Re: what's best way to get up to speed on application server?

From: HansF <News.Hans_at_telus.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 22:22:35 GMT
Message-Id: <pan.2005.06.23.22.25.34.337400@telus.net>

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:11:17 +0000, pheonix1t interested us by writing:

> hello,
> what's best way to get up to speed on working with the application 
> server? 

Tricky one ... big set of capabilities. Suggest reading O'Reilly "Oracle App Server Essentials" before Oracle's docco.

Then, strong suggestion is to pick an area and learn that before going to the next one. The 'feature sets' are listed in

        http://www.oracle.com/appserver/appserver_family.html

Understand that Application Server delivers many capabilities in the 'middle of the n-tier' model. Except for HTTP service, Web Cache, and standalone J2EE, the Application Server In frastructure is a prerequisite

The areas:

1. Learn Middle Tier portions:

	Oracle HTTP Server [OHS] (Oracle's is based on Apache 1.3)
	OC4J Deployment	


		- web side (JSP and Servlet)

		- business side (EJB)

		- also see http://www.TheServerSide.com

	Web Cache
	Enterprise Manager App Server Control

1a) Learn Java as it relates to App Server (if desired)

	JDeveloper
	Top Link (persistence framework)
	OC4J (J2EE) development

2) Learn the Infrastructure

	Identity Management 


		- LDAP

		- Oracle Internet Directory (LDAP)

		- Single Sign On 

		- Certificate Authority

		- Delegated Administration

	Configuration  Management (aka REPCA)

3) Learn the rest of Middle Tier, as interest falls

	Portal
	Forms
	Reports
	Discoverer

4) Learn the extensions and app dev environments

	Integration
	Wireless
	BPEL
	OC4J
	ADF
	
	
	
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Hans Forbrich                           

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