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Contents
Send Us Your Comments ....................................................................................................................... vii
Preface ................................................................................................................................................................. ix
Intended Audience...................................................................................................................................... ix
Structure of This Guide .............................................................................................................................. ix
Related Documents ..................................................................................................................................... x
Conventions ................................................................................................................................................. x
Documentation Accessibility..................................................................................................................... x
Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation ............................................................................... x
1 Enterprise Topology Overview
1.1 About Enterprise Topologies and Why Oracle Recommends Them .................................. 1-1
1.2 Recommended Topologies ........................................................................................................ 1-2
1.3 Enterprise Data Center Topology: J2EE Applications........................................................... 1-2
1.4 Enterprise Data Center Topology: Portal, Wireless, and Business Intelligence
Applications ................................................................................................................... 1-6
1.5 Departmental Topology............................................................................................................. 1-7
1.5.1 Installation Sequence........................................................................................................... 1-9
1.6 Development Life Cycle Topology........................................................................................... 1-9
1.6.1 Moving Applications from Test to Stage....................................................................... 1-10
1.6.2 Moving Applications from Stage to Production .......................................................... 1-10
2 Installation and Configuration Considerations for an Enterprise Topology
2.1 J2EE Applications Topology...................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1 Hardware Requirements .................................................................................................... 2-2
2.1.2 Installation Sequence........................................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Enterprise Topology: Portal, BI, Wireless, Forms and Reports Services Installation and
Configuration ................................................................................................................. 2-3
2.3 Departmental Topology: Departments Hosting Their Applications .................................. 2-5
2.4 Enterprise Topology: Development Life Cycle Topology Installation and
Configuration ................................................................................................................. 2-6
2.5 Enterprise Topology Post-Installation Tasks .......................................................................... 2-6
2.5.1 Infrastructure........................................................................................................................ 2-7
2.5.1.1 OracleAS Portal and Oracle Internet Directory ....................................................... 2-7
2.5.1.2 OracleAS Portal and OracleAS Web Cache.............................................................. 2-7