Oracle Application Server 10g Essentials

Installation Types

The complexity of the Oracle Application Server infrastructure depends on the type of product installation. There are three Oracle Application Server installation types:

• J2EE and Web Cache

• Portal and Wireless

• Business Intelligence and Forms

Each installation type builds on its predecessor’s functionality; consequently, each requires a more complex infrastructure.

J2EE and Web Cache

The J2EE and Web Cache installation provides a high-performing and very scalable J2EE application server. In the Enterprise Edition version of the Oracle Application Server product, it consists of the following:

• Oracle HTTP Server

• Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE

• OracleAS Web Cache

Note, however, that OracleAS Web Cache isn’t included in the Java and Standard Editions.

This installation requires a DCM repository in which Oracle Application Server configuration data can be stored. The repository for this version can be either file-based or stored in an Oracle database.

Portal and Wireless

The Portal and Wireless installation contains all the components of the J2EE and OracleAS Web Cache installation. It also contains:

• OracleAS Portal, a complete, out-of-the-box, user-configurable portal solution

• OracleAS Wireless, which allows you to use web-based applications on mobile devices

Although this edition doesn’t contain the following components, it uses them at runtime, so the infrastructure has to exist before you install this edition:

Identity Management

This infrastructure must exist in ...