Ugf9796 weblogic for ebs and obiee

De-Mystifying Oracle Weblogic Server for
Application Users
Session #UGF9796

Shyam Varan Nath
Abhinav Banerjee

Agenda

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What is Weblogic?

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Weblogic's touch point with major
applications like OBIEE, Oracle eBS etc.

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Security paradigm with Weblogic

Role of Weblogic in Oracle Application
Stack

Summary

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Speaker Bio – Shyam
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BI / DW Architect with IBM GBS (Oracle Practice)

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OCP since 1998 on 4 different DB versions, OBIEE / BI Apps
certified (Oracle Certified Specialist)

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OAUG Ambassador for IBM

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President/Founder of BIWA / Exadata SIG’s – IOUG SIG’s for BI /
DW and Exadata professionals

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Regular speaker at Oracle Open World (since ’03), Collaborate
(since ’05), 3rd time at Connection Point, NYOUG etc

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Spoke on Big Data Analytics at Collaborate 2012

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Bachelor’s from IIT-India, MBA and MS from FAU, FL
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Speaker Bio – Abhinav
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BI Technical Leader with Mustang Engineering

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Helped design and build some of the largest implementations of
OBIEE / OBIA.

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Writer of the e-book – “Understanding Oracle BI Concepts and
Repository Modeling Basics”.

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OBIEE certified (Oracle Certified Specialist)

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Regular speaker at Oracle Open World (2010, 2012), Collaborate
(since ’10)

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Well versed with OBIEE / OBIA / Informatica / Exalytics/ Exadata.
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Three Tier Applications

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Client Server Application

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Three-tier Application

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Benefits of Three-Tier Architecture
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Three-Tier Architecture provides the following benefits.

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Business Logic Abstraction—Business logic can be encapsulated in the middle
tier instead of in the database tier or front end, allowing portability across DB
vendors and allow thin client (PC, Tablet, Smartphone etc)

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Scalability—Each tier can scale horizontally. For example, you can load-balance
the Presentation tier among three servers to satisfy more Web requests
without adding servers to the Application and Data tiers.

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Performance—Because the Presentation tier can cache requests, network
utilization is minimized, and the load is reduced on the Application and Data
tiers. If needed, you can load-balance any tier.

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Availability—If the Application tier server is down and caching is sufficient, the
Presentation tier can process Web requests using the cache.

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Weblogic - Timeline

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Weblogic started in 1995 right before the dot com
boom period.

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Created the first J2EE application server, namely
WebLogic Application Server

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BEA Systems bought Weblogic in 1998

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Oracle bought BEA Systems in 2008

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What is Weblogic?

• WebLogic is a server software application that runs on a
middle tier, between back-end databases and related
applications and browser-based thin clients.
• WebLogic Server contains Java 2 Platform, Enterprise
Edition (J2EE) technologies.
• J2EE is the standard platform for developing multitier
enterprise applications based on the Java programming
language.
• The technologies that make up J2EE were developed
collaboratively by Sun Microsystems and other software
vendors, including BEA Systems.

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Weblogic - Visual

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What is J2EE?
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Short for Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition. J2EE is a platform-independent,
Java-centric environment from Sun for developing, building and deploying Webbased enterprise applications online.

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J2EE platform consists of a set of services, APIs, and protocols that provide the
functionality for developing multi-tiered, Web-based applications.

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Some of the key features and services of J2EE:

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At the client tier, J2EE supports pure HTML, as well as Java applets or
applications. It relies on Java Server Pages and servlet code to create HTML or
other formatted data for the client.

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Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) provide another layer where the platform's logic is
stored. An EJB server provides functions such as threading, concurrency, security
and memory management. These services are transparent to the author.

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Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), which is the Java equivalent to ODBC, is the
standard interface for Java databases.

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The Java servlet API enhances consistency for developers without requiring a
graphical user interface.

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J2EE Visual

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Weblogic Server Packaging
WebLogic Server
Standard Edition
WebLogic Server
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Kodo Enterprise
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TopLink and ADF
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JDeveloper
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Weblogic Workshop
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Java SE

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WebLogic Server
Enterprise Edition
= Standard Edition
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Java SE Advanced
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WebLogic Clustering
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EM Diagnostics Pack
for Middleware
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Virtual Assembly Builder

WebLogic Suite
= Enterprise Edition
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WL Operations Control
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iAS EE
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Coherence EE
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WebLogic Real Time
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Java SE Suite / Jrockit Real
Time VM

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Weblogic Server Features
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Optimized for Oracle Exalogic
Elastic Cloud.

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Graphical User Interface

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WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)

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High Availability & Failover

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Consolidated Administration,
Configuration and Deployment

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Monitoring & Messaging

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Troubleshooting framework

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Easy linkage to Oracle Database,
Oracle Fusion Middleware, and
Oracle Applications.

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Weblogic Server Versions
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Available in both 32-bit as well as 64-bit JVM’s.

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Supported on a variety of OS – Windows , Red Hat / Oracle
Linux, Solaris, AIX, Mac OS.

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Web Servers Supported – iPlanet Web Server, Oracle HTTP
Server, Apache and Microsoft IIS Server.

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Oracle Weblogic Server 12c (12.1.2)

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Oracle Weblogic Server 11g (10.3.6)

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Weblogic Server With OBIEE / EBS
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OBIEE

11.1.1.7.1

Weblogic 11gR1 (10.3.5 / 10.3.6)

11.1.1.6.0

Weblogic 11gR1 (10.3.5 / 10.3.6)

11.1.1.5.0

Weblogic 11g R1(10.3.5)

11.1.1.3.0

Weblogic 11gR1 (10.3.3)

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EBS

12.2

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Server Administration Console
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Web browser-based, graphical
user interface to manage
WebLogic Server domain.
Use the Administration Console
to:
Configure, start, and stop
WebLogic Server instances.
Configure WebLogic Server
services, such as database
connectivity (JDBC) and messaging
(JMS)
Configure and deploy your
applications
Monitor server and application
performance
Administration Console Online
Help.

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EM - Fusion Middleware Control
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Web browser-based, graphical
user interface to monitor and
administer a farm.

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Available at http://hostname.domain:port/em

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To access Fusion Middleware
Control and perform tasks, you
must have the appropriate role

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It allows to mange the various
applications in the farm.

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Not available in standalone Oracle
Weblogic Server or Oracle
Jdeveloper Installation.

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Comparison FMC / AC

Administration Console

Fusion Middleware Control

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•Security – Configure & Manage
Auditing.
•Security - Configure SSL for Java &
System components.
•Manage Components – View &
Manage most of the log files.
•Manage Oracle HTTP Server
•Manage Oracle Web Cache.

Manage Components –
Access.log / EmbeddedLDAP.log
& EmbeddedLDAPAccess.log

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•Manage ADF Applications.

Manage Oracle Weblogic Server.

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•Manage SOA Environment.

Change Ports for Weblogic Server
& Java Components.

Manage Data Sources.
Manage JMS Resources.
Security - Configure SSL for
Weblogic Server.

•Start & Stop Components &
Applications.

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How it Fits in Oracle Eco-sphere

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Weblogic Install

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..Install

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..Install

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Installation – R12.x
• Transparent integration with Oracle
Universal Installer
• Silent-mode calls to install and configure
Oracle Database 11.2, WebLogic Server
(WLS) and Oracle HTTP Server (OHS)
• WLS port assignments
• Out of the box RAC install support

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http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/ebs/ebs121/atg/Deployment-SysAdmin.pdf

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Fusion Middleware Control

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R 12.x WLS Admin Console

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Oracle E-business Suite 12.1 Architecture

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Oracle EBS R 12.x

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https://blogs.oracle.com/stevenChan/entry/glimpses_of_e_business_suite
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OBIEE 11g and Weblogic

•Oracle BI Domain
•Made up of Java and
non-Java components
•Java components
hosted in WebLogic
Server 11g
•Managed using OEM
and WebLogic Admin
Server

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http://www.rittmanmead.com/2010/07/obiee-11gr1-architecture-and-use-of-weblogic-server/
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Administration of OBIEE
Oracle WebLogic Administration Console

OEM Fusion Middleware Control

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Manages Oracle WebLogic

•Startup and Shutdown Managed Servers
•Maintain WLS LDAP Server
•Deploy Applications
•Monitor servers and clusters

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Manages FMW11g and OBIEE 11g

•Manage System and Java components
•Manage application roles and policies
•Monitor OBIEE performance & logs
•Deploy RPD and Catalog

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How to Configure – OBIEE Security Provisioning
Weblogic Security Providers

• Weblogic - Security Realms

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How to Configure – OBIEE Security Provisioning /
AD Integration

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How to Configure – OBIEE Security Provisioning Security
Users

• Weblogic – Security Users

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How to Configure – OBIEE Security
Provisioning Security Groups

• Weblogic - Security
Groups

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Application Roles

• Enterprise
Manager
• Mapping
Security Users
and Groups to
Application
Roles

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How to Configure – OBIEE Security
Provisioning Application Roles (2)

• Enterprise
Manager
– Mapping
Security
Groups and
Users to
Application
Roles

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Webcat Permissions

• Webcat: Folder and Object Permissions

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Subject Area Provisioning

• Metadata: Authorization on Subject Areas

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How to Migrate – OBIEE Security Provisioning /
Groups & Roles

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Questions ?
Comments ?

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THANK YOU
ShyamVaran@gmail.com
954 609 2402 cell
Abhinav1601@gmail.com
678 472 9686 cell

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