2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Products

There are multiple installation CD-ROMs and DVDs, each containing a separate piece of Oracle Fusion Middleware. This chapter describes the contents of these CD-ROMs and DVDs:

2.1 Oracle Repository Creation Utility (RCU)

Many of the Oracle Fusion Middleware components require the existence of schemas in a database prior to installation. These schemas are created and loaded in your database using the Repository Creation Utility (RCU).

Note:

RCU is available only on Linux and Windows platforms. Use the Linux RCU to create schemas on supported UNIX databases and Windows RCU to create schemas on supported Windows databases.

Refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility User's Guide for more information.

2.2 Oracle WebLogic Server (10.3.1)

Oracle WebLogic Server, a key component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, offers a comprehensive solution for developing, integrating, and deploying enterprise applications, Web sites, portals, and Web services. Based on a scalable Java EE server, Oracle WebLogic Server enables application deployment, business integration, and portals. Oracle WebLogic Server is designed for grid computing as well as full lifecycle support for SOA.

Many of the Oracle Fusion Middleware components require the existence of Oracle WebLogic Server prior to installation.

This CD-ROM contains:

  • Oracle WebLogic Server

  • Oracle JDBC Driver

  • Merrant DataDirect JDBC Drivers

Refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server for more information on installing Oracle WebLogic Server.

2.3 Oracle SOA Suite 11g (11.1.1.0.0)

Oracle SOA Suite is a middleware component of Oracle Fusion Middleware. Oracle SOA Suite enables services to be created, managed, and orchestrated into SOA composite applications. Composites enable you to easily assemble multiple technology components into one SOA composite application. Oracle SOA Suite plugs into heterogeneous infrastructures and enables enterprises to incrementally adopt SOA.

This CD-ROM contains:

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Services - Logging Service, Diagnostic Service, Backup and Recovery Service, Recovery Manager Service, Cloning Service, Topology Service, Deployment Service, Resource Discovery Service, Performance Monitoring Service, Process Control Service, Distributed Persistence Service, Patching Service, Audit Service, Oracle IPMON, Oracle MDS, Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Guard, OFM Load Balancer.

  • Oracle SOA Infrastructure - Oracle BPEL Process Manager, Oracle Human Workflow, Oracle Mediator, Oracle Web Services Manager Agent, Oracle B2B Server, Oracle BAM Adapter, Oracle Business Rules, Oracle JCA Adapters included - Database, Files, FTP, JMS, AQ, MQ Series, Oracle Applications

  • Oracle Business Activity Monitor - Oracle BAM Server and Oracle BAM Report Server

  • Oracle Messaging Enabler and drivers

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant

  • Oracle Remote Diagnostic Agent

  • Oracle Configuration Manager

Oracle SOA Suite enables services to be created, managed, and orchestrated into SOA composite applications. Composites enable you to easily assemble multiple technology components into one SOA composite application. Oracle SOA Suite plugs into heterogeneous IT infrastructures and enables enterprises to incrementally adopt SOA.

For more information about Oracle SOA Suite, refer to:

2.4 Oracle WebCenter 11g (11.1.1.0.0)

Oracle WebCenter includes a number of collaborative and sharing services that can be integrated with an application to give users improved communication, content management capabilities, customization, and advanced search support. Oracle WebCenter also provides a development framework that provides essential capabilities, such as the ability to consume portlets and content in a JSF application, declarative security, and life cycle management tools.

This CD-ROM includes:

  • Oracle WebCenter - Framework, Portal Services, Content Integration Services, Resource Catalog, Oracle WebCenter Services, Oracle Threaded Discussion Forums, Oracle Secure Enterprise Search, Oracle Wiki Server, Personal Space(s), Project Space(s), Community Space(s), Content Adapters, Voice Option

  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Server Control

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant

  • Oracle Remote Diagnostic Agent

  • Oracle Configuration Manager

For more information about Oracle WebCenter Suite, refer to:

2.5 Oracle Identity Management 11g (11.1.1.0.0)

The Oracle Identity Management products enable you to configure and manage the identities of users, devices, and services across diverse servers, to delegate administration of these identities, and to provide end users with self-service privileges:

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Services - Logging Service, Diagnostic Service, Backup and Recovery Service, Recovery Manager Service, Cloning Service, Topology Service, Deployment Service, Resource Discovery Service, Performance Monitoring Service, Process Control Service, Notification Service (ONS), Distributed Persistence Service, Patching Service, Audit Service, Oracle IPMON, Oracle MDS, Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Guard, OFM Load Balancer

  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Server Control

  • Oracle Web Cache

  • Oracle EM Agent

  • Oracle Internet Directory (OID)

  • Oracle Directory Integration Platform (DIP)

  • Oracle Virtual Directory (OVD)

  • Oracle Directory Services Manager

  • Oracle Delegated Administration Services (DAS)

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant

  • Oracle Remote Diagnostic Agent

  • Oracle Configuration Manager

These products also enable you to configure single sign-on across applications and to process users' credentials to ensure that only users with valid credentials can log into and access online resources.

For more information about Oracle Identity Management, refer to:

2.6 Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer 11g (11.1.1.0.0)

Oracle Portal allows you to view content from multiple sources on a single page.

Oracle Reports enables businesses to give immediate access to information to all levels within and outside of the organization in a scalable and secure environment. Using Oracle Reports, you can rapidly develop and deploy sophisticated Web and paper reports against any data source (including an Oracle database, JDBC, XML, and text files). Leveraging J2EE technologies such as JSP and XML, you can publish your reports in a variety of formats (including HTML, XML, PDF, spreadsheet, delimited text, PostScript, and RTF) to any destination (including e-mail, Web browser, Oracle Portal, and file system) in a scalable, efficient manner. Oracle Reports consists of Oracle Reports Developer (a component of the Oracle Developer Suite) and Oracle Reports Services (a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware)

Oracle Forms Services is a part of Oracle Fusion Middleware that contains tools and services that enables you to deploy Forms applications over a network. Forms Services is a comprehensive application framework optimized to deploy Forms applications in a multi-tiered environment. It takes advantage of the ease and accessibility of the Web and elevates it from a static information-publishing mechanism to an environment capable of supporting complex applications.

Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer is an intuitive ad-hoc query, reporting, analysis, and Web publishing set of tools that gives business users immediate access to information in databases.

This CD contains the following:

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Services - Logging Service, Diagnostic Service, Backup and Recovery Service, Recovery Manager Service, Cloning Service, Topology Service, Deployment Service, Resource Discovery Service, Performance Monitoring Service, Process Control Service, Notification Service (ONS), Distributed Persistence Service, Patching Service, Audit Service, Oracle IPMON, Oracle MDS, Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Guard, OFM Load Balancer

  • Oracle HTTP Server (2.2.x based) - All mods included

  • Oracle Web Cache

  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Server Control

  • Oracle EM Agent

  • Oracle Portal

  • Oracle JPDK

  • Oracle Forms Services and Oracle Forms Builder

  • Oracle Reports Services and Oracle Reports Builder

  • Oracle BI Discoverer Administration Server

  • Oracle BI Discoverer Plus and Viewer

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant

  • Oracle Remote Diagnostic Agent

  • Oracle Configuration Manager

For more information about Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer, refer to:

2.7 Oracle Web Tier Utilities 11g (11.1.1.0.0)

Oracle Web Tier contains the following primary components:

  • Oracle HTTP Server (OHS)

  • Oracle Web Cache

  • Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN)

These products work together and are responsible for managing incoming HTTP requests, caching web messages, and sending XML and HTML back to the client.

This CD contains the following:

  • Oracle HTTP Server (2.2.x based) - All mods included (OUI)

  • Oracle Web Cache (OUI)

  • Oracle Proxy Plug-In (File)

  • Oracle OSSO Plug-In (File)

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Assistant

  • Oracle Remote Diagnostic Agent

  • Oracle Configuration Manager

For more information about Oracle WebTier Utilities Suite, refer to:

2.8 Oracle Fusion Middleware Companion CD

The companion CD contains additional products that you can install. These products are meant to be used in conjunction with other products in Oracle Fusion Middleware. Whether or not you need to install anything from the CD depends on the Oracle Fusion Middleware products you are installing. Refer to the product documentation for more information.

This CD-ROM contains the following:

  • ADR Libraries

  • Oracle TopLink

  • Oracle MapViewer

  • Oracle WebCenter Suite JDeveloper Extension

  • Oracle SOA Suite JDeveloper Extension

2.9 Oracle Data Integrator 10g (10.1.3.2)

Oracle Data Integrator delivers unique next-generation Extract Load and Transform (E-LT) technology that improves performance and reduces data integration costs, even across heterogeneous systems. Oracle Data Integrator offers the productivity of a declarative design approach, as well as the benefits of an active integration platform for seamless batch and real-time integration.

This CD contains the following:

  • Oracle Data Integrator

  • Oracle Remote Diagnostic Agent

2.10 Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher 10g (10.1.3.4)

Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher reduces the high costs associated with the development, customization and maintenance of business documents, while increasing the efficiency of reports management. Utilizing a set of familiar desktop tools, you can create and maintain custom report formats based on data extracts from diverse sources.

This CD contains the following:

  • Oracle BI Publisher

  • Oracle BI Publisher Desktop

  • Oracle Remote Diagnostic Agent

2.11 Oracle Business Process Analysis Suite 11 (11.1.1.0.0)

Oracle Business Process Analysis (BPA) Suite contains enables you to rapidly model business processes and converting them into IT executables. Oracle BPA Suite is based on the IDS Scheer ARIS Design Platform and delivers a comprehensive set of integrated products that allows business users to design, model, simulate, and optimize business processes to achieve maximum operational efficiency.

This CD-ROM contains the following:

  • Oracle Business Process Architect

  • Oracle Business Process Publisher

  • Oracle Business Process Simulator

  • Oracle Business Process Repository Server

  • Oracle SOA Designer Extensions

  • Oracle Business Process Blueprint Editor

  • Oracle Remote Diagnostic Agent

2.12 Oracle Access Manager 10g Core Components (10.1.4.3.0) DVD

Oracle Access Manager is an enterprise-class authentication, authorization, and auditing solution that provides centralized security administration. This includes functionality for access control, single sign-on (separate from Oracle Single Sign-On), personalization, and user profile management in heterogeneous application environments across a variety of application servers, legacy applications, and databases. Oracle Access Manager provides key features for creating, managing, and enforcing access policies. If you have different sets of users that require access to different data sets, while all require access to a common set of data, Oracle Access Manager can allow the right levels of access to each group so that everyone can access only the data that is appropriate for them.

2.13 Oracle Access Manager 10g Webgates (10.1.4.3.0) CD

This is a component of Oracle Access Manager that serves as the policy enforcer. It is a Web server plug-in access client (with an associated Apache mod for use on Oracle HTTP Server) that intercepts HTTP requests and forwards them to the Access Server for authentication and authorization. In comparison, an AccessGate is a custom access client, built with the Oracle Access Manager SDK, that processes Web and non-Web resource requests from users or applications. It intercepts user requests and forwards them to the Access Server for authentication and authorization. The terms WebGate and AccessGate can be used interchangeably in most situations.

2.14 Oracle Access Manager 10g NLS Packages (10.1.4.3.0) CD

This component of Oracle Access Manager contains the software required to run Oracle Access Manager using different supported languages.

2.15 Oracle Secure Enterprise Search (SES)

This CD-ROM contains Oracle Secure Enterprise Search (SES) version 10.1.8.3.

Oracle SES enables a secure, high quality, easy-to-use search across all enterprise information assets. Key features include:

  • The ability to search and locate public, private, and shared content across intranet web servers, databases, files on local disk or on file-servers, IMAP e-mail, document management systems, applications, and portals.

  • Secure crawling, indexing, and searching.

  • A simple and intuitive search interface.

  • Excellent search quality, with the most relevant items for a query shown first, even when the query spans diverse public or private data sources.

  • Analytics on search results and understanding of usage patterns.

  • Sub-second query performance.

2.16 Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) 11g DVD

Oracle ADF is a comprehensive productivity layer for J2EE developers. It simplifies building applications as a set of business services with Web, Wireless, and Rich Client interfaces. ADF accelerates development with ready-to-use J2EE Design Pattern implementations and metadata-driven components that you'd otherwise have to code, test, and debug by hand. Since its implementation is based on standards and its features embody years of experience from Oracle's own business application developers, your ADF-powered applications are high-performance, well-architected, and portable.

Oracle JDeveloper includes integrated visual design tools for ADF, providing a single environment to model, test, debug, tune, maintain, deploy, and version all of the layers of your J2EE application. Oracle ADF provides a flexible, end-to-end application infrastructure that accommodates your technology choices in each architectural layer, and Oracle JDeveloper offers drag and drop ease of use throughout the lifecycle, giving you productivity with choice.

This DVD contains the following:

  • Oracle JDeveloper

  • Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF)

  • Oracle Team Productivity Center (TPC)

  • Oracle WebCenter Services (does not include backend servers for Wikis, Discussion Forums, and Blogs)

  • Oracle SOA Suite

If you want to install Oracle JDeveloper, refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle JDeveloper.

2.17 Oracle Application Developer 11 (11.1.1.0)

The CD-ROM for Oracle Application Developer contains the following:

  • Java Required Files (JRF)

  • Oracle Enterprise Manager

For information about installing Application Developer, refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Application Developer.

2.18 Oracle Fusion Middleware Adapters and Connectors

Oracle Adapters provides standards-based connectivity to various backend applications.

This CD-ROM contains the following:

  • Oracle Adapter for mySAP

  • Oracle Adapter for PeopleSoft

  • Oracle Adapter for Siebel

  • Oracle Adapter for J.D. Edwards OneWorld XE

  • Oracle Adapter for CICS

  • Oracle Adapter for ebMS

  • Oracle Adapter for EDI

  • Oracle Adapter for IMS/TM

  • Oracle Adapter for IMS/DB

  • Oracle Adapter for VSAM

  • Oracle Adapter for Tuxedo

  • Oracle BeanConnect for CICS

  • Oracle Adapter for Rosettanet

  • Oracle Adapter for Healthcare

  • Oracle JSR 170 Adapter for Oracle ContentDB, Oracle Portal, and Oracle File System

2.19 Oracle WebLogic Operations Control CD

WebLogic Operations Control is a management framework for virtualized and non-virtualized enterprise Java applications. WebLogic Operation Control:

  • Introduces a layer of abstraction over complex operations environments that enables your operations staff to think in terms of supply and demand.

  • Offers a policy-based framework for creating and automatically enforcing service level agreements for Java applications.

  • Monitors the use of resources across the operations center and distributes the deployment of Java applications in a manner that ensures the most efficient use of resources overall.

2.20 Oracle Clusterware 11g (11.1.1.1.0) - Linux Only

Oracle Clusterware is the cross platform cluster software required to run Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) databases. It provides the basic clustering services at the operating system level that enable Oracle software to run in clustering mode.

2.21 Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Documentation Library

This CD-ROM contains the complete documentation library for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1).