Release Notes
What's New in WebLogic Server
Administration Console
New Look and Feel
New Console Configuration Features
Optional Domain Locking via the Change Center
Configuration Search
Improved Performance and Behavior
New and Updated Console Pages
Changes to Core Console Extensions
Changes and Enhancements for Developing Console Extensions
Portal Look and Feel Specifics
New Sample Look and Feel Files
Miscellaneous Console Extension Updates
Providing Online Help for an Extension
Core Server
Sun JDK 1.6 Support
WebLogic JarBuilder Enhancements
Deployment
FastSwap Deployment
On-demand Deployment
Generic Overrides
Diagnostics
Harvester Enhancements
Harvesting of nested complex attributes and collections
Harvesting from the DomainRuntime MBeanServer
Watch Enhancements
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), Version 3.0
Management Configuration
Persistence Configuration
Integration of kodoc into appc
WebLogic Kodo MBeans
WebLogic Kodo Annotations
Dynamic Descriptor Elements
Guardian
Installer
Fine-Grained Installation Options
Net Installer
Lightweight Runtime with Optional Service Startup
JDBC
JDBC 4.0 Support
Updated WebLogic Type 4 JDBC Drivers
Changes for the Informix Driver
Changes for the SQL Server Driver
Oracle 11g RAC Support
Logging
Messaging
Automatic Migration of Messaging/JMS-Related Services
WebLogic JMS .NET Client
Migration and Clustering
Security
SAML 2.0 and SAML Token Profile 1.1 Support
SAML 2.0 Single Sign-On Services
Web Services Security SAML Token Profile 1.1
RDBMS Security Store
RDBMS Security Store Configuration
Use of RDBMS Security Store with SAML 2.0 Services
Password Validation Provider
Spring
Spring extension DI and AOP for WLS
Spring Console
WebLogic Spring Security Integration
Web Applications, Servlets, and JSPs
HTTP Publish-Subscribe Server
WLS Servlet Container Debugging Enhancements
Tracking Request Handle Footprint
Application Container Enhancements
Comprehensive Deployment Descriptor View
External Diagnostics Descriptor
WebLogic Descriptor Modularization
Performance Enhancements
Allowing Administration Channel Traffic
Using HTML Template Compression
Improved File Session Performance
Removed Servlet Features
Web Services
Web Service Standards
JAX-WS Enhancements
WS-ReliableMessaging Enhancements
Smart Policy Selection
WS-Security Enhancements
XML Catalog Support
Improved Interoperability With Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) 3.0
WebLogic Web Services Documentation Set
WLST
WebLogic Tuxedo Connector
Workshop
Deprecated Functionality
WebLogic Server Java Utilities
Oracle Type 4 JDBC Driver
Deployment
OpenJPA
Standards Support