Oracle Internet File System. Setup and Administration Guide

✍ Scribed by Nicklin A.

• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 268
• Edition: release 1.1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Oracle Internet File System (Oracle i'FS) is a file system and development platform that runs as part of the Oracle 8i database. From the perspective of an end user, Oracle iFS functions similarly to a standard file server, organizing files into hierarchies of folders.Oracle iFS combines file, Web, e-mail, and database servers into a single server application and a single repository. Data previously stored on separate machines, managed by separate server applications, can be integrated into a single repository. Users and applications can access the contents of Oracle i'FS through several network protocols, such as FTP, Windows (SMB). and HTTP, as well as through relational database operations. As an administrator, you can secure, back up. restore, and monitor all of this data using different administration tools.

✦ Table of Contents

Send Us Your Comments......Page 13
Skills Required to Administer Oracle iFS......Page 15
Structure of this Guide......Page 16
Related Documents......Page 17
1 Getting Started with Oracle iFS......Page 19
Simplified Administration......Page 20
XML Support......Page 21
The Oracle HTTP Server......Page 22
Oracle iFS Components......Page 23
Oracle iFS Uses Three Types of Objects......Page 24
Setting Up Oracle iFS is a Four-Step Process......Page 25
Task 1: Plan Your System and Set Up the Folder Hierarchy......Page 26
Task 4: Set Up Security......Page 27
Use Oracle iFS Manager As An Extension of OEM......Page 28
Use the Web Interface for Basic Tasks......Page 31
Use XML Configuration Files to Create Repository Objects......Page 32
Use Server Manager to Manage and Monitor the Running Servers and Agents......Page 33
2 Starting Oracle iFS......Page 35
Starting Server Manager......Page 36
Using ifstart on UNIX......Page 37
Using the ifssvrmgr Command......Page 38
Shutting Down All Agents and Servers in Oracle iFS......Page 39
Shutting Down Specific Agents or Servers Managed by a Specific Server Manager......Page 40
Starting the JWS......Page 41
Property Descriptions......Page 42
Using Analyze......Page 43
Starting and Logging in to Oracle iFS Manager......Page 44
3 Using Oracle iFS Manager......Page 49
Parts of the Oracle iFS Manager Window......Page 50
Menu Bar......Page 51
Object Menu......Page 52
Toolbar......Page 53
Navigator......Page 54
Browser......Page 55
Using Create and Create Like to Create New Objects......Page 56
Modifying Objects Using Property Sheets......Page 58
Getting Help......Page 59
4 Task 1: Set Up the Folder Hierarchy......Page 61
What Is Installed?......Page 62
Guidelines for Structuring the Folder Hierarchy......Page 63
Default Folder ACLs......Page 64
5. Set the Mount Points......Page 65
Deleting a Folder Using Oracle iFS Manager......Page 66
Creating Folders Using the Command Line Utilities......Page 67
Creating Multiple Folders Using XML......Page 68
Creating Mount Points......Page 69
Setting Up Folders for Users......Page 71
5 Task 2: Add Users and Groups......Page 73
Credential Manager Users......Page 74
Creating Users......Page 75
Set the Default User Definitions Using Oracle iFS Manager......Page 76
Create the Oracle iFS Users Using Oracle iFS Manager......Page 78
XML Example......Page 81
Additional User Definitions......Page 82
Changing a User’s Home Folder......Page 85
Deleting Users......Page 86
Creating Groups Using Oracle iFS Manager......Page 88
Adding Users and Groups to the Target Group......Page 89
Deleting Groups......Page 90
Creating Groups with XML......Page 91
6 Task 3: Load Files into Oracle iFS......Page 93
Use the Command Line Utilities......Page 94
FTP Your Files into Oracle iFS......Page 95
Upload Files Using the Web......Page 96
Versioned Vs. Non-Versioned Files......Page 97
Migrating Your Data......Page 98
7 Task 4: Set Up Security......Page 101
The System ACLs......Page 102
Working with Permission Bundles......Page 103
Users and Groups as Grantees......Page 106
Creating a Custom ACL......Page 107
Modifying ACLs......Page 109
Using the Windows Interface to Apply an ACL......Page 110
Example......Page 111
8 Using Server Manager to Start and Stop Servers......Page 113
Server Manager: An Overview......Page 114
Parts of the Oracle iFS Monitor Window......Page 116
Monitor Buttons......Page 118
Starting Oracle iFS Monitor......Page 119
Stopping a Server Manager Instance with Oracle iFS Monitor......Page 121
Using the Command Line to Manage Server Manager......Page 122
Server Manager Commands—The Complete List......Page 123
Oracle iFS Agents......Page 125
Garbage Collection Agent......Page 127
Dangling Object AV Cleanup Agent......Page 129
Event Exchanger Agent......Page 130
External Server Agent......Page 131
Service Watchdog Agent......Page 134
Quota Agent......Page 135
Definition Files for Protocol Servers......Page 136
Windows Client Protocol (WCP) Server......Page 137
Windows NT File System Protocol Server (for Windows NT)......Page 138
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Server......Page 139
Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) Server......Page 140
Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol Server......Page 141
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Server......Page 143
Command Line Utilities Protocol (CUP) Server......Page 145
9 Configuration and Back Up......Page 147
Protocols and their Ports......Page 148
Sendmail Configuration for UNIX......Page 149
Configuring Sendmail......Page 151
Using E-mail with Oracle iFS......Page 152
Accessing Oracle iFS through the Windows NT File System Protocol Server......Page 153
Starting the Windows NT File System Protocol Server......Page 154
Configuring Oracle Apache Web Server......Page 155
Configuring Apache As Your Web Server on Windows NT......Page 156
10 Using Oracle iFS Manager for Development Tasks......Page 159
The Complete Class Hierarchy......Page 160
Creating Class Objects......Page 162
Add Extended Attributes......Page 165
Modifying Class Objects......Page 168
Why Use a Class Domain?......Page 169
Creating Class Domains......Page 170
Value Domains: An Overview......Page 171
Creating Value Domains......Page 172
Example......Page 174
Creating Value Defaults......Page 175
Deleting Value Defaults......Page 176
What is an Override?......Page 177
JSP Execution......Page 178
Registering JSPs......Page 179
Deleting JSPs......Page 180
Parsers: An Overview......Page 181
Registering Parsers......Page 182
Registering an XML Parser......Page 183
Renderers: An Overview......Page 184
Registering Renderers......Page 185
Formats/Mimetypes: An Overview......Page 188
Creating Formats/Mimetypes......Page 189
Deleting a Format/Mimetype......Page 190
11 Oracle iFS Repository Views......Page 191
Oracle iFS Has Eight Different Oracle iFS Repository Views......Page 192
View: ifs_versioned_documents......Page 193
View: ifs_all_documents......Page 194
View: ifs_folders......Page 195
View: ifs_users......Page 196
View: ifs_groups......Page 197
View: ifs_acls......Page 198
Example: Selecting Attributes of a Document......Page 199
12 What Your Users Need to Know......Page 201
Installing the Oracle Oracle iFS Utilities......Page 202
Right-Click an Oracle iFS Folder or File to Access Oracle iFS Functions......Page 203
To Connect to a Mount Point By Mapping a Drive:......Page 204
Supply Your Users with the URL for the Web Interface......Page 205
To Connect to a Mount Point Using the Web Interface:......Page 206
13 Oracle iFS Log Files and Troubleshooting Information......Page 207
Possible Problem......Page 208
Possible Problem......Page 209
Using the Configuration Log Files......Page 210
Common Errors Found in the IfsConfigOut.log and IfsConfigSql.log Files......Page 211
TraceFile = {localfile}......Page 212
FTP......Page 213
The JWS Log Files......Page 214
Using the Server Manager Log Files......Page 215
General Notes About the WCP Server Log......Page 216
Problem Description......Page 217
Solution Description......Page 218
Possible Solution for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT......Page 219
MS-DOS Code Pages......Page 220
Possible Problem: Filenames Truncated or Corrupted......Page 221
Possible Problem: Unable to Perform Context Searches on Multilingual Content......Page 222
Common Administrative Errors......Page 223
A Command Line Utilities Reference......Page 227
Variables......Page 228
Running the Command Line Utilities......Page 230
Navigation Commands......Page 231
File Manipulation Commands......Page 232
Miscellaneous Commands......Page 242
National Language Support Commands......Page 246
B Secondary Properties......Page 249
Oracle iFS Properties Files: An Overview......Page 250
Database Properties......Page 251
Directory Service Properties......Page 252
Read Only Connection Pool Properties......Page 253
Service Data Cache Properties......Page 254
Service Properties......Page 255
Session Properties......Page 256
Tracing Properties......Page 257
Writeable Connection Pool Properties......Page 258
National Language Support Properties......Page 259
Index......Page 261