Oracle Cloud Getting Started with Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service E85144-11 April 2018
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Contents Preface Audience Documentation Accessibility Related Documents Conventions iv iv iv iv 1 Getting Started with Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service 1.1 About Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service 1-1 1.1.1 Migrating an On-Premises WebCenter Portal Application to WebCenter Portal Cloud 1-2 1.2 How to Begin with Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Subscriptions 1-2 1.3 Accessing the Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Console 1-2 1.4 Provisioning WebCenter Portal Cloud Service 1-3 1.4.1 Provisioning with the Development Topology 1-3 1.4.2 Provisioning with the Enterprise Deployment (EDG) Topology 1-4 1.5 Configuring Oracle Identity Cloud Service 1-5 iii
Preface Preface This guide provides an overview of WebCenter Portal Cloud Service topologies and configuration to help you get started with provisioning WebCenter Portal Cloud Service. Topics: Audience Audience Documentation Accessibility Related Documents Conventions This guide is intended for administrators who want to provision Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service. Documentation Accessibility For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup? ctx=acc&id=docacc. Access to Oracle Support Related Documents Conventions Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/ lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired. Documentation for Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service is available in the Oracle Cloud library on the Oracle Help Center. The following text conventions are used in this document: iv
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1 Getting Started with Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service Provision your WebCenter Portal Cloud Service instance for various deployment scenarios. Topics: About Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service How to Begin with Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Subscriptions Accessing the Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Console Provisioning WebCenter Portal Cloud Service Configuring Oracle Identity Cloud Service 1.1 About Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service Oracle WebCenter Portal is a platform built to deliver rapid, integrated, seamless, and modern user experience across multiple channels. Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud provides cloud-based provisioning and management of hardware and software. Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud is the same offering as Oracle WebCenter Portal delivered in the cloud. Oracle Cloud platform helps organizations drive innovation and business transformation by increasing business agility, lowering costs, and reducing IT complexity. Video WebCenter Portal Cloud provides a rich variety of features that enable you to save time and money in the following ways: Reduce costs. You can reduce IT maintenance and administrative costs. Oracle handles all platform provisioning, installation, and domain configuration. WebCenter Portal Cloud is subscription-based, meaning you pay only when using the service. No large investment in hardware and IT expertise is required. This lets you fully concentrate on design, test, and deployment of portal solutions. On demand scale in/out. You can quickly and easily scale by provisioning additional instances when they are needed for development, testing, or increased demand. Monitor and manage your environment. You can initiate backup and recovery with minimal configuration from the cloud. These tasks are handled for you by Oracle. WebCenter Portal Cloud is delivered on top of Oracle Java Cloud Service (JCS). With JCS, you can quickly create and configure an Oracle WebLogic Server domain and set up your application environment without worrying about the configuration, infrastructure, or platform details. 1-1
Chapter 1 How to Begin with Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Subscriptions 1.1.1 Migrating an On-Premises WebCenter Portal Application to WebCenter Portal Cloud You can migrate an existing on-premises Oracle WebCenter Portal application to Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud and leverage benefits of the cloud environment. For information on how to migrate an on-premises WebCenter Portal application to WebCenter Portal Cloud, see Introduction to WebCenter Portal Migration in Migrating an On-Premises Oracle WebCenter Portal Application to Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service. 1.2 How to Begin with Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Subscriptions Here s how to get started with free Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud promotions and subscriptions: 1. Sign up for a free credit promotion or purchase a subscription. See Requesting and Managing Free Oracle Cloud Promotions or Buying an Oracle Cloud Subscription in Getting Started with Oracle Cloud. 2. Access Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud. See Accessing the Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Console. To grant access to others: Learn about user accounts and roles. See Managing Users and Application Roles in Administering Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service. Create accounts for your users and assign them appropriate privileges and roles. See Adding Users and Assigning Roles in Getting Started with Oracle Cloud. Note: To use Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service you must have active subscriptions to Oracle Java Cloud Service, and Oracle Database Cloud Service (Database as a Service). 1.3 Accessing the Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Console Use the My Services Dashboard to access the Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Serviceconsole. To access the WebCenter Portal Cloud console: 1. Sign in to your Cloud Account and navigate to the My Services Dashboard. See Signing In to Your Cloud Account in Getting Started with Oracle Cloud. 1-2
Chapter 1 Provisioning WebCenter Portal Cloud Service 2. Click the Navigation menu icon in the top corner of the My Services Dashboard and then click WebCenter Portal Cloud. 1.4 Provisioning WebCenter Portal Cloud Service You can provision WebCenter Portal Cloud Service in the development topology or the enterprise deployment (EDG) topology. When you provision Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service, the mandatory components are installed. You can choose to install the optional component. Mandatory products: WebCenter Portal Cloud, Oracle WebCenter Content, Oracle Inbound Refinery (IBR), Oracle Unified Directory (OUD), and Elasticsearch Optional products: Portlet Server The topology you choose determines the virtual machines (VMs) on which you install the components for WebCenter Portal Cloud Service. In the EDG topology, you can choose to replicate VMs for high availability. Topics: Provisioning with the Development Topology Provisioning with the Enterprise Deployment (EDG) Topology 1.4.1 Provisioning with the Development Topology When you provision WebCenter Portal Cloud Service in a development topology, all components except Portlet Server are installed on a single virtual machine (VM). Portlet Server is installed on a separate VM. For example, in a development topology, you can install components on VMs as follows: VM1: Install WebCenter Portal Cloud, Oracle WebCenter Content, Oracle Inbound Refinery (IBR), Oracle Unified Directory (OUD), Elasaticsearch. The diagram represents VM1 in the Oracle Java Cloud Service instance. It shows that WebCenter Portal Cloud, WebCenter Content, and IBR are installed on the same managed server on VM1. Elasticsearch and OUD are installed on separate managed servers within VM1. VM2: Install Portlet Server. 1-3
Chapter 1 Provisioning WebCenter Portal Cloud Service Figure 1-1 Development Topology The development topology represents a sample topology for WebCenter Portal Cloud Service. Oracle recommends that you provision WebCenter Portal Cloud Service in a development topology if you want to set up your environment for testing, development, or staging purposes. In this topology, you can provision WebCenter Portal Cloud Service on Oracle Java Cloud Service without configuring a load balancer. If you want to provide high availability (HA), you can later choose to optionally configure a load balancer for your service. For information, see the tutorial for the latest release about provisioning WebCenter Portal Cloud Service with the development topology on the Tutorials page in Oracle Help Center. 1.4.2 Provisioning with the Enterprise Deployment (EDG) Topology In an enterprise deployment (EDG) topology, you install the components on different VMs as per your requirements. Oracle recommends that you provision WebCenter Portal Cloud Service in an EDG topology if you want to set up a production environment. In the EDG topology, all mandatory components are installed on the same VM. You can choose to replicate the VM for high availability. Oracle Traffic Director (OTD), or the load balancer, is installed on a separate VM. If you choose to install Portlet Server, you must install it on a separate VM. The diagram shows a sample deployment of WebCenter Portal Cloud Service on JCS in the EDG topology. The diagram shows that the components are installed on different VMs as follows: 1-4
Chapter 1 Configuring Oracle Identity Cloud Service VM1: Includes WebCenter Portal Cloud, WebCenter Content, and Oracle Inbound Refinery (IBR). It also includes the Elasticsearch server. VM2 and VM3: Represent VM1 replicated in a clustered environment for high availability. VM4: Includes Oracle Traffic Directory (OTD) or the loadbalancer server. VM5: Includes Portlet Server. VM6: Represents the Portlet Server node is replicated in a clustered environment for high availability. For information, see the tutorial for the latest release on provisioning WebCenter Portal Cloud Service with an EDG topology on the Tutorials page in Oracle Help Center. Figure 1-2 EDG Topology 1.5 Configuring Oracle Identity Cloud Service To get a single point of identity and access management for your users across all your on-premises and cloud systems, you can configure Oracle Identity Cloud Service as the identity store for WebCenter Portal Cloud. You can configure Oracle Identity Cloud Service either manually or using the autodeploy script. See Configuring Oracle Identity Cloud Service in Administering Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service. 1-5