7-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Java EE
If upgrading the configuration is not a requirement for your environment, then you can install and configure Oracle HTTP Server on a separate host and configure it later
to send HTTP requests to your Oracle WebLogic Server domain.
For more information, see Task 4: Configure the Web Tier To Route Requests to Your
Oracle Fusion Middleware Environment .
7.2.2 Associating the Web Tier Components with an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain
When you install Oracle HTTP Server as part of a Web Tier installation, you can choose whether or not to associate the Web Tier components with an Oracle WebLogic
Server domain. Consider the following possible topologies:
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Configure the Web tier components as part of an Oracle WebLogic Server domain. With this option, you can add Oracle HTTP Server and optionally Oracle Web
Cache to an existing domain. For example, you can add the Web tier components to the Oracle SOA Suite,
WebCenter, or Application Developer domain you are using to deploy your Java EE applications.
This can be an advantage because you can then easily configure the Web tier components as a front end to your deployed applications, and you can then use
Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control to manage the domain, as well as the applications you deploy on the domain.
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Configure the Web tier components without a domain. With this option, the Oracle HTTP Server and optionally the Oracle Web Cache
instances are installed standalone in a separate Oracle home and are not associated with a domain.
Consider this topology if you are installing the Web tier components on a separate host, you are not planning to upgrade your previous Oracle Application Server
10g configuration settings, and you are not planning to manage your Web tier components with Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control.
7.2.3 Locating the Web Tier Installation and Configuration Documentation
When you are ready to install and configure Oracle HTTP Server and optionally Oracle Web Cache, refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Web
Tier for complete instructions.
If you are not planning to associate the Web tier components with an Oracle WebLogic Server domain, you can optionally use the Oracle Fusion Middleware Quick Installation
Guide for Oracle Web Tier.
Note: Oracle does not support associating your Web tier components
with a development domain created with Oracle JDeveloper. For more information, see
Section 5.1, Task 1: Install and Configure an Oracle WebLogic Server Development Domain
.
