F Examples of Administrative Changes

This appendix provides examples of administrative changes that can be performed on an Oracle Fusion Middleware environment. It is a companion to Part VII, "Advanced Administration: Backup and Recovery" in this book, and to the Disaster Recovery section in Oracle Fusion Middleware High Availability Guide.

It contains the following topics:

How to Use This Appendix
Examples of Administrative Changes (by Component)

F.1 How to Use This Appendix

Some administrative operations cause configuration changes to your Oracle Fusion Middleware environment. These are called administrative changes, and include deploying and undeploying applications, adding or deleting Managed Servers or components, changing ports, creating and deleting users, and changing passwords. As an administrator, you should be aware when administrative changes occur because you may need to back up your environment or perform some synchronization procedures.

This appendix provides examples of administrative changes, listed by component. You can use this as a guide for performing the following procedures:

Backup and Recovery

Oracle recommends you perform a backup after each administrative change to your environment. You can use this appendix to determine the types of administrative changes that require you to back up your environment.

See Also:
Part VII, "Advanced Administration: Backup and Recovery"
Disaster Recovery Synchronization Between the Primary and Standby Sites

When you implement Disaster Recovery, you must update standby sites when you make an administrative change to your environment. You can use this appendix to determine the types of administrative changes that require you to update your standby sites.

See Also:
Oracle Fusion Middleware High Availability Guide

F.2 Examples of Administrative Changes (by Component)

Table F-1 provides examples of administrative changes, by component. Consult your component documentation to learn more about these operations.

Table F-1 Examples of Administrative Changes

Component	Examples of Administrative Changes
Directory Integration and Provisioning	Directory Integration and Provisioning administrative and configuration operations, such as running the ldapsearch utility
Dynamic Monitoring Service (DMS)	Manual edits to DMS configuration files, such as `dms.conf`
Fusion Middleware Control	Domain-wide or component-specific administrative and configuration operations performed using Fusion Middleware Control, changing port numbers, deploying and undeploying applications, and operations that result in configuration file changes
Oracle HTTP Server	Oracle HTTP Server administrative and configuration operations performed using Fusion Middleware Control, such as configuring modules, such as mod_wl_ohs, and creating virtual hosts Manual edits to Oracle HTTP Server configuration files Oracle HTTP Server administrative and configuration operations, such as registering a component with a domain, using the `opmnctl` utility
Oracle Internet Directory	Oracle Internet Directory administrative and configuration operations, such as running the `oidpasswd` utility (password management), and installing and removing components
Oracle Forms Services	Oracle Forms Services administrative and configuration operations performed using Fusion Middleware Control
Oracle Portal	Oracle Portal administrative and configuration operations performed using Fusion Middleware Control Oracle Portal administrative and configuration operations using the Administration screen in the Portal User Interface Manual edits to Oracle Portal configuration files Running the `ptlconfig` script Running any Portal-specific scripts that modify the database-side configuration for Portal, for example, disabling Oracle Web Cache or changing some background job frequencies in Portal
Oracle BPEL Process Analytics	Oracle BPEL Process Analytics administrative and configuration operations performed using Fusion Middleware Control
Oracle Reports Services	Oracle Reports Services administrative and configuration operations performed using Fusion Middleware Control, such as operations on the "Reports/Configuration" page Manual edits to Oracle Reports Services configuration files When the Reports server receives a job insert or update, such as when adding a new job or moving a job from one queue to another. Note: Oracle recommends that you perform backup and file synchronization more frequently when running Oracle Reports Services.
Oracle Web Cache	Oracle Web Cache configuration properties performed using Fusion Middleware Control. (Web Cache menu, then Administration).
Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console	Domain-wide or component-specific administrative and configuration operations performed using the Administration Console, such as changing passwords, deploying and undeploying applications, and operations that result in configuration file changes