Now that our latest Applications Release 12.1.1 is available, here’s a list of new technology stack configuration features you might be interested in
learning about.  While you’re reviewing new R12.1.1 content, please do not miss our newly revamped and user-friendly AutoConfig guide:

This updated AutoConfig guide has been restructured to present you more in-depth and practical information to get you get started quickly with AutoConfig and all its related utilities. Please check it out and let us know what you think about it!

Diagram showing the process by which the AutoConfig Build Context Utility consolidates data from the EBS database environment variables and context template to generate a context file

What’s New in 12.1.1’s Techstack Utilities?

Here’s what’s new in our Apps 12.1.1 technology stack tools and utilities:

Enhanced Support for Sharing Application Tier File System


  • Enables the sharing of the application tier file system amongst two or more Oracle E-Business Suite instances.

  • More information in My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 384248.1

Enhanced Support for Application Tier Load Balancing


  • Provides configuration support for major load balancing categories: DNS, OC4J Native, HTTP layer (hardware/software).

  • More information in My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 380489.1

Enhanced Support for DMZ Deployments


  • New demilitarized zone (DMZ) deployment options added, including support for forward proxies, reverse proxies with no external web tiers, and the use of hardware load-balancers without an external web tier.

  • More information in My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 380490.1

Network Traffic Encryption Capability


  • Provides AutoConfig support for securing the major communication routes with SSL.

  • More information in My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 376700.1

Advanced Configuration Wizards


  • Examples of such advanced configurations include DNS load balancing, HTTP load balancing, SSL setup on web server, SSL Accelerator setup, and others.

Oracle Connection Manager Technology Integration


  • Reverse proxy support for the database using Oracle Connection Manager

  • Oracle Connection Manager (CMAN) is a lightweight, highly-scalable program that works as a proxy server, forwarding connection requests to database servers or to the next proxy server. Oracle Connection Manager listener receives connection requests,
    evaluates them against a set of rules, and determines whether to deny or allow access.

  • More information in My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 558959.1

Support for Integrated SOA Gateway


  • More improvements and automation around integrating with Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) and web services.

  • More information in My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 556540.1

Technology Stack Inventory Validation Report


  • Allows administrators to review the versions of various installed technology components, patchsets and interim (“one-off”) patches.

AutoConfig Profiler

AutoConfig Parallelization


  • AutoConfig can be run in parallel on different nodes of an Oracle E-Business Suite system, reducing the overall time needed to run AutoConfig.

AutoConfig Service Control Dependency Management :


  • Now it is possible to enable and disable specific OC4J instances on the Application Tier Servers.

AutoConfig Check Config Utility

AutoConfig Support for Oracle Database 11g


  • Support to run on and configure an Oracle 11g database using AutoConfig.

Build Context XML Utility

AutoConfig Search Utility


  • A new search utility that can be used to obtain detailed information about context variables and the templates that use them.

Note: The enhanced functionality above is not available as standalone downloads or for previous Apps releases.  They can only be obtained via Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.1.

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