Recommendations for Oracle Access Manager

2-24 Oracle Fusion Middleware Disaster Recovery Guide

2.5.5 Recommendations for Oracle Directory Services Manager

Oracle Directory Services Manager is a unified graphical user interface GUI for Oracle Virtual Directory and Oracle Internet Directory. Oracle Directory Services Manager simplifies the administration and configuration of Oracle Virtual Directory and Oracle Internet Directory by allowing you to use web-based forms and templates. This section describes various Oracle Directory Services Manager artifacts and provides recommendations for disaster recovery. Artifacts in the Database Not applicable because the Oracle Directory Services Manager application does not have any database dependencies. Special Considerations Load balancer virtual hosts for Oracle Directory Services Manager should be configured on both the production and standby sites. Synchronization Recommendations The application tier must be manually synchronized with the standby site after making configuration changes and applying patches. It is recommended that the standby database be synchronized when the application tier synchronization is initiated on the storage. This synchronization occurs automatically because Oracle Data Guard is configured in Managed Recovery mode the recommended configuration for the database. If the standby database is not in Managed Recovery mode, then you should manually synchronize the standby database. Recovery Recommendations Recover the Managed Servers running the Oracle Directory Services Manager application, along with the Administration Server.

2.5.6 Recommendations for Oracle Access Manager

Oracle Access Manager provides a full range of identity administration and security functions that include Web single sign-on; user self-service and self-registration; sophisticated workflow functionality; auditing and access reporting; policy management; dynamic group management; and delegated administration. This section describes various Oracle Access Manager artifacts and provides recommendations for disaster recovery. Artifacts in the Database Oracle Access Manager uses the OAM, IAU Audit Services schemas, and the ODS schemas for Oracle Internet Directory which are part of the Oracle Identity Management database. LDAP Store Oracle Access Manager stores configuration and user information in the Oracle Internet Directory. Recommendations for Fusion Middleware Components 2-25 Special Considerations The Oracle Access Manager Console is deployed to the Administration Server in the domain. Load balancer virtual hosts for Oracle Access Manager should be configured on both the production and standby sites. Synchronization Recommendations The application tier must be manually synchronized with the standby site after making configuration changes and applying patches. Oracle Data Guard should be configured for Oracle database metadata repositories and the data stores. It is recommended that the standby database be synchronized when the application tier synchronization is initiated on the storage. This synchronization occurs automatically because Oracle Data Guard is configured in Managed Recovery mode the recommended configuration for the database. If the standby database is not in Managed Recovery mode, then you should manually synchronize the standby database. Recovery Recommendations Recover the Managed Server running the Oracle Access Manager application, the Administration Server and the associated Oracle Internet Directory instances. The OAM, IAU and the ODS schemas must be recovered to the most recent point in time.

2.5.7 Recommendations for Oracle Adaptive Access Manager