Can I Use An Existing Oracle Internet Directory; Registration Of Oracleas Metadata Repository In Oracle Internet Directory And Password Randomization - Oracle Application Server B32100-01 Installation Manual

Registration of OracleAS Metadata Repository in Oracle Internet Directory and Password Randomization

4.9 Can I Use an Existing Oracle Internet Directory?

You can use an existing Oracle Internet Directory instead of having the installer create
a new one. You might want to do this if your applications need to authenticate users
that are already stored in your Oracle Internet Directory. During the infrastructure
installation, do not select "Oracle Internet Directory" in the Select Configuration
Options screen.
You need to provide the connect information (hostname, port, username, password)
for the existing Oracle Internet Directory.
The Oracle Internet Directory must be version 9.0.4 or later. Note that Oracle Internet
Directory version 9.2.x is not supported.
To determine the Oracle Internet Directory version, make sure that Oracle Internet
Directory is up and running. Then run the following command:
prompt> oidldapd -version
The oidldapd command can be found in the ORACLE_HOME/bin directory, where
ORACLE_HOME is the root directory where you installed Oracle Internet Directory.
4.10 Registration of OracleAS Metadata Repository in Oracle Internet
Directory and Password Randomization
The OracleAS Metadata Repository and the Oracle Internet Directory work closely
together. Before you can use an OracleAS Metadata Repository (in most cases), ensure
that it is registered with an Oracle Internet Directory.
An exception to this rule is when you want to use a J2EE and Web Cache middle tier
with the Database-Based Farm feature but without the Oracle Identity Management
Access feature. In this case, you need an OracleAS Metadata Repository, but it need
not be registered with an Oracle Internet Directory.
Table 4–4
Metadata Repository with an Oracle Internet Directory, and the scenarios where you
decide whether to register or not.
Table 4–4 Database Registration Scenarios
Scenario
Install and configure the OracleAS Metadata Repository
and Oracle Internet Directory in the same installation
session
For steps, see Section 4.20, "Installing OracleAS
Infrastructure".
Install the OracleAS Metadata Repository against an
existing Oracle Internet Directory
See Section 4.21, "Installing OracleAS Infrastructure
Against an Existing Oracle Internet
shows the scenarios where the installer automatically registers the OracleAS
Directory".
Registration Schema Passwords
Automatic Randomized
Automatic Randomized
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