About Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI Linux Images

The Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI Universal Credits Model (UCM) Linux images are publicly available in the marketplace from release 21.3.3. These Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI images include binaries of the Oracle WebLogic Server and the Java Development Toolkit (JDK).

Oracle Linux 7.9 and Oracle Linux 8.6 images are supported for Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI images. These Linux images contain:

  • Zip files with the Fusion Middleware Infrastructure installations that include the latest quarterly patch set (located in /u01/shared).
  • 12.2.1.4.0 slim and generic installers, and 14.1.1.0 slim installer (located in /u01/zips/FMW).

Note:

All images prior to image version, 22.1.2-220224065812 are Oracle Linux 7.9.

For Oracle Linux 7.9, the Oracle WebLogic server versions supported are 12.2.1.3, 12.2.1.4, and 14.1.1.0, and for Oracle Linux 8.6, the Oracle WebLogic server versions supported are 12.2.1.4 and 14.1.1.0.

Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI supports Bring Your Own License (BYOL) and Universal Credits (UCM) images.

If you use BYOL images, you are not billed for WebLogic usage, but you need a valid WebLogic license and support contract. If you use UCM images, you are billed per OCPU per hour for the entitlement to run WebLogic software, but you don't need a WebLogic license and support contract.

The following BYOL image is available in Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI:

  • Oracle WebLogic Server Image for Roving Edge Infrastructure BYOL - Enabled to be used in Oracle Roving Edge Infrastructure and requires a WebLogic license and a support contract.

The following UCM images are available in Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI:

  • Oracle WebLogic Server Enterprise Edition UCM Image - Includes all the entitlements that are part of the Oracle WebLogic Server Enterprise Edition license and WebLogic support.
  • Oracle WebLogic Suite UCM Image - Includes all the entitlements that are part of the Oracle WebLogic Suite license and WebLogic support, and the entitlements for Forms within the entitlements of WebLogic Server Suite.

    For information on Forms entitlements, see About Oracle Forms for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in Using Oracle Forms for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

For information on the support for different WebLogic Server versions, see Document ID 2817303.1 at My Oracle Support.

Shapes for Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI images

The following shapes are supported for Oracle WebLogic Server for OCI images:

  • Oracle WebLogic Server Enterprise Edition UCM Image and Oracle WebLogic Suite UCM Image:
    • Standard - VM.Standard2.x, VM.Standard.E2.x, BM.Standard2.x, BM.Standard.E2.x, BM.Standard3.64
    • Flexible - VM.Standard.E3.Flex, VM.Standard.E4.Flex, VM.Standard3.Flex
    • Optimized - BM.Optimized3.36, VM.Optimized3.Flex
  • Oracle WebLogic Server Image for Roving Edge Infrastructure BYOL:
    • Standard - VM.Standard2.x, VM.Standard.E2.x, BM.Standard2.x, BM.Standard.E2.x
    • Flexible - VM.Standard.E3.Flex, VM.Standard.E4.Flex