De-Mystifying Oracle Weblogic Server

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De-Mystifying Oracle Weblogic Server for
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Agenda

• What is Weblogic?
• Role of Weblogic in Oracle Application Stack
• Weblogic's touch point with major applications
  like OBIEE, Oracle eBS etc.
• Security paradigm with Weblogic
• Summary

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Speaker Bio Shyam

• BI / DW Architect with IBM GBS (Oracle Practice)
• OCP since 1998 on 4 different DB versions, OBIEE
  / BI Apps certified (Oracle Certified Specialist)
• OAUG Ambassador for IBM
• President/Founder of BIWA / Exadata SIGs IOUG
  SIGs for BI / DW and Exadata professionals
• Regular speaker at Oracle Open World (since 03),
  Collaborate (since 05), 3rd time at Connection
  Point, NYOUG etc
• Spoke on Big Data Analytics at Collaborate 2012
• Bachelors from IIT-India, MBA and MS from FAU,
  FL

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Speaker Bio Abhinav

• BI Technical Leader with Mustang Engineering
• Helped design and build some of the largest
  implementations of OBIEE / OBIA.
• Writer of the e-book Understanding Oracle BI
  Concepts and Repository Modeling Basics.
• OBIEE certified (Oracle Certified Specialist)
• Regular speaker at Oracle Open World (2010,
  2012), Collaborate (since 10)
• Well versed with OBIEE / OBIA / Informatica /
  Exalytics/ Exadata.

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Three Tier Applications

• Client Server Application
• Three-tier Application

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Benefits of Three-Tier Architecture

• Three-Tier Architecture provides the following
  benefits.
• Business Logic AbstractionBusiness 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)
• ScalabilityEach 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.
• PerformanceBecause 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.
• AvailabilityIf 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

• Weblogic started in 1995 right before the dot com
  boom period.
• Created the first J2EE application server, namely
  WebLogic Application Server
• BEA Systems bought Weblogic in 1998
• 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?

• Short for Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition.
  J2EE is a platform-independent, Java-centric
  environment from Sun for developing, building and
  deploying Web-based enterprise applications
  online.
• J2EE platform consists of a set of services,
  APIs, and protocols that provide the
  functionality for developing multi-tiered,
  Web-based applications.
• Some of the key features and services of J2EE
• 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.
• 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.
• Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), which is the
  Java equivalent to ODBC, is the standard
  interface for Java databases.
• 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
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Weblogic Server Features

• Optimized for Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud.
• Graphical User Interface
• WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
• High Availability Failover
• Consolidated Administration, Configuration and
  Deployment
• Monitoring Messaging
• Troubleshooting framework
• Easy linkage to Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion
  Middleware, and Oracle Applications.

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Weblogic Server Versions

• Available in both 32-bit as well as 64-bit JVMs.
• Supported on a variety of OS Windows , Red Hat
  / Oracle Linux, Solaris, AIX, Mac OS.
• Web Servers Supported iPlanet Web Server,
  Oracle HTTP Server, Apache and Microsoft IIS
  Server.
• Oracle Weblogic Server 12c (12.1.2)
• Oracle Weblogic Server 11g (10.3.6)

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Weblogic Server With OBIEE / EBS

• 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)
• EBS
• 12.2 Weblogic 11gR1 (10.3.5 / 10.3.6)

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Server Administration Console

• 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

• Web browser-based, graphical user interface to
  monitor and administer a farm.
• Available at - http//hostname.domainport/em
• To access Fusion Middleware Control and perform
  tasks, you must have the appropriate role
• It allows to mange the various applications in
  the farm.
• Not available in standalone Oracle Weblogic
  Server or Oracle Jdeveloper Installation.

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Comparison FMC / AC

• Fusion Middleware Control
• Manage SOA Environment.
• Manage ADF Applications.
• 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.
• Start Stop Components Applications.

• Administration Console
• Manage Oracle Weblogic Server.
• Manage Data Sources.
• Manage JMS Resources.
• Security - Configure SSL for Weblogic Server.
• Manage Components Access.log / EmbeddedLDAP.log
  EmbeddedLDAPAccess.log
• Change Ports for Weblogic Server Java
  Components.

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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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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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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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Administration of OBIEE
Oracle WebLogic Administration Console

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

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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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How to Configure OBIEE Security Provisioning
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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How to Configure OBIEE Security Provisioning
Webcat Permissions

• Webcat Folder and Object Permissions

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How to Configure OBIEE Security Provisioning
Subject Area Provisioning

• Metadata Authorization on Subject Areas

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How to Migrate OBIEE Security Provisioning /
Groups Roles
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