[...]... detail in the following “Advanced Architecture” section) A simple, two-tier Oracle Applications environment is displayed in Figure 1- 1 71faaa86f01e1350c2e3f80cf3a26d14 6447CH 01. qxd 3/6/06 4:52 PM Page 5 CHAPTER 1 ■ COMPONENTS AND ARCHITECTURE OF ORACLE APPLICATIONS 5 Figure 1- 1 Oracle applications: two-tier architecture Traditionally, Oracle recommended that the Concurrent Processing Node run the same tier... scope of this guide Oracle Discoverer, Oracle Portal, Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle Single Sign-on, Oracle Web Cache, and Oracle Integration are also out of the scope of this guide 1 6447CH 01. qxd 2 3/6/06 4:52 PM Page 2 CHAPTER 1 ■ COMPONENTS AND ARCHITECTURE OF ORACLE APPLICATIONS Servicing User Requests Oracle Applications Components In order to understand the primary components of the Oracle E-Business... started my work with Oracle products over 12 years ago with Oracle version 6 Until late 2000, my exposure to Oracle was as an Oracle DBA; I became an Oracle Certified Professional in 2000 My work as an Oracle Applications DBA began approximately 5 years ago At first, it was a little overwhelming The Oracle E-Business Suite is a very complex application Not only does an Oracle Applications DBA assume the... Admin Node may all run on the same Oracle Application Server 6447CH 01. qxd 3/6/06 4:52 PM Page 3 CHAPTER 1 ■ COMPONENTS AND ARCHITECTURE OF ORACLE APPLICATIONS 3 Client Users accessing Oracle Applications are required to have an Oracle- certified web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Oracle Applications are served as either web applications or Oracle Forms A user’s first interaction... systems to an Oraclebased version After joining Cummins in 19 98, Srini started working with Oracle Applications versions 10 .4 and 10 .7 He is the technical lead of the xiii 6447FM.qxd xiv 3/6/06 5:04 PM Page xiv ■ ABOUT THE TECHNICAL REVIEWERS implementations of Financial and HR modules (versions 11 .5.5 through 11 .5 .10 ) at Cummins His team now also provides technical best practices on all of the Applications. .. Applications DBAs the same fate Many of the tips in Oracle Applications DBA Field Guide are unpublished essentials that will benefit every Oracle Applications DBA It is impossible to provide in-depth details for this complex system in a small reference manual; however, the objective of this guide is to provide the most critical information required to provide a stable, proactively managed system This guide. .. Applications DBA Field Guide is a toolkit containing scripts, notes, references, and guidelines developed by experienced Oracle Applications DBAs to administer the E-Business Suite It contains proven tips and techniques on topics ranging from architecture, configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting, performance tuning, and patching Also provided in the guide are best practices for administering Oracle Applications. .. be found in MetaLink Note 18 5489 .1 For the database, a multiple-node implementation may be achieved by implementing Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) In a RAC environment, multiple Database Nodes function as one database instance, accessing the same database files Additional information for implementing Oracle RAC with 11 i may be found in MetaLink Note 312 7 31. 1 ■ Note Oracle has not certified and... an Oracle Applications DBA or an Oracle E-Business Suite customer needs to understand the complexities of the system and the best practices associated with maintaining it The subject matter covered in this guide is intended to be independent of the specific modules available in Oracle Applications, and it does assume that you have some knowledge of database and open systems architecture Oracle Applications. .. the Oracle Applications Technology Stack including Oracle Developer, the Oracle Application Server, JInitiator, J2SE (JDK), and JDBC I quickly found that there was no single reference for me to read to assist with my transition to being an Oracle Applications DBA I started indexing commonly read Oracle documentation to assist me with my daily tasks I also began developing a toolkit for managing Oracle .