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Preface

1 J2EE Overview

OC4J Features

Set of Pure Java Containers and Runtime Executing on the JDK

J2EE Certified

Overview of J2EE APIs and OC4J Support

Java Servlets

JavaServer Pages

Enterprise JavaBeans

Java Database Connectivity Services

Java Naming and Directory Interface

Java Transaction API

Java Messaging Service

JAAS Provider

Tunneling, Load Balancing, and Clustering Services Provided by OC4J

RMI Tunneling Over HTTP

Load Balancing and Clustering

Java Plug-In Partners and Third Party Tools Support

Actional Control Broker

Blaze Advisor

Borland JBuilder

Cacheon Business Service Center

Computer Associates Cool:Joe

Compuware OptimalJ

Documentum WDK

Empirix BeanTest

FatWire UpdateEngine

ILOG JRules

Macromedia UltraDev

Mercury Interactive LoadRunner

Neuvis NeuArchitect

Pramati Studio

Rational Rose

Sitraka JProbe

Sonic Software SonicMQ

Sun Forte

TogetherSoft ControlCenter

VMGear Optimizeit

WebGain Visual Cafe

2 Configuration and Deployment

OC4J Installation

Using OC4J in an Enterprise or Standalone Environment

Managing Multiple OC4J Instances in an Enterprise Environment

Managing a Single OC4J Instance

OC4J Documentation Set Assumptions

OC4J Communication

HTTP Communication

Requirements

Starting and Stopping the Oracle Enterprise Manager Web Site

Creating or Deleting an OC4J Instance

OC4J Home Page

General and Status

Deployed Applications

Administration

Starting and Stopping OC4J

Testing the Default Configuration

Creating the Development Directory

Configuring the Pet Store Web Application Demo

Downloading An OC4J-Ready Pet Store Demo

Explanation of the Changes to the Pet Store Demo

Deploying Applications

Basic Deployment

Recovering From Deployment Errors

Undeploying Web Applications

3 Advanced Configuration, Development, and Deployment

Configuring OC4J Using Enterprise Manager

OC4J Instance Level Configuration

Application Level Configuration

Overview of OC4J and J2EE XML Files

XML Configuration File Overview

XML File Interrelationships

What Happens When You Deploy?

OC4J Tasks During Deployment

Configuration Verification of J2EE Applications

Understanding and Configuring OC4J Listeners

HTTP Requests

RMI Requests

Configuring Oracle HTTP Server With Another Web Context

Building and Deploying Within a Directory

4 Data Sources Primer

Introduction

Definition of Data Sources

Retrieving a Connection From a Data Source

5 Servlet Primer

What Is a Servlet?

The Servlet Container

Servlet Performance

Two Servlet Examples

The Hello World Servlet

The GetEmpInfo Servlet

Session Tracking

Session Tracking Example

Servlet Filters

A Logging Filter

Learning More About Servlets

6 JSP Primer

A Brief Overview of JavaServer Pages Technology

What Is JavaServer Pages Technology?

JSP Translation and Runtime Flow

Key JSP Advantages

JSP in Application Architecture

Running a Simple JSP Page

Create and Deploy the JSP

Run welcomeuser.jsp

Running a JSP Page That Invokes a JavaBean

Create the JSP--usebean.jsp

Create the JavaBean--NameBean.java

Run usebean.jsp

Running a JSP Page That Uses Custom Tags

Create the JSP Page--sqltagquery.jsp

Set Up Files for Tag Library Support

Run sqltagquery.jsp

Overview of Oracle Value-Added Features for JSP Pages

7 EJB Primer

Developing EJBs

Creating the Development Directory

Implementing the Enterprise JavaBeans

Creating the Deployment Descriptor

Archiving the EJB Application

Preparing the EJB Application for Assembly

Modifying Application.XML

Creating the EAR File

Deploying the Enterprise Application to OC4J

8 Security

Overview of Security Functions

Provider Types

Using the JAZNUserManager Class

Using the XMLUserManager Class

Specifying Your User Manager

Specifying Users, Groups, and Roles

Shared Groups, Users, and Roles

Application-Specific Groups, Users, and Roles

Specifying Users and Groups in jazn-data.xml

Specifying Users and Groups in XMLUserManager

Permissions

Authenticating HTTP Clients

Authenticating EJB Clients

Setting JNDI Properties

Using the Initial Context Factory Classes

Authorization In J2EE Applications

Specifying Logical Roles in a J2EE Application

Mapping Logical Roles to Users and Groups

Creating Your Own User Manager

Example of Customer User Manager With the DataSourceUserManager Class

9 Oracle9iAS Clustering

About Oracle9iAS Clustering

Scalability

Availability

Manageability

Component Support

Non-Managed Clustering

Architecture

Front-End Load Balancer

Metadata Repository in the Infrastructure

Farm

Cluster

Application Server Instance

Management Features

Component Instances

J2EE Applications

Enterprise Manager Configuration Tree

Instance-Specific Parameters

Examples

Software Failure

Hardware Failure

State Replication

Cluster Configuration

Managing an Oracle9iAS Cluster

Managing Application Server Instances in a Cluster

OC4J Instance Configuration

Configuring Single Sign-On

Configuring Instance-Specific Parameters

A DCM Command-Line Utility (dcmctl)

Overview

About dcmctl Commands and Options

Using dcmctl in a Clustered Environment

Passing Parameters to the JVM

Starting and Stopping

Managing Application Server Instances

Managing Components

Managing Clusters

Deploying Applications

Saving a Backup

Using the dcmctl Shell

Executing dcmctl from a Command File

B Additional Information

Description of XML File Contents

OC4J Configuration XML Files

J2EE Deployment XML Files

Elements in the server.xml File

Configure OC4J

Reference Other Configuration Files

Configuration and Deployment Examples

C Third Party Licenses

Apache HTTP Server

The Apache Software License

Apache JServ

Apache JServ Public License

Index