Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New in This Guide

• New and Changed Features for 12c
• New and Deprecated Terminology for 12c

1 Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 1.1 About Oracle Fusion Middleware
• 1.2 Understanding the Functions of Middleware
• 1.3 Understanding Middleware Architecture Design
• 1.4 Understanding the Oracle Fusion Middleware Solution

2 Understanding Key Concepts

• 2.1 What is an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain?
  • 2.1.1 What Is the Administration Server?
  • 2.1.2 Understanding Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters
  • 2.1.3 What Is a Java Component?
  • 2.1.4 What Is a System Component?
  • 2.1.5 What Is Node Manager?
• 2.2 What Is a Standalone Domain?
• 2.3 What Are the Key Oracle Fusion Middleware Directories?
• 2.4 What Is the WebLogic Management Framework?
• 2.5 What Is the Metadata Repository?

3 Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware Components

• 3.1 Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure
• 3.2 Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server
• 3.3 Understanding Oracle Web Services
• 3.4 Understanding Oracle Coherence
• 3.5 Understanding Oracle HTTP Server
• 3.6 Understanding Oracle User Messaging Service
• 3.7 Understanding Oracle Platform Security Services
• 3.8 Understanding Oracle Data Integrator
• 3.9 Understanding Oracle SOA Suite
• 3.10 Understanding Oracle Business Process Management Suite
• 3.11 Understanding Oracle Managed File Transfer
• 3.12 Understanding Oracle Enterprise Data Quality
• 3.13 Understanding Oracle Enterprise Scheduler
• 3.14 Understanding Oracle Event Processing

4 Using Oracle Fusion Middleware Tools

• 4.1 Understanding the Installation and Configuration Tools
  • 4.1.1 Oracle Universal Installer
  • 4.1.2 Repository Configuration Utility
  • 4.1.3 OPatch
  • 4.1.4 Configuration Wizard
  • 4.1.5 Reconfiguration Wizard
  • 4.1.6 Upgrade Assistant
• 4.2 Understanding the Administration Tools
  • 4.2.1 Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
  • 4.2.2 Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
  • 4.2.3 Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
  • 4.2.4 Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
• 4.3 Understanding the Development Tools
  • 4.3.1 Oracle JDeveloper
  • 4.3.2 Oracle Application Development Framework
  • 4.3.3 Oracle TopLink
  • 4.3.4 Oracle Help