How to install IBM IHS webserver

How to install IBM WebSphere Application Server

Launch IBM installation manager as shown in the screenshot below and add repository.

Note: Click here for IBM Installation Manager installation

Download and extract WAS installer and add repository.config file in the installation manager repository.

Open websphere customization toolbox and create new profile.

Open websphere application server first steps console and check the installation by clicking Installation verification. WAS will be started as part of the Installation verification. If WAS to start/stop navigate to WAS installed directory and start the services.

Start and access WAS admin console and login with admin credentials configured above.

-- Siva Pokuri.

How to install IBM Installation Manager 1.6.2

Download IBM installation manager installer from IBM website for linux as shown in the screenshot below. 

IBM installation manager will be used to install IBM products like IBM WebSphere & IBM HTTP server(IHS).

Extract and install the installation manager using account which has root privileges.

-- Siva Pokuri.

How to develop Oracle Virtual Directory 11g Custom Plugin

There are times where out-of-box OVD functionality is no sufficient for client requirements. We may need to write some custom plugins which will extend the OVD functionality.

I'm about to write a post on this but it seems like there is excellent post from Oracle A-team.

http://fusionsecurity.blogspot.com/2013/08/creating-custom-ovd-plugin.html

And

https://ranxing.wordpress.com/2015/05/14/how-to-write-ovd-custom-plugin/

Based on the requirement you may need to extend the BasePlugin class methods.

Example:

1. postSearchEntry() is the method implementation to manipulate any search results.

2. get() is the method if needed to manipulate the search criteria even before it talks to backend DS.

Hope this helps.

-- Siva Pokuri.

Sample code of OAAM 11g API code to get user challenge questions

import com.bharosa.client.BharosaHelper;

import com.bharosa.client.BharosaSession;

import com.bharosa.client.enums.BharosaEnumAuthStatus;

import com.bharosa.client.enums.BharosaEnumChallengeResult;

import com.bharosa.vcrypt.auth.impl.VCryptAuthSOAPImpl;

import com.bharosa.vcrypt.auth.intf.VCryptAuthResult;

import com.bharosa.vcrypt.auth.intf.VCryptAuthUser;

import com.bharosa.vcrypt.auth.intf.VCryptLocalizedString;

import com.bharosa.vcrypt.auth.intf.VCryptQuestion;

import com.bharosa.vcrypt.common.util.VCryptResponse;

import com.bharosa.vcrypt.tracker.util.CookieSet;

import com.bharosa.vcryptclient.proxy.intf.BharosaProxy;

public class OAAMCQuestions {

/**

* @param args

*/

public static void main(String[] args) {

OAAMCQuestions ocqv =  new OAAMCQuestions();

ocqv.getUserChallengeQuestions();

}

public void getUserChallengeQuestions(){

String username = "spokuri";

try {

            VCryptAuthSOAPImpl auth = new VCryptAuthSOAPImpl();

            VCryptAuthUser user = new VCryptAuthUser();

            BharosaProxy proxy = BharosaProxyImpl.getInstance();

           

            String customerID = proxy.getUserByLoginId(username).getCustomerId();

           

            System.out.println("customerID " + customerID);

           

            user = proxy.getUser(customerID);

           

           

            user = proxy.getUserByLoginId(customerID);

           

            VCryptQuestion secretQuestion = proxy.moveToNextSecretQuestion(customerID);

           

            System.out.println("Secret Question " + secretQuestion);

           

            VCryptQuestion[] secretQuestion1 = proxy.getAllMappedSignOnQuestions(customerID);

           

            String q1 = secretQuestion1[0].toString();

            System.out.println("Question 1" + q1);

            String q2 = secretQuestion1[1].toString();

            System.out.println("Question 2" + q2);

            String q3 = secretQuestion1[2].toString();

            System.out.println("Question 3" + q3);

                       

           

        } catch (Exception e) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        }

       

         

    }

}

Tips: Set OVD 11g Debug Logs to Trace level

Step 1: 

1. Open ODSM

2. Click Advanced tab

3. Click/Expand Global Plugin

4. Click on the button to Create Plug-in 

5. For Name put for ex. myDumpTr

6. For Class choose DumpTransactions

7. Click on the button Create Parameter

8. For Name write loglevel 

9. For Value write FINEST

10.Cick Ok

Step 2:

1. Open Oracle Enterprise Manager, access http://<host>:<port>/em login with user name Weblogic (or whatever other user that you choose for admin)

2. Expand -> Farm_<name>Domain -> Identity and Access right click ovd1 ->choose Logs -> Log Configuration

3. Click Log Levels tab

 For Logger Name -- com.octetstring.accesslog choose TRACE:32 (FINEST)

 For Logger Name -- com.octetstring.vde choose TRACE:32 (FINEST)

4. Click Apply

5. Click Close in Confirmation dialog box

Stop OVD:

$ORACLE_INSTANCE/bin/opmnctl stopproc ias-component=ovd1

Start OVD:

$ORACLE_INSTANCE/bin/opmnctl startproc ias-component=ovd1

Check logs in $ORACLE_INSTANCE/diagnostics/logs/OVD/ovd1/ location

Fix: OAAM 11g R2 PS3 issue to generate OMA offline secret key

Issue:

Unable to generate OMA offline secret key when using OUD as OAM user store(there is no issue when tested with weblogic embedded LDAP).

Error from log file:

<Jul 12, 2016 11:30:49 AM EDT> <Warning> <oracle.ods.virtualization.engine.backend.jndi.OUD> <LIBOVD-40066> <Remote Server Failure:pokuri.demo.com:1389.

javax.naming.NamingException: [LDAP: error code 123 - You do not have sufficient privileges to use the proxied authorization control]; remaining name 'cn=users,dc=demo,dc=com'

at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtx.mapErrorCode(LdapCtx.java:3169)

at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtx.processReturnCode(LdapCtx.java:3013)

at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtx.processReturnCode(LdapCtx.java:2820)

at com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtx.searchAux(LdapCtx.java:1829)

Solution:

Uncheck "Proxy Authentication" option in "OAuth User Profile Service Configuration"(Proxy Authentication is enabled by default) then click on Apply.

How to Upgrade Oracle Coherence

Upgrade instructions to install Coherence 3.7.1.x on Oracle Access Manager 11gr2 (OAM 11.1.2.0.0) to Oracle Access Manager 11gr2PS2 (OAM 11.1.2.2.0)

1. Download desired coherence patch from Note:1405110.1

2. Shutdown all the servers.

3. On the each Server including the admin server, do the following.

     a. Unzip the contents of the patch to tmp folder.

     b. Backup the jar that exists at the location      MW_HOME/oracle_common/modules/oracle.coherence/coherence.jar

     c. copy the jar tmp/coherence/lib/coherence.jar to the folder MW_HOME/oracle_common/modules/oracle.coherence

     d. Backup the folder $Domain/config and all its nested contents.

4. Start the Admin Server

5. Log into weblogic console

6. Lock configuration

7. Select Deployments and locate the coherence library

8. Select the library and press the Delete button.

9. Release Configuration and apply changes.

10. Lock configuration

11. Select Deployments and press the Install button.

12. Select the coherence jar in the file path. Ensure that the library name is "coherence". Hit the next button till you finish deployments.

13. Save and release the configuration.

14. Stop And Start the Admin Server. Verify the the oam_admin deployment is started.

How to Check Oracle coherence version

1. Navigate to COHERENCE_HOME/lib and extract coherence.jar file

2. You can find the exact version details in MANIFEST.MF file under META-INF directory

File content:

Manifest-Version: 1.0

Ant-Version: Apache Ant 1.7.1

Created-By: 19.0-b09 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)

Main-Class: com.tangosol.net.CacheFactory

Class-Path: je.jar

Specification-Vendor: Oracle

Specification-Version: 3.7.1.1

Implementation-Build: 28901

Implementation-Description: 

Implementation-Title: Coherence

Implementation-URL: http://www.oracle.com

Implementation-Vendor: Oracle

Implementation-Version: 3.7.1.1

OAAM 11g R2 PS3 primary & secondary Email OTP challenge choice demo video

Follow below link for steps :

http://www.idmfun.com/2016/07/oaam-11g-r2-ps3-secondary-email-otp.html

-- Siva Pokuri

OAAM 11g R2 PS3 Secondary email OTP configuration with custom challenge processor

Hello Readers,

Steps to configure secondary email as OTP:

Demo video: http://www.idmfun.com/2016/07/oaam-11g-r2-ps3-secondary-email-otp_1.html

1. Create custom challenge processor.

2. Create a class which extends "AbstractUMSOTPChallengeProcessor" as shown below.

import com.bharosa.uio.processor.challenge.AbstractUMSOTPChallengeProcessor;

import com.bharosa.uio.util.UIOSessionData;

import com.bharosa.uio.util.UIOUtil;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

import oracle.ucs.messaging.ws.types.Address;

import oracle.ucs.messaging.ws.types.DeliveryType;

public class Email2ChallengeProcessor extends AbstractUMSOTPChallengeProcessor

{

   protected List<Address> getRecipients(UIOSessionData sessionData) 

   {

       String toAddress = UIOUtil.getContactInfo(sessionData, "email2");

       Address recipientAddr = getAddress(toAddress, DeliveryType.EMAIL);

       List<Address> retList = new ArrayList<Address>();

       retList.add(recipientAddr);

       return retList;

    }

}

3. Build jar file with the above java class file and place it in oracle.oaam.extensions.war lib folder.

4. Add below list of properties in oaam_custom.properties file in oracle.oaam.extensions.war

# Second Email Address Input Registration Field Properties Example

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2=2002

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.name=Email Address 2

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.description=Email Address 2

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.inputname=email2

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.inputtype=text

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.maxlength=40

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.required=true

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.order=2

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.enabled=true

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.regex=.+@[a-zA-Z_]+?\.[a-zA-Z.]+

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.errorCode=otp.invalid.email

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.managerClass=com.bharosa.uio.manager.user.DefaultContactInfoManager

bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.verify=true

#bharosa.uio.default.userinfo.inputs.enum.email2.displaymask=.{1,2}(.*)@([a-zA-Z_]+)?\.[a-zA-Z]{2,3}

# Second Email Address Challenge OTP Field Properties Example

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2=2003

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.available=true

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.description=Challenge Email 2

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.displayedInfo=email2

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.enabled=true

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.htmlInputType=text

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.htmlLabel=Email Code

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.name=Email Challenge2

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.otp=true

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.otpexpirytimeMs=400000

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.processor=Email2ChallengeProcessor

bharosa.uio.default.challenge.type.enum.ChallengeEmail2.requiredInfo=email

# Rule action for ChallengeEmail2

rule.action.enum.ChallengeEmail2=1091

rule.action.enum.ChallengeEmail2.name=Challenge Email 2

rule.action.enum.ChallengeEmail2.description=Challenge the user using Email

rule.action.enum.ChallengeEmail2.otp=true

5. Redeploy oracle.oaam.extensions.war file in both oaam admin & oaam server managed servers.

6. Login to OAAM admin console

7. Navigate to Groups and click on "OAAM Challenge Choice" and click on "Actions" tab.

8. Add newly created action called "Challenge Email 2".

9. Now, login to TAP protected application by registering new user with 2 OTP email addresses.

10. Test login with user account who registered primary & secondary email address.

-- Siva Pokuri.

How to Create CLOUD Oracle Database Service

CLOUD ORACLE DATABSE 12C SERVICE

Generate SSH Key Pair Using SSH Key Generator

Select type of key as SSH-2 RSA.

No.of bits as 2048.

Click on Generate.

• Key Will be Generated as below screen shot.

• Click on Save Private Key to save key with extension .ppk.

• Click on Conversions on Putty Key Generator and and click in Export Open SSH Key.
• Save the Key with extension .ssh.

• Copy the content under Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys  in Putty Key generator and save as .pub file

 

• Login to Database Cloud Service Console.
• Click on Create Instance.

• Select the Database version 11g or 12c.

• Select the software edition.

• Enter Service Name, Description.
• SSH Public Key upload .pub file which is created in Putty Key generation.
• Setup the Administrators password.
• Click Next. 

• Verify the summary. Click on Create.

• Follow the Screen shot to modify the Access Policies.

• Enable ora_p2_dblistener and ora_p2_httpssl 

• Connect to Cloud Oracle Database using SQL Developer.

Thanks !