Performing a WebLogic Server Instance Failover

Configuring High Availability for Identity Management Components 8-101

8.6.4 Validating Oracle Directory Services Manager High Availability

This section describes how to validate Oracle Directory Services Manager in a high availability configuration.

8.6.4.1 Performing a WebLogic Server Instance Failover

While you are accessing Oracle Directory Services Manager through Oracle HTTP Server, you can use the steps in this section to fail over a WebLogic Server instance and validate that Oracle Directory Services Manager is still accessible. The Oracle HTTP Server virtual server name in this example is: http:admin.mycompany.com Perform these steps: 1. Access Oracle Directory Services Manager through the Oracle HTTP Server virtual server name: http:admin.mycompany.comodsmfacesodsm.jspx 2. When the Welcome to Oracle Directory Services Manager screen is displayed, open a web browser and enter the following URL: http:hostname:portconsole where hostname is the DNS name of the Administration Server and port is the address of the port on which the Administration Server is listening for requests 7001 by default. 3. On the login page, enter the user name and the password you used to start the Administration Server and click Log In. 4. Shut down one of the Managed Servers where Oracle Directory Services Manager is deployed by following these steps: a. In the left pane of the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, expand Environment and select Servers. See the Starting and Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware chapter of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for information on starting and stopping WebLogic Servers. b. Click the name of the Managed Server that you want to shut down. For example, wls_ods1.

c. In the settings for wls_ods1 screen, select the Control -- StartStop tab.

d. Select the check box next to the name of the Managed Server wls_ods1 that you want to shut down and click Shutdown When work completes. 5. Check the status of the Managed Server wls_ods1:

a. In the left pane of the Console, expand Environment and select Servers.

b. The State for the Managed Server wls_ods1 should be SHUTDOWN.

6. Access Oracle Directory Services Manager through the Oracle HTTP Server virtual server name: http:admin.mycompany.comodsmfacesodsm.jspx The Welcome to Oracle Directory Services Manager screen is displayed.