What does OC4J do?

1.1 Introduction to OC4J You can run Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE (OC4J) on the standard JDK that exists on your operating system. OC4J is J2EE certified and provides all the containers, APIs, and services that J2EE specifies.

What is Ora OC4J?

OC4J is a slimmed-down version of Oracle Application Server. For those that have done an OBIEE install, you are familiar with the one installation prompt where you can choose either the standard or advanced option. If you choose advanced you are prompted to provide Oracle Application Server connection information.

What is OC4J in Oracle Apps R12?

In laymans terms OC4J can be described as “Oracle’s Implementation of J2EE specification set”. In R12 we have 3 groups of OC4J’s. OC4J replaces Jserv(Java servlet containers) which came with earlier 11i techstack.

How do I run an OC4J instance?

To start OC4J:

1. From the Command Prompt, navigate to: /j2ee/home. where is the location of JDeveloper.
2. Type start java -jar oc4j.jar.

What does OC4J mean in Oracle Application Server 10g?

The OC4J documentation assumes that you have a basic understanding of Java programming, J2EE technology, and Web and EJB application technology. This includes deployment conventions such as the /WEB-INF and /META-INF directories. Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4) includes one demo per component.

Which is Oracle Fusion Middleware 11 g replaces OC4J?

For Oracle Fusion Middleware 11 g, OC4J is replaced with Oracle WebLogic Server. As a result, the core architecture of Oracle Fusion Middleware is built around the WebLogic Server domain, which consists of an Administration Server and one or more managed servers. Refer to the following sections for more information:

Where does the technology for OC4J come from?

OC4J is based on technology licensed from Ironflare Corporation, which develops the Orion server—one of the leading J2EE containers. Although OC4J is integrated with the Oracle Application Server infrastructure, the product and some of the documentation still contains some reference to the Orion server.

Is the OC4J Server compatible with the Orion server?

Although OC4J is integrated with the Oracle Application Server infrastructure, the product and some of the documentation still contains some reference to the Orion server. OC4J supports and is certified for the standard J2EE APIs, as listed in Table 1-1.