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Top 20 Interview Question for
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This guide covers some of the interview question to give you understanding of what
kind of questions you can expect from potential employer.
Kind of question will totally depend on client‟s requirement and interviewer.

Questions here are based on what some of our students sent us and based on what we
think should be asked.
1. What is Oracle Fusion Middleware?
Answer: Oracle Fusion Middleware is a suite of Oracle Products developed using a
common unified SOA architecture. The products like WebLogic Server, SOA Suite,
Business Intelligence, and WebCenter etc. falls under this architecture.
2. Explain the Architecture of Fusion Middleware?

Answer: Oracle Fusion Middleware Architecture consists of various layers
containing entry layer comprise of Load Balance (Oracle HTTP Server) followed by
HA Middle Layer comprising of SOA/WebLogic, and other components supported by
DB Layer containing the FMW Schema.
3. What are most commonly used FMW Components?
Answer: The most commonly used Oracle Fusion Middleware components are
WebLogic Server, SOA Suite, Business Intelligence, and WebCenter etc.
4. How do you enable SSL in Fusion Middleware?

Answer: All most all the FMW Components support SSL / TLS protocol for
protection. Enable the HTTPS / SSL Port of respective component to achieve the
same.
5. What is the most basic Component needed to implement FMW Architecture?
Answer: All most all the FMW Components are built based on WebLogic
Architecture and it is the main component required for any FMW product
implementation
6. Is Database required to configure a basic WebLogic Server Domain? If yes,

why?
Answer: No, usually a Database Schema is required if you are implementing a FMW
components like SOA, BI, WC etc.
Otherwise a normal WebLogic domain need no Schema and DB support. An
application/Use case deployed on the WebLogic might require a DB.
7. What is an Embedded LDAP Server & How do you configure the same?
Answer: A default LDAP Service that‟s configured out-of-box in all WebLogic
domains is nothing but an Embedded LDAP Server which can be accesses using
„myrealm‟ in the Administration Console.
8. How to you connect a FMW Component with an external LDAP Server?

Answer: An external LDAP Server is configured using LDAP Authentication
Providers under „myrealm‟ in the Administration Console.
9. What is an OID?
Answer: Oracle Internet Directory is a product from Oracle Identity Management
Suite which helps in managing Organization User/Groups information and helps in
Authentication and authorization.
Is a directory service functions compatible with LDAP version 3 and a
complementary product for Microsoft Active Directory.
10. What is Coherence? And where do we use it?
Answer: Oracle Coherence is an in-memory data grid and distributed caching
solution. Coherence enables organizations to predictably scale mission-critical
applications by providing fast access to frequently used data.
11. What is OHS and can we use it as a Load Balancer?

Answer: Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) is a web server based on the Apache HTTP
Server, created by the Oracle Technology Network. The web server is based on
Apache version 2.2. OHS, like Apache 2.2, includes support for IPv6. It is a Web Tier
component of the Oracle Fusion Middleware
Oracle HTTP Server shipped under Web Tier Utilities Components along with Web
Cache etc.
12. What is SOA? And which FMW component is implemented to support the
same?
Answer: SOA is an Architectural style for building reusable, inter-operable and
extensible enterprise applications. Building blocks of SOA are Services.
Oracle SOA Suite product is the main FMW component that helps in implementing
the Service Oriented applications.
13. What is a FMW enterprise deployment?

Answer: The blueprint of FMW production environment is also referred as Enterprise
deployment topology.
14. What is dehydration store and how do you purge the same?
Answer: The SOA requests that arrive at the SOA Run-time Server for processing are
generally stored in SOA Database and then processed sequentially. The schema where
these SOAP message stored is referred as “Dehydration Store”.
You do not need to remove or purge these messages as they will be purged once
processed. The state of the processed messages/requests can be automatically
removed by setting a “AutoPurge” option or by running an equivalent DB scripts.
15. Why do we Use OBIEE?
Answer: Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) is a Business
Intelligence (BI) tool by Oracle Corporation. Its proven architecture and common
infrastructure producing and delivering enterprise reports, scorecards, dashboards, ad-
hoc analysis, and OLAP analysis provide a rich end-user experience.
16. Which of the FMW Components helps in digital asset management and user
engagement?
Answer: Oracle WebCenter is Oracle's portfolio of user engagement and digital asset
management software. There are three main products that make up the WebCenter -
Oracle WebCenter Content (includes WebCenter Imaging), Oracle WebCenter Sites
and Oracle WebCenter Portal.
Oracle WebCenter Content (OWCC) is an open platform with pervasive services that
content-enable business processes and helps is digital asset management.
17. What is the default JVM used for Weblogic?
Answer: The sun hotspot JDK default is made used for development, JRockit is the
one used for production of WebLogic 11g as well as 12c. Operating system is another
factor that helps in choosing the certified JDK JVM.
18. How can default JVM be changed to other?

Answer: For changing the JVM can be done by following the steps below:
1. You should first set the JAVA_HOME in the start script of the server.
2. Change the config.xml of domain for using the JRockit javac.exe
3. Remove any kind of switches specific to Sun JVM from start scripts of server.
19. What is SOA governance? What are its functions?

Answer: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) governance is a concept used for
activities related to exercising control over services in an SOA Some key activities
that are often mentioned as being part of SOA governance are:
 Managing the portfolio of services: This includes planning development of new

services and updating current services.
 Managing the service lifecycle: This is meant to ensure that updates of services
do not disturb current services to the consumers.
 Using policies to restrict behavior: Consistency of services can be ensured by
having the rules applied to all the created services.
 Monitoring performance of services: The consequences of service downtime or
under-performance can be severe because of service composition. Therefore
action can
be taken instantly when a problem occurs by monitoring service performance and

availability.
20. What is the end to end lifecycle of OBIEE?

Answer: The end to end life cycle of OBIEE is,
1. Collecting Business Requirements
2. Identify source systems
3. Design ETL to load data to the Data Warehouse
4. Creating repository
5. Create dashboards and reports
6. Setting up security (LDAP or External table)
7. Decide on aggregations or caching mechanism based on performance
8. Testing and QA.
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Kind of question will totally depend on client‟s requirement and interviewer.

2. Explain the Architecture of Fusion Middleware?

4. How do you enable SSL in Fusion Middleware?

6. Is Database required to configure a basic WebLogic Server Domain? If yes,

8. How to you connect a FMW Component with an external LDAP Server?

11. What is OHS and can we use it as a Load Balancer?

13. What is a FMW enterprise deployment?

18. How can default JVM be changed to other?

19. What is SOA governance? What are its functions?

 Managing the portfolio of services: This includes planning development of new

be taken instantly when a problem occurs by monitoring service performance and

20. What is the end to end lifecycle of OBIEE?

 Live Interactive Session

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