Introduction to Oracle Fusion Middleware for 10g Users 2-1
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Introduction to Oracle Fusion Middleware for 10g Users
This chapter introduces Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 11.1.1 to Oracle Application Server 10g users.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Terminology and Concepts for 10g Users
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Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation and Configuration Tools
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Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Tools and Processes
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Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Tools and Processes
2.1 Terminology and Concepts for 10g Users
The following sections describe some of the new Oracle Fusion Middleware terminology and concepts for Oracle Application Server 10g users:
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Terminology and Concepts for 10g Release 2 10.1.2 Users
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Terminology and Concepts for 10g Release 3 10.1.3 Users
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Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Web Cache Concepts for 10g Users and 11g Users
2.1.1 Terminology and Concepts for 10g Release 2 10.1.2 Users
This section describes some key differences between Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 10.1.2 and the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g:
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Figure 2–1 shows an illustration of a typical 10g Release 2 10.1.2 environment
and compares it to a typical Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g environment.
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Table 2–1 provides a list of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 10.1.2 terms
and concepts that you are likely familiar with. The table provides a summary of the equivalent terms and concepts in Oracle Fusion Middleware.
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Figure 2–1 Comparison of Terminology Used in 10g Release 2 10.1.2 and 11g
Note: The 10g Release 2 10.1.2 environment shown in
Figure 2–1 is
simplified to show only an Oracle Portal instance and an Oracle BI Discoverer instance. In fact, a 10g Release 2 10.1.2 environment can
also include Oracle Reports and Oracle Forms Services, as well as an associated Oracle Application Server Identity Management
installation.
For more detailed information about the Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer components, as well as the Oracle Identity
Management components of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, see the following guides:
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Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer
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Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle Identity Management
Table 2–1 Terminology and Concepts in 10g Release 2 10.1.2 and Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
10g Release 2 10.1.2 Term
Equivalent Term in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
Differences
Oracle Application Server farm
Oracle Fusion Middleware farm
In 10g Release 2 10.1.2, a farm contained all the Oracle Application Server instances that shared the
same Oracle Metadata Repository. In Oracle Fusion Middleware, a farm consists of a
single Oracle WebLogic Server domain and the corresponding Oracle system components associated
with the domain.
A Oracle WebLogic Server domain consists of an administration server, which hosts the Web-based
management consoles, and one or more managed servers.
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Middleware for 10g Users 2-3
2.1.2 Terminology and Concepts for 10g Release 3 10.1.3 Users
