Introduction to WebLogic Tuxedo Connector

The following sections summarize the concepts and functionality of WebLogic Tuxedo Connector for this release of WebLogic Server:

Document Scope

This document introduces the BEA WebLogic Tuxedo Connector™ application development environment. This document provides information on how to configure and administer the WebLogic Tuxedo Connector to interoperate between WebLogic Server and Tuxedo.

Guide to this Document

Introduction to WebLogic Tuxedo Connector, is an overview of the WebLogic Tuxedo Connector.
Configuring WebLogic Tuxedo Connector, describes how to configure the WebLogic Tuxedo Connector.
WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Administration, provides configuration information about the WebLogic Tuxedo Connector.
Controlling WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Connections and Services, provides information about starting and stopping WebLogic Tuxedo Connector connections and suspending and resuming services.
Administration of CORBA Applications, provides information on how to administer CORBA applications.
How to Manage WebLogic Tuxedo Connector in a Clustered Environment, provides information on how to use WebLogic Tuxedo Connector in a clustered environment.
How to Configure the Tuxedo Queuing Bridge, provides information on tBridge functionality and configuration.
Connecting WebLogic Integration and Tuxedo Applications, discusses WebLogic Integration - Tuxedo interoperability using the WebLogic Tuxedo Connector.
Troubleshooting The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector, provides WebLogic Tuxedo Connector troubleshooting information.

Related Documentation

The BEA corporate Web site provides all documentation for WebLogic Server and Tuxedo.

For more information about Java and Java CORBA applications, refer to the following sources:

The OMG Web Site at http://www.omg.org/
The Sun Microsystems, Inc. Java site at http://java.sun.com/

WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Overview

The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector provides interoperability between WebLogic Server applications and Tuxedo services. The connector allows WebLogic Server clients to invoke Tuxedo services and Tuxedo clients to invoke WebLogic Server Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs) in response to a service request.

Key Functionality and Administrative Features

The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector enables you to develop and support applications interoperating WebLogic Server and Tuxedo by using a Java Application-to-Transaction Monitor Interface (JATMI) similar to the Tuxedo ATMI. The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector tBridge functionality provides Tuxedo /Q and JMS advanced messaging services.

The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector provides the following bi-directional interoperability:

Ability to call WebLogic Server applications from Tuxedo applications and vice versa.
Ability to integrate WebLogic Server applications into existing Tuxedo environments.
Transaction support.
Ability to provide interoperability between CORBA Java and CORBA C++ server applications.
Ability to provide interoperability between Remote Method Invocation (RMI) over Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP) applications and Tuxedo CORBA remote objects.
Ability to use WebLogic Integration to manage workflow across Tuxedo ATMI services.
Ability to define multiple connections between WebLogic Server and Tuxedo.

The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector includes the following key administration features:

Simple implementation. The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector does not require modification of existing Tuxedo application code.

Existing Tuxedo clients call WebLogic Server EJBs through the WebLogic Tuxedo Connector.
New or modified WebLogic Server clients call Tuxedo services through WebLogic Tuxedo Connector.

Bi-directional security propagation, including domain and ACL security.
Domain-level failover and fallback.
Advanced messaging services provided by Tuxedo /Q and JMS.
Interoperability with mainframes and other legacy applications using eLink.

Known Limitations

Support for runtime MBean exists, so the configuration can be modified after deployment. There is an exception in tBridge. Both tBridge Globals and tBridge Redirect changes will not be in effect until WTC is undeployed and redeployed.
Does not support inbound TGIOP in clustered environments.
WebLogic Tuxedo Connector does not support Tuxedo 6.5 running on OS/390 platform.

How WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Differs from Jolt

The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector is not a replacement for Jolt. WebLogic Tuxedo Connector differs from Jolt in the following ways:

WebLogic Tuxedo Connector offers a similar but different API than Jolt.
Jolt enables the development of generic Java clients and other Web server applications that the WebLogic Tuxedo Connector does not.
Jolt does not provide a mechanism for an integrated WebLogic Server-Tuxedo transaction.

Users should use Jolt as a solution instead of the WebLogic Tuxedo Connector when a generic Java client or other Web server application is required and WebLogic Server is not part of the solution.

Platform Support

See our Platforms Support page athttp://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/index.html for the most accurate and current information regarding platform support.

Licensing

There is no license requirement for using the connector without encryption.
An appropriate Tuxedo LLE license and an appropriate WebLogic Server SSL license is required to use encryption.

Upgrading WebLogic Tuxedo Connector 6.x Applications

You must make some changes in your WebLogic Tuxedo Connector 6.x applications (including WebLogic Tuxedo Connector 1.0) to use them with WebLogic Server 9.2. For detailed information on the administration and programming changes required to upgrade to WebLogic Tuxedo Connector in WebLogic Server 9.2, see Upgrading WebLogic Application Environments .

Upgrading WebLogic Tuxedo Connector 7.0 Applications

You may want to make some changes in your WebLogic Tuxedo Connector 7.0 RMI-IIOP applications to use them with WebLogic Server 9.2. For detailed information, see Upgrading WebLogic Application Environments.

WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Administration Guide