The following sections describe interoperability scenarios to consider when you are using Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g components with other Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g components.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Section 3.1, "Oracle Identity and Access Management Interoperability"
Section 3.2, "Interoperability with Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) Products"
Section 3.3, "Middleware Home and Domain Extension Interoperability"
This section describes Oracle Identity Management interoperability considerations:
Before you install new Oracle Identity and Access Management components or configure your Oracle Fusion Middleware products to use Oracle Identity and Access Management services, review:
The Oracle Fusion Middleware certification information to identify which Oracle Identity Management products are compatible with the Oracle Fusion Middleware products you are using. For more information, see Section 1.4.3, "Using Oracle Certification Matrices".
The information in this chapter, to be sure you understand some of the general Oracle Fusion Middleware interoperability concepts and rules.
Similarly, before you apply an Oracle Fusion Middleware patch set, review your current environment and verify that applying the patch set or installing the new version of your software won't affect the interoperability between your Oracle Identity and Access Management components and the Oracle Fusion Middleware products that depend on them. For more information pertinent to patch sets, see Section 3.4, "Patch Set Interoperability".
Oracle offers two distinct identity management solutions:
Oracle Identity Management
For more information about the Oracle Identity Management 11g software components, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity Management in the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g documentation library.
Oracle Identity and Access Management
For more information about the Oracle Identity and Access Management components available in the current release, see "Overview of Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2.0)" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management.
These two identity management solutions are often updated independently, as illustrated in Table 3-1, which shows the availability of the Oracle Identity Management and Oracle Identity and Access Management software in recent 11g patch sets.
As a result, you should be aware of any interoperability issues between the available versions or patch sets of the Oracle Identity Management components and Oracle Identity and Access Management components.
In general, unless otherwise noted, you can use different versions of these solutions together, as long as they are not configured within the same domain. For more information, see the following sections:
Table 3-1 Summary of Oracle Identity Management Patch Set Releases and Oracle Identity and Access Management Releases
| Oracle Identity Management |
Oracle Identity and Access Management |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0) |
Included |
Included |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.3.0) |
Included |
Included |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0) |
Included |
Not Included |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) |
Included |
Included |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) |
Included |
Not included |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.0) |
Not Included |
Included |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) |
Not Included |
Included |
As of the publication of this document, only Oracle Forms and Reports and Oracle Identity and Access Management are available as 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) products.
Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) is released on a different schedule from Oracle Identity and Access Management. If you are using any Oracle Identity Management or Oracle Identity and Access Management products with your Oracle Forms and Reports installation, be sure to review the certification information on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) to be sure Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) is certified with Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2).
For more information, see Section 1.4, "Identifying Potential Compatibility and Interoperability Issues".
The following sections provide information about the interoperability of Oracle Fusion Middleware products when installing products in a Middleware home and when extending existing Oracle WebLogic Server domains:
When installing Oracle Fusion Middleware products, be sure that each Middleware home you create contains only products that are at the same version or patch set. Each product has its own maintenance schedule and it is possible that future interoperability issues could result.
For example, unless otherwise documented, do not install Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) in the same Middleware home with Oracle WebCenter Portal 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0).
This rule applies when installing new products, as well as when apply patch sets. For more information, see Section 3.4, "Patch Set Interoperability".
One exception to this rule is the installation of Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) in the same Middleware home as Oracle Identity Manager 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2). Oracle Identity Manager is one of the Oracle Identity and Access Management products. It requires Oracle SOA Suite. At the time this document was published, 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) was the latest version of Oracle SOA Suite.
For more information about installing Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle SOA Suite in the same Middleware home, see "Installation and Configuration Roadmap for Oracle Identity Manager" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management.
You can extend an existing Oracle Fusion Middleware product domain to support another Oracle Fusion Middleware product, as long as they are the same version number or patch set.
For example, if you have configured Oracle Identity Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7) in an existing domain, do not attempt to configure any of the Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) products (such as Oracle Access Management or Oracle Identity Manager) in that same domain. Instead, you must configure the 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) products in a separate domain.
An exception to this rule is Oracle Identity Manager 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) and Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0). Oracle Identity Manager is one of the Oracle Identity and Access Management products. It requires Oracle SOA Suite. At the time this document was published, 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) was the latest version of Oracle SOA Suite.
For more information about configuring Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle SOA Suite in the same domain, see "Installation and Configuration Roadmap for Oracle Identity Manager" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management.
Table 3-2 describes scenarios when two different products from different Oracle Fusion Middleware suites are collocated within the same domain. In these particular scenarios you will not be able to extend, upgrade, or patch one of the products before the other is available at the same version.
Table 3-2 Domain Extension Interoperability Considerations
| Scenario | Description | Solution |
|---|---|---|
|
Extending a domain with a WebLogic SIP Server |
SIP servers cannot be collocated in an existing Fusion Middleware domain. |
When extending an existing Fusion Middleware domain deselect the Basic WebLogic SIP Server Domain. |
|
Extending a domain with Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and BI Discoverer |
Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer installations should not be collocated with other Oracle Fusion Middleware components |
Create a separate domain for Portal, Forms, Reports and Business Intelligence Discoverer. |
|
Extending an Oracle Identity Management or Oracle Identity and Access Management domain |
Oracle Identity Management does not currently support sharing a domain with any of the other products. |
Do not extend an Oracle Identity and Access Management domain with any other Oracle Fusion Middleware components except for the SOA Suite, which is required by Oracle Identity Manager. |
This section describes some general interoperability guidelines and considerations when you are applying an Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) patch set to an existing Oracle Fusion Middleware environment.
This section contains the following topics:
When you are applying an Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) patch set, ensure that all the products within the selected Middleware home are supported by the patch set.
For example, unless otherwise documented, do not install 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) and 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) products within the same Middleware home. Each product has its own maintenance schedule and it is possible that future interoperability issues could result.
When you configure a domain, ensure that all products configured within the domain are at the same patch set. For example, do not configure Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) in the same domain with Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0).
Similarly, if you have configured a domain with Oracle Identity Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) components and Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) components, do not apply the Oracle Identity Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) patch set until an equivalent patch set for Oracle Identity and Access Management is available.
Oracle often releases Oracle Identity Management and Oracle Identity and Access Management products on a schedule different from the schedule for the other Oracle Fusion Middleware products. As a result, it is common to use a different release or patch set of an Oracle Identity Management or Oracle Identity and Access Management product with your Oracle Fusion Middleware products, as long as they are not configured within the same domain.
For example, you can use Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) products with your Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) products, if they are in separate domains. In these scenarios, the Oracle Identity and Access Management products are typically installed on a separate host and in a separate Middleware home.
For complete information about the supported Oracle Identity Management and Oracle Identity and Access Management patch sets and versions you can use with your other Oracle Fusion Middleware products, refer to the certification information on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN). For more information, see Section 1.4.3, "Using Oracle Certification Matrices".
You can configure an Oracle Fusion Middleware environment where Oracle Identity Management and Oracle Identity and Access Management components are at different patch sets, as long as the products are not configured within the same domain.
Do not attempt to configure a single domain that contains Oracle Identity Management components at one version or patch set and Oracle Identity and Access Management components at another.
Further, if you have an existing domain that contains both Oracle Identity Management components and Oracle Identity and Access Management components, do not apply a patch set unless you can apply the patch set to both the Oracle Identity Management components and Oracle Identity and Access Management components.
For more information about Oracle Identity Management and Oracle Identity and Access Management interoperability, see Section 3.1.2, "Interoperability Between Oracle Identity Management Components and Oracle Identity and Access Management Components".
Each version and patch set of Oracle Fusion Middleware is certified with a specific release of Oracle WebLogic Server. Create domains for a specific Oracle Fusion Middleware product release only with the certified version of Oracle WebLogic Server.
In the case of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0), the Oracle Fusion Middleware software is certified to work with both Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.5 and Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6. This allows you to apply the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) patch set to an 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) installation without updating Oracle WebLogic Server.
Note, however, that if you configure Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) components using Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.5, you will not be able to take advantage of any of product features that depend upon Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6. For information on the new features available in Oracle WebLogic Server 11g (10.3.6), see Oracle Fusion Middleware What's New in Oracle WebLogic Server.
Table 3-3 Summary of Oracle WebLogic Server Versions Supported by Each Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Patch Set
| Oracle Fusion Middleware Product Version | Oracle WebLogic Server Version |
|---|---|
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0) |
10.3.2 |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.3.0) |
10.3.3 |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0) |
10.3.4 |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) |
10.3.5 |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) |
10.3.5 or 10.3.6 |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.0) |
10.3.5 or 10.3.6 |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11 |
10.3.5 or 10.3.6 |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) |
10.3.5 or 10.3.6 |