Oracle WebLogic 12c is Oracle's number one strategic Application Server — able to run on both cloud computing systems and conventional ones. Oracle WebLogic 12c implements the new Java EE 6 standard and supports Java SE 7, and this book will guide you through all the new features, enhancements, and tools inside the new 12c release.
Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: First Look offers a focused look at the new Weblogic features with real-world examples.
This practical guide gives clear explanations and dives deep into all the definitions and concepts of WebLogic 12c.
This book starts with a short introduction to WebLogic 12c. It then swiftly covers the new features of Java EE and SE where we will also learn to develop Java EE 6 applications. This book also covers the new configuration and deployment features. Finally, all the new cloud features and techniques will be highlighted, including integration with Enterprise Manager 12c.
Chapter 1, Ready for the Cloud!, gives you an overall introduction to the new WebLogic 12c and its new features. All the topics discussed later in this book will be introduced in here so you will know what to expect later on.
Chapter 2, Supporting the Java EE 6, covers some of the new features of Java EE 6 and SE and which features are used in WebLogic 12c and how they fit in into this new 12c release.
Chapter 3, Deployment, Installation, and Configuration Features, discusses other major or minor improvements that will appear, like different types of installations, domain configurations, new deployment plugins, and strategies like the Maven plugin, and also explains Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder.
Chapter 4, Integrated and External Services, covers new integrated services such as Coherence, JDBC, JMS, and all kinds of new or enhanced security services in 12c. It also discusses Active GridLink for JDBC, Partioned Distributed Destinations for JMS, and many others which will give you a good overview of all kinds of new, enhanced, or deprecated services.
Chapter 5, Integration and Management with Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control, discusses the role of Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control and what it can deliver for Middleware Administrators about monitoring and configuring your WebLogic Server environment.
Chapter 6, Oracle WebLogic 12c to the Cloud: Exalogic, discusses the role of WebLogic Server 12c in Oracle's Engineered system, Exalogic, and topics about the hardware and software components in an Exalogic box.