Oracle Directory Services Manager Component Characteristics

8-96 Oracle Fusion Middleware High Availability Guide Figure 8–8 shows Oracle Directory Services Manager deployed in non-high availability architecture. Oracle Directory Services Manager is deployed on the Oracle WebLogic Server. Oracle Directory Services Manager is configured to communicate with the Oracle Virtual Directory and the Oracle Internet Directory instances it manages. Oracle Directory Services Manager uses the HTTPs protocol to communicate with client browsers. It uses the LDAPs protocol to communicate with Oracle Internet Directory and over web services to communicate with Oracle Virtual Directory.

8.6.1.1 Oracle Directory Services Manager Component Characteristics

Oracle Directory Services Manager is an Oracle Application Development Framework ADF-based J2EE application that is deployed on top of the Oracle WebLogic Server. By default, Oracle Directory Services Manager is deployed to the Administration Server within the WebLogic domain, but depending on the requirements in your environment, it can also be deployed to a Managed Server. Oracle Directory Services Manager can be deployed on the same node with Oracle Internet Directory or on a separate node. Oracle Directory Services Manager can be invoked directly or from Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control. Supported browsers include Firefox 2, Firefox 3, and Internet Explorer 7. To invoke Oracle Directory Services Manager directly, enter the following URL into your browsers address field: http:host:portodsmfacesodsm.jspx where: ■ host is the name of the Managed Server where Oracle Directory Services Manager is running. ■ port is the Managed Server port number. To invoke Oracle Directory Services Manager from Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control: ■ Select Directory Services Manager from the Oracle Internet Directory menu in the Oracle Internet Directory target, then Data Browser, Schema, Security, or Advanced . ■ From the Oracle Virtual Directory menu in the Oracle Virtual Directory target, select Directory Services Manager, then Data Browser, Schema, Adapter, Extensions , or Quick configuration wizard. A new browser window containing the Oracle Directory Services Manager Welcome screen will pop up. Oracle Directory Services Manager is deployed to an Oracle WebLogic Server as an externally staged application. The WebLogic server manages the startup, shutdown, monitoring of the Oracle Directory Services Manager application. Oracle Directory Services Manager initializes when the Managed Server starts up. Oracle Node Manager is configured to monitor the server process and restarts it in case of failure.

8.6.1.1.1 Lifecycle Management The lifecycle events for the Oracle Directory Services

Manager application can be managed using one or more of the command line tools and consoles listed below: The following tools can be used to start and stop Oracle Directory Services Manager processes: Configuring High Availability for Identity Management Components 8-97 ■ Oracle WebLogic Server Scripting Tool WLST ■ Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control ■ WebLogic Server Administration Console ■ WebLogic Node Manager

8.6.1.1.2 Oracle Directory Services Manager Log File Oracle Directory Services Manager

messages are logged in the server log file of the Oracle WebLogic Server where it is running. The default location of the server log is: WEBLOGIC_SERVER_HOME user_projectsdomainsdomainNameserversserverNamelogs serverName -diagnostic.log

8.6.2 Oracle Directory Services Manager High Availability Concepts