HOWTO: Change Forms Servlet Mode to Socket Mode

HOWTO: Change Forms Servlet Mode to Socket Mode

1. Shutdown the middle tiers.

2. Change to servlet mode as follows:

i. Change to servlet mode

Login to the concurrent manager middle tier as ap<sid> user and do the following:

Replace the below command with the "Apps password"

$FND_TOP/bin/txkrun.pl -script=ChangeFormsMode \

-contextfile=$CONTEXT_FILE \

-mode=servlet \

-runautoconfig=No \

-appspass=<APPS password>

ii. Run autoconfig for servlet mode to take effect

Login to the concurrent manager middle tier as ap<sid> user and do the following:

$ cd $AD_TOP/bin

$ ./adconfig.sh contextfile=$CONTEXT_FILE appspass=<apps pwd>

Make sure the log file has no errors.

3. Change oc4jadmin password

Login to the concurrent manager middle tier as ap<sid> user and do the following:

a. Back up the original system-jazn-data.xml file

$ cp -pr $INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/forms/config/system-jazn-data.xml

$INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/forms/config/system-jazn-data.xml.ori

b. Change oc4jadmin password

$ vi $INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/forms/config/system-jazn-data.xml

Change the below line alone as follows in the file so that it looks like below after change:

<credentials>!welcome</credentials>

========= with change ============================

                        <user>

                                <name>oc4jadmin</name>

                                <display-name>OC4J Administrator</display-name>

                                <description>OC4J Administrator</description>

                                <credentials>!welcome</credentials>

                        </user>

                       <user>

===================================================

4. Startup the opmnctl servers alone

Login to the concurrent manager middle tier as ap<sid> user and do the following:

$ cd $SCRIPT_TOP

$ ./adopmnctl startall

5. Deploying a New Forms EAR File

a. Run the following command to make sure your password is correct :

$AF_JRE_TOP/bin/java -jar $ORACLE_HOME/../1013/j2ee/home/admin_client.jar deployer:oc4j:opmn://iehibu08.iehibdom.com:6510/forms oc4jadmin welcome -validateURI

b. If the above script in Step 5.a. succeeded then Run deployment script as follows:

$ $FND_TOP/bin/txkrun.pl -script=CfgOC4JApp

Enter the following when prompted:

Enter Application name for re-deployment ? forms

Enter Oc4j Instance password for re-deployment ? welcome

Run Autoconfig <Yes/No> ? No

Check the logfile for any errors

c. Shutdown the opmnctl servers

Login to the concurrent manager middle tier as ap<sid> user and do the following:

$ cd $SCRIPT_TOP

$ ./adopmnctl stopall

Make sure all the processes running as ap<sid> are down.

d. Carry out post-deployment tasks (Carry this out if Step 5.b. above had no errors)

i. Restore backed up file

$ cp -pr $INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/forms/config/system-jazn-data.xml

$INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/forms/config/system-jazn-data.xml.passwdchg

$ mv $INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/forms/config/system-jazn-data.xml.ori

$INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/j2ee/forms/config/system-jazn-data.xml

6. Startup middle tiers services.