What's New in This Guide?
This preface introduces the new and changed features of Oracle Unified Directory since the previous release, and provides pointers to additional information.
New Features in Release 12c (12.2.1.3.0)
Oracle Unified Directory 12c (12.2.1.3.0) provides a concise summary of the new features in this release, which includes the following topics:
ODSM Rebranding
Oracle Directory Services Manager (ODSM) is, now, re-branded as Oracle Unified Directory Services Manager (OUDSM).
Support for WLST Provisioning Commands
Oracle Unified Directory now supports WLST provisioning commands for configuring a WebLogic domain and for creating and deleting OUD instances.
You can execute the createOUDSMDomain command to create a compact domain for Oracle Unified Directory Services Manager. See Creating a Domain for OUDSM Using the WebLogic Scripting Tool.
You can execute the oud_createInstance command to create an OUD instance. See Setting Up the Directory Server Using the WebLogic Scripting Tool, Setting Up the Proxy Server Using the WebLogic Scripting Tool, and Setting Up the Replication Gateway Using the WebLogic Scripting Tool.
You can execute the oud_deleteInstance command to delete an OUD instance. See Deleting a Directory Server Instance Using WLST, Deleting a Proxy Server Instance Using WLST, and Deleting a Replication Gateway Instance Using WLST.
Support for Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard
Oracle Unified Directory now supports the Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard to create or extend a WebLogic domain with OUD system component on the admin system.
Support for Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility
Oracle Unified Directory now supports the Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility to create database schemas and load in your database.
See Creating Database Schemas for the Infrastructure Domain Using the Repository Creation Utility.
Support for Oracle Fusion Middleware Reconfiguration Wizard
Oracle Unified Directory now supports the Oracle Fusion Middleware Reconfiguration Wizard to reconfigure a WebLogic Server domain.
See Upgrading OUDSM from 11g to 12c Using the Reconfiguration Wizard.
Support for the upgrade-oud-instance Script
Oracle Unified Directory supports the upgrade-oud-instance script. The script updates the install path of each instance to point to the new Oracle 12c Home and also updates the Java properties for each instance.
See Upgrading an Existing Oracle Unified Directory Server Instance.
Support for TNS Alias in EUS-enabled Configurations
Oracle Unified Directory now supports for enabling TNS aliases in Oracle Unified Directory deployments with Oracle Enterprise User Security (EUS) configured.
See Enabling TNS Alias Support for EUS-enabled Configurations.