After reading this Fusion Middleware training article, you should be able to:

Describe the Oracle Fusion Middleware environment

Describe how WebLogic Server supports various Fusion Middleware Suites

Describe how various Fusion Middleware Suites augment the functions of WebLogic Server

How Oracle Identity and Access management fits into Fusion Middleware

Oracle Identity and Access Management solution:

It performs 2 key functions. Secures your IT Assets. i.e. who can operate on which document or which page or which API and also allows single signon.

Enables you to centralize identity and access management

Requires a Java EE environment for operation

Can be easily configured as the central system for use in Weblogic environment

Oracle Business Intelligence - OBIEE

Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) enables you to view and analyze data from data warehouses and datamarts.

BI enables you to gather data from various sources and to extract, analyze, and report in appropriate formats.

BI is easily integrated with Oracle Identity Management solutions such as SSO.

BI can also be integrated with SOA

Oracle Portal Forms Reports

Portal:

Is a Web-based interface that uses wizards

Requires Oracle Database

Uses a Portal Developer Kit to extend via programming

Forms:

Are created by using Oracle Forms by

developers

Can be compiled into run-time services for deployment

Run as run-time services in a Java EE environment

Reports:

Dynamically retrieve, format, and publish information in several formats

Are also available via MS Excel

Oracle Fusion Middleware Management Infrastructure

Oracle offers the following primary tools for managing your Oracle Fusion Middleware installations:

Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console

Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control

Oracle Fusion Middleware command-line tools such as OPMNCTL, WSTL, and so on

Web Tier Components in Fusion Middleware

The Web tier contains system components that are managed using Oracle Process Management Server.

Oracle HTTP Server:

Provides scalability and supports Web services functionality

Contains modules specific to Oracle FMW to support integration with other FMW components

Acts as a proxy server for Oracle WebLogic Servers

Oracle Web Cache:

Runs in the Web tier and speeds up requests for applications being served by WebLogic Server

Relationship of Fusion Middleware Products to WebLogic Server

Common installation/configuration steps:

Install Database (if needed).

Install Repository Creation Utility (if needed).

Install WebLogic Server.

Install Fusion Middleware Component (for example, OID).

Configure all software.

Common operations:

The components run in a Java EE Container such as WebLogic Server.

Common administration:

Enterprise Manager oversees all the products at a high level.

Each component has its own administration console for finer detail.

Ajay Sharma

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