Oracle by Example brandingCreating an Oracle Java Cloud Service Instance for WebCenter Portal Cloud Service

section 0Before You Begin

This 15-minute tutorial shows you how to create an Oracle Java Cloud Service instance for WebCenter Portal Cloud Service.

This is the second tutorial in the Provisioning WebCenter Portal Cloud Service in the EDG Topology series. Read them sequentially.

Background

Oracle WebCenter Portal Cloud Service is delivered on top of Oracle Java Cloud Service. With Oracle Java Cloud Service, you can quickly create and configure an Oracle WebLogic Server domain and set up your service without worrying about infrastructure or platform details. When you create a WebCenter Portal Cloud Service instance, the VM(s) required to support the instance are provisioned and configured for you. Your instance is also preconfigured to use the specified Oracle Database Cloud Service and Oracle Storage Cloud Service instances.

In the EDG topology, WebCenter Portal Cloud Service, WebCenter Content, Oracle Inbound Refinery (IBR), and Elasticsearch 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 the optional component Portlet Server, you must install it on a separate VM. 

What Do You Need?

Completion of the previous tutorial so that you have an Oracle Database Cloud Service instance for WebCenter Portal Cloud Service.

section 1Start the Create Instance Wizard

  1. On the My Services console, from the main services menu, click Java.
    main services menu
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  2. On the Oracle Java Cloud Service console, click Create Instance.
  3. From the Create Instance menu, select Java.

    Java Cloud Service drop-down menu
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    The Create Instance wizard displays the Instance page.

section 2Configure Basic Instance Information

  1. In the Create New Instance wizard, on the Instance page, specify the following instance details:
    • Instance Name: Specify a unique name for your Oracle Java Cloud Service instance.
    • Description: Optionally, specify a description of the instance.
    • Notification Email: Specify the email ID to which status updates will be sent.
    • Tags: Specify a tag for the instance. You can choose from the list of available tags or create a new one.
    • Service Level: Select Oracle Java Cloud Service Fusion Middleware - WebCenter Portal.
    • Software Edition: Select Enterprise Edition.

    Note: If the wizard presents the option to choose a region, then specify your region and select an availability domain within the region and a subnet for your instance.

  2. Click Next.

section 3Configure Instance Details

  1. On the Simple tab of the Instance Details page, specify the following in the WebLogic Configuration section:
    • Compute Shape: Select the compute shape as OC1m - 1.0 OCPU, 15.0 GB RAM when creating the instance in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Classic.Compute shape allows you to specify the number of OCPUs and RAM that each node on your instance should have.

      • Note: If you are creating the Java Cloud Service instance in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you need to select the compute shape as VM.Standard1.2 - 2.0 OCPU, 14.0GB RAM.

    • Server Count: Select the server size as 1. This determines the number of managed servers created.
  2. Click the Advanced tab on the Instance Details page.

    3. The Advanced tab displays.

    Main Services Page
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  3. In the WebLogic Configuration section of the Advanced tab, specify the following:
    • Domain Partitions: Retain the default selection.
    • Enable to access Administration Consoles: Select to enable default access rules for the load balancer and WebLogic Server administration consoles.
    • Deploy Sample Application: Clear the selection to disable deployment of a sample application with your service instance.
  4. In the WebLogic Access section, specify the following:
    • SSH Public Key: Specify the virtual machine SSH public key. You must use the same SSH key pair that you used while creating the database instance for WebCenter Portal Cloud Service.

      • To specify the key, click Edit. In the SSH Public Key for VM Access dialog, ensure Key File Name is selected. Click Choose File, then choose your SSH public key file, and click Enter.

    • Local Administrative Username: Specify the user name that will be used as the administrator for WebCenter Portal Cloud Service. For example, weblogic.
    • In the Password and Confirm Password fields, specify the password you want to use.
  5. In the Database Configuration section, enter or select the following:
    • Database Instance Name: Select the name of the Oracle Database Cloud Service instance that you created earlier for use with WebCenter Portal Cloud Service.
    • Administrator Username: Specify SYS.
    • Password: Enter the Administrator password that you specified while creating the Oracle Database Cloud Service instance.
    • Add Application Schema: Retain the default selection.
  6. In the Backup and Recovery Configuration section, set the following values:
    • Backup Destination: Select Both Remote and Disk Storage.
    • Cloud Storage Container: Specify the address of your cloud storage container. This can be an existing container or a new one that you want to create now.
    • Username: Enter the user name of the administrator for the storage container.
    • Password: Enter the password for the storage container administrator.
    • If you wish to create a new storage container using the specified details rather than use an existing one, select the Create Cloud Storage Container check box.
  7. In the Load Balancer section, specify the following:
    • Provision Local Load Balancer: Select Yes.
    • Compute Shape: Select OC3 - 1.0 OCPU, 7.5GB RAM. This will install Oracle Traffic Director (OTD) on a separate VM.
    • Add Another Active OTD Node: Retain the default setting.
    • Load Balancer Policy: Select Round Robin.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Review the details on the Confirmation page. Click Create if the details are correct.

    The Services page displays, listing your new Java Cloud Service instance for WebCenter Portal Cloud Service. It will show the status as "Creating service" until the instance creation is complete. The process to create the Java Cloud Service instance will take a number of minutes; possibly 30 or more.
    Your Java Cloud Service instance will create a VM containing an administration server and a managed server.

    Main Services Page
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section 4Add Storage to the Instance

  1. On the Oracle Java Cloud Service console, click the Oracle Java Cloud Service instance you just created for WebCenter Portal Cloud Service.

    This displays the service instance details.

  2. In the WebLogic section, click the Manage this node menu for the administration server node, and select Add Storage.

    Manage this node menu
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  3. In the Add Storage dialog, select the Additional Partition Size GB option and type 20 to create a new storage volume of 20 GB.

    Add Storage dialog
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  4. Click Yes, Add Storage to confirm the change.
  5. Using the same procedure, you must create two more storage volumes. Create a second storage volume of 30 GB in size.

    If you are not able to access the Manage this node drop-down menu, the previous scale-up operation might still be in progress.

  6. Create a third storage volume of 10 GB.

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