- Instead of using multicasting for BPEL Jgroups; use TCP, see my article.
- Follow Metalinke note 414427.1; add the java option "-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true" in all start/stop option in opmn.xml.
- Set -XX:AppendRatio=3 in the Java startup parameters
This article is a summary of the document you can download that describs in detail how to install and configure an Oracle SOA Suite installation in a clustered environment.
The cluster installation is based on the following components.
- Load balancer
- Server node #1
- Server node #2
- Database
The goal is to install the Oracle SOA Suite software in a cluster on a such way that it is easy to configure, maintain and efficient in usage. We will install the following components based on release 10.1.3.4 with the latest patch set:
- Oracle Application Server
- Oracle BPEL Process Manager
- Oracle Enterprise Service Bus
- Oracle Web Services Manager
We will install this software into 2 OC4J containers; oc4j_soa and oc4j_esbdt. This install in line with the stand-alone / non clustered environment. The main difference is the fact that we need an additional oc4j, the ESB Design time instance. While in a non-clustered environment, all components are put into one oc4j instance (oc4j_soa). The reason for this difference is the Oracle ESB implementation for a cluster.
The cluster installation will create the following components on each node.
- One Oracle Home with the complete software tree.
- Oracle BPEL 10.1.3.x
- Oracle ESB 10.1.3.x
- Oracle Services Manager 10.1.3.x
- Oracle SOA Suite Patch 10.1.3.4 (MLR#5)
- One J2EE container for Oracle ESB design time
- One J2EE container for Oracle ESB runtime, BPEL, Web Services Manager
- One Apache http webserver.
- Install Oracle Application Server, Node #1
- Install Oracle Application Server, Node #2
- Cluster Applicative Server
- Installation Oracle BPEL, # node 1
- Installation Oracle BPEL, # node 2
- Cluster BPEL Server
- Installation Oracle ESB, # node 1
- Installation Oracle ESB, # node 2
- Cluster ESB
- Install Oracle Web Services Manager
- Cluster Web Services Manager
- Apply SOA Patches 10.1.3.4
This article and the document could not be created without the following documents.
- Oracle Application Server Installation Guide
- Oracle Enterprise Deployment Guide (10.1.3.3.0)
- Oracle SOA Suite High Availability FAQ
- Oracle Web Services Manager, Installation Guide
- Oracle ESB Multi Tiered Deployment
- Metalink Note: 470267.1: How To Verify ESB Cluster Configuration
- Metalink Note: 455714.1: Recommendations for ESB 10.1.3 Cluster Configuration
- Metalink Note: 728144.1 Installing AIA for Communications on a SOA Cluster
Have fun.
Marc
11 comments:
Beware of the delegation rules!
By default they are stored in a local file instead a database.
Hi,
I am trying it on the Windows 2003 Virtual Machines. Is it the same procedure or different procedure?
-Mads
Hi,
I am trying to implement SOA cluster installation on weblogic clustered set up.
Could you please provide me some pointers.
Regards
Dinup
Hi Marc,
I just read your article.We are planning for a 2 node active-active SOA cluster. So far - In our single instance installations - we have been installing [AIA|SOA|ODI|OSR|DB] in seperate oracle homes. I saw in your doc - all components being put into same oracle home except for ESB-RT . is that mandatory or just done for simplicity ?
It is mandatory! It is documented in the manuals. It is an architecture design, that only one ESB-DT may be up and running.
I understand Marc. But I have a basic question .
In our single instance environment, I find directories like bin,conf,jdk,lib,doc,install,log are
there within $AIA_HOME , $SOA_HOME , $ODI_HOME , $OSR_HOME . If we put all in the same $ORACLE_HOME - won't
there be a overlap or confusion ? Or do you have all these components put in seperate directories under
$ORACLE_HOME. Can you please copy the output of 'ls' of your $ORACLE_HOME ?
Thanks & Regards,
----- prem -----
IMHO:
You do not need OSR for your AIA CLuster installtion. Is there any need for OSR? technically AIA does not use OSR.
AIA should have his own directory.
In ORACLE_HOME the Oracle Application Server 10g should be installed.
Note: I do not have AS 10g any more, working on 11g only.
Hi Marc,
This is what we have been doing so far to create our single node AIA instance:
- install DB
- install SOA Suite/patch 10.1.3.4/MLR#8
- install OSR
- install ODI
- install AIA FP/PIPs/apply patches
Being a newbie to AIA - I was not aware that OSR is not mandatory for AIA . But since we have been following this throughout our development/testing cycle - we thought of following the same for PROD too (which we are yet to create). Reason - we don't want to change anything at the last moment and to avoid any surprises.
Looks like ODI is also optional for AIA - and depends on the volume batch jobs we would have - am I right ? In our current setup we are using ODI and would need it for PROD too. And OSR too - I think it doesn't hurt to have it even if it is not mandatory . I am just going to follow your orasoA_Cluster_Install_v1.pdf . But not sure where in your doc I will plug-in OSR and ODI ?
Do you have any suggestion for me - Marc ?
Regards,
Prem
Follow my document :-)
Skip OSR if you could.
Use always the latest MLR#
Marc
Yes Marc . I am just going to follow your doc. good-neat document.
This would be my approach :
- Install Oracle Application Server on node #1
- Install Oracle Application Server on node #2
- Cluster Oracle Application Server
- Install BPEL on node #1
- Install BPEL on node #2
- Cluster BPEL
- Install ESB-RT on node #1
- Install ESB-RT on node #2
- Install Oracle Web Services Manager on node #1
- Install Oracle Web Services Manager on node #2
- Cluster Oracle Web Services Manager
- Apply SOA patch 10.1.3.4. on node #1 and node #2
- Apply MLR #8 for SOA on node #1 and node #2
- Configure ESB-DT
- Cluster EBS-RT
- Install AIA Foundation Pack 2.5
- Install O2B and AABC PIPs
- Apply AIA patches
- AIA Post Install configuration
Not sure where above I would install ODI . And if possible would like
to have OSR too . Only reason is : don't want to make things different
in PROD . may be later we can remove it when things get stabilized.
Any thought Marc - In which step to plug in OSR and ODI ?
Regards,
Prem
Marc,
would this approach work :
install SOA on node-1
clone it to node-2
install/cluster AIA and PIPs.
Your thoughts ?
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