The following topics introduce the new and changed features of Oracle Coherence and other significant changes that are described in this guide and provides pointers to additional information.
New and Changed Features for 12c (12.2.1.1)
Oracle Coherence 12c (12.2.1.1) does not contain any new and changed features for this document.
New and Changed Features for 12c (12.2.1)
Oracle Coherence 12c (12.2.1) includes the following new and changed features for this document.
Proxy addresses, which allow extend clients to connect to a cluster automatically bind to a name service address. See "Defining a Single Proxy Service Instance."
Remote cache addresses, which are used to connect to a proxy service do not need to be specified if the client runs on the same network as the cluster. See "Defining a Remote Cache."
DNS names, which can be used to connect to a proxy server can be associated with a list of IP addresses. See "Connecting to Specific Proxy Addresses."
Server-Sent events, which allow Coherence REST applications to automatically receive cache events from the Coherence cluster. See "Using Server-Sent Events."
Jetty HTTP Server integration, which allows Coherence REST to use Jetty. See "Using Jetty HTTP Server."
Other Significant Changes in This Document for 12c (12.2.1.1)
For 12c (12.2.1.1), this guide has been updated in several ways. Following are the sections that have been added or changed.
Removed recommendation for storage disabled proxies.
Updated F5 instructions for configuring advanced health monitoring. See "Using Advanced Health Monitoring."
Other Significant Changes in This Document for 12c (12.2.1)
For 12c (12.2.1), this guide has been updated in several ways. Following are the sections that have been added or changed.
Removed the instructions for installing Coherence C++ and .NET client components. For details about installing Coherence client distributions, see "Installing a Client Distribution."
Revised the instructions for setting up Coherence*Extend. The content is now organized into a chapter about proxy configuration and a chapter about client configuration. See "Configuring Extend Proxies" and "Configuring Extend Clients" respectively.
Added a new chapter that organizes advanced configuration topics. See "Advanced Extend Configuration."
Revised the proxy setup configuration instructions to use the name service over explicit proxy address configuration, which is documented in a separate section. See "Defining Extend Proxy Services."
Revised the extend client setup configuration instructions to use the name service over explicit socket address configuration, which is documented in a separate section. See "Defining a Remote Cache."
Added instructions for configuring firewalls. See "Configuring Firewalls for Extend Clients."
Revised the instructions on REST dependencies to us Apace Maven. See "Dependencies for Coherence REST."
Revised the instructions for deploying Coherence REST to WebLogic Server. See "Deploying to WebLogic Server."