DMZ Apache with OAS WebCache configuration for 11i

Question

Hi,
We have the following configuration in place (using note DMZ Configuration with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i [ID 287176.1])
1. Browser (https) --> Internet --> |firewall| --> DMZ Apache reverse proxy server (https) --> |firewall| --> External 11i webtier (http) --> Internal 11i apptier --> Database
Now, we want to change it, so that the following configuration can work.
2. Browser (https) --> Internet --> |firewall| --> DMZ Apache reverse proxy server (https) --> |firewall| --> OAS WebCache (https) --> Internal 11i apptier --> Database
no cluster, no load balancer, no RAC in this configuration.
The user access are the same in #1 and #2: External users access 11i via "partners.external.com", while internal users use "employees.internal.com". Apache server in DMZ is the Entry Point.
Note "Installing and Configuring Web Cache 10.1.2 and Oracle E-Business Suite 11i [ID 306653.1]" is to set up WebCache as Entry Point for 11i. If we use it, external users are not able to access 11i system with "partners.external.com".
Question:
can #2 configuration be set up and work? which Oracle doucuments to follow?
Thanks in advance,

Answer 1

Hi,
with following steps in 306653.1, profiles s_webentryhost and s_login_page are set with WebCache servername.
The access for internal users is working with URL https://webcachesername.internal.com/oa_servlets/AppsLogin
but external users cannot log in: at logon page, after typing username/password,
the logon page is refreshed back to the same logon page. If typing a wrong password, "Login failed" error shows as expected.
Thanks,