Oracle WebLogic Server explained
Oracle WebLogic Server is a Java EE application server currently developed by Oracle Corporation. Oracle acquired WebLogic Server when it purchased BEA Systems in 2008.
Application Server versions
- WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1) - March 30, 2020 [1]
- WebLogic Server 12cR2 (12.2.1.4) - September 27, 2019 [2] [3]
- WebLogic Server 12cR2 (12.2.1.3) - August 30, 2017 [4]
- WebLogic Server 12cR2 (12.2.1.2) - October 19, 2016 [5]
- WebLogic Server 12cR2 (12.2.1.1) - June 21, 2016 [6]
- WebLogic Server 12cR2 (12.2.1.0) - October 23, 2015[7]
- WebLogic Server 12cR1 (12.1.3) - June 26, 2014[8]
- WebLogic Server 12cR1 (12.1.2) - July 11, 2013[9]
- WebLogic Server 12cR1 (12.1.1) - Dec 1, 2011[10]
- WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.6) - February 26, 2012[11]
- WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.5) - May 16, 2011[12]
- WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.4) - January 15, 2011
- WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.3) - April 2010[13]
- WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.2) - November 2009
- WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.1) - July 2009
- WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3.0) - August 2008[14] [15]
- WebLogic Server 10.0 - March 2007[16]
- WebLogic Server 9.2
- WebLogic Server 9.1
- WebLogic Server 9.0 - November 2006[17]
- WebLogic Server 8.1 - July 2003[17]
- WebLogic Server 7.0 - June 2002[18]
- WebLogic Server 6.1
- WebLogic Server 6.0 - file date March 2001 on an old CD[19]
- WebLogic Server 5.1 (code name: Denali) First version supporting hot deployment for applications (via command line)
- WebLogic Server 4.0 - May 1999[20]
- WebLogic Tengah 3.1 - June 1998[21]
- WebLogic Tengah 3.0.1 - March 1998[22]
- WebLogic Tengah 3.0 - January 1998[23]
- WebLogic Tengah - November 1997[24]
Capabilities
Oracle WebLogic Server forms part of Oracle Fusion Middleware portfolio and supports Oracle, IBM Db2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL Enterprise and other JDBC-compliant databases. Oracle WebLogic Platform also includes:
- Formerly, JRockit, a custom JVM (discontinued with some components merged into HotSpot/OpenJDK following Sun acquisition)[25]
- Portal that includes Commerce Server and Personalization Server
- WebLogic Integration
- WebLogic Workshop, an Eclipse IDE for Java, SOA and Rich Internet Applications
WebLogic Server includes .NET interoperability and supports the following native integration capabilities:
Oracle WebLogic Server Process Edition also includes Business Process Management and Data Mapping functionality. WebLogic supports security policies managed by security administrators. The Oracle WebLogic Server Security Model includes:
- application business logic separated from security code
- complete scope of security coverage for all Java EE and non-Java EE components
Components
As of 2010, Oracle Corporation regards the following products as "core components" of Oracle WebLogic Server:[26]
Supported open standards
Standards support by version
The table below lists major standards supported by WebLogic Server product version.
Standard | WLS 6.1 | WLS 7.0 | WLS 8.1 | WLS 9.0 | WLS 10.0 | WLS 10gR3 | WLS 11gR1 | WLS 12cR1 | WLS 12cR2 | WLS 14c |
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Java | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 (7 only for 10.3.6) | 7 (8 only for 12.1.3) | 8 | 11 (and 8) |
Java EE | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Servlet | 2.2 & 2.3 | 2.2 & 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
JSF | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 & 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
JSP | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
EJB | 1.1 & 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
JDBC | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
JPA | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1.0 & 2.0[28] | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
WebLogic Server 10.3 (10.3.4 /PS3 onwards) supports some Java EE 6 libraries.
See also
- List of application servers
Bibliography
- Book: Robert . Patrick . Gregory . Nyberg . Philip . Aston . October 26, 2009 . Professional Oracle WebLogic Server . . 1st . 816 . 978-0-470-48430-2 . January 31, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111202091516/http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470484306.html . December 2, 2011 . dead.
External links
Notes and References
- https://blogs.oracle.com/weblogicserver/announcing-oracle-weblogic-server-1411 Announcing Oracle WebLogic Server 14.1.1
- Web site: Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 .
- Monica Riccelli. (October 1, 2019).Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4 is Released Oracle WebLogic Server. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- Web site: Fusion Middleware Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server .
- Web site: Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.2.0) Released (Proactive Support - Portals) . 2017-02-24. mdy-all. https://web.archive.org/web/20170225053741/https://blogs.oracle.com/PortalsProactive/entry/oracle_fusion_middleware_12c_122 . 2017-02-25 . dead .
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/weblogic/downloads/index.html Oracle WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1.0)
- Web site: Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1 is Released . blogs.oracle.com . 2015-10-26 . 2015-10-26. mdy-all . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124050654/https://blogs.oracle.com/WebLogicServer/entry/announcing_oracle_weblogic_server_12 . November 24, 2015 .
- Web site: Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.3 is Released . blogs.oracle.com . 2014-06-26. mdy-all . 2014-06-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620163218/https://blogs.oracle.com/WebLogicServer/entry/oracle_weblogic_server_12_11 . June 20, 2015 .
- Web site: Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.2 is available . blogs.oracle.com . 2013-07-11 . 2013-07-21 . mdy-all . 2013-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211211223/https://blogs.oracle.com/WebLogicServer/entry/oracle_weblogic_server_12_1 . dead .
- Web site: Oracle Announces Availability of Oracle WebLogic Server 12c . www.oracle.com . 2011-12-01 . 2013-07-21. mdy-all.
- Web site: WebLogic Server Weekly for February 27th: WLS 10.3.6 Releases, RESTful Management Services, SSL Offloading, Using Arquillian with WebLogic Server, Feature Version Timeline (The WebLogic Server Blog) . Blogs.oracle.com . 2012-02-26 . 2013-07-21 . 2013-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607063008/https://blogs.oracle.com/WebLogicServer/entry/weblogic_server_weekly_for_february . dead .
- Web site: Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.5) Patch Set 4 seems to be out! . blog.eisele.net . 2011-05-06 . 2013-07-21.
- Web site: Oracle TopLink Software Downloads . Oracle.com . 2013-07-21.
- http://www.oracle.com/support/library/brochure/lifetime-support-middleware.pdf Page 5
- sdWeb site: Oracle® WebLogic Server 10g Release 3 (10.3) . docs.oracle.com . 2016-07-20.
- http://www.oracle.com/support/library/brochure/lifetime-support-middleware.pdf Page 49
- http://www.oracle.com/support/library/brochure/lifetime-support-middleware.pdf Page 23
- http://www.oracle.com/support/library/brochure/lifetime-support-middleware.pdf Page 22
- Book: Cavaness, Chuck . Keeton, Brian . Special Edition Using Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 2.0 . 2001 . Pearson Education . 0-7897-2567-3 . 628.
- Web site: BEA Ships High-Performance WebLogic Server 4.0 to Meet Demand for Rock-Solid, Java-Based E-Business Applications . www.prnewswire.com. 2017-01-27.
- Web site: WebLogic News . 2013-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980704234506/http://www4.weblogic.com/press/980615ejb.html . July 4, 1998 .
- Web site: [//www.weblogic.com/press/980310.html WebLogic News ]. 2013-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980623231648/http://www.weblogic.com/press/980310.html . June 23, 1998 .
- Web site: [//www4.weblogic.com/classdocs/release_notes.html WebLogic Release Notes Release 3 ]. 1998-07-04 . 2013-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19980704235211/http://www4.weblogic.com/classdocs/release_notes.html . July 4, 1998 .
- Web site: WebLogic News . 2013-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19990225072613/http://www.weblogic.com/press/110397.html . February 25, 1999 .
- Web site: Krill. Paul. 2010-11-08. Oracle moving to merge JRockit, HotSpot JVMs. 2020-11-27. InfoWorld. en.
- Web site: 3.1.2 Oracle WebLogic Server Core Components. Kurt. Heiss. 2010. Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1.1). Oracle Corporation. Redwood City, CA . 2010-05-19. etal.
- Web site: Oracle Coherence. Kurt. Heiss. 2012. Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1.1). Oracle Corporation. Redwood City, CA . 2010-05-19. Oracle Coherence is a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware [...] providing [...] access to frequently used data. By automatically and dynamically partitioning data in memory across multiple servers, Oracle Coherence enables continuous data availability and transactional integrity, even in the event of a server failure. As a shared infrastructure, Oracle Coherence combines data locality with local processing power to perform real-time data analysis, in-memory grid computations, and parallel transaction and event processing. . etal.
- Web site: Fusion Middleware What's New in Oracle WebLogic Server. docs.oracle.com.