Before you can enable the collection of end-user performance data, you must configure the Web Cache. For a summary of the complete configuration process, see Overview of Configuring End-User Performance Monitoring.
To configure the OracleAS Web Cache 10.1.2 for End-User Performance Monitoring, follow the instructions in the following sections:
Login to the Oracle Application Server Control
Select the End-User Performance Monitoring Log Format
You can configure OracleAS Web Cache by using the Oracle Application Server Control. Navigate to the Forms Application home page in the Enterprise Manager Grid Control.
To display the Manage Web Server Data Collection page and log in to Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager:
Navigate to the Forms Application home page in the Enterprise Manager Grid Control.
Click Monitoring Configuration.
Click Manage Web Server Data Collection.
Enterprise Manager displays the Manage Web Server Data Collection page.
A login dialog box is displayed.
Tip: If the login dialog box does not appear or if you receive an error message in your browser window, navigate to the Web Cache Home page. Click Administer in the Related Links section. You will be prompted for the user name and password for the Application Server Control. Click Administration and scroll down and click End-User Performance Monitoring.
If Application Server Control is not available, you can also use the Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager to configure the OracleAS Web Cache for End-User Performance Monitoring. For more information about starting and using Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager, refer to the Oracle Application Server Web Cache Administrator's Guide.
After you have logged in to Oracle Application Server Control, you can then configure the OracleAS Web Cache using the Set Up End-User Performance Monitoring page.
Select the Access Log Format as access log:WCLF for each site from the drop down list. If this format is not in the list, click Use Required Log Format.
You will return to the Web Cache Administration page in Oracle Application Server Control. Click Restart to restart the Web Cache. For more detailed information about configuring these options, click Help on the Set Up End-User Performance Monitoring page.
Close the Oracle Application Server Control browser window and return to the Manage Web Server Data Collection page in the Enterprise Manager Grid Control.
To configure Oracle Application Server Web Cache 9.0.4 for End-User Performance Monitoring, follow the instructions in the following sections:
Login to the Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager
Configure the Access Log in WCLF Format
You can configure Oracle Application Server Web Cache 9.0.4 by using the Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager. You can connect to Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager by clicking Configure on the Manage Web Server Data Collection page.
To display the Manage Web Server Data Collection page and log in to Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager:
Navigate to the Forms Application home page in the Enterprise Manager Grid Control.
Click Monitoring Configuration.
Click Manage Web Server Data Collection.
Enterprise Manager displays the Manage Web Server Data Collection page.
Select the Web Cache target and click Configure.
Enterprise Manager displays the login dialog box for the Web Cache Manager.
Tip: If the login dialog box does not appear or if you receive an error message in your browser window, you may have to start the Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager. For more information about starting and using Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager, refer to the Oracle Application Server Web Cache Administrator's Guide.
ias_admin account.
The first time you log in to the Oracle Application Server Web Cache administrator account, the password is administrator. The password for the ias_admin account is defined during the installation of Oracle Application Server.
Before Enterprise Manager can gather performance data from the Oracle Application Server Web Cache access log, the access log must be in the proper format. To configure the access log file:
In the navigator frame of Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager, select Logging and Diagnostics > Access Logs .
Change the format of the site-specific access_log file to Web Cache Log Format (WCLF).
For more detailed information about changing the format of the access_log file, click Help on the Access Logs page.
Click Apply Changes at the top of the Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager window and restart Oracle Application Server Web Cache by clicking Restart on the Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager Cache Operations page.
Close the Oracle Application Server Web Cache Manager browser window and return to the Manage Web Server Data Collection page in the Enterprise Manager Grid Control.
Note: To configure earlier versions of OracleAS Web Cache, follow the steps given in the Configuring Services chapter in Oracle Enterprise Manager Advanced Configuration.
Related Topics
Configuring Web Server for End-User Performance MonitoringMonitoring the End-User Performance of Forms Applications
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