1. System Administrator's Guide
  2. Network Integrity System Administration Overview

1 Network Integrity System Administration Overview

This chapter provides an overview of Oracle Communications Network Integrity basic administration tasks, and the tools to perform those tasks.

Overview of Network Integrity Administration Tasks

As a Network Integrity administrator you are responsible for the day-to-day tasks of maintaining and managing Network Integrity and its users. The tasks also include managing Network Integrity components and database.

Note:

See Network Integrity Developer's Guide for information on managing cartridges in Network Integrity.

You perform the following tasks as a Network Integrity administrator:

  • Manage users (create, disable, and re-enable users)

  • Manage user groups (create and delete groups)

  • Assign roles

  • Manage Network Integrity components, which includes the following:

    • Manage third party applications in Network Integrity

    • Manage adapters in Network Integrity

  • Backup and restore data

  • Check and monitor Network Integrity. This includes the following tasks:

    • Monitoring Network Integrity using Enterprise Manager Grid Control

    • Monitoring Network Integrity using Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control

    • Monitoring Network Integrity using WebLogic Administration Console

    • Monitoring processes (process control)

  • Maintain the database

Network Integrity administration involves managing and maintaining the application and its users, and also the components and servers that you installed along with the application.

Note:

To manage installation and administration, log in to the OS with the same user with which you were logged in when you installed Network Integrity. This user has permission to view and modify the files in your installation's Oracle home.

About Network Integrity Administration Tools

Network Integrity is deployed on a WebLogic server. The most common tool for managing Network Integrity administration is Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console. Following is a list of tools that you can use to manage Network Integrity administration:

Note:

Use these tools to perform all administrative tasks unless a specific procedure requires that you edit a file. Editing files directly might introduce inconsistencies in settings that could generate problems.

  • Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console

    Use the WebLogic Administration Console to perform basic system administration tasks, such as configuring security, configuring and deploying components, and monitoring the system.

    For information on the Administration Console, see the WebLogic documentation and the WebLogic online help.

  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control

    For more information on Fusion Middleware Control, see the guide Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control.

  • Enterprise Manager Grid Control

    Use Fusion Middleware Control to monitor and control WebLogic domains, and the Fusion Middleware components that run in the domain.

    For more information on Enterprise Manager Grid Control, see the guide Overview of Enterprise Manager Grid Control.

  • Fusion Middleware Control MBean Browsers

    Use the MBean browser to configure Network Integrity parameters such as setting the age out time limits.

    To know more about MBean browsers, see the guide Getting Started Using the Fusion Middleware Control MBean Browsers.

  • WebLogic Scripting/Command Line Tool

    Use the WebLogic Scripting/Command Line Tool to manage and configure Network Integrity and its components.

    For more information on WebLogic Scripting/Command Line Tool, see the guide Getting Started Using the WebLogic Scripting Tool.

  • Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN)

    For more information on OPMN, see the guide OPMN: Overview.

Setting Up Environment Variables

To use Network Integrity, set the environment variables as shown in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1 Environment Variables Values for Operating Systems

Environment Variable Value

DISPLAY

hostname:display_number.screen_number

LD_LIBRARY_PATH

On Solaris, ensure that the value contains the following directory:

ORACLE_Home/lib32

On Linux, ensure that the value contains the following directory:

ORACLE_Home/lib

Value for Linux:

/opt/oracle/11.1.0.7:LD_LIBRARY_PATH

(Solaris only) LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64

Ensure that the value contains the following directory:

ORACLE_Home/lib

(AIX only) LIBPATH

Ensure that the value contains the following directory:

/opt/oracle/11.1.0.7:LIBPATH

export LIBPATH

TNS_ADMIN

Value for Linux:

/opt/oracle/11.1.0.7

export TNS_ADMIN

export PATH=PATH:TNS_ADMIN

About Cartridge Deployment

See the Design Studio Help for information about deploying cartridges interactively from Design Studio. See the Design Studio Developer's Guide for information about automating cartridge deployment using the Design Studio Cartridge Management Tool (CMT). See the Network Integrity Installation Guide for information about the Network Integrity Cartridge Deployer Tool (CDT).