Terminology for Directories and Directory Environment Variables

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2.3 Shared Storage and Recommended Directory Structure

This section details the directories and directory structure that Oracle recommends for the reference enterprise deployment topology in this guide. Other directory layouts are possible and supported, but the model adopted in this guide was chosen for maximum availability and provides the best isolation of components and symmetry in the configuration, as well as facilitating backup and disaster recovery. The rest of the document uses this directory structure and directory terminology. This section contains the following topics: ■ Section 2.3.1, Terminology for Directories and Directory Environment Variables ■ Section 2.3.2, Recommended Locations for the Different Directories ■ Section 2.3.3, Shared Storage Configuration ■ Section 2.3.4, Ensuring That Shared Network Files Are Accessible in Windows Environments

2.3.1 Terminology for Directories and Directory Environment Variables

This enterprise deployment guide uses the following references to directory locations: ■ ORACLE_BASE: This environment variable and related directory path refers to the base directory under which Oracle products are installed. ■ MW_HOME: This environment variable and related directory path refers to the location where Oracle Fusion Middleware resides. ■ WL_HOME: This environment variable and related directory path contains installed files necessary to host an Oracle WebLogic Server. ■ ORACLE_HOME: This environment variable and related directory path refers to the directory where the binaries required to run Oracle Business Intelligence are installed. ■ ORACLE_COMMON_HOME: This environment variable and related directory path refers to the Oracle home that contains the binary and library files required for Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control and Java Required Files JRF. Oracle Internet Directory access FW2 389 LDAP Inbound You should tune the directory servers parameters based on load balancer, and not the other way around. Oracle Internet Directory access FW2 636 LDAP SSL Inbound You should tune the directory servers parameters based on load balancer, and not the other way around. JOC for OWSM na 9991 TCPIP na na Note: The firewall ports depend on the definition of TCPIP ports. Table 2–2 Cont. Ports Used Type Firewall Port and Port Range Protocol Application Inbound Outbound Other Considerations and Timeout Guidelines 2-12 Oracle Fusion Middleware Enterprise Deployment Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence ■ Domain directory: This directory path refers to the location where the Oracle WebLogic domain information configuration artifacts is stored. Different WLS Servers can use different domain directories even when in the same node. ■ ORACLE_INSTANCE: An Oracle instance directory contains configuration files, log files, and temporary files for one or more Oracle system components such as Oracle BI Server, Oracle BI Presentation Services, Oracle HTTP Server, and so on.

2.3.2 Recommended Locations for the Different Directories