It seems fitting to start 2015 with a security-related blog post about Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS is the successor to...
It seems fitting to start 2015 with a security-related blog post about Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS is the successor to SSL. TLS, like SSL, is a protocol that encrypts traffic between applications and servers. TLS is based on SSL 3.0. TLS 1.0 is sometimes referred to as SSL 3.1. Going forward you will hear us talk more about TLS and less about SSL. TLS is considered to be more secure than SSL. All systems that use SSL 3.0 may be...
It seems fitting to start 2015 with a security-related blog post about Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS is the successor to SSL. TLS, like SSL, is a protocol that...
This notice is posted on the Java SE Download site: If your users are running JRE 7 with auto-update enabled, they will be automatically upgraded to JRE 8 with...
This notice is posted on the Java SE Download site: If your users are running JRE 7 with auto-update enabled, they will be automatically upgraded to JRE 8 with the January 2015 CPU release on January 20, 2015. This affects Windows and Mac desktops. For more details, see: Java 7 Auto-Update to Java 8 Will do EBS sysadmins need to do? If you do not have Auto-Update enabled on your end-users' desktops, you don't need to do anything. JRE 8 is certified with all current EBS...
This notice is posted on the Java SE Download site: If your users are running JRE 7 with auto-update enabled, they will be automatically upgraded to JRE 8 with the January 2015 CPU release on January...
(16-Jan-2015 Update to recommendation number 5: Removed 11i from 12.1.0.2 and added to 12.1.0.1. Removed 12.2 from 12.1.0.1 and added to 12.1.0.2) We've...
(16-Jan-2015 Update to recommendation number 5: Removed 11i from 12.1.0.2 and added to 12.1.0.1. Removed 12.2 from 12.1.0.1 and added to 12.1.0.2) We've previously provided advice on the general priorities for applying EBS updates and creating a comprehensive maintenance strategy. Here are our latest upgrade recommendations for E-Business Suite updates and technology stack components. These quarterly recommendations are based upon the latest updates to Oracle's product...
(16-Jan-2015 Update to recommendation number 5: Removed 11i from 12.1.0.2 and added to 12.1.0.1. Removed 12.2 from 12.1.0.1 and added to 12.1.0.2) We've previously provided advice on the general...
The Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2's Rapid Install delivers three Fusion Middleware (FMW) components: Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 (this is the...
The Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2's Rapid Install delivers three Fusion Middleware (FMW) components: Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 (this is the "$FMW_HOME") Oracle WebTier Utilities 11.1.1.6 Oracle Common Home (Part of Oracle WebTier Utilities 11.1.1.6) The Oracle WebTier Utilities and the Oracle Common Home should be upgraded by EBS sysadmins to get the latest updates for security, performance, and stability. If you'd like to upgrade these two components, you can...
The Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2's Rapid Install delivers three Fusion Middleware (FMW) components: Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 (this is the "$FMW_HOME") Oracle WebTier Utilities 11.1.1.6...
We are pleased to announce the availability of the latest Oracle E-Business Suite startCD, 12.2.0.49. As the fundamental installation medium for EBS, the...
We are pleased to announce the availability of the latest Oracle E-Business Suite startCD, 12.2.0.49. As the fundamental installation medium for EBS, the startCD is what you begin with when installing or upgrading to Release 12.2. This latest version includes many important fixes, which are described in the readme of the startCD patch (listed below). The new startCD is highly recommended for all customers who will use Rapid Install to perform an installation or upgrade to...
We are pleased to announce the availability of the latest Oracle E-Business Suite startCD, 12.2.0.49. As the fundamental installation medium for EBS, the startCD is what you begin with when installing...
Prior articles have noted that you can run the E-Business Suite on Oracle Engineered Systems such as Exalogic Elastic Cloud and Exadata Database Machine. What...
Prior articles have noted that you can run the E-Business Suite on Oracle Engineered Systems such as Exalogic Elastic Cloud and Exadata Database Machine. What EBS combinations can you run on Exalogic and Exadata? We certify E-Business Suite releases on operating systems and database releases (e.g. EBS 12.1.3 is certified on Database 12.1.0.2 on Linux 6 x86-64), not specific configurations of hardware such as Exadata or Exalogic. This means that you can run the E-Business...
Prior articles have noted that you can run the E-Business Suite on Oracle Engineered Systems such as Exalogic Elastic Cloud and Exadata Database Machine. What EBS combinations can you run on Exalogic...
EBS 12.2 comes with Online Patching, a fresh new user interface, updated EBS product modules, and new mobile apps. If you've customized your EBS environment or...
EBS 12.2 comes with Online Patching, a fresh new user interface, updated EBS product modules, and new mobile apps. If you've customized your EBS environment or are using third-party extensions from other vendors, you'll need to ensure that they work with EBS 12.2. Review the updated development standards Coding standards, OA Framework capabilities, and, of course, database object development standards have all been updated in EBS 12.2. Making your extensions and...
EBS 12.2 comes with Online Patching, a fresh new user interface, updated EBS product modules, and new mobile apps. If you've customized your EBS environment or are using third-party extensions from...
This article is an updated version of two earlier articles: one written for EBS 11i + SSO + OID, and another written for EBS 12 + SSO + OID. Oracle Single...
This article is an updated version of two earlier articles: one written for EBS 11i + SSO + OID, and another written for EBS 12 + SSO + OID. Oracle Single Sign-On has been superceded by Oracle Access Manager (OAM). This latest article covers the latest options for using EBS Release 12.x (12.0, 12.1, and 12.2) and Oracle Access Manager with third-party authentication systems. Like most of our customers, you probably already have a corporate identity management system in...
This article is an updated version of two earlier articles: one written for EBS 11i + SSO + OID, and another written for EBS 12 + SSO + OID. Oracle Single Sign-On has been superceded by Oracle Access...
Online Patching allows you to apply patches to an EBS 12.2 system while it is still up and running. If you're just getting started with Online Patching,...
Online Patching allows you to apply patches to an EBS 12.2 system while it is still up and running. If you're just getting started with Online Patching, you'll find this document useful: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Online Patching FAQ (Note 1583902.1) We update this document regularly. It currently covers frequently asked questions about core Online Patching concepts, resource requirements, functionality, patch application, and handling of customizations and...
Online Patching allows you to apply patches to an EBS 12.2 system while it is still up and running. If you're just getting started with Online Patching, you'll find this document useful: Oracle...
