Differences between Release 11i Release 12
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a) Plugin for Forms
11i Uses Jinitiator as the default Plugin
R12 Replaces Jinitiator with Sun Java Plugin
b) Forms Mode
Default mode for Forms in 11i is Socket.
In R12 its Servlet
c) Reports Server
No Reports Server in R12
d) Apache Version
11i Apache Version: 1.3.19
R12 Apache Version: 1.3.31
e) Forms Version
11i Forms Version : 6i
R12 Forms Version : 10g
f) JDK Version
R12 uses JDK 1.5 for web & concurrent processing
g) Servlet Container
11i Uses JServ
R12 Uses OC4J (OC4J is Oracles J2EE container)
h) ORACLE_HOME (s)
11i : 8.0.6-based Oracle_Home
R12 : OracleAS 10g 10.1.2 for Forms & Reports Services
11i : 8.1.7-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS 1.0.2.2 in 11i
R12 : OracleAS 10g 10.1.3 for Oracle Containers for Java (OC4J)
R12 APPL_TOP, COMMON_TOP , ORACLE_HOMES can now be read only
R12 introduces INST_TOP which also contains the startup shutdown scripts and with it New Commonly Used Environment Variables :
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> ($INST_TOP)
INST_TOP contains
==================================================
/admin/scripts ($ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME)
/appl ($APPL_CONFIG_HOME)
/fnd/12.0.0/secure ($FND_SECURE)
/certs
/logs ($LOG_HOME)
/ora ($ORA_CONFIG_HOME)
/10.1.2
/10.1.3 ($ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME)
/pids
/portal
Oracle Apps R12 Components Startup Shutdown
Order of Startup Shutdown
————————————–
As in Oracle Apps 11i , the order for startup is
1) Start Database Tier Services
–Start Database Listener
–Start Database
Then
2) Start Application/Middle Tier Services
– adstrtal.sh
Order for shutdown in Oracle Apps R12 is
1) Stop Application/Middle Tier Services
– adstpall.sh
Then
2) Stop Database Tier Services
–Stop Database
–Stop Database Listener
Database Tier Scripts in R12
————————————–
For Database tier you need to start database and database listener. Scripts are located in Database_Install_Dir/db/tech_st/10.2.0/appsutil/scripts/$CONTEXT_NAME-
For Database
Use script addbctl.sh- For Database Listener
Use script addlnctl.sh
Alternatively login as the Database User
lsnrctl start/stop listener_name (For Database Listener)
sqlplus “/as sysdba”
SQL> startup / shutdown immediate
Middle/Application Tier Scripts in R12
————————————————-
Scripts for Application Tier services in R12 are located in $INST_TOP/admin/scripts“
i) adstrtal.sh
Master script to start all components/services of middle tier or application tier. This script will use Service Control API to start all services which are enabled after checking them in context file (SID_HOSTNAME.xml or CONTEXT_NAME.xml)
ii) adstpall.sh
Master script to stop all components/services of middle tier or application tier.
iii) adalnctl.sh
Script to start / stop apps listener (FNDFS and FNDSM require the Apps Listener). This listener will file will be in 10.1.2 ORACLE_HOME (i.e. Forms & Reports Home)
listener.ora file will be in $INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/ora/10.1.2/network/admin directory
iv) adapcctl.sh
Script to start/stop Web Server or Oracle HTTP Server. This script uses opmn (Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server) with syntax similar to opmnctl [startstop]proc ohs
v) adcmctl.sh
Script to start / stop concurrent manager (This script in turn calls startmgr.sh )
vi) adformsctl.sh
Script to start / stop Forms OC4J from 10.1.3 Oracle_Home. This script will also use opmnctl to start/stop Forms OC4J like
opmnctl stopproc type=oc4j instancename=forms
vii) adformsrvctl.sh
This script is used only if you wish to start forms in socket mode. Default forms connect method in R12 is servlet.
If started this will start frmsrv executable from 10.1.2 Oracle_Home in Apps R12
viii) adoacorectl.sh
This script will start/stop oacore OC4J in 10.1.3 Oracle_Home. This scripts will use opmnctl (similar to adapcctl & adformsctl) to start oacore instance of OC4J ie it calls
opmnctl startproc type=oc4j instancename=oacore
ix) adoafmctl.sh
This script will start/stop oafm OC4J in 10.1.3 Oracle_Home. This scripts will also use opmnctl (similar to above) to start oacore instance of OC4J ie.
opmnctl startproc type=oc4j instancename=oafm
x) adopmnctl.sh
This script will start/stop opmn service in 10.1.3 Oracle_Home. opmn will control all services in 10.1.3 Oracle_Home like web server or various oc4j instances. If any services are stopped abnormally opmn will/should start them automatically.
xi) jtffmctl.sh
This script will be used to start/stop one to one fulfilment server.
xii) mwactl.sh
To start / stop mwa telnet server where mwa is mobile application.
Log File Location for Startup Shutdown Services in R12
———————————————————————-
Log files for startup/shutdown scripts for application/mid tier in R12 are in $INST_TOP/logs/appl/admin/log
(adalnctl.txt, adapcctl.txt, adcmctl.txt, adformsctl.txt, adoacorectl.txt, adoafmctl.txt, adopmnctl.txt, adstrtal.log, jtffmctl.txt )
What’s new in Oracle Apps R12
Key points to Note:
Oracle Applications Release 12 is the latest release in the chain of E-Business Suite Releases by Oracle.
This release came up with the new file system model
Autoconfig will not write anything in APPL_TOP, COMMON_TOP area in R12.
All instance specific configurations, log files are written in INST_TOP area. This home provides the ability to share Applications and technology stack.
R12 new features
Applications Server 9i is replaced by 10g (10.1.3.X)
Forms & Reports Version 6i (8.0.6) are replaced by Forms & Reports Version 10g i.e. 10.1.2.X
mod_jserv is replaced by oc4j
Java/ JDK version 1.3.X or 1.4.X will be replaced by JDK 1.5.X
Techstack Components Changes
Database (RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME) - 10.2.0.2
FORMS ORACLE_HOME (8.0.6 ORACLE HOME equivalence) - 10.1.2
OC4J_ORACLE_HOME (iAS ORACLE_HOME equivalence) - 10.1.3
File system level changes
A new top INSTANCE_TOP is introduced in Release 12 for configuration and log files along with the other TOP's in existing in 11i.
All instance specific configurations, log files are written in INST_TOP area.
This home provides the ability to share Applications and technology stack.
What is INSTANCE TOP
Instance home is the top-level directory for an applications instance which is known as Instance Home and is denoted the environment variable $INST_TOP.
This contains all the config files, log files, SSL certificates etc.
Advantages of new INSTANCE HOME
The additional Instance Home makes the middle tier easier to manage and organized since the data is kept separate from the config files.
The Instance Home also has the ability to share the Applications and Technology stack code across multiple instances.
Another advantage of the Instance Home is that the autoconfig writes only in INST_TOP so APPL_TOP and ORACLE_HOME can also be made read only file system if required.
=====================================
a) Plugin for Forms
11i Uses Jinitiator as the default Plugin
R12 Replaces Jinitiator with Sun Java Plugin
b) Forms Mode
Default mode for Forms in 11i is Socket.
In R12 its Servlet
c) Reports Server
No Reports Server in R12
d) Apache Version
11i Apache Version: 1.3.19
R12 Apache Version: 1.3.31
e) Forms Version
11i Forms Version : 6i
R12 Forms Version : 10g
f) JDK Version
R12 uses JDK 1.5 for web & concurrent processing
g) Servlet Container
11i Uses JServ
R12 Uses OC4J (OC4J is Oracles J2EE container)
h) ORACLE_HOME (s)
11i : 8.0.6-based Oracle_Home
R12 : OracleAS 10g 10.1.2 for Forms & Reports Services
11i : 8.1.7-based Oracle_Home provided by iAS 1.0.2.2 in 11i
R12 : OracleAS 10g 10.1.3 for Oracle Containers for Java (OC4J)
R12 APPL_TOP, COMMON_TOP , ORACLE_HOMES can now be read only
R12 introduces INST_TOP which also contains the startup shutdown scripts and with it New Commonly Used Environment Variables :
<apps_base>/inst/apps/<context_name> ($INST_TOP)
INST_TOP contains
==================================================
/admin/scripts ($ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME)
/appl ($APPL_CONFIG_HOME)
/fnd/12.0.0/secure ($FND_SECURE)
/certs
/logs ($LOG_HOME)
/ora ($ORA_CONFIG_HOME)
/10.1.2
/10.1.3 ($ORACLE_CONFIG_HOME)
/pids
/portal
Oracle Apps R12 Components Startup Shutdown
Order of Startup Shutdown
————————————–
As in Oracle Apps 11i , the order for startup is
1) Start Database Tier Services
–Start Database Listener
–Start Database
Then
2) Start Application/Middle Tier Services
– adstrtal.sh
Order for shutdown in Oracle Apps R12 is
1) Stop Application/Middle Tier Services
– adstpall.sh
Then
2) Stop Database Tier Services
–Stop Database
–Stop Database Listener
Database Tier Scripts in R12
————————————–
For Database tier you need to start database and database listener. Scripts are located in Database_Install_Dir/db/tech_st/10.2.0/appsutil/scripts/$CONTEXT_NAME-
For Database
Use script addbctl.sh- For Database Listener
Use script addlnctl.sh
Alternatively login as the Database User
lsnrctl start/stop listener_name (For Database Listener)
sqlplus “/as sysdba”
SQL> startup / shutdown immediate
Middle/Application Tier Scripts in R12
————————————————-
Scripts for Application Tier services in R12 are located in $INST_TOP/admin/scripts“
i) adstrtal.sh
Master script to start all components/services of middle tier or application tier. This script will use Service Control API to start all services which are enabled after checking them in context file (SID_HOSTNAME.xml or CONTEXT_NAME.xml)
ii) adstpall.sh
Master script to stop all components/services of middle tier or application tier.
iii) adalnctl.sh
Script to start / stop apps listener (FNDFS and FNDSM require the Apps Listener). This listener will file will be in 10.1.2 ORACLE_HOME (i.e. Forms & Reports Home)
listener.ora file will be in $INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/ora/10.1.2/network/admin directory
iv) adapcctl.sh
Script to start/stop Web Server or Oracle HTTP Server. This script uses opmn (Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server) with syntax similar to opmnctl [startstop]proc ohs
v) adcmctl.sh
Script to start / stop concurrent manager (This script in turn calls startmgr.sh )
vi) adformsctl.sh
Script to start / stop Forms OC4J from 10.1.3 Oracle_Home. This script will also use opmnctl to start/stop Forms OC4J like
opmnctl stopproc type=oc4j instancename=forms
vii) adformsrvctl.sh
This script is used only if you wish to start forms in socket mode. Default forms connect method in R12 is servlet.
If started this will start frmsrv executable from 10.1.2 Oracle_Home in Apps R12
viii) adoacorectl.sh
This script will start/stop oacore OC4J in 10.1.3 Oracle_Home. This scripts will use opmnctl (similar to adapcctl & adformsctl) to start oacore instance of OC4J ie it calls
opmnctl startproc type=oc4j instancename=oacore
ix) adoafmctl.sh
This script will start/stop oafm OC4J in 10.1.3 Oracle_Home. This scripts will also use opmnctl (similar to above) to start oacore instance of OC4J ie.
opmnctl startproc type=oc4j instancename=oafm
x) adopmnctl.sh
This script will start/stop opmn service in 10.1.3 Oracle_Home. opmn will control all services in 10.1.3 Oracle_Home like web server or various oc4j instances. If any services are stopped abnormally opmn will/should start them automatically.
xi) jtffmctl.sh
This script will be used to start/stop one to one fulfilment server.
xii) mwactl.sh
To start / stop mwa telnet server where mwa is mobile application.
Log File Location for Startup Shutdown Services in R12
———————————————————————-
Log files for startup/shutdown scripts for application/mid tier in R12 are in $INST_TOP/logs/appl/admin/log
(adalnctl.txt, adapcctl.txt, adcmctl.txt, adformsctl.txt, adoacorectl.txt, adoafmctl.txt, adopmnctl.txt, adstrtal.log, jtffmctl.txt )
What’s new in Oracle Apps R12
Key points to Note:
Oracle Applications Release 12 is the latest release in the chain of E-Business Suite Releases by Oracle.
This release came up with the new file system model
Autoconfig will not write anything in APPL_TOP, COMMON_TOP area in R12.
All instance specific configurations, log files are written in INST_TOP area. This home provides the ability to share Applications and technology stack.
R12 new features
Applications Server 9i is replaced by 10g (10.1.3.X)
Forms & Reports Version 6i (8.0.6) are replaced by Forms & Reports Version 10g i.e. 10.1.2.X
mod_jserv is replaced by oc4j
Java/ JDK version 1.3.X or 1.4.X will be replaced by JDK 1.5.X
Techstack Components Changes
Database (RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME) - 10.2.0.2
FORMS ORACLE_HOME (8.0.6 ORACLE HOME equivalence) - 10.1.2
OC4J_ORACLE_HOME (iAS ORACLE_HOME equivalence) - 10.1.3
File system level changes
A new top INSTANCE_TOP is introduced in Release 12 for configuration and log files along with the other TOP's in existing in 11i.
All instance specific configurations, log files are written in INST_TOP area.
This home provides the ability to share Applications and technology stack.
What is INSTANCE TOP
Instance home is the top-level directory for an applications instance which is known as Instance Home and is denoted the environment variable $INST_TOP.
This contains all the config files, log files, SSL certificates etc.
Advantages of new INSTANCE HOME
The additional Instance Home makes the middle tier easier to manage and organized since the data is kept separate from the config files.
The Instance Home also has the ability to share the Applications and Technology stack code across multiple instances.
Another advantage of the Instance Home is that the autoconfig writes only in INST_TOP so APPL_TOP and ORACLE_HOME can also be made read only file system if required.
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