Plan for Oracle
Consider...
- DB names
- Database space needed
- Whether database version is supported
The Java Content Repository (JCR) stores data for Personalization and Web Content Management.
WebSphere Portal can be configured to use a single shared database if different database users are chosen for each database listed below.
A single database configuration can significantly reduce consumption of system resources.
Using separate table spaces for all databases listed below can improve scalability and performance.
Application DB name Space required WebSphere Portal release
comm
custUsed for the portal (at a minimum) or to hold all data. Stores information about user customization, such as pages, and user profile and login information. Depends on the number of users and portal objects, such as pages and portlets.
Personalization,WCM Contains documents, personalization rules, personalization campaigns, and document library configuration information.
jcrdb Depends on the number and size of Personalization rules and campaigns, and the number and size of items and elements created in WCM . Feedback Contains the information that is logged by your Web site for analysis of site activity and generating reports.
fdbkdb Depends on the amount of traffic to the site. The amount of data that is logged per login-enabled page can vary. LikeMinds Contains the recommendations to be displayed to users when their interactions with your Web site have been analyzed and predictions generated.
lmdb Depends on the amount of traffic to the site. Database users
All table spaces are approximately 2.8 GB by default. The size increases with the use of Java Content Repository.
Application DB user Function WebSphere Portal releaseusr
communityusr
customizationusrCore user who owns approximately 230 tables, used for WebSphere Portal core objects, which includes tables that store the user customizations made to pages. Java Content Repository jcr Java Content Repository user who owns at least 1130 tables. The number could be higher depending on usage. Feedback feedback Feedback user who owns approximately 50 tables used for logging site and personalization usage. LikeMinds lmdbusr LikeMinds user who owns approximately 15 tables used to hold the Web site usage analysis routines and recommendation text.
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Planning for databases
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