The chapter describes what system administrators can do to keep Portal Framework applications up and running.
This chapter includes the following topic:
Permissions:
To perform the tasks in this chapter, you must be granted the following roles:WebLogic Server: Admin role granted through the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.
Users with this role are also known as Fusion Middleware administrators.
Portal Framework application: Administrator role granted through the Administration Console.
Users with this role are also known as Portal Framework administrators.
See also, Section 1.8, "Understanding Administrative Operations, Roles, and Tools."
Oracle WebCenter Portal's out-of-the-box portal application "WebCenter Portal" requires some special maintenance tasks that your own Portal Framework applications do not. To see a comprehensive list of these tasks, see Chapter 3, "Maintaining WebCenter Portal."
The roadmap in Table 5-1 outlines typical tasks that a system administrator might perform to keep a Portal Framework application up and running.
If the Portal Framework application must temporarily shut down for maintenance, ensure that a suitable message displays to any users who attempt to access the application while it is offline.
Table 5-1 Roadmap - Maintaining Portal Framework Applications
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Stop and start the managed server |
Restart the managed server on which the Portal Framework application is deployed to effect configuration changes or for routine maintenance: |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Stop and start the Portal Framework application |
Shut down the application for maintenance purposes and then restart the application: |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Maintain back-end services |
Add, modify, and delete connections through the Fusion Middleware Control Console: |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Maintain external applications and portlet producers |
Add, modify, and delete connections through Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control Console. See: |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Reassociate your identity, policy and credential stores |
Reassociate your identity or policy stores: See also Securing Applications with Oracle Platform Security Services. |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Reconfigure the MDS repository |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Reconfigure WebCenter Portal repository |
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Export Portal Framework application data |
Migrate data to a remote instance or between stage and production environments: See also, "Managing Export, Import, Backup, and Recovery for Portal Framework Applications" |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Import Portal Framework application data |
Use the import facility to move content to a remote instance or between stage and production environments: |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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View and manage log files |
Identify and diagnose problems through log files. Portal Framework application logs record all types of events, including startup and shutdown information, errors, warnings, and other information: |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Monitor performance |
Analyze the performance of the Portal Framework application and monitor its current status through Fusion Middleware Control Console: |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Tune application properties |
Reconfigure performance related parameters for the WebCenter Portal environment, application, and tools/services: |
Fusion Middleware Admin |
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Perform application administrative tasks through the application's Administration Console |
Perform application administrative duties:
See: Administering Portal Framework Applications Using the Administration Console |
Portal Framework Application Admin |