Backing Up the Application Tier Configuration

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8.6 Backing Up the Application Tier Configuration

It is an Oracle best practices recommendation to create a backup after successfully completing the installation and configuration of each tier, or at another logical point. Create a backup after verifying that the installation so far is successful. This is a quick backup for the express purpose of immediate restoration in case of problems in later steps. The backup destination is the local disk. You can discard this backup when the enterprise deployment setup is complete. After the enterprise deployment setup is complete, you can initiate the regular deployment-specific Backup and Recovery process. For more details, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide. For information on database backups, refer to the Oracle Database Backup and Recovery Users Guide. To back up the installation to this point, follow these steps: 1. Back up the web tier as described in Section 5.5, Backing up the Web Tier Configuration. 2. Back up the database. This is a full database backup, either hot or cold. The recommended tool is Oracle Recovery Manager. 3. Back up the application tier instances by following these steps: a. Shut down the instance using opmnctl located under the ORACLE_ INSTANCE bin directory: ORACLE_INSTANCE binopmnctl stopall b. Create a backup of the Middleware home on the application tier. On Linux, as the root user, type: tar -cvpf BACKUP_LOCATIONapptier.tar ORACLE_BASE c. Create a backup of the Instance home on the application tier as the root user: tar -cvpf BACKUP_LOCATIONinstance_backup.tar ORACLE_INSTANCE d. Start up the instance using opmnctl located under the ORACLE_ INSTANCE bin directory: ORACLE_INSTANCE binopmnctl startall 4. Back up the Administration Server domain directory as described in Section 6.15, Backing Up the WebLogic Domain. 5. Back up the Oracle Internet Directory as described in Section 7.7, Backing up the Oracle Internet Directory Configuration. For information about backing up the application tier configuration, see Section 20.4, Performing Backups and Recoveries. 9 Extending the Domain with Oracle Virtual Directory 9-1 9 Extending the Domain with Oracle Virtual Directory This chapter describes how to extend the domain with Oracle Virtual Directory OVD in the enterprise deployment. This chapter includes the following topics: ■ Section 9.1, Prerequisites for Configuring Oracle Virtual Directory Instances