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Sep 27, 2019 Introduction. Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Release 2 (12.2.1) products are now available, featuring Oracle WebLogic Server 12c. New capabilities provide a compelling platform for developing and deploying your next generation of applications and upgrading your existing applications. Oracle WebLogic Server Installers. Oracle continues to make WebLogic Server downloads available under the Standard OTN License Agreement, as well under the OTN Free Developer License Agreement. To download WebLogic Server releases, including 12.2.1.4, 12.2.1.3, 12.1.3, and 10.3.6 under the Standard OTN License Agreement.

1. Weblogic 12c Download
2. Weblogic 12c Download For Mac Windows 7

For other Oracle WebLogic Server releases subject to this free license, including 12.2.1.4, 12.2.1.3, 12.1.3, and 10.3.6 for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g products:

Oracle JDeveloper 12c

Oracle JDeveloper is a free integrated development environment that simplifies the development of Java-based SOA and Java EE applications. JDeveloper offers complete end-to-end development to Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Fusion Applications with support for the full development life cycle.

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g and 12c Software Downloads

For Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g and 12c downloads please see the product specific download pages.

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Oracle WebLogic Server Installers

Oracle WebLogic Server Installers. Oracle continues to make WebLogic Server downloads available under the Standard OTN License Agreement, as well under the OTN Free Developer License Agreement. To download WebLogic Server releases, including 12.2.1.4, 12.2.1.3, 12.1.3, and 10.3.6 under the Standard OTN License Agreement:

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Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Release 2 (12.2) Announcements

Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Release 2 (12.2.1) has been released to My Oracle Support (MOS), Oracle Technology Network (OTN) and Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (OSDC) systems according to the following schedule. Latest releases are available on OTN and OSDC; Patch set releases (12.2.1.1+) are available as Patch downloads on MOS.

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Introduction

Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Release 2 (12.2.1) products are now available, featuring Oracle WebLogic Server 12c. New capabilities provide a compelling platform for developing and deploying your next generation of applications and upgrading your existing applications. The new 12.2.1.1 release contains all the new features in 12.2.1, and also includes an integrated, cumulative set of fixes and a small number of targeted, non-disruptive enhancements. See the WebLogic Server Blog for an overview and more information to come: https://blogs.oracle.com/WebLogicServer/

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Download Readme

The following link provides all download locations and starting points for various topologies:
Oracle Fusion Middleware: Download, Installation & Configuration Readmes
[ https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23104_01/download_readme.htm ]
- Note this page may be cached in your browser and newer versions not seen until refreshed.

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  • If you prefer My Oracle Support downloads, look for a table for 'Software from My Oracle Support' (12.2.1.4 linked)
    

Important Notes

If you are currently using earlier releases, please ensure you are aware of the error correction policy:

<Note 1933372.1> Error Correction Support Dates for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c - FMW/WLS

Updates have been provided in 12.2.1.3+ to support SAN certificates for SSL:
<Note 1075505.1> Support for SAN (Subject Alternative Name) for WebLogic Server SSL Certificates
<Note 2225494.1> Support Status for Wildcard, SNI and SAN SSL Certificates for Oracle HTTP Server and Web Cache 11g/12c
For cloning or moving to another server, note the important new direction beginning with 12.2.1.3:
<Note 2196564.1> Deprecation of Oracle Fusion Middleware Test To Production (T2P) Feature

Products Included

Oracle Fusion Middleware is a comprehensive family of products. See the Oracle Fusion Middleware homepage on Oracle Technology Network (OTN) for a complete list and links to each product home page. This section will list only those included with each Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c release announcements. The Download Readme has more information for downloading each from different locations.

The 12.2.1.4 release includes the following products:

• Oracle WebLogic Server 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12c - (OTN page)
  - Actually doesn't have a separate page for its own, but available from WLS page)
• Oracle B2B 12c (OTN page)
• Oracle Coherence 12c (OTN page)
• Oracle Data Integrator 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Enterprise Data Quality 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Forms and Reports 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle GoldenGate (Veridata, Monitor, Studio) - (OTN page)
• Oracle Healthcare 12c (OTN page)
• Oracle HTTP Server 12c Release 2 - (OTN page)
  - Includes Oracle Fusion Middleware WebLogic Server Plug-In 12c
• Oracle Identity and Access Management 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Internet Directory 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle JDeveloper Studio 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Managed File Transfer 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle MapViewer 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Real-Time Integration Business Insight 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Service Bus 12c (OTN page)
• Oracle SOA Suite 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Business Process Management 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Toplink 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Traffic Director 12c (OTN page)
• Oracle Unified Directory 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle WebCenter Content 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle WebCenter Sites 12c - (OTN page)

Note:
- See the Oracle Fusion Middleware Technologies home page at https://www.oracle.com/middleware/technologies/
- Oracle Business Intelligence 12c (12.2.1.4.0) is not part of this release. It was previously released, see https://www.oracle.com/middleware/technologies/bi.html

This release also includes the following VM Templates for Private Cloud Appliance:

Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for WebLogic Server and Coherence
Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for Infrastructure
Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for SOA Suite
Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for Internet Directory
Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for Identity and Access Management
Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for HTTP Server
Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for Traffic Director
Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for Traffic Director Collocated
- See Oracle VM Virtual Appliances at https://www.oracle.com/virtualization/technologies/virtual-appliances.html

Released NEW with 12.2.1.3

• Oracle Identity and Access Management 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Access Manager Access SDK 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Internet Directory 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Unified Directory 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Identity Governance 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle GoldenGate Studio 12c - (OTN page)
  - 12.2.1.3 does not include Veridata, Monitor products from 12.2.1.2
  

Oracle Fusion Middleware 12 (12.2.1.3) also includes these products from previous releases:
Released with 12.2.1.0-12.2.1.2

• Oracle WebLogic Server 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12c - (OTN page)
  - Actually doesn't have a separate page for its own, but available from WLS page)
• Oracle Coherence 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Toplink 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle HTTP Server 12c Release 2 - (OTN page)
  • Includes Oracle Fusion Middleware WebLogic Server Plug-In 12c
• Oracle Traffic Director 12c
• Oracle SOA Suite 12c - (OTN page)
  
  • Includes Oracle Real-Time Integration Business Insight 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Business Process Management 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle JDeveloper and Application Development Framework 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle B2B 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Healthcare 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Service Bus 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle MapViewer 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Data Integrator 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Enterprise Data Quality 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle GoldenGate (Veridata, Monitor, Studio) - (OTN page)
• Oracle Stream Analytics 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Managed File Transfer 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Forms and Reports 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle WebCenter Portal 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle WebCenter Content 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle WebCenter Sites 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Business Intelligence 12c - (OTN page)
• Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 12c - (OTN page)
  Oracle Fusion Middleware Technologies home page -https://www.oracle.com/middleware/technologies/

Release Notes

New Features

• See Certification section for a highlight of new certifications.
• See Bugs Fixed section for separate bugs fixed documents.

Bugs Fixed List

• 12.2.1.4 Bugs Fixed List
  

See the above Bugs Fixed List for an attached .htm page for all products. Note this is not a comprehensive list due to reporting constraints and externally available data. This list does not contain security vulnerability fixes or other internally filed bugs. Information on the process between security fixes and Patch Set releases is here - https://www.oracle.com/support/assurance/vulnerability-remediation/security-fixing.html#FixesPatchSets

New Documentation Library

• Tip! The above link provides common tasks for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Release 2 (12.2.1). Click on a common task and then click the 'Books' tab on the left side to see individual books for each product related to the task you have clicked.
  

New Certification, System Requirements, Compatibility Guides

Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Release 2 (12.2.1) versions provide a separate Certification Guide and System Requirements Guide. These should be used together in order to properly set up your environment before installation. Check for products, versions and platforms certified; then check what is required to meet the certification for a supported systems configuration.

New Certification Highlights for 12.2.1.4
See the actual Certification matrix for confirmation of support. Below are a summary of new certifications provided at the time of 12.2.1.4 release:

Operating Systems:

· Added SLES 15
· Added Microsoft Windows 2019
· Removed Apple MacOS 10.12
· Added Apple Mac OS 10.13

Browsers:

· Added Microsoft Edge 44+
· Removed Apple Safari 9.*
· Removed Apple Safari 10.*
· Added Apple Safari 11.*
· Added Apple Safari 12.*
· Updated to latest versions for Firefox and Chrome

Databases:

· Added Oracle Database (On-Premise) 19.3+
· Added Microsoft SQL Server 2017
· Removed IBM DB2 9.7
· Added IBM DB2 11.1
· Removed MySQL Database Server 5.6.*
· Added MySQL Database Server 8.0.* for WLS

Web Servers:

· Upgraded Apache HTTP Server from 2.4.2+ to 2.4.4+

ID&Access:

· Removed Novell eDirectory 8.8
· Added NetIQ eDirectory 9

New certifications for 12.2.1.4 are in-progress and updated to matrix as completed. See the actual Certification matrix for complete details and confirmation of support:

Certification Guide

12.2.1.4
'System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.4.0) (xls)'

12.2.1.3:
'System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0) (xls)'
12.2.1.2:
'System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.2.*) (xls)'
12.2.1.1:
'System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.1.0) (xls)'

12.2.1.0:
'System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0.0) (xls)'

• • Certifications can also be seen on the My Oracle Support Certification tab using a new lookup format (instead of spreadsheet)

System Requirements Guide

12.2.1.4:
Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications12c (12.2.1.4)
https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/fusion-middleware/12.2.1.4/sysrs/index.html
12.2.1.3:
Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications12c (12.2.1.3)
https://docs.oracle.com/html/E82037_01/toc.htm
12.2.1.2:
Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications12c (12.2.1.2)
https://docs.oracle.com/html/E73100_01/toc.htm
12.2.1.1:
Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications12c (12.2.1.1)
https://docs.oracle.com/html/E73100_01/toc.htm

12.2.1.0:
Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications12c (12.2.1)
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23104_01/sysreqs1221/sysrs.htm

Interoperability and Compatibility Guide

12.2.1.4:
Understanding Interoperability and Compatibility
https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/fusion-middleware/12.2.1.4/intop/index.html
and
WebLogic Server Compatibility
https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/fusion-middleware/weblogic-server/12.2.1.4/intro/compatibility.html#GUID-A8ABF11F-230E-4959-9B91-8AE1E7E43750
12.2.1.3:
https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/12213/lcm/INTOP/toc.htm
12.2.1.2:
https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/12212/lcm/INTOP/toc.htm
12.2.1.1:
https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/12211/lcm/INTOP/toc.htm

12.2.1.0:
https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1221/core/INTOP/toc.htm

Getting Started

Be sure to see the above links to the Documentation Library and become familiar with the task navigation, search utility, and the different books for each product or task.

For the newest 12.2.1.4 release, below are some common pointers to get started until the library becomes more familiar to you:

Understanding and Planning

When planning a new installation or upgrade, you should be on the latest release. The following is a section within the latest Documentation Library to provide all documents aiding the overall understanding, planning and administration of the Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c releases:

Common Tasks and Getting Started (12.2.1.4)
https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/fusion-middleware/12.2.1.4/index.html
All Books for Getting Started (12.2.1.4) - Concepts and Understanding
https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/fusion-middleware/12.2.1.4/get-started-books.html
- Be sure to see the 'books' link on the left side, too!

Install and Upgrade

When planning a new installation or upgrade, you should be on the latest release. The following is a section within the Documentation Library to provide all documents for the install and upgrade tasks within the Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c releases:

All Books for Install, Patch, and Upgrade (12.2.1.4)
https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/fusion-middleware/12.2.1.4/install-books.html
- Be sure to see the 'books' link on the left side, too

Maintenance Tasks

Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Release 2 versions 12.2.1.1 and above are considered patch set releases because of the 4th digit. (see about version numbers here). These contain all the new features for 12.2.1, with an integrated, cumulative set of fixes and a small number of targeted, non-disruptive enhancements. These are full new installation and an out-of-place upgrade from 12.2.1 or 11g versions. Once installed, the following is information to get started on with planning further maintenance activities:

• OPatch is a utility to install one-off fixes and cumulative bundles including security patches and PSUs:

<Note 1587524.1> Using OUI NextGen OPatch 13 for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c

• Oracle WebLogic Server is part of the PSU program, learn how these are released and where to obtain:

  <Note 1306505.1> Patch Set Update (PSU) Administration Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) - read once
  <Note 1470197.1> Patch Set Update (PSU) Release Listing for Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) - refer to often

• There are many products and components installed, patches are built for specific ones, learn how to see what is installed:

<Note 1591483.1> What is Installed in My Middleware or Oracle home?

• Multiple Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c products are installed under a single Oracle home, where you can obtain bundle patches when available:
  <Note 1494151.1> Master Note on Fusion Middleware Proactive Patching - Patch Set Updates (PSUs) and Bundle Patches (BPs)
  
• Tips for installing Java SE to limit future manual maintenance:

<Note 1492980.1> How to Install and Maintain the Java SE Installed or Used with FMW 11g/12c Products

• Plan for Critical Patch Updates (CPU+PSU) and Security Alerts on a quarterly basis:

<Note 551453.1> How to Find the Correct Critical Patch Update Patches for Oracle Fusion Middleware Products

• Plan for future releases according to the Lifetime Support Policy and Error Correction Policy:
  <Note 1933372.1> Error Correction Support Dates for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c - FMW/WLS
  -- Both 12.1.x and 12.2.x included

11g/12c Integration

Refer to the Certification Guides to look up what is certified together. Where something is not specifically certified together, it may be deemed compatible by design. Most of these are including in the Interoperability and Compatibility Guide. (linked above specific to your version). The following provides some more insight between 11g and 12c products:

<Note 1576554.1> Oracle Fusion Middleware Certification/Compatibility Between 11g and 12c

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