Oracle Jolt

The PeopleSoft servlets on the web server transmit requests and data through a connection to Oracle Jolt, which runs on the application server. Oracle Jolt extends Oracle Tuxedo capabilities to the communication layer between the web-based environment and the C++ environments. You configure the servlets to direct requests from the web server to a predefined Oracle Jolt port on the application server.

Oracle Jolt must coexist with Tuxedo on the same application server machine. Oracle Jolt can’t function without Tuxedo. The following diagram shows the relationship between PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture components—specifically, Jolt on the application server and servlets on the web server.

Oracle Jolt in relation to other components

Web browsers don't connect directly to the application server. Instead, they send HTTP requests to the portal servlet running on the web server. The web server translates the HTTP request into an Oracle Jolt request that is sent to a specified Jolt port. Then the application server itself, leveraging Oracle Tuxedo, runs the appropriate SQL against the database.