the Oracle Delegated Administration Services or the Oracle Directory Integration Platform Components?
  • 4.7 Can I Configure Components After Installation?
  • 4.8 Can I Use an Existing Database for the OracleAS Metadata Repository?
  • 4.9 Can I Use an Existing Oracle Internet Directory?
  • 4.10 Registration of OracleAS Metadata Repository in Oracle Internet Directory and Password Randomization
  • 4.11 Contents of the OracleAS Metadata Repository
  • 4.12 Can I Use Multiple Metadata Repositories?
  • 4.13 What High Availability Options Does Oracle Application Server Support?
  • 4.14 Restrictions on the Passwords for the SYS, SYSTEM, SYSMAN, and DBSNMP Users
  • 4.15 Support for NE8ISO8859P10 and CEL8ISO8859P14 Characters Sets
  • 4.16 What Do I Enter in the "Specify Namespace in Internet Directory" Screen?
  • 4.17 How to Determine Port Numbers Used by Components
  • 4.18 Can I Add OCA After Installation?
  • 4.19 How to Deploy Oracle Delegated Administration Services on a Separate Host
  • 4.20 Installing OracleAS Infrastructure
  • 4.21 Installing OracleAS Infrastructure Against an Existing Oracle Internet Directory
  • 4.22 Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository in a New Database
  • 4.23 Installing Oracle Identity Management Components Only (Including Oracle Internet Directory)
  • 4.24 Installing Oracle Identity Management Components Only (Excluding Oracle Internet Directory)
  • 4.25 Installing Oracle Internet Directory Only
  • 4.26 Installing OCA and OracleAS Metadata Repository Only
  • 4.27 Install Fragment: The First Few Screens of the Installation
  • 4.28 Install Fragment: The Last Few Screens of the Installation
  • 4.29 Install Fragment: Database Screens
  • 4.30 Install Fragment: OCA Screens
• 5 Configuring Oracle Internet Directory for Oracle Application Server Installation Privileges
  • 5.1 Default Users in Oracle Internet Directory
  • 5.2 Groups in Oracle Internet Directory
    • 5.2.1 "Global" Groups
    • 5.2.2 Groups for Each Metadata Repository
    • 5.2.3 Groups for Each Component
  • 5.3 Groups Required to Configure or Deinstall Components
  • 5.4 Groups Required to Install Middle Tiers
    • 5.4.1 Groups Required to Install Against the Desired Metadata Repository
    • 5.4.2 Groups Required to Install Middle-tier Components
    • 5.4.3 Example
  • 5.5 Groups Required to Install Additional Metadata Repositories
  • 5.6 Example of Installation with Different Users
  • 5.7 How to Create Users in Oracle Internet Directory
  • 5.8 How to Add Users to Groups in Oracle Internet Directory
    • 5.8.1 Using Oracle Directory Manager to Add Users to Groups
      • 5.8.1.1 Navigating to "Global" Groups
      • 5.8.1.2 Navigating to Metadata Repository Groups
      • 5.8.1.3 Navigating to Component Groups
    • 5.8.2 Using Deployment Delegation Console to Add Users to Groups
  • 5.9 Contents of a New Oracle Internet Directory
  • 5.10 On the Specify Login for Oracle Internet Directory Screen, What Username and Realm Do I Enter?
• 6 Installing Oracle Internet Directory in Replicated Mode
  • 6.1 Oracle Internet Directory Replication Overview
    • 6.1.1 Fan-Out Replication (LDAP Replication)
    • 6.1.2 Multimaster Replication (Advanced Replication)
  • 6.2 Requirements
    • 6.2.1 Database Requirements
    • 6.2.2 Clock Synchronization
  • 6.3 Installation Order
  • 6.4 Installing a Master Oracle Internet Directory
  • 6.5 Installing an Oracle Internet Directory Replica
    • 6.5.1 Overview of Installing a Replica
    • 6.5.2 Installing an Oracle Internet Directory Replica with a New Database
    • 6.5.3 Installing an Oracle Internet Directory Replica against an Existing Database
  • 6.6 Accessing OracleAS Single Sign-On and Oracle Delegated Administration Services
• 7 Installing in High Availability Environments: Overview
  • 7.1 Overview of High Availability Configurations
    • 7.1.1 OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
    • 7.1.2 OracleAS Clusters
    • 7.1.3 OracleAS Disaster Recovery
    • 7.1.4 Summary of Differences
  • 7.2 Installation Order for High Availability Configurations
  • 7.3 Requirements for High Availability Configurations
    • 7.3.1 Check Minimum Number of Nodes
    • 7.3.2 Check That Groups Are Defined Identically on All Nodes
    • 7.3.3 Check the Properties of the oracle User
    • 7.3.4 Check for Previous Oracle Installations on All Nodes
• 8 Installing in High Availability Environments: OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
  • 8.1 OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Introduction
  • 8.2 Pre-Installation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
    • 8.2.1 Map the Virtual Hostname and Virtual IP Address
    • 8.2.2 Set Up a File System That Can Be Mounted from Both Nodes
    • 8.2.3 Review Recommendations for Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
    • 8.2.4 Check That Clusterware Is Running (Automated Failovers only)
    • 8.2.5 Modify listener.ora file for Existing Database
  • 8.3 Installing an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure) Configuration
    • 8.3.1 OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Overview of Installation Steps
    • 8.3.2 OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Details of Installation Steps
  • 8.4 Installing a Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure) Configuration
    • 8.4.1 Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Overview of Installation Steps
    • 8.4.2 Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Infrastructure): Details of Installation Steps
  • 8.5 Installing an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
    • 8.5.1 OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management): Overview of Installation Steps
    • 8.5.2 OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management): Details of Installation Steps
  • 8.6 Installing a Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
    • 8.6.1 Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management): Overview of Installation Steps
    • 8.6.2 Distributed OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster (Identity Management): Details of Installation Steps
  • 8.7 Installing Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On in an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
    • 8.7.1 Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On in OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Overview of Installation Steps
    • 8.7.2 Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On in OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Details of Installation Steps
  • 8.8 Installing Only the OracleAS Metadata Repository in an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Environment
  • 8.9 Post-Installation Steps for OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster
    • 8.9.1 Edit the ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/htdocs/index.html File
    • 8.9.2 Copy the /var/opt/oracle Directory to the Other Node
    • 8.9.3 Running Database Console against a Cold Failover Cluster Database
    • 8.9.4 Create a Clusterware Agent for Automatic Failover
  • 8.10 Installing Middle Tiers Against an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Infrastructure
    • 8.10.1 If You Plan to Install Middle Tiers on OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Nodes
      • 8.10.1.1 Create a staticports.ini File for the Middle Tier
      • 8.10.1.2 Rename the /var/opt/oracle Directory Used for the Infrastructure
    • 8.10.2 Procedure for Installing Middle Tiers Against an OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Infrastructure
  • 8.11 Installing Regular Middle-Tiers on OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Nodes
• 9 Installing in High Availability Environments: OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
  • 9.1 OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management): Introduction
  • 9.2 Pre-Installation Steps for OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
    • 9.2.1 Use the Same Path for the Oracle Home Directory (recommended)
    • 9.2.2 Synchronize Clocks on All Nodes
    • 9.2.3 Configure Virtual Server Names and Ports for the Load Balancer
    • 9.2.4 Configure Your LDAP Virtual Server
      • 9.2.4.1 Load Balancer Supports LDAP Service Monitoring
      • 9.2.4.2 Load Balancer Does Not Support LDAP Service Monitoring
  • 9.3 About Oracle Internet Directory Passwords
  • 9.4 About Configuring SSL and Non-SSL Ports for Oracle HTTP Server
    • 9.4.1 Case 1: Client ---[HTTP]---> Load Balancer ---[HTTP]---> Oracle HTTP Server
    • 9.4.2 Case 2: Client ---[HTTPS]---> Load Balancer ---[HTTPS]---> Oracle HTTP Server
    • 9.4.3 Case 3: Client ---[HTTPS]---> Load Balancer ---[HTTP]---> Oracle HTTP Server
  • 9.5 Installing an OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
    • 9.5.1 Installation Order
    • 9.5.2 Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository
    • 9.5.3 Installing OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) on the First Node
      • 9.5.3.1 Create staticports.ini File
      • 9.5.3.2 Disable TCP Monitoring on Load Balancer for First Node
      • 9.5.3.3 Configure the Load Balancer to Return Immediately to the Calling Client
      • 9.5.3.4 Ensure that the OracleAS Metadata Repository Is Not Registered with any Oracle Internet Directory
      • 9.5.3.5 Select the Same Components for Each Node
      • 9.5.3.6 Run the Installer
    • 9.5.4 Installing OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) on Subsequent Nodes
  • 9.6 Installing a Distributed OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Configuration
    • 9.6.1 Installation Order
    • 9.6.2 Installing OracleAS Metadata Repository
    • 9.6.3 Installing Oracle Internet Directory on the First Node
      • 9.6.3.1 Set up staticports.ini File
      • 9.6.3.2 Select the Same Components for Each Installation
      • 9.6.3.3 Start the Installer
    • 9.6.4 Installing Oracle Internet Directory on Subsequent Nodes
      • 9.6.4.1 Staticports.ini File Not Needed
      • 9.6.4.2 Select the Same Components for Each Installation
      • 9.6.4.3 Start the Installer
    • 9.6.5 Installing OracleAS Single Sign-On and Oracle Delegated Administration Services on Each Node
      • 9.6.5.1 Set up staticports.ini File
      • 9.6.5.2 Start the Installer
  • 9.7 Post-Installation Steps
    • 9.7.1 Cluster the OC4J_Security Instance for State Replication (First Oracle Delegated Administration Services node only)
    • 9.7.2 Changing the Ports for Oracle Internet Directory
    • 9.7.3 Update targets.xml (Case 2 only)
  • 9.8 Installing Middle Tiers Against OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) Configurations
• 10 Installing in High Availability Environments: OracleAS Disaster Recovery
  • 10.1 OracleAS Disaster Recovery: Introduction
  • 10.2 Setting up the OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
    • 10.2.1 Ensure Nodes Are Identical at the Operating System Level
    • 10.2.2 Set Up staticports.ini File
    • 10.2.3 Set Up Identical Hostnames on Both Production and Standby Sites
    • 10.2.4 If You Want to Use OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster on the Production Site
  • 10.3 Installing Oracle Application Server in an OracleAS Disaster Recovery Environment
    • 10.3.1 Installing the OracleAS Infrastructure
    • 10.3.2 Installing Middle Tiers
  • 10.4 Installing the OracleAS 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Standalone Install of OracleAS Guard into Oracle Homes
  • 10.5 Patching OracleAS Guard Release 10.1.2.0.0 with Release 10.1.2.0.2
  • 10.6 What to Read Next
• 11 Post-Installation Tasks
  • 11.1 State of Oracle Application Server Instances After Installation
  • 11.2 Passwords for Oracle Application Server Components
  • 11.3 NFS Installations
  • 11.4 Backup and Recovery
  • 11.5 SSL
  • 11.6 Operating System Locale and NLS_LANG Environment Variable
    • 11.6.1 Check the Operating System Locale
    • 11.6.2 Check the NLS_LANG Setting
  • 11.7 Component Configuration After Installation
    • 11.7.1 Configuring mod_osso (Required for Oracle Delegated Administration Services)
  • 11.8 Components that Require Post-Installation Tasks
  • 11.9 What to Do Next
• A Installing the Oracle Identity Management Grid Control Plug-in
  • A.1 Installation Requirements
  • A.2 Starting the Grid Control Plug-in Installer
  • A.3 Installing Oracle Identity Management Grid Control Plug-in
  • A.4 Installing Oracle Identity Management Grid Control Plug-in Agent
• B Silent and Non-Interactive Installation
  • B.1 Silent Installation
  • B.2 Non-Interactive Installation
  • B.3 Pre-Installation
  • B.4 Notes for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
    • B.4.1 Installing OracleAS Certificate Authority
  • B.5 Create the Response File
    • B.5.1 Creating Response Files from Templates
    • B.5.2 Creating Response Files by Using the Record Mode in the Installer
    • B.5.3 Variables to Modify in the Response Files
    • B.5.4 Example Response Files
      • B.5.4.1 Example Response File for OracleAS Infrastructure: Oracle Identity Management Only
      • B.5.4.2 Example Response File for OracleAS Infrastructure: OracleAS Metadata Repository Only
      • B.5.4.3 Example Response File for OracleAS Infrastructure: Identity Management and OracleAS Metadata Repository
      • B.5.4.4 Example Response File for Oracle Identity Federation
  • B.6 Start the Installation
  • B.7 Post-Installation
  • B.8 Security Tips for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
  • B.9 Deinstallation
• C Default Port Numbers
  • C.1 Method of Assigning Default Port Numbers
  • C.2 Default Port Numbers
  • C.3 Ports to Open in Firewalls
• D Deinstallation and Reinstallation
  • D.1 Deconfig Tool
    • D.1.1 Parameters
    • D.1.2 Log Files Generated by the Deconfig Tool
  • D.2 Deinstallation Procedure: Overview
  • D.3 Deinstalling OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster Installations
  • D.4 Deinstalling OracleAS Single Sign-On Instances in OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
  • D.5 Deinstalling OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
  • D.6 Deinstalling OracleAS Infrastructure
    • D.6.1 Deinstallation Order
    • D.6.2 Deinstallation Steps
  • D.7 Harmless Errors in the Log File
  • D.8 Cleaning Up Oracle Application Server Processes
  • D.9 Reinstallation
  • D.10 Troubleshooting
• E Configuration Assistants
  • E.1 Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
    • E.1.1 General Tips
    • E.1.2 Configuration Assistant Result Codes
  • E.2 Description of Oracle Application Server Configuration Assistants
• F Troubleshooting
  • F.1 Log Files
  • F.2 General Troubleshooting Tips
  • F.3 Installation Problems and Solutions
    • F.3.1 Location of Log Files
    • F.3.2 Linking Failed, ORA Errors
    • F.3.3 Prerequisite Checks Fail at the Start of Installation
    • F.3.4 Message About Installing in a Non-Empty Directory
    • F.3.5 Messages About SHMMAX and SEMMSL
    • F.3.6 Installer Disappears After Running the Pre-Installation Checks
    • F.3.7 Unable to Clean Up a Failed Installation
    • F.3.8 Forgot the Password for the cn=orcladmin Account
    • F.3.9 cn=orcladmin Account Becomes Locked
    • F.3.10 User Interface Does Not Display in the Desired Language, or Does Not Display Properly
    • F.3.11 Installer Does Not Display Correct Database Name for OracleAS Metadata Repository
    • F.3.12 Configuration Assistant Failures - General
    • F.3.13 OracleAS Randomize Password Configuration Assistant Failures
    • F.3.14 Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) Failures
    • F.3.15 Harmless Error Message from Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
    • F.3.16 OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start HTTP Server Failures
    • F.3.17 OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start DAS Instance Failures
    • F.3.18 OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start OCA Failures
    • F.3.19 WARNING: DCM service may not be available at this time
    • F.3.20 OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)- Cluster Configuration Assistant Fails
    • F.3.21 OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) - Installation Fails on Second Oracle Internet Directory Node
    • F.3.22 OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management) - Installation Fails on Second Oracle Delegated Administration Services and OracleAS Single Sign-On Node
  • F.4 Deinstallation Problems and Solutions
    • F.4.1 Obsolete Partner URLs Still Remain on the OracleAS Single Sign-On Administration Screen
    • F.4.2 Unable to Reuse Instance Name of a Deleted Instance
    • F.4.3 Unable to Reuse Database Name
    • F.4.4 Deconfiguration Failed on Distributed OracleAS Cluster (Identity Management)
  • F.5 Need More Help?
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