Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2Frequently Asked QuestionsSep 18, 2006This document addresses frequently asked questions relating to availability, certification, and key messages of
Oracle Application Server 10g.
1.0About Oracle Application Server 10g2.0Key Product Messages3.0Platform Availability4.0Licensing5.0Certification6.0Product Upgrades7.0Product Functionality8.0Additional Sources of Information1.0 About Oracle Application Server 10g 1.1 What is Oracle Fusion Middleware? The Oracle Fusion Middleware brand consolidates the company’s industry-leading middleware offerings:
Oracle Application Server 10g, related Oracle Application Server products and options, Oracle Data Hubs and
Oracle Collaboration Suite into one family of infrastructure software.
1.2 What is the purpose of Oracle Fusion Middleware? The Oracle Fusion Middleware brand is intended to make it easier to sell, remember, and buy middleware
products from Oracle and communicate the cross-product interoperability that makes Oracle middleware a
world-class value for strategic infrastructure.1.3 What is Oracle Fusion Middleware in relation to Oracle's applications strategy? Oracle Fusion Middleware is the brand name for Oracle’s proven, world-class middleware. It applies to our
applications strategy in two ways.First, Oracle Fusion Middleware will be used as the middleware infrastructure to unify Oracle’s applications
portfolio as part of Oracle’s "Project Fusion." Second, Oracle Fusion Middleware can be used today by our
applications customers to fuse all of their current applications with their heterogeneous enterprises which
include various packaged, legacy and vertical applications, Java, .NET & others and the processes and people
that rely on information from these systems to do business.1.4 Where can I get more information on Oracle Fusion Middleware? More information is available on the oracle.com web site. Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 1
1.5 What is Oracle Application Server 10g? Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) is the third major release of Oracle's Application Platform
Suite, Oracle Application Server 10g. It has over 500 new features and is designed to provide:• Development Tools and an Application Server designed to develop and deploy Business Applications on a
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).• Grid Computing facilities to enable applications to be run with excellent performance, scalability, high
availability, security, and manageability on low cost servers and storage.
A broad range of technology solutions for: (i) Business Intelligence – enabling organizations to collect, analyze
and distribute information; (ii) Business Integration – enabling organizations to integrate systems with each
other and automate business processes; (iii) Enterprise Portals – enabling organizations to aggregate and share
information within their organizations and with business partners; and (iv) Identity Management – enabling
organizations to consolidate security administration to lower costs and reduce security vulnerabilities.1.6 What are the various releases and versions of Oracle Application Server 10g? The following are the various releases and versions of Oracle Application Server 10g: Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4)
Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.0)
Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.1) Standard Edition One
Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2)
Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3)
1.7 What are the release objectives of Oracle Application Server 10g? The following are the release objectives of Oracle Application Server 10g: Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) Release Objectives Status • Enterprise Grid Computing Platform • New capabilities in: Integration and Identity Management
• Itanium Support: For J2EE Server Only • Improved Quality • Shipping for productiuse on Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.n) Release Objectives Status • 500 New Features across Application Server Suite • Major Enhancements in all 5 Solution Areas
• Major Enhancements for Grid Computing • Further Improvements in Cross-Suite Integration • Itanium Support for Complete Platform lusion • Oracle Database Server 10g RSF inc• New Standard Edition One license • r uction use 10.1.2.0.0, 10.1.2.0.1, 10.1.2.0.2 are shipping fo
prod Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 2Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) Release Objectives Status • J2EE, Web Services and Application Server Control − J2EE 1.4 Production Support − Integrated TopLink CMP and TopLink O-X Support
− Full Support of 3rd Party JMS Providers − JMX-based Management Console
− Releasing with Java 5.0 − Standards Based Web Services Programming Model (JAX-RPC and Web Services Metadata Annotations) − Full support of WS-Security, SAML, Reliable SOAP Messaging, Service Auditing and Logging − Database Independent 2PC − Support for Other XML Parsers and JDBC Drivers (With Classloader Re-architecture) − Oracle Business Rules
− Integrated Oracle Web Services Manager • JDeveloper and Application Development Framework − Latest Standards Support and Open Source Integration • J2EE 1.4, EJB 3.0, J2SE 5.0 • Improved CVS, Ant, JUnit, XDoclet support • Web Services Standards (WS-*, JAX-RPC) − Enhanced IDE and Java Coder Productivity • New Look and Feel, Improved User Assistance • Refactoring, Code Navigation, Code Formatting − New and Enhanced Oracle Design Time Integration • BPEL, TopLink, Web Cache, Wireless − Unparalleled J2EE Development Productivity • JavaServer Faces (JSF) Designer • 100+ ADF Faces Components • JSR-227 Databinding Declarative Validation, U• I hints for any Business Service • Common Services (Security, Perf/Diag Logging, Configuration) • Reusable Components (Regions) • New Data Control Types (JDBC, SQL, XML) L Editor • Identity MBM, BEA, JBOSS • Simplified Expression Language (EL) access, Eanagement and Federation (Including Oblix) − Federation and Provisioning Enhancements − Extend SSO to non-Oracle Environments – I
− New Identity Management Control from Enterprise Manager • Version 10.1.3.0.0 is shipping for production
use. .8 What are the versions of Oracle Application Server shipping today for production use? Edition.9 What is Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.1.0)? t can be applied on top of Oraclerd 1Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4), Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.1) Standard
One, Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) and Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3
(10.1.3.0.0), are the versions shipping today for production use.
1Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.1.0) is a patch set that tha
Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.0) and Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.1) Standa
Edition One to bring them at par with the bug fix parity in Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2).Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 31.10 In Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) I see some components with version 10.1.2.1.0. Why is it so? Components which were available in Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.0) and which have bug
fixes in Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) show a version of 10.1.2.1.0. Components new in
Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) (like Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports) and with newer
functionality will generally show a version number of 10.1.2.0.2 or higher, components that come from the
Oracle Database stack have version 10.1.0.4.2. Components that have not changed between versions 10.1.2.0.0
and 10.1.2.0.2 or Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 retain their old version number (Oracle Business
Activity Monitoring is an exception). Components that have been added to the stack from companies that
Oracle recently acquired will retain their old numbers like 7.0.4 for COREid Access and Identity. The table
below gives the version numbers of the currently available components:Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Component Versions Component Version Oracle Application Server Adapters 10.1.2.0.1 Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository 10.1.2.0.2 Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository Creation Asst 10.1.2.0.3 Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository Upgrade Asst 10.1.2.0.2 Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Application Server Integration 10.1.2.0.2 Oracle BPEL Process Manager 10.1.2.0.2 Oracle Business Activity Monitoring 10.1.2.0.1 Oracle Business Intelligence Beans (BI Beans) 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle COREid Access and Identity 7.0.4 Oracle COREid Federation 2.5 Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Content Management SDK 9.0.4.2 Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Forms 10.1.2.0.2 Oracle HTTP Server 1.3.31, 2.0.52 Oracle Integration B2B Document Editor - for EDI, RosettaNet & HealthCare Adapters10.1.2.0.2 Oracle Internet Directory 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle JDeveloper 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle MapViewer 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Personalization 10.1.2.0.2
Oracle Portal 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Portal Upgrade 10.1.4.0.0 Oracle Portlet Factory 5.11.0 Oracle Reports 10.1.2.0.2 Oracle Sensor Edge Server 10.1.2.0.2 Oracle TopLink 9.0.4.5 Oracle Ultra Search 10.1.0.4.2 Oracle Virtual Directory 3.0.3 Oracle Identity Manager (9.0.1) (was called OracleXellerate Identity Provisioning8.5.3/9.0.0earlier) 9.0.1 Oracle Xellerate Connector Pack 8.5.4 Oracle Web Cache 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Web Services Manager 4.0.3 Oracle Wireless. 10.1.2.1.0 Oracle Workflow 2.6.3.5 Oracle XML Developer Kit (XDK) 10.1.0.4.2 Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 41.11 What are the differences between Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 versions 10.1.2.0.0, 10.1.2.0.1 and 10.1.2.0.2?There are some components that will be made available in 10.1.2.0.2 only. The following table gives the list of
components available in versions 10.1.2.0.0, 10.1.2.0.1 and 10.1.2.0.2. To see a list of new features in the various
versions of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2, please see theProduct Functionality section of thisdocument. Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 Components10.1.2.0.0 10.1.2.0.110.1.2.0.2OC4J Y Y Y Web Cache Y Y Y Oracle HTTP Server 1.3 and 2.0 Y Y Y Oracle Web Services Manager Y Y Y Oracle Portal Y Y Y Oracle Instant Portal - Y Y Oracle Portal Upgrade (10.1.4.0.0) - - Y Oracle Portlet Factory - - Y Oracle Discoverer Y - Y Oracle Integration B2B Y - Y Oracle Integration InterConnect Y - Y Oracle BPEL Process Manager Y - Y Oracle Integration BAM - Y Oracle Integration Adapters Y - Y Oracle Integration B2B Document Editor
- for EDI, RosettaNet & HealthCare Adapters - - Y Oracle Content Management SDK Y - Y Oracle TopLink Y Y Y Oracle Application Server Control Y Y Y Oracle Identity Management Y Y Y Oracle COREid Access and Identity Y - Y Oracle COREid Federation Y - Y Oracle Metadata Repository Y Y Y Oracle MapViewer Y Y Y Oracle Wireless Y - Y Oracle Sensor Edge Server Y Y Y Oracle JDeveloper Y Y Y Oracle Forms - - Y Oracle Reports - - Y Oracle Personalization - - Y Oracle Virtual Directory - - Y Oracle Identity Manager (Was called Oracle Xellerate Identity Provisioning
earlier) - - Y Oracle Xellerate Connector Pack - - Y
1.12 What is included in the CD pack for Oracle Application Server 10g?Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) CD pack will contain the following CDs:Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 5Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) CD PackOracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Main CDsOracle HTTP Server
Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J)
Oracle Application Server Web Cache
Oracle Application Server Portal
Oracle Application Server Wireless
Oracle Sensor Edge Server
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control
Oracle Database Server 10g (10.1.0.4.2)
Oracle Internet Directory
Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On
Oracle Application Server Directory Integration Provisioning
Oracle Application Server Delegated Administration Services
Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority
Oracle Application Server Forms Services
Oracle Application Server Reports Services
Oracle Application Server Personalization
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer
Oracle Security Developer Tools
Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository Creation Assistant (10.1.2.0.2) CD
Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository Creation Assistant
Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository Upgrade Assistant
Oracle Business Activity Monitoring (10.1.2.0.1) CD Oracle Business Activity Monitoring.
Oracle BPEL Process Manager (10.1.2.0.2) CD Oracle BPEL Process Manager
Oracle Application Server Integration (10.1.2.0.2) CD 1 Oracle Application Server Integration InterConnect
Oracle Application Server Integration InterConnect iStudio
Oracle Application Server Integration (10.1.2.0.2) CD 2
Oracle Application Server Integration B2B
Oracle Application Server Integration B2B for RosettaNet
Oracle Application Server Integration B2B for EDI
Oracle Applications Adapters (10.1.2.0.1) CD
Oracle Application Server Adapters
Oracle Integration B2B Document Editor - for EDI, RosettaNet & HealthCare Adapters CDB2B Document Editor - for EDI, RosettaNet & HealthCare Adapters CD
Oracle Application Server Forms and Reports Services (10.1.2.0.2) CD
Oracle Application Server Forms and Reports Services CD
Oracle Business Intelligence (10.1.2.0.2) CD - Disks 1 and 2
Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer
Oracle HTTP Server
Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J)
Oracle Application Server Web Cache
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Application Server Control
Oracle Application Server Reports Services
Oracle Portal (10.1.4.0.0) CD
Oracle Portal Upgrade 10.1.4
Oracle Portlet Factory (5.11.0) CD
Oracle Portlet Factory (5.11.0)
Oracle COREid Access and Identity 7.0.4 CD
Oracle COREid Access and Identity
Oracle COREid Federation (2.5.0) CD
Oracle COREid Federation
Oracle Virtual Directory (3.0.3) CD
Oracle Virtual Directory
Oracle Identity Manager (9.0.1) CD (was called OracleXellerate Identity Provisioning 8.5.3/9.0.0 earlier)OracleIdentity ManagerOracleXellerate Connector Pack (9.0.0) CDOracle Xellerate Connector PackOracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 6Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) CD Pack (Contd.)Oracle Web Services Manager (4.0.3) CD
Oracle Web Services Manager
Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Companion CDOracle HTTP Server 1.3
Oracle HTTP Server 2.0
Oracle Application Server Proxy Plug-In
Oracle Application Server OC4J Plug-In
Oracle Application Server OSSO Plug-In
Oracle Application Server Web Cache
Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J)
Oracle Application Server TopLink
Oracle JDeveloper 10g
Oracle Sensor Edge Server
Oracle Application Server Guard
Oracle Content Management SDK (9.0.4.2) CD
Oracle Content Management SDK
Oracle Workflow
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control (10.1.0.3) CDOracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control
OracleAS Diagnostics Pack and Oracle AS Configuration Management Pack
Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.4.2) Patch setOracle Database 10g (10.1.0.4.2)
Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Documentation Library CDDocumentation
Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Forms and Reports Services DocumentationLibrary CD
Forms and Reports services Documentation
Oracle COREid and Web Services Manager Documentation CD
Oracle COREid Access and Identity 7.0.4 Documentation
Oracle COREid Federation 2.5 Documentation
Oracle Web Services Manager 4.0.3 Documentation
Oracle COREid Provisioning Documentation
Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2) DVDOracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2) DVD (Contains contents from Main Disks)
Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Documentation Library DVDOracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Documentation It also includes Oracle Identity Management 10g(10.1.4.0.1) CDs. The details (CD list and certification) are available on OTN. 1.13 What is Oracle Portal 10g (10.1.4)? Oracle Application Server Portal 10g (10.1.4), an easy repository upgrade on top of 10.1.2.0.2, introduces
unprecedented capabilities in all services to provide business value, technology excellence, efficiencies, and
performance advantages to help your organization build richer, more fully fused Portals. With Oracle
Application Server Portal 10g (10.1.4), you can easily:•Gain business visibility with out-of-the-box Oracle Business Intelligence integration•Interact with applications and business processes with easy integration with PeopleSoft, JDEdwards,
and SAP as well as BPEL and BAM integration•Integrate seamlessly with the Windows Desktop with the new Oracle Drive•Collaborate efficiently with improved out-of-the-box integration with Oracle Collaboration Suite
Build a richer Web presence with the new item templates and page skins•
•Leverage standard components with the support of the Portal Standards WSRP and JSR-168nt EventThis functionality will be available in Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) post RTM for the•Rich extensibility using additional content management APIs and the new Content Manageme
Frameworkcertified platforms. See thecertification document for platforms on which it is available.Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 71.14 What is Oracle Portlet Factory? Oracle Portlet Factory is a dedicated, highly productive portlet creation environment for Oracle Portal that
simplifies and accelerates the development, deployment, and maintenance of custom and composite portlets on
enterprise data sources like PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, or SAP enterprise applications data. The Portlet Factory
will generate either Oracle JPDK portlets or Standards Portlets (JSR168, WSRP) when released.Specifically, Oracle Portlet Factory is an Eclipse-based plug-in tool that provides an abstracted, modeling
development perspective for developers of all skill levels – allowing customers to deploy portals faster. It also
features direct integration to existing applications, data & other IT assets as custom portlets, which when
coupled with the rapid development capability, enables customers to create portals which have a high business
value and impressive ROI.
For latest pricing information contact your Oracle Sales Representative.
In addition, customers who would like to develop general-purpose Java-based portlets, the Oracle PDK, the
Portal Standards (JSR168, WSRP), and the Portal extension for Oracle JDeveloper remains free of charge and can
be downloaded from OTN. 1.15 From where can I download Oracle Application Server? You can download Oracle Application Server from Oracle Technology Networkwebsite.1.16 How can I get Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.0)? There are two options available:
Contact Oracle Support (http://www.oracle.com/support/contact.html) or go to eDelivery website(http://edelivery.oracle.com). 1.When calling Support, indicate the need to order the B16848-05 CD pack. 2.When downloading from eDelivery web site, have the CSI number handy and choose: oOracle Application Server Products Product Pack oChoose the Platform you are interested in 1.17 From where can I download the latest version of Oracle Application Server Adapters? The Oracle Application Server Adapters version 10.1.2.0.0 has been replaced with a newer version (10.1.2.0.1)
to address legacy and mainframe connectivity as well as integration with the Oracle BPEL Process Manager
product. This CD contains 9 Adapters for SAP, Siebel, PeopleSoft, J. D. Edwards, CICS, VSAM, IMS/TM,
IMS/DB and Tuxedo connectivity. This CD is available in the Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2
(10.1.2.0.0) CD pack and also in the (10.1.2.0.2) CD pack. Please see above for download information.Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 82.0 Key Product Messages 2.1 What are the key product messages for Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2?Oracle Application Server 10g is the industry’s most comprehensive and most cohesive application platform
suite. Oracle Application Server 10g is designed to enable:• Service-Oriented Architecture - A software architecture that facilitates the development of enterprise
applications as modular business services. Oracle Application Server 10g provides a comprehensive service-
oriented architecture infrastructure to enable you to develop, wrap, orchestrate, provision, manage, secure,
federate, discover, and access enterprise applications as services. Service-oriented Architecture provides
organizations with a more flexible enterprise application infrastructure. Oracle Application Server also
supports Event-Driven Computing, as a complement to SOA, to enable real time, sense-and-respond
applications such as RFID based systems.• Grid Computing – A software architecture that enables the use of pools of low-cost, modular servers and
storage to run Enterprise Applications and Databases. Oracle Application Server 10g is the only APS in the
industry that allows you to use low-cost modular servers and storage to run enterprise applications. You
can start small; you can use low-cost computers; you’ll have less excess capacity; and you can add capacity
when you need it. Grid computing can dramatically lower your information technology costs and reduce
complexity.• Best of Breed Solutions - A broad range of technology solutions for: (i) Business Intelligence – enabling
organizations to collect, analyze and distribute information; (ii) Business Integration – enabling
organizations to integrate systems with each other and automate business processes; (iii) Enterprise Portals
– enabling organizations to aggregate and share information within their organizations and with business
partners; and (iv) Identity Management – enabling organizations to consolidate security administration to
lower costs and reduce security vulnerabilities.• Best Total Value of Opportunity- Oracle Application Server 10g provides you with the best total value of
opportunity – (i) a single toolset and framework to improve developer productivity; (ii) a single cohesive
product architecture to reduce middleware complexity; and (iii) a single software provisioning and
management tool to reduce operational and management costs. You can reduce middleware complexity,
deliver projects faster, and save costs on hardware, storage, operations, and management.Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 9 3.0 Platform Availability 3.1 What platforms will Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.n) be available on? Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 is planned to be made available on the following platforms. Please refer
to theMetaLink for current availability.PlatformBits O.S. 10.1.2.0.0 10.1.2.0.1 10.1.2.0.2 Sun SPARC64 Solaris2.9Y-YSun SPARC64 Solaris2.8Y-YSun SPARC32 Solaris2.9Y-YSun SPARC32 Solaris2.8Y-YSun SPARC64 Solaris10Y*- YHP-9000 Series (PA RISC)64 HP-UX11.11Y-YHP-9000 Series (PA RISC)64 HP-UX11.23Y-YHP Tru6464HP Tru64 5.1b--PlannedIBM (Power)64AIX 5L 5.2Y**- YIBM (Power)64AIX 5L 5.3Y**- YIBM (Power)64 SLES9--YIBM (Power)64 RHEL4.0--YIBM zSeries64RHEL 4.0/3.0
SLES9- - YIntel Itanium-264HP UX 11.23Y***- YIntel Itanium-264RHEL 4.0--YIntel Itanium-264RHEL 3.0Y***- YIntel Itanium-264 SLES9Y***- YIntel Itanium-264 Windows2003Y***- YIntel x8632 Solaris9,10--YIntel x8632RHEL 4.0Y-YIntel x8632 RHEL3.0YYYIntel x8632 RHAS2.1YYYIntel x8632 SLES9YYYIntel x8632 SLES8YYYIntel x8632 Windows2003YYYIntel x8632 Windows2000YYYIntel x8632 WindowsXPY*** Y*** Y***Intel x86-64: EM64T64 Solaris10--YIntel x86-64: EM64T64RHEL 4.0--YIntel x86-64: EM64T64 RHEL3.0YYYIntel x86-64: EM64T64 SLES9YYYIntel x86-64: EM64T64Windows 2003Y-YIntel x86-64: EM64T64 Windows2000--YIntel x86-64: EM64T64 WindowsXP--Y****x86-64: AMD Opteron64 Solaris10--Yx86-64: AMD Opteron64RHEL 4.0--Yx86-64: AMD Opteron64 RHEL3.0Y-Yx86-64: AMD Opteron64 SLES9Y-Yx86-64: AMD Opteron64 Windows2003Y-Yx86-64: AMD Opteron64 Windows2000Y-Yx86-64: AMD Opteron64 WindowsXPY-Y****
Notes: Y* Only 1)J2EE and Web Cache 2) Portal and Wireless 3) Infrastructure 4) Business Intelligence Installation 5) TopLink types are certified. Y** Metadata Repository Upgrade Assistant only. Y*** Only J2EE & Web Cache, TopLink and Business Activity (Client) Monitoring installation types is certified. Y**** Only J2EE & Web Cache installation type and TopLink is certified •Complete platform-specific certification information is available in the certification document. Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 103.2 From where can I download Oracle Application Server? You can download Oracle Application Server from Oracle Technology Networkwebsite. 3.3 From where can I get Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.0)? There are two options available:
Contact Oracle Support (http://www.oracle.com/support/contact.html) or go to eDelivery website(http://edelivery.oracle.com). 1.When calling Support, indicate the need to order the B16848-05 CD pack. 2.When downloading from eDelivery web site, have the CSI number handy and choose: oOracle Application Server Products Product Pack oChoose the Platform you are interested in 3.4 What are the patching and de-support plans for Oracle Application Server? The following table gives the de-support plans for Oracle Application Server: Oracle Application Server Patching and De-Support Plans Product Release Status Patch De-Support 1.0.2.2.x De-Supported 1.0.2.2.1 1.0.2.2.2 ECS: 30-Jun-2004 EMS: 31-Dec-2005
ES: 30-Jun-2007 9.0.2.x and 9.0.3.x De-Support 9.0.2.1.0
9.0.2.2.0 9.0.2.3.0
9.0.3.1.0 ECS: 01-Jul-2005
EMS: No ES: 30-Jul-2008 9.0.4 Supported 9.0.4.1.0 9.0.4.2.0 ECS: 31-Dec-2006 EMS: 31-Dec-2008
ES: 31-Dec-2009 10.1.2.0.0 Supported 10.1.2.1.0 PS: 12/31/2008 ES: 12/31/2010
SS: Indefinite 10.1.2.0.1 Supported 10.1.2.1.0 PS: 12/31/2008 ES: 12/31/2010 SS: Indefinite 10.1.2.0.2 Supported TBD PS: 12/31/2008
ES: 12/31/2010 SS: Indefinite 10.1.3.0.0 Supported TBD PS: 12/31/2009
ES: 12/31/2011 SS: Indefinite Legend: ECS: Error Correction Support
EMS: Extended Maintenance Support ES: Extended Support
PS: Premier Support SS: Sustaining Support
3.5 After version 10.1.2.0.2 of Oracle Application Server / Oracle Developer Suite what will be the next
release of Oracle Application Server in which Oracle Portal, Oracle Discoverer, Oracle Forms, Oracle
Reports and Oracle Designer will be available? The next release of Oracle Application Server in which Oracle Portal, Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports and
Oracle Designer will be available is Release 11. However these components will have patch sets 9.0.4.3 and
10.1.2.x patch sets released as well. Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 114.0 Licensing .1 Where can I find licensing information for Oracle Application Server?ication Server 10g Release 24The licensing information is available in the Licensing Document of Oracle Appl
(10.1.2.0.2) available on OTN. .2 If I have pricing related questions, whom should I contact? 4You should contact your Oracle Sales Representative. 5.0 Certification (see MetaLink for further details) rsions of Solaris is Oracle Application Se5.1 Which verver 10g certified against? n available in the Solaris versions 2.8 and 2.9 and 10. Please refer to the complete certification informatiocertification document.5.2 Is Oracle Application Server 10g certified for Windows 2003? Oracle Application Server 10g.ent.Yes. Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 are certified with all editions ofWindows XP is only certified with J2EE and Web Cache. For more details see thecertification docum.3 Will Oracle Application Server 10g be certified on Itanium based systems? n, Enterprise Edition and5Yes. Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) Java Edition, Standard Editio
Integration will be available on Itanium-2 based systems. Please see thePlatform Availability section in thisdocument for more details including planned dates. racle Database 10g used with Oracl5.4 How is Oe Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) and store the:cation Server Metadata Repository Customer’s database racle Application Server Metadata Repository Databaseat comes with Oracle Application Server tolwhat are the certifications?The Oracle database is used to1. Metadata in the Oracle Appli
2. Customer data (also referred as Application Transaction Data) inO
Users have the option of using the prepackaged (seed) database th
store the Metadata. Or, they can use the Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository Creation Assistant too
to create Metadata Repository schemas in their own database. The following table gives the certification
information for the Metadata Repository for Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2): Metadata Repository Database Version Prepackaged (Seed) 10.1.0.4.2 Created Using Metadata Repository Creation Assistant Tool 9.2.0.6 or above
10.1.0.4.2 ve 10.1.0.5 or abo
10.2.0.1.0 Wherever we certify a specific version of the Oracle Database for creatingication Server Metadata AC the Oracle ApplRepository, it is certified in all the configurations that the Oracle Database itself supports i.e. single instance, RAC, R
with ASM. Oracle Application Server will never support a subset of the configurations supported by the Oracle database. Users who want to create the metadata repository in their own database (Oracle Database 10g (10.1)) will haveata2).The seeded database already packages these fixes.to apply the Oracle Database Patch set 10.1.0.4.2 This database patch set is not generally available to all Oracle
Database customers. This database patch set is available in the Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2
(10.1.2.0.2) CD Pack and should be applied to 10.1.0.4 database version, before running OracleAS Metad
Repository Creation Assistant tool to create the Oracle Application Server 10g Metadata Repository (10.1.2.0.Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 12
In addition, Oracle BPEL Process Manager 10g (10.1.2.0.2) supports storing of its dehydration store dataformation in non-Oracle databases.racle database can also be used to store the customer’s own application transaction data such as inventory,ls and others. The following table gives the certification information for the Customerin Customer database
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orders, employee detai
Database for Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2): Customer Database Version Status 9.2.0.6 or higher Certified 10.1.0.4 or higher, 10.1.0.5 or higher Certified 10.2.0.1 or higher Certified For more platform-specific details see thecertification document.
5.6 Why is Oracle Application Server 10g not certified with 10.1.0.4.2 database on some platforms? racle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) is not certified against Oracle database 10.1.0.4.2 (for use asre the installation types that require the Metadata Repository? he following table gives the details:O
Metadata Repository and Customer database) because database version 10.1.4.0.2 is not planned on these
platforms.
5.7 What aTProduct Installation Type Metadata Repository Required Comments J2EE and Web Cache t Access n is Only if the Identity Managemen
Configuration Optiochosen. Portal and Wireless Yes Oracle Application Server Business Intelligence and Forms Yes Identity Management and Metadata creates the Metadata epository Repository No ItRIdentity Management Yes Oracle Application Server Infrastructure Metadata Repository No It creates the Metadata epository ROracle Application Server Developer Kits - No Business Intelligence Standalone -No Forms and Reports Standalone -No BPEL Process Manager -No Business Activity Monitoring -No OracleAS Integration B2B -Yes OracleAS Integration InterConnect -No Oracle Adapters -No Oracle COREid Access and Identity -No Oracle COREid Federation -No Oracle Web Services Manager -No Oracle Virtual Directory -No Oracle Identity Manager (Was called Oracle Xellerate Identity Provisioning) -No Oracle Sensor Edge Server -No TopLink -No Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 13Product Installation Type Metadata Repository Required Comments JDeveloper -No Oracle Web Cache -No .8 Which versions of the customer database is Oracle Application Server 10g certified with? he following table gives the versions of Oracle Database that Oracle Application Server 10g is/will be certified5T
with:Product Database Versions Supported for Customer Database Status 10.1.0.2 or higher
9.2.0.4 or higher, 9.0.1.4, 8.1.7.4 Certified Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) 10.2.0.1 or higher Projected 9.2.0.5 or higher Certified 10.1.0.3 or higher Certified Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.0) 10.2.0.1 or higher Projected Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.1) Standard Edition One9.2.0.6 or higher
10.1.0.4 or higher Certified 9.2.0.6 or higher Certified 10.1.0.4 or higher Certified Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) 10.2.0.1 or higher Certified
Please refer to the complete platform-specific certification informaecertificationt.tion available in th documen5.9 On Sun SPARC Solaris machines what version of the Oracle Database can be used for the etadata Repository of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2)? M
Oracle Application Sever 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) Sun Solaris CD pack contains middle-tier compones Oracle Portal, Oracle Containers for J2EE and others, Identity Management and Metadatnts sucha Repository. Thisa
CD pack can be used to install the Middle Tier and Identity Management on either a 32-bit or a 64-bit machine
running Solaris Operating System, but they will run as 32-bit applications. The Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.4.2)
that contains the seeded (pre-packaged) Metadata Repository has to be installed on a 64 bit machine and will
run as 64-bit application. The following table summarizes the options: Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) # Middle Tier and Identity Management Metadata Repository Comments 1 Sun Solaris 32-bit
WWill the seed databaseOracle Database 10g (1 machine.ill run as a 32-bit application.Sun Solaris 64-bit machine.The Metadata Repository run as a 64-bit application.is created in0.1.0.4.2)2Sun SolaWill run as a 32-bit applicatioris 32-bit machine.n.n.iSun Solaris 32 bit machine.
Will run as a 32-bit applicatioThe Metadata Repository is created in an existing Oracle9
(9.2.0.6) database (patched with ARU patch6932242) usinthe Oracle Application Server Reposigttory Creation AssistanTool.3 Sun Solaris 64-bit machine.Will run as a 32-bit application.Will run as a 64-bit application.Sun Solaris 64-bit machine.The Metadata Repository is created in the seed databaseOracle Database 10g (10.1.0.4.2)4Sun Solaris 64-bit machine.
Will run as a 32-bit application.Sun Solaris 64 bit machine.
Will run as a 64-bit application.The Metadata Repository is created either in an existing
Oracle9i (9.2.0.6) database (patched with ARU patch6932242) or Oracle 10g (10.1.0.4.2) or (10.2.0.1) database,using the Oracle Application Server Repository CreationAssistant Tool.Please see thecertification document. for more details.s Oracle Application Server 10g certified to work on Solaris 10 Containers?5.10 What are Solaris 10 Zones and Containers and iOracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 14
Solaris Containers
S
applications. This tecolaris Containers are designed to provide a complete, isolated and secure runtime environment forhnology allows application components to be isolated from each other using flexible,ourcesifiedenvironment within which a collection of Solaris processes executes. Solaris Containers uset that canSolaris Zones, a component of the Solaris Containers environment, is a software partitioning technology thatting system services and provides an isolated and secure environment for running applications. called thernksin/features/articles/basics_containers.html#Containerssoftware-defined boundaries. Solaris Containers are designed to provide fine-grained control over res
that the application uses, allowing multiple applications to operate on a single server while maintaining spec
service levels.
Solaris Containers are a management construct intended to provide a unified model for defining and
administering the
Solaris Resource Manager (SRM) features along with Solaris Zones to deliver a virtualized environmen
have fixed resource boundaries for application workloads.Solaris Zonesvirtualizes opera
Solaris Zones are ideal for environments that consolidate multiple applications on a single server.
There are two types of zones: global zones and non-global zones. Non-global zones are also referred to as local
zones. The underlying original OS ,which is the Solaris instance booted by the system hardware, is
global zone. There is only one global zone per system, which is both, the default zone for the system and the
zone used for system-wide administrative control. One or more local zones can be created by an administrato
of a global zone. Once created, these local zones can be administered by individual zone administrators, whose
privileges are confined to that local zone.
Related information is available on these li
On Sun Website:http://www.sun.com/bigadm
On MetaLink:Running Oracle Database in the Solaris 10 Containers Best Practices
Oracle Application Server 10g versions 9.0.4 and 10.1.2.0.0 and 10.1.2.0.2 are certified with Solaris 10ontainers on certified Sun SPARC platforms. For latest certification details please seeMetaLink.c5.11 What are the plans for supporting Oracle Application Server Metadata Repository against Oracle atabase 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1)? )DOracle Application Server Metadata Repository will be certified against Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1
for the following use cases:Use Case Certification Database Upgrade Only•Upgrade supported database versions 9.0.1.x, 9.2.x or 10.1.0.x that contains 9.0.4 Metadata
Repository to Oracle Database 10g (100.2.2.0.1.0).•Upgrade supported database versions of 9.2.x and 10.1.0.x that contains 10.1.2.0.0 or 10.1.2.
Metadata Repository to Oracle Database 10g (10.2.0.1.0).•Please Note:oThis is a generic database upgrade.oIs Supported for both seeded repository and the repository created using the Metadata
Repository Creation Assistant?Metadata Repository Upgrade•Upse.grade a 9.0.4 Metadata Repository to a 10.1.2.0.2 Metadata Repository in a 10.2.0.1DatabaNew Metadata Repository
Creation•New 10.1.2.0.3 Metadata Repository creation using Metadata Repository Creation Assistant
against an Oracle Database 10g (10.2.0.1).•Not Planned: New 9.0.4 or 10.1.2.0.0 or 10.1.2.0.1 Metadata Repository creation using Metadata
Repository Creation Assistant against an Oracle Database 10g (10.2.0.1).5.12 Does Oracle Application Server 10g require Oracle Database Enterprise Edition?Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 15N
Edition of any of the supported databases (see question above). However, Oracle Internet Dir
features require the Enterprise Edition. All other features of the Oracle Application Server are supported on
the Standard Edition of the databases.
5.13 On x86- 64 based systems Oraclo. Oracle Application Server 10g can be used with either the Standard or Standard Edition One or Enterpriseectory replicatione database is certified to run only in 64-bit mode. When I install e seed metadata repository (using the infrastructure installation option) is the seed database 32 bit M64T. Oracle DB is certified to run as 64-bit only on x86-64 based processors. So when aadata repository database is installed i.e. (when u choose infrastructure as thestallation option) then the database is a 32-bit database and only in this context is the 32-bit database certifiedJDK is Oracle Application Server 10g certified against? DK 1.4.2. Please refer thecertification document.th
or 64 bit? Oracle Application Server 10g will run as a 32-bit Application on x86-64 based processors like AMD Opteron
and Intel E
customers use the Metadata Repository Creation Assistant to create the metadata repository then they should
do so on a 64-bit database.
However when the seed met
in
on x86-64 based processors.
5.14 What version(s) of the J for more details on JDK certification.ger with non-racle Application Servers and with non-Oracle databases for the dehydration store? 5.15 Where can I find information about certification of Oracle BPEL Process Mana
OThe BPELcertification information is available on OTN.
5.16 What will be the compatibility relationships between Oracle BPEL Process Manager and Oracle eb Services Manager? WThe table below gives the details:Middle Tier and BPEL Process Manager Oracle Web Services Manager 10.1.2.1.0 4.0.5 10.1.2.0.2 4.0.5 .17 On what platforms is Oracle Business Activity Monitoring certified? he Oracle Business Activity Monitoring 10g (10.1.2.0.1) is certified on Windows 2000, 2003, XP (Client only)ation on interoperability of Oracle Application Server and Oracle ollaboration Suite? 5T
running on Intel x86 chipset.5.18 Where can I find inform
CThis information will be posted onMetaLink.5.19 Can Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.x) components (for example Forms, eports) work against Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3.x) components (for example R
OC4J and OHS)? No. Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 16 6.0 Product Upgrades 6.1 Is there an upgrade path from earlier versions of the Application Server to Oracle Application
Server 10g? Yes. A completely automated upgrade procedure driven by an automated Upgrade Assistant is provided to
allow customers to smoothly upgrade from older versions of the Application Server to 10.1.2.0.2. Specifically:• To upgrade from Release 1 (1.0.2.2) to 10g (10.1.2.x) - Customers must first upgrade to Release 2 (9.0.2) or
10g (9.0.4), and then upgrade to 10g (10.1.2.x). Follow the instructions in Oracle Application Server 10g
Upgrading from Release 1 (1.0.2.2.x) to 10g (9.0.4), which is available in the Oracle Application Server 10g(9.0.4) documentationon OTN.• To upgrade from 9iAS – Customers can directly upgrade to Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2) from
9.0.2.3 or later releases including 9.0.3.x and 9.0.4.x. Instructions on how this can be done are provided in
the Upgrading to Release 2 (10.1.2) Guide available as part of theOracle Application Server 10g Release 2documentation. • To upgrade from 10g (v9.0.4) - Customers can also directly upgrade to Oracle Application Server 10g
(10.1.2.0.2) from 9.0.4.x. Instructions on how this can be done are provided in the Upgrading to Release 2
(10.1.2) Guide available as part of theOracle Application Server 10g Release 2 documentation. 6.2 Which versions of Oracle Application Server 10g are valid starting points for upgrade to Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2)? Oracle9iAS Release 2 (9.0.2.3), Oracle9iAS Release 2 (9.0.3), and Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) are the
valid starting points.6.3 Can I upgrade Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.0) to Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2)? No. However to apply fixes included inOracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2)to your version 10.1.2.0.0installation you should apply the 10.1.2.1.0 patch set.6.4 Where can I find information about the compatibility between various versions of Oracle
Application Server, Middle Tier, OracleAS Metadata Repository and Oracle Identity Management?
For compatibility information please see the platform specific Upgrade and Compatibility Guide in theProductdocumentation is available on Oracle Technology Network.6.5 Will upgrading to Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) give me OracleAS Portal 10g (10.1.4)? No, but OracleAS Portal 10g (10.1.2.0.2) or 10g (10.1.2.1.0) can be upgraded to OracleAS Portal 10g (10.1.4)
when it becomes available.Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 17 7.0 Product Functionality 7.1 Is Oracle Application Server 10g Compatible with J2EE standards? Yes. The following table shows the compatibility information: Product J2EE Standard Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) J2EE 1.3 ™ Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.0) J2EE 1.3 ™ Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.1) Standard Edition One J2EE 1.3 ™ Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) J2EE 1.3 ™ Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) J2EE 1.4 ™ 7.2 What are the languages supported by Oracle Application Server 10g? The languages supported are available in the Oracle Application Server Globalization Guide in Oracle
Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) documentation on OTN.
7.4 Can customers store their own data in the infrastructure database? Yes. However, any use of the infrastructure database for this purpose must be licensed separately. Also, use of
any Oracle Database Enterprise Edition features requires customers to purchase an Oracle Database EE license
as well.
7.5 What are the new features of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2? There are several new features in Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2. To be specific on which features are
available in which releases please refer to the Oracle Application ServerNew Features White Paper on OTN.
7.6 How can I get a list of features of Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) that are deprecated (i.e. not available in versions 10.1.2.0.n)? To get a list of deprecated features of Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) please see MetaLink Note295948.17.7 How can I get a list of features of Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2) that are deprecated? To get a list of deprecated features of Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) please see MetaLink Note343563.17.8 Is it true that future releases of Oracle Application Server will not have Forms, Reports and Portal?No, this is not true. Oracle is committed to support these in the next release as well. For more details please see
theOracle Tools Statement of direction on OTN. 8.0 Additional Sources of Information 8.1 Where do I find comprehensive product collateral for Oracle Application Server 10g? All the Oracle Application Server 10g Collateral can be found onOTN.8.2 Where do I find product documentation for Oracle Application Server 10g? Productdocumentation is available on Oracle Technology Network.8.3 Where do I find more information on Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.1) Standard Edition One? Please read theOracle Application Server 10g - Standard Edition One FAQ on Oracle Technology Network. Oracle Application Server 10g FAQ Page 18 Oracle Application Server 10<i>g Release 2 FAQ
Sep 18, 2006
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