All posts by Atul Kumar
How to Change / Reset ias_admin Password
— ias_adminis user required to use Enterprise Manager Web (aka Application Server Console – iASConsole) Site. — ias_admin passwordis set during Installation of Oracle Application Server (902, 904, 10.1.2.X) or Oracle Identity Management (Infra Tier 10.1.4.X) —ias_admin account is NOT stored in OID (Oracle Internet Directory), It is stored in XML file (JAZN-XML – Java AuthoriZatioN) (More on […]
Read MoreUpgrade Oracle Apps 11i to R12/12i (12.0.4) – Key Points
This post covers overview/top level steps to upgrade Oracle Applications (E-Business Suite) 11i (11.5.8,11.5.9,11.5.10) to R12/12i (12.0.4). This post is useful to understand upgrade from Apps DBA point of view and does NOT cover any functional steps in upgrade process. For step by step Oracle R12/12i upgrade process follow R12 Upgrade Guide here and R12 Installation […]
Read MoreInstall Oracle Apps R12/12i on Windows
This post covers list of software required to install Oracle Applications R12/12i (E-Business Suite), including link to download required software (vc++, make, gnu, cygwin, Windows Server and Apps R12/12i). Steps by steps installation of Oracle Apps R12/12i on windows coming soon Operating System and required Utility 1. Windows Server 2003 (all edition) is ONLY supported version […]
Read MoreApplication Server Disaster Recovery Solution : AS Guard – Things You should Know
ASGuard which stands for Application Server Guardis Disaster Recovery Solution for Oracle Application Server/Fusion Middleware. AS Guard in background uses Datagaurd for database (automatically creates standby database) and for middle tier configuration files it uses OracleAS backup and recovery tool. If you are implementing Oracle AS Guard, key points You should be aware of 1. […]
Read MoreIntroduction to Zones : Solaris 10
This post covers new feature ZONESintroduced in Solaris 10, zone is virtualized solaris operating system within Solaris. You can install multiple Solaris Operating System (Multiple Machine) with in Single Big Machine. This will help in consolidating multiple small Solaris machine into one big machine with multiple Solaris operating system each running different application. Zones: is virtualized […]
Read MoreUser created in Apps 11i/R12/12i not sync to OID
You have E-Business Suite 11i/R12/12i Integrated with OID/SSO (10g AS Infrastructure), Integration is one way (Apps -> OID) or two way (OID <—> Apps). After few months users complain that they created some users in Apps 11i/R12 (FND_USER) but these users are not created in OID. In order to troubleshoot such issue, you should know process […]
Read MoreHow to find PID listening particular Port on Linux/Solaris 10
If you are trying to run any apps service (adapcctl.sh, opmnctl, lsnrctl) and get message like “unable to bind port <port_number>” (Most probably this port is in use by other process), fix is to either start your service on different port or terminate process listening on that particular port using kill -9 <pid> In order […]
Read MoreChange/Reset OC4JADMIN Password
If you are maintaining Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10g AS R3) or Oracle Apps R12 (which uses 10g AS R3 as tech. stack) and you wish to reset OC4JADMIN password here are few pointers 1. oc4jadmin is superuser account created during installation (Installer prompts for oc4jadmin password if this is 10g AS R3) 2. This […]
Read MoreGood Metalink Notes or Documentation on Apps 11i/R12/12i Patching
Here are few good metalink notes to understand Oracle Apps Patching (adpatch), You need Metalink Account to access these notes. 181665.1 – Release 11i Adpatch Basics 457566.1 – Oracle Applications Patching FAQ for Release 11i 459156.1 – Oracle Applications Patching FAQ for Release 12 60766.1 – 11.0.x : Patch Installation Frequently Asked Questions 225165.1 – Patching […]
Read MoreConfigure 10.1.3.X OC4J to access from 10.1.2.X Web Server
This post covers overview and key points you should know with documentation link on how to integrate 10.1.2 Oracle Application Server(Webcache, HTTP Server – Portal, J2EE, Forms and BI) with 10.1.3.X Application Server (OC4J) This post is useful if your company already have an existing 10.1.2 installation (Portal or BI) and you wish to use new features […]
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