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Distributed Configuration Management Reference Guide
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Part No. B12052-02
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1
Distributed Configuration Management Overview
1.1
What is Distributed Configuration Management?
1.2
Distributed Configuration Management Architecture
1.3
Distributed Configuration Management Functionality
1.3.1
Understanding the Distributed Configuration Management Tools and Scope
1.3.2
Understanding the Distributed Configuration Management Metadata Repository
1.3.2.1
Types of Distributed Configuration Management Repositories
1.3.2.2
Understanding Synchronization of the Metadata Repository and the Instance
1.4
Distributed Configuration Management Best Practices
1.4.1
Naming OC4J Instances and J2EE Applications
1.4.2
Using Distributed Configuration Management Archiving
1.4.3
Managing Oracle Application Server Clusters with DCM
2
dcmctl Commands
2.1
Notes for Using dcmctl Commands
2.1.1
dcmctl Options
2.1.1.1
Notes on Cluster, Instance, Component and Component Type Options
2.1.2
Using the dcmctl Shell
2.2
Types of dcmctl Commands
2.3
Alphabetical Listing of dcmctl Commands
2.3.1
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2.3.2
addOPMNLink
2.3.3
applyArchiveTo
2.3.4
applyClusterTo
2.3.5
applyInstanceTo
2.3.6
configRepositorySSL
2.3.7
createArchive
2.3.8
createCluster
2.3.9
createComponent
2.3.10
deployApplication
2.3.11
destroyInstance
2.3.12
echo
2.3.13
exit
2.3.14
exportArchive
2.3.15
exportRepository
2.3.16
getComponentType
2.3.17
getError
2.3.18
getOPMNPort
2.3.19
getRepositoryId
2.3.20
getReturnStatus
2.3.21
getState
2.3.22
help
2.3.23
importArchive
2.3.24
importRepository
2.3.25
isClusterable
2.3.26
isCompatible
2.3.27
joinCluster
2.3.28
joinFarm
2.3.29
leaveCluster
2.3.30
leaveFarm
2.3.31
listApplications
2.3.32
listArchives
2.3.33
listClusters
2.3.34
listComponents
2.3.35
listComponentTypes
2.3.36
listInstances
2.3.37
listOPMNLinks
2.3.38
quit
2.3.39
redeployApplication
2.3.40
removeArchive
2.3.41
removeCluster
2.3.42
removeComponent
2.3.43
removeOPMNLink
2.3.44
repositoryRelocated
2.3.45
resetDCMCachePort
2.3.46
resetFileTransaction
2.3.47
resetHostInformation
2.3.48
restart
2.3.49
restoreInstance
2.3.50
resyncInstance
2.3.51
saveInstance
2.3.52
set
2.3.53
setLogLevel
2.3.54
shell
2.3.55
shutdown
2.3.56
start
2.3.57
stop
2.3.58
updateConfig
2.3.59
undeployApplication
2.3.60
validateEarFile
2.3.61
whichCluster
2.3.62
whichFarm
2.3.63
whichInstance
3
Troubleshooting
3.1
Troubleshooting Guidelines
3.2
DCM Problems and Solutions
3.2.1
OPMN is Unable to Start Due to Corrupted or Missing opmn.xml File
3.2.2
BOM (Bill of Materials) Not Updated
3.2.3
’In Sync’ Status is False
3.2.4
Unable to Connect to the Directory
3.2.5
Problem Accessing the Infrastructure Database
3.2.6
DCM Daemon Cannot Start
3.2.7
resyncInstance Command Does Not Restore Properly
3.2.8
Invalid username/password
3.2.9
dcmctl Takes a Long Time to Start a Component
3.2.10
dcmctl Returns a SubscriptionException
3.2.11
dcmctl getState Hangs
3.2.12
dcmctl joinFarm Produces Error
3.2.13
Repository Unreachable After repositoryRelocated Command
3.2.14
The dcm.conf or dcmCache.xml file is empty
3.2.15
Handling Unexpected Messages or Failures With a File Based Repository
3.2.16
resetHostInformation Workaround for Unreachable IP Address
3.2.17
DCM Repository Unavailable With Start Stop and Restart Commands
3.2.18
The getState Command Cannot Be Used With Older Instances (9.0.2 or 9.0.3)
3.2.19
Registered Plugin Named Discoverer Could Not Be Loaded Found in log.xml
3.3
Troubleshooting Problems with Related Components
3.3.1
Troubleshooting Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server
3.3.2
Troubleshooting Oracle Internet Directory
3.3.2.1
How DCM Uses Oracle Internet Directory
3.3.2.2
How to Troubleshoot Oracle Internet Directory Problems
3.3.3
Troubleshooting the Metadata Repository
3.3.3.1
How DCM Uses the Metadata Repository
3.3.3.2
How to Troubleshoot Problems with the Metadata Repository
3.3.4
Troubleshooting the File based Repository
3.3.4.1
How DCM Uses the File based Repository
3.3.4.2
How to Troubleshoot Problems with the File based Repository
4
Archiving Configurations
4.1
DCM Archiving Commands
4.2
Initial Archive Creation
4.3
Creating Archives
4.3.1
Using Automatic Archiving
4.3.2
Using Explicit Archiving
4.4
Best Practices for Archiving
4.4.1
Creating Archives with createArchive
4.4.2
Automatic Archiving and Archive Types
4.4.3
Restoring Archives with applyArchiveTo
4.4.3.1
Restoring an Archive to a Cluster
4.4.3.2
Restoring an Archive to a Standalone Instance
4.4.3.3
Restoring an Archive to a Non-clustered Instance
4.4.3.4
Restoring an Instance-specific Archive to Only One Instance in a Cluster
4.4.3.5
Restoring Instance-specific Archives to a Set of Instances in a Cluster
4.5
Archive and Instance Compatibility
4.6
Exporting and Importing Archives
4.7
Using Automatic Archiving
4.8
Saving Configurations
4.9
Importing and Applying an Archive to an Instance
Index
