Architecture performance and tips and tricks for instantis enterprise track 8.6 - Oracle Primavera P6 Collaborate 14

Architecture, Performance
and Tips and Tricks for
Instantis Enterprise Track 8.6Instantis Enterprise Track 8.6
Chris Theibault
Senior Support Engineer

Program Agenda
 What is Instantis Enterprise Track?
 Instantis Architecture
 Installation Prerequisites
 Installation Prerequisites
 Database Tips
 Sitewand

Program Agenda
 Security Options
 Instantis EnterpriseTrack with P6 EPPM
 Helpful Knowledge Articles
 Helpful Knowledge Articles
 Q/A

EnterpriseTrack Architecture

What is Instantis Enterprise Track?
 Cloud based PPM solution
 Improve Strategy, Execution and Financial Performance
 Top Down Management Approach
 Top Down Management Approach
 Highly Scalable

Instantis Architecture
 Architecture Diagrams
– Minimum Configuration
– Enterprise Configuration
 Deployment Options
– Weblogic
– Apache
– Tomcat

 Installation Requirements
– Middle Tier Application
– Database Server
Installation Prerequisites
– Mail Server
– Operating Systems

Minimum Configuration

Clustered Configuration

 Application Server (Middle Tier)
– Weblogic (Windows OS)
– Apache (Linux OS)
– Tomcat (Linux OS)
Server Requirements
– Tomcat (Linux OS)
 Database Server
– Oracle Database
– Microsoft SQL Server
 Mail
 Operating System

Windows Prerequisites
 Windows Version
– Server 2008 R2
 Database
– Oracle Database
– Microsoft SQL Server Database
 Oracle WebLogic
 Oracle HTTP Server (OHS)
 Java SDK Windows

Linux Prerequisites
 Linux Version
– Red Hat EL 6(UL3)
– Oracle Linux
 Oracle Database
 Apache
 Tomcat
 Perl
 Java SDK Linux RPM from Oracle

Database Tips
 Parameters based on:
– Number of Projects
– Financial Tracking Practices
– Financial Categories
 OLTP Requests
 Reporting Requests

Oracle Database Tips
 Character Set
 Database Files and Disk Layout
– RAID 1+0 (stripe and mirror) disk partition
 Oracle Database Client
 Oracle Text Index
.

Microsoft SQL Database Tips
 Proper JDBC Driver
 Database Files and Disk Layout
– RAID 1+0 (stripe and mirror) disk partition
 Full-Text Search
– Creating a full-text catalog
– Indexing PDF profiles

Sitewand Configuration

Sitewand
 What is Sitewand?
 Deployment on Windows Operating System
 Deployment on Linux Operating System
 Deployment on Linux Operating System
 Sitewand Daily Job
– Required task to be run daily
– Updates Project Status
– Password Protected

Sitewand on Windows Operating System
 Weblogic Deployment
– Java Arguments
 DailyJob.bat Settings
– IETRACK_ROOT
– Daily_job_error_email
– Hostname[:port]
– Accountname
– Daily_job_password

Sitewand on Windows Operating System
 Log file locations
– Weblogic
– OHS

Sitewand on Linux Operating System
 Tomcat and Apache Deployments
 DailyJob.pl Settings
– Full-path
– Daily_job_error_email
– https://hostname[:port]
– Accountname
– Daily_job_password

Sitewand on Linux Operating System
 Log File Locations
– Apache: INSTALL_DIR/apache-X/logs
– Tomcat: INSTALL_DIR/tomcat-X/logs

Security when integrating with
EnterpriseTrack

Security Overview
 Security Review
 Safe Deployment
 Authentication options
Getting Started with Security
 Authentication options
 Authorization
 Confidentiality and Sensitive Data
 Cookies usage

Safe Deployment of EnterpriseTrack
 Administrative Privileges Needed
 Minimum Client Permissions
 Security Considerations
Security Requirements for EnterpriseTrack
 Security Considerations
– Follow InstallConfig documents
– Controlled Access
 Application Security Settings
 Files to Protect

Authentication Options for EnterpriseTrack
 Native Mode
 Active Directory(AD)/LDAP
 Single Sign-On (SSO)
Authentication Methods
 Single Sign-On (SSO)
– SAML
– Requirements for On Premises SSO Integration

Authorization for EnterpriseTrack
 Protect Against Unauthorized Access
 Security Planning
 Provided Administration Guides
 Provided Administration Guides
– EntepriseTrack Security Guide
– EnterpriseTrack Administration Guide

Confidentiality for EnterpriseTrack
 Data In Transit
– SSLTLS
– LDAPS for LDAP or SSO
Protecting Sensitive data in EnterpriseTrack
 Data at Rest
– Review respective database documentation
 Sensitive Data
– Usernames, passwords, e-mail addresses

Cookies Usage in EnterpriseTrack
Cookie Name Description Scope Retention Encrypted?
JSESSIONID Session Identifier Default
None (expires at end
of session)
No
ialog
Session
performance
analytics info
Default
of session)
No
SessionSecurityCookie
Secondary session
identifier for default
No
SessionSecurityCookie identifier for
enhanced security
default
of session)
No
BIGipServerProd-80 or
BIGipServerProd-443
Load balancer
related cookie
Default
of session)
No
_ga
Used to distinguish
users on OTN.
2 years

Instantis EnterpriseTrack and
P6 EPPM Integration

Instantis Integration with P6 EPPM
 How does Instantis EnterpriseTrack Integrate with P6 EPPM?
– Web API
 Instantis EntepriseTrack along side P6

Instantis Integration with P6 EPPM
 Instantis EntepriseTrack along side
P6
– Purpose Built
– Cloud Enabled
– Seamless PPM

Knowledge Reference
 How Are The Email Notifications Triggered: "Approval Request
For Activity", "Approval Of Activity" Within Instantis
EnterpriseTrack? (Doc ID 1611954.1)
Important Knowledge Documents
 Instantis Enterprise Track Documentation Repository
– http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/default-1956119.html

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