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Preface

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1 Introduction to Oracle Application Server

The Challenges of Creating and Maintaining an E-Business

Development Challenges

J2EE Applications

Web Services

Personalization

Enterprise Integration

Deployment Challenges

Performance

Systems Management

Security and Identity Management

Building an E-Business Solution with the Oracle Platform

Overview of Oracle Application Server

Oracle Application Server Solutions

J2EE and Internet Applications

Business Intelligence

E-Businesses Integration

Availability and Scalability

Systems Management

Identity Management

Oracle Application Server Components

Part I Development

2 J2EE, Web Services, and Internet Applications

Application Development and Deployment in Oracle Application Server

What Types of Applications Can Be Developed for Deployment in Oracle Application Server?

Oracle HTTP Server

Oracle HTTP Server Components

Oracle HTTP Server Features

Oracle HTTP Server Architecture

Modular Architecture

Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Support

Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE

Introduction to J2EE Application Development

What Is a J2EE Application?

J2EE Distributed Multi-tiered Application Model

Types of J2EE Clients

Types of J2EE Application Components

Types of J2EE Containers

J2EE Application Packaging Concepts

Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE Features

Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE Containers

Oracle J2EE Services

Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE Architecture

Oracle Application Server TopLink

Advantages of OracleAS TopLink

The OracleAS TopLink Problem Space

The OracleAS TopLink Solution

OracleAS TopLink Components

OracleAS TopLink Development Components

Oracle Application Server TopLink Mapping Workbench

Oracle Application Server TopLink Foundation Library

OracleAS TopLink Metadata

Application Development with OracleAS TopLink

Session Management

Packaging and Deployment

Monitoring and Performance Tuning

OracleAS TopLink Architectures Overview

EJB Session Bean Facade

EJB Entity Beans with CMP

EJB Entity Beans with BMP

Oracle JDeveloper

Oracle JDeveloper Features

Oracle Business Components for Java

Oracle Business Components for Java Features

Object-Relational Mapping

Validation Model

Scalability and Performance

Flexible Deployment

Rich User Interface Support

Layered Customization Support

Tight Integration with JDeveloper

Integration with Oracle interMedia

Oracle Application Server Web Services

Oracle Application Server Web Services Features

Oracle Application Server Web Services Development Features

Oracle Application Server Web Services Deployment and Management Features

Oracle Application Server Web Services Architecture

Web Services Framework

Oracle Application Server Forms Services

Oracle Application Server Forms Services Features

Automatic Internet Scalability and High Performance

Open Access to Internet Standards

Oracle Application Server Forms Services Architecture

Oracle XML Developer Kit

Oracle XML Developer Kit Tools

XML and XSLT Parsers

XML Schema Processors

XML Class Generators

XML Transviewer Beans

Oracle Application Server PL/SQL Platform

Oracle Application Server PL/SQL Tools

Oracle PL/SQL Server Pages

Oracle PL/SQL Web Toolkit

Oracle Application Server PL/SQL Architecture

Oracle Content Management Software Developer Kit

Oracle Content Management SDK Features

Oracle Content Management SDK Architecture

Oracle Application Server MapViewer

Oracle Application Server MapViewer Features

Oracle Application Server MapViewer Architecture

3 Portal Applications

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Portal

What is Oracle Application Server Portal?

E-Business Support with Oracle Application Server Portal

Oracle Application Server Portal Features

Portal Page Creation, Management, and Customization

Portal Content Publishing and Management

Content Searching

Content Syndication

Portals and Wireless Devices

Portal Integration with Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On

Application Access and Integration

Integrating with Portlet Providers

Oracle Application Server Portlets

Partner Portlets

Custom Portlets

Oracle Application Server Portal Integration with Oracle Application Server Web Cache

Oracle Application Server Web Cache Deployment with Oracle Application Server Portal

Oracle Application Server Portal Architecture

4 Wireless Applications

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Wireless

Oracle Application Server Wireless Overview

Oracle Application Server Wireless Features

Multi-Channel Server

Notifications and Multimedia Messaging

Wireless Development Kit

Location Services

Mobile Office Applications

Oracle Application Server Wireless Architecture

Oracle Application Server Wireless Adapters

Oracle Application Server Wireless Transformers

5 Business Intelligence

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Business Intelligence

Oracle Application Server Reports Services

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Reports Services

Oracle Application Server Reports Services Features

Event-Based Reporting

Extensible Architecture

Enhanced Report Bursting and Distribution

Oracle Application Server Reports Services Architecture

Oracle Application Server Discoverer

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Discoverer

Oracle Discoverer Tools

Oracle Application Server Discoverer Viewer

Oracle Application Server Discoverer Plus

Oracle Application Server Discoverer Portlet Provider

Oracle Discoverer Desktop

Oracle Discoverer Administrator

Oracle Application Server Discoverer Architecture

Oracle Application Server Personalization

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Personalization

Oracle Application Server Personalization Features

Real-Time Recommendation Engine Architecture

Data Mining Technology

Single Administrative Interface

Oracle Application Server Personalization Architecture

Integrating Oracle Application Server Business Intelligence

Leveraging Single Sign-on Functionality

Leveraging Oracle Application Server Portal Functionality

Creating an E-Business Dashboard Using Oracle Application Server Portal

Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Server Control for Management

Implementing Enterprise Reporting with Oracle Reports Builder

Improving Performance with Oracle Application Server Web Cache

6 Oracle Application Server Integration

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Integration

What is Oracle Application Server ProcessConnect?

Oracle Application Server ProcessConnect Features

Visual Design Toolset

Design-Time and Runtime Repositories

Runtime Integration Manager

Adapters and Adapter Framework

Adapter Framework

Data Management

Business Process and Business Activity Monitoring

Systems Monitoring and Management

Business to Business (B2B) Connectivity and Prepackaged Integrations

Oracle Application Server ProcessConnect Architecture

Oracle Application Server ProcessConnect Summary

7 Oracle Application Server Infrastructure

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Infrastructure

What is Oracle Application Server Infrastructure?

Oracle Application Server Infrastructure Components

Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository

Using Oracle Application Server Infrastructure with Middle Tier Installations

Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository Contents

Oracle Identity Management

Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On

Oracle Internet Directory

Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority

Oracle Application Server Infrastructure Architecture

Part II Deployment

8 Scalability, High Availability, and Recovery

Web Cache Clusters

Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J) Routing

Choosing an Intelligent Routing Algorithm

Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) Client Routing

High Availability

High Availability for Planned Maintenance

Rolling Upgrade

Application High Availability

Session Replication

Session Persistence

Distributed Cache

Oracle Application Server Middle Tier High Availability

Oracle Application Server Single Instance Availability Features

Oracle Application Server Clusters

Types of Oracle Application Server Clusters

Benefits of Oracle Application Server Clustering

Improving Availability with an External Load Balancer

Types of External Load Balancers

Benefits of External Load Balancing

Improving Availability with Operating System Clusters

Oracle Application Server Infrastructure High Availability

High Availability Requirements for Oracle Application Server Infrastructure

Oracle Application Server Cold Failover Clusters

Oracle Application Server Middle Tiers in a Cold Failover Cluster Environment

Oracle Application Server Active Failover Clusters

Installing the Metadata Repository into an Existing RAC Database

Recovery Solutions

Restarting Processes

Cold Backup and Restore

Online Backup and Restore

Disaster Recovery

Distributed Configuration Management Archiving Feature

9 Performance and Caching

Introduction to Performance

Performance Methodology

Performance Targets

User Expectations

Performance Evaluation

Improving Performance

Factors in Improving Performance

Countering the Effects of Excessive Demand

Making Adjustments to Relieve Performance Problems

Overview of Caching Solutions

Introduction to Server Accelerators

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Web Cache

Oracle Application Server Web Cache Features

Compression and Caching

Automatic Content Compression

Full Page Static and Dynamic Content Caching

Cache Invalidation and Expiration

Partial-Page Caching and Personalized Page Assembly

Workload Management

Web Server Load Balancing and Failover

Performance Assurance

Cache Clustering

End-User Experience Management

End-User Performance Monitoring

New for Oracle Application Server Web Cache 10g (9.0.4)

Support for Client-side SSL Certificates

Flexible Multi-version Caching Rules

Integration with Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN)

Inline Invalidation and Search Key Invalidation

Oracle Application Server Web Cache Deployment Architecture

Additional Caching Components

Java Object Cache

Web Object Cache

10 System Management

Introduction to System Management

Introduction to Oracle Enterprise Manager

Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Server Control Features

Complete Oracle Application Server Administration

Monitoring Oracle Application Server

Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Server Control Architecture

Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Server Control Underlying Technologies

11 Security and Identity Management

Introduction to Security

Introduction to Identity Management

Security Components and Features

Oracle Identity Management

Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On

Oracle Internet Directory

Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority

Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)

OracleAS Web Cache Security

Restricted Administration

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Support

Oracle HTTP Server Security

Session Renegotiation Support

SSL Hardware Acceleration Support

Port Tunnelling

OHS to OC4J SSL Support

Portal Security

User Authentication in OracleAS Portal

Access Control in OracleAS Portal

Security Architecture

12 Recommended Topologies

Introduction to Oracle Application Server Recommended Topologies

General Development Topologies

General Deployment Topologies

Special Topologies

Key Considerations

Application Deployment and Performance

High Availability Deployment

Third Party Products

Recommended General Development Topologies

Java Developer Topology: Low-end Machines with Java IDE Tools

Portal and Wireless Developer Topology: Medium-sized Machines

Forms, Reports, and Discoverer Developer Topology: Medium-sized Machines

Integration Architect and Process Modeler Topology: Medium-sized Machines

Recommended General Deployment Topologies

Enterprise Data Center Topology: Multiple Departments Sharing the Same Data Center

Enterprise Data Center Topology for Java Applications

Enterprise Data Center Topology for Portal, Wireless, Business Intelligence, and Forms Applications

Departmental Topology: Departments Hosting Their Applications

Development Life Cycle Support Topology: Test to Stage to Production Support

Special Topologies

High Availability Deployments

Cold Failover Cluster

Active Failover Clusters

Glossary

Index