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 (11.1.2.3) Products"
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 (11.1.2.3.0)" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management.
These two identity management solutions are 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.
Note:
As shown in Table 3-1, the last Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g update of the Oracle Identity and Access Management was 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0). Users who installed and configured Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) should consider upgrading to Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2).For more information, see the Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management.
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 Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) |
Included |
Included |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.8.0) |
Included |
Not included |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.9.0) |
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 (11.1.2.1) |
Not Included |
Included |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) |
Not Included |
Included |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3) |
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) products.
Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) 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) is certified with Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3).
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:
Section 3.3.1, "General Interoperability Rules When Installing Software or Extending a Domain"
Section 3.3.3, "Interoperability with Oracle WebLogic Server"
In general, except for the specific scenarios described in Table 3-2, you should ensure that all the Oracle Fusion Middleware products you install in a single Middleware home are of the same version.
Similarly, except for the specific scenarios in Table 3-2, you should ensure that the Oracle Fusion Middleware products you configure within a domain are of the same version.
Specifically for the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.8.0), if you configure both Oracle WebCenter Portal and Oracle WebCenter Content within the same domain, then you should ensure that both products are at the same patch set level.
Note:
The guidelines described here assume you are installing Oracle Fusion Middleware with the version of Oracle WebLogic Server that was distributed or is certified with the Oracle Fusion Middleware product you are installing.For more information, see Section 3.3.3, "Interoperability with Oracle WebLogic Server".
Table 3-2 Scenarios Where Oracle Fusion Middleware Products of Different Versions Can Reside Within the Same Middleware Home or Domain
| Product | Can be installed in the same Middleware home or configured in the same domain with... |
|---|---|
|
Oracle WebCenter Content 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.8.0) |
Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) |
|
Oracle WebCenter Portal 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.8.0) |
Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) |
|
Oracle Identity Manager (component of Oracle Identity and Access Management) 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0) |
Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) |
|
Oracle Identity Manager (component of Oracle Identity and Access Management) 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1) |
Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) |
|
Oracle Identity Manager (component of Oracle Identity and Access Management) 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) |
Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) |
|
Oracle Identity Manager (component of Oracle Identity and Access Management) 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3) |
Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.9.0) |
Some Oracle Fusion Middleware products are distributed with infrastructure components that are based on existing, earlier released Oracle Fusion Middleware software.
In particular, Table 3-3 lists the Oracle Fusion Middleware products that include and are based on previous versions of the Oracle JRF software. Oracle JRF represents the core Oracle Fusion Middleware infrastructure components, such as Oracle ADF, Fusion Middleware Control, and Metadata Services (MDS).
Table 3-3 Interoperability of Components Distributed with Specific Oracle Fusion Middleware Products
| Product | Distributed with the following existing Oracle Fusion Middleware components... |
|---|---|
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0) |
Oracle JRF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1) |
Oracle JRF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) |
|
Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0) |
Oracle JRF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) |
|
Oracle Forms and Reports 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.1) |
Oracle JRF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.6.0) |
|
Oracle WebCenter Portal 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.8.0) |
Oracle JRF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) |
|
Oracle WebCenter Content 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.8.0) |
Oracle JRF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.2) |
Oracle JRF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) |
|
Oracle Identity and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3) |
Oracle JRF 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.9.0) |
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, as shown in Table 3-4.
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.
Note:
As of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.8.0), only Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 is certified to work with Oracle Fusion Middleware. If you are currently running a WebLogic Server version 10.3.5 (or lower), you must upgrade to version 10.3.6 before you can install and configure Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.8.0).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 3-4 Summary of Oracle WebLogic Server Versions Supported by Each Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Patch Set
| Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle JRF 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 Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) |
10.3.5 or 10.3.6 |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.8.0) |
10.3.6 |
|
Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.9.0) |
10.3.6 |
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 (11.1.1.9.0) and 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) 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 SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0) in the same domain with Oracle WebCenter Portal 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.9.0).
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 2 (11.1.2) products with your Oracle WebCenter Portal 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.9.0) 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.
An exception to this rule is Oracle Identity Manager 11g Release 2 (11.1.2.3) and Oracle SOA Suite 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.9.0). 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 (11.1.1.9.0) 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.
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".