Table of Contents
- Title and Copyright Information
- Preface
- 1 Introduction and Roadmap
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2
What's New in Oracle WebLogic Server
- WebLogic Server Update Summary
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Java EE 7 Support
- Batch Application Processing (JSR 352)
- Concurrent Managed Objects (JSR 236)
- Default Data Source
- JMS 2.0 Support for Simplified JMS Application Development (JSR 343)
- Java EE Connector Architecture 1.7 (JSR 322)
- Enterprise JavaBeans 3.2 (JSR-345)
- Clustering and High Availability Support for WebSocket 1.1 Applications
- GZIP Compression Support
- Java EE 7 Security Standards
- Sample Applications
- JDK 8 and Server JRE 8 Certification
- WebLogic Server Slim Installer
- Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition Certification
- Docker Certification
- WebLogic Server Kubernetes Operator
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Runtime Improvements
- Deployment
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JDBC Data Sources
- Simplified Driver Installation and Update
- Proxy Data Source Support
- JDBC Data Source Support for Multitenancy
- Universal Connection Pool Data Sources
- Connection Leak Profiling Enhancements
- Enhanced Connection-Based System Properties
- Application Continuity Runtime Statistics
- ONS Node List Configuration Enhancements
- DRCP Network Timeout Property
- Enhanced Edition-Based Redefinition (EBR) Documentation
- Guidelines for Planned Maintenance and Database Outages
- Enabling ONS and JDBC Debugging Changes
- Support for Encrypted Passwords in a Data Source Definition
- Enhanced Data Source Shutdown
- Retry Count
- Connection Initialization Callback for Non-Oracle Drivers
- JDBC Store Improved Retry Handling
- JDBC Store Connection Caching Policy
- Gradual Draining
- Shared Pooling
- WebLogic Server Integration with Oracle Database 12.2 Driver
- Initial Capacity Enhancement in the Connection Pool
- JTA
- Messaging
- Monitoring WebSocket Applications
- Policy Classloader
- ReadyApp Integration with WebLogic Server
- RESTful Web Services
- Simple WLST APIs for Dynamic Clusters
- ThreadLocal Clean Out Support for Work Managers
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Manageability Improvements
- Elasticity Support for Dynamic Clusters
- Resource Groups
- Resource Group Templates and Resource Overrides
- Named Concurrent Edit Sessions
- Configuration Overriding
- REST Resources for WebLogic Server Management
- Fusion Middleware Control
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Security
- Support for Secured Production Mode
- Oracle Identity Cloud Service Security Provider
- New Method for Two-Way SSL Authentication in Java Clients Using JNDI
- Java EE 7 Standards Support
- LDAP Authentication Provider Manageability Enhancements
- Default Minimum TLS Protocol Version
- Support for weblogic-jwt-token
- SAML 2.0 Implementation Updates
- JEP 290 Utilization
- AES 256-Bit Encryption Used in New Domains
- Signing and Encryption Support for SAML 2.0 Assertions
- Logging Enhancements
- WebLogic Diagnostic Framework
- WebLogic Server Development and Supplemental Distribution
- Zero Downtime Patching
- Applied Patch List
- WLST
- Resource Consumption Management
- SNMPv3 Default Protocol
- Continuous Availability
- Documentation Update History
- Standards Support, Supported Configurations, and WebLogic Server Compatibility
- WebLogic Server and Helidon Integration
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Deprecated Functionality (Oracle WebLogic Server 12c 12.2.1.x)
- OPatchAuto
- WebLogic jCOM
- Oracle Traffic Director (OTD)
- Deprecated WebLogic Server Multitenant Functionality and Resource Consumption Management
- Automated Cross-Site XA Transaction Recovery Deprecated
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1 and v2
- ValidateCertChain Java Utility File-based Certificate Chains
- SecurityConfigurationMBean.AnonymousAdminLookupEnabled Attribute
- ServerTemplateMBean.DefaultTGIOPUser Attribute
- WebLogic Full and Standard Clients
- Log4j
- LogMBean.ServerLoggingBridgeUserParentLoggersEnabled Attribute
- User Name and Password System Properties
- Maven 11x Plug-In Deprecated
- JSP Tags for XML Processing
- Deprecated Functionality in WLST
- Deprecated RESTful Management Features
- WebLogic Server/Spring Integration Features
- RESTful Web Services
- CacheFilter API
- JAX-RPC WebService-ReliableMessaging
- SSLMBean.ExportKeyLifespan Attribute
- setSSLClientCertificate and setSSLClientKeyPassword Methods
- EJBGen
- WebLogic Replicated Store
- JMS Interop Modules
- WebLogic JMS Resource Adapter
- JMS Reconnect
- JMS Deployable Configuration
- JMS Weighted Distributed Destinations
- DynamicServersMBean.MaximumDynamicServerCount Attribute
- Compatibility Setting for JTA Security Interoperability Mode
- DDInt Utility
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Removed Functionality and Components
- Certificate Chains
- Compatibility Security
- 6.x Realms
- Certificate Request Generator Servlet
- weblogic.Admin
- JAXR
- Jersey 1.18 (JAX-RS 1.1. RI) Server APIs
- WebLogic Keystore Provider
- weblogic.security.provider.PrincipalValidatorImpl
- weblogic.xml.stream.util.XMLPullReaderBase
- Connect-Time Failover
- Compatibility MBean Server and Type-Safe MBean Interfaces
- Startup Option for Lighter-Weight Runtime
- Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-In for Oracle iPlanet Web Server