Recommendations for Oracle Internet Directory

Recommendations for Fusion Middleware Components 2-21 The load balancer virtual hosts used to access the Identity Management components must be configured on both the production and standby sites. Synchronization Recommendations The directory tier must be manually synchronized with the standby site after making configuration changes, deploying applications, and applying patches. Oracle Data Guard should be configured for Oracle database metadata repositories. 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. For more information, see Section 3.3.2, Manually Forcing Database Synchronization with Oracle Data Guard and Applying Redo Data to Physical Standby Databases in the Oracle Data Guard Concepts and Administration. Recovery Recommendations The database containing the Identity Management schemas must be recovered to the most recent point in time, along with the Identity Management component in question. The rest of this section describes Disaster Recovery recommendations for the following Oracle Identity Management components: ■ Recommendations for Oracle Internet Directory ■ Recommendations for Oracle Virtual Directory ■ Recommendations for Oracle Directory Integration Platform ■ Recommendations for Oracle Identity Federation ■ Recommendations for Oracle Directory Services Manager ■ Recommendations for Oracle Access Manager ■ Recommendations for Oracle Adaptive Access Manager ■ Recommendations for Oracle Identity Manager ■ Recommendations for Oracle Authorization Policy Manager ■ Recommendations for Oracle Identity Navigator

2.5.1 Recommendations for Oracle Internet Directory

Oracle Internet Directory is an LDAP Version 3-enabled service that enables fast retrieval and centralized management of information about dispersed users, network configuration, and other resources. This section describes various Oracle Internet Directory artifacts and provides recommendations for disaster recovery. Artifacts in the Database The ODS and ODSSM schemas used by Oracle Internet Directory are part of the Identity Management database. 2-22 Oracle Fusion Middleware Disaster Recovery Guide Special Considerations The load balancer virtual hosts required for the Oracle Internet Directory should be configured on both the production and standby sites. Synchronization Recommendations The directory 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. 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 Oracle Internet Directory must be recovered with the ODS and ODSSM schemas to the most recent point in time.

2.5.2 Recommendations for Oracle Virtual Directory