This preface introduces the new features and changes regarding the installation and configuration tools and processes for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c .
Follow the pointers for additional information about the features and how to use them.
The following topics introduce the new and changed installation and configuration tools and processes features for 12c (12.1.3).
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3) introduces updated releases for the distributions provided in 12c (12.1.2) and provides the following additional distributions:
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) SOA Suite and Business Process Management
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) B2B and Healthcare
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) Business Process Management Quick Start for Developers
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) SOA Suite Quick Start for Developers
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) Service Bus
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) Event Processing
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) Managed File Transfer
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) Data Integrator
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) Enterprise Data Quality
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) Data Service Integrator
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) GoldenGate Monitor and Veridata
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3.0.0) MapViewer
The following topics introduce the new and changed installation and configuration tools and processes features for 12c (12.1.2).
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.2) introduces the following distributions:
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c WebLogic Server and Coherence (12.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Coherence (12.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Coherence Quick Install (12.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Coherence Quick Install Supplemental (12.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Infrastructure (12.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Toplink Quick Install (12.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Oracle HTTP Server (12.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Virtual Assembly Builder (12.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Oracle WebLogic Server Plug-In (12.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c JDeveloper Studio Generic (12.1.2.0.0)
All Oracle Fusion Middleware products are installed using generic JAR files. Configuration is a separate process, unlike Forms and Reports, Identity Management, and Business Intelligence in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g.
The Repository Creation Utility (RCU) is installed with each distribution. See Section 3.3.1.
Server Groups make it easier to target product libraries and services to specific Managed Servers.
A new schema called Service Table creates data sources for each schema in the Configuration Wizard. Service Table tracks the list of required schemas you have installed in the database.
Oracle HTTP Server can now be configured as part of an Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure domain, using the Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard.
The resulting Oracle HTTP Server Instances can be started and stopped via Fusion Middleware Control and WLST and function as valid components of the domain.
For more information, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Installing and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server.
For more information about the new and changed features for specific Oracle Fusion Middleware products, see the appropriate product documentation.
For example, for new and changed features in Oracle SOA Suite 12c (12.1.3), see "What's New in This Guide" of Administering Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Business Process Management Suite.