Useful Articles for the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology Stack for Technical Consultant / DBA [ID

Applies to: 
Oracle Applications Technology Stack - Version: 11.5.10.2 to 12.1.3 - Release: 11.5.10 to 12.1
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Goal
This note is to list the main Setup, Installation and Diagnostics notes available related to the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology stack. 
Solution

Java
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note 418664.1 Overview of Using Java with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 455492.1 Using Latest Update of Java 6.0 with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 384249.1 Using Latest Update of JDK 5.0 with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 300482.1 Overview of Using Java with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i
note 401561.1 Using J2SE Version 6 with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i
note 304099.1 Using J2SE Version 5.0 with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i, Release 11.5.10
note 246105.1 Upgrading to J2SE 1.4.2 with Oracle Applications 11i
note 130091.1 Upgrading Oracle Applications 11i to use JDK 1.3

JRE/Jinitiator/EBS Client Software
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note 389422.1 Recommended Browsers for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 393931.1 Deploying Sun JRE (Native Plug-in) for Windows Clients in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 285218.1 Recommended Browsers for Oracle Applications 11i
note 290807.1 Deploying Sun JRE (Native Plug-in) for Windows Clients in Oracle E-Business Suite 11i
note 124606.1 Upgrading JInitiator with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i
note 1155883.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Desktop Client Hardware and Software Requirements
Forms
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note 437878.1 Upgrading OracleAS 10g Forms and Reports in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 750359.1 Upgrading to Previous Version of OracleAS 10g Forms and Reports in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 384241.1 Using Forms Socket Mode with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 438652.1 R12 Forms Runtime Diagnostics (FRD), Tracing And Logging For Forms In Oracle Applications
note 125767.1 Upgrading Developer 6i with Oracle Applications 11i
note 232313.1 Information on Previous Versions of Developer 6i Patchsets
note 201340.1 Using Forms Listener Servlet with Oracle Applications 11i
note 150168.1 Obtaining Forms Runtime Diagnostics (FRD) In Oracle Applications 11i
note 760250.1 Diagnosing Forms Mouse Focus Problems Using JRE in Release 11i

note 1207184.1 Enhanced Signing of Oracle E-Business Suite JAR Files
OracleAS
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note 454811.1 Upgrading to the Latest OracleAS 10g 10.1.3.x Patch Set in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 743518.1 Starting up AS10g services in an EBusiness Suite Release 12 environment

JDBC
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note 557194.1 monitor_jdbc_conn.sql - Script to monitor JDBC connections in Apps eBusiness Suite
note 427759.1 How To Prevent Inactive JDBC Connections In Oracle Applications

JVM
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note 362851.1 Guidelines to setup the JVM in Apps Ebusiness Suite 11i and R12
note 567551.1 Configuring various JVM tuning parameters for Oracle E-Business suite 11i and R12
note 370583.1 Basic troubleshooting of JVM consuming cpu or too many JDBC connections in Apps 11i

Apache/mod_jserv
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note 230688.1 11i Basic Apache/mod_jserv Troubleshooting with Hello.class

Debug/Trace
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note 422419.1 R12 - How To Enable and Collect Debug for HTTP, OC4J and OPMN
Note 443671.1 R12 - Collecting Configuration Information for HTTP, OC4J and OPMN
note 427848.1 How to Enable Execution Context ID (ECID) in the R12 access_log
note 455154.1 R12: How To Obtain A Thread Dump When OC4J is shutdown
note 603390.1 How To Create a User Event Trace in R11i / R12

OA Framework
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note 391554.1 Oracle Application Framework Documentation Resources, Release 12
note 275880.1 Oracle Application Framework Release 11i Documentation Road Map
note 275875.1 Oracle Application Framework Troubleshooting Release 11i (11.5.10)
note 357597.1 How To Generate A SQL Trace In OA Framework For Oracle Applications

WebCache
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note 380486.1 Installing and Configuring Web Cache 10g and Oracle E-Business Suite 12
note 306653.1 Installing and Configuring Web Cache 10.1.2 and Oracle E-Business Suite 11i

JDeveloper
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note 330236.1 Configuring JDeveloper For Use With Oracle Applications 11i and R12
note 357218.1 Troubleshooting JDeveloper setup for Oracle Applications
note 416708.1 How to find the correct version of JDeveloper to use with eBusiness Suite 11i or Release 12.x

Performance
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note 163208.1 bde_last_analyzed.sql - Verifies CBO Statistics
note 174605.1 bde_chk_cbo.sql - Reports Database Initialization Parameters related to an Apps 12 or 11i instance
note 396009.1 Database Initialization Parameters for Oracle Applications Release 12
note 216205.1 Database Initialization Parameters for Oracle Applications 11i
note 744143.1 Tuning performance on eBusiness suite
note 169935.1 Troubleshooting Oracle Applications Performance Issues
note 244040.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Recommended Performance Patches

Security
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note 738923.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Releases 11i and 12 Critical Patch Update note (January 2009)
note 403537.1 Best Practices for Securing Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 189367.1 Best Practices for Securing the E-Business Suite Release 11i

Ihelp
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Note 740834.1 R12: Troubleshooting iHelp

Advanced Configurations
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note 380483.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Additional Configuration and Deployment Options
note 384248.1 Sharing The Application Tier File System in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 217368.1 Advanced Configurations and Topologies for Enterprise Deployments of E-Business Suite 11i
note 233428.1 Sharing the Application Tier File System in Oracle Applications 11i
note 233436.1 Installing Oracle Application Server 10g with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i
note 364439.1 Tips and Queries for Troubleshooting Advanced Topologies

DMZ
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note 380490.1 Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Configuration in a DMZ
note 726953.1 Case History: Implementing a Reverse Proxy Alone in the DMZ Configuration - R12
note 287176.1 DMZ Configuration with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i
note 438744.1 Case History: Implementing a Reverse Proxy Alone in a DMZ Configuration - 11i
note 460564.1 Hints and Tips for Troubleshooting the URL Firewal

Loadbalancer
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note 380489.1 Using Load-Balancers with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 727171.1 Implementing Load Balancing On Oracle E-Business Suite - Documentation For Specific Load Balancer Hardware
note 601694.1 How To Check Session Persistence On BigIP F5 And Cisco Ace Load Balancer Appliances
note 603325.1 Using Cisco ACE Series Application Control Engine with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

SSL
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note 376700.1 Using SSL with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
Note 1330799.1 Login Page Fails To Render On SSL Terminated Application Tiers  
note 123718.1 11i A Guide to Understanding and Implementing SSL for Oracle Applications

Portal
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note 380484.1 Using Oracle Portal 10g with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 305918.1 Using Oracle Portal 10g with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i

SSO/OID
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note 876539.1 Using the Latest Oracle Internet Directory 11gR1 Patchset with Oracle Single Sign-on and Oracle E-Business Suite
note 376811.1 Integrating Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with 10g AS Oracle Internet Directory and Oracle Single Sign-On
note 261914.1 Integrating Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i with Oracle Internet Directory and Oracle Single Sign-On
note 444573.1 Basic checks for user integration when using Oracle E-Business Suite 11i with Oracle AS 10g

Orace Access Manager / AccessGate
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note 975182.1 Integrating Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Access Manager using Oracle E-Business Suite AccessGate
note 1077460.1 Troubleshooting Oracle Access Manager and Oracle E-Business Suite AccessGate

Webcenter
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note 1074345.1 Using WebCenter 11.1.1 with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 
note 557221.1 Oracle WebCenter 10g Application Creation and Deployment Guide for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

Secure Enterprise Search 
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note.566097.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search Release Notes, Release 12.1.1
note.744820.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search Best Practices, Release 12
note.462377.1 Installing Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search, Release 12
note.740499.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search Release Notes, Release 12.0.6 
note 726239.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search Troubleshooting Guidelines, Release 12

SOA/BPEL/Webservices
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note 556540.1 Installing Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway, Release 12.1
note 565922.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway Release Notes, Release 12.1.1
note 815196.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway 12.1.1 Consolidated One-Off
note 726414.1 Oracle E-Business Suite Integrated SOA Gateway Troubleshooting Guide, Release 12
note 755067.1 Using Oracle BPEL 10g with E-Business Suite Release 12.1.1
Note 782455.1 How Can I Expose E-Business Suite Integration Interfaces as Web Services in Release 11i and R12.0

MWA
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note 782162.1 MWA Troubleshooting Tips for Release 12
note 269991.1 MWA Troubleshooting Tips for Release 11i

Certified/Supported
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http://blogs.oracle.com/stevenchan/certifications.html
note 363827.1 Rebaselined Oracle Applications Technology Components for Releases 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, and 11.5.10
note 883202.1 Minimum Baseline Patch Requirements for Extended Support on Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10 
note 1199724.1  E-Business Suite 11.5.10 Minimum Patch Level and Extended Support Information Center

WEBADI
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note 417692.1 Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting Web ADI (Web Applications Desktop Integrator)
note 452452.1 R12 Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting Web ADI (Web Applications Desktop Integrator)
note 294739.1 How to enable tracing for WEBADI
note 726989.1 List of Patches in Web Applications Desktop Integrator (Web ADI) for Releases 11i and 12 

Diagnostics
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note 167000.1 E-Business Suite Diagnostics Installation Guide
note 421245.1 E-Business Suite Diagnostics References for R12
note 179661.1 E-Business Suite Diagnostics 11i Test Catalog

Installation
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note 761564.1 Oracle Applications Installation and Upgrade Notes Release 12 (12.1.1) for Linux x86
note 402310.1 Oracle Applications Installation and Upgrade notes Release 12 (12.0) for Linux (32-bit)
note 406982.1 Cloning Oracle Applications Release 12 with Rapid Clone 
note 559518.1 Cloning Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 RAC-Enabled Systems with Rapid Clone 
note 421409.1 Unbreakable Linux enviroment check before R12 install
note 458533.1 How to Enable Enterprise Manager on the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 
note 603716.1 Using AS10g AS Control with eBusiness Suite Rel 12
note 452120.1 How to locate the log files and troubleshoot RapidWiz for R12
note 316806.1 Oracle Applications Installation Update notes, Release 11i (11.5.10.2)
note:230672.1 Cloning Oracle Applications Release 11i with Rapid Clone
note 207296.1 How to Find out Linux Version Information?

Database
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note:454750.1 Oracle Apps Release 12 with Oracle Database 10.2.0 interoperability notes
note 735276.1 Interoperability notes E-Business Suite R12 with Oracle Database 11gR1 
note 388577.1 Configuring Oracle Applications Release 12 with 10g R2 RAC
note 466649.1 Using Oracle 11g Release 1 Real Application Clusters and Automatic Storage Management with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
note 216550.1 Oracle Applications Release 11i with Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0)
note 362203.1 Oracle Applications Release 11i with Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0)
note 452783.1 Oracle Applications Release 11i with Oracle 11g Release 1 (11.1.0) 
note 362135.1 Configuring Oracle Applications Release 11i with 10g R2 RAC and ASM
note 554539.1 Using Database Partitioning with Oracle E-Business Suite