How to Start / Stop services in Oracle Applications R12 ( Application / Database Tier)
This post covers step by step instructions of How to Start/Stop services in Oracle Applications R12. These steps are from Online Oracle Apps DBA (11i /R12) training here (This is interactive online course over weekend with hands on exercises on installation, patching, cloning during weekdays) Assumptions Application Tier O.S. User : avisr12 (usually applmgr) Database Tier […]
Read MoreConfiguring Lost Password management in Oracle Access Manager
If you want to configure Lost password policy management using Oracle Access Manager for your application, then here it is how you can do. In real time scenario, once the user clicks on Lost Password link, the user will be challenged with questions registered during first login, followed by a change password. How can we do […]
Read MoreOAM integration with WebLogic for different versions
Hi all, As you might have observed that the integration between Oracle Access Manager and WebLogic server varies with different versions of Oracle Access Manager and hence it’s architecture varies. So I would like to give a brief on how the architecture looks like and what are the components needed for this integration. Until OAM […]
Read MoreDisater Recovery documentation for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g (Fusion Middleware)
If you are looking for documentation on Oracle WebLogic Server 11g (component in Oracle Fusion Middleware) then here are few good links 1. Recommendation for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Disaster Recovery here which covers File System and Network artifacts. 2. If you are using JMS (Java Messaging services) and T-Logs in WebLogic server then check recommendations […]
Read MoreIssues in WebLogic Portal integration with Oracle Entitlement Server
In previous posts I have specified the supported and working WebLogic JDK versions for Oracle Entitlement Server. I have tested protecting the WebLogic Server application where OES Admin is installed on WLS 10.3.1 and it went fine. However, when I used WLS 10.3.1 for Admin server and tried to install the WebLogic Portal sample application […]
Read MoreSupported WebLogic and JDK versions for Oracle Entitlement Server
It is important to know which WebLogic versions and JDK versions are supported with Oracle Entitlement Server. If you would like to see the Certification matrix for OES, here it is. Only WebLogic 10.3.0 is supported for Admin and SSM, if you are using WebLogic Portal, 10.2.0 is supported. From my experience, WebLogic 10.3.1 is […]
Read MoreMigrating Non ASM DB to ASM DB
This is a sample document showing how to migrate Non ASM DB to ASM DB 1 create the ASM instance 2.Create the required DISK groups according to the needs DB name DEVEL SQL> select file_name from dba_data_files; FILE_NAME ——————————————————————————– /oracle/DEVEL/system01.dbf /oracle/DEVEL/undotbs01.dbf /oracle/DEVEL/sysaux01.dbf /oracle/DEVEL/users01.dbf /oracle/DEVEL/example01.dbf SQL> select name from v$controlfile; NAME ——————————————————————————– /oracle/DEVEL/control01.ctl SQL> select MEMBER […]
Read MoreDuplicating the DB from PRODUCTION to DEVELOPMENT using RMAN
The topic is related to creating a duplicated copy of DB from production to Development using rman. The below steps are applicapable in 9i,10g and 11g.In 11g there are some new methods for creating duplicate DB which I will be covering in coming topics The database names used here database names: Primary Database SID: PROD server […]
Read MoreExporting and Importing policies in Oracle Entitlement Server.
At times, it is important to import/export policies from Database. I am explaining the scripts to be used to achieve this. The policies are present in the XML config file policyIX_config.xml in the location BEA_HOME/ales32-admin/bin. To export policies from Database to an XML file: Assume you are running from the location BEA_HOME/ales32-admin/bin. ./policyIX.sh -export ../config/policyIX_config.xml […]
Read MoreOracle Entitlement Server Patches
If you are looking for patches on Oracle Entitlement Server, here it is. CP1: SSM : 7716200 ADMIN : 7716188 DBConfigTool : 7716171 CP2: SSM : 8393978 ADMIN : 8393965 DBConfigTool : 8393975 CP3 : Admin Server: 9171320 SSM: 9171016 Note: There is no DBConfigTool released in CP3.
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