Oracle SOA Suite Administration interview questions - Part 2

11. What is the Path of the SOA server related log files ?

MW_HOME/user projects/domains/soa_domain/ms_server/logs


12. What is synchronous and asynchronous process in BPEL ?

BPEL is an orchestration language that actively describes the ways in which individual services can be composed to implement a more complex service.

BPEL is designed to integrate Web services. Web services are components described by their interfaces, which are known as WSDL. But WSDL does not make statements about message sequences. BPEL’s processing model is based on the assumption that all import and export of data is done by using Web services.

Most BPEL processes are executable. They can be started by external actions or some internal process (within the BPEL context). BPEL processes are executed by an execution engine. The engine can publish a BPEL process through a Web services interface or react to trigger conditions set up inside the process itself. BPEL processes can be long-running transactions. If human interaction is required, some processes may take weeks or months. BPEL processes can define the business logic and perform routing, transforming, and filtering inside a BPEL Process component contained in a composite application. BPEL processes are described like flow charts. BPEL defines a small number of basic building blocks. Some special controls are used for branching, joining, and exceptions. BPEL execution is the process of transporting data through the chart. BPEL flow can be modeled in a visual designer tool.


Synchronous BPEL process can block  the client when it is being called

Asynchronous BPEL process not  blocking may use call backs

13. Tell me basic commands in Solaris like checking the CPU usage RAM consumption ?

14. Basic requirements on database creation and configuration of DB Adapters ?

15. List the various adapters used ?

 To interact with Oracle  application with non Oracle application we use fusion middleware adapters.


     1. File adapter

     2. JMS

     3. DB

     4. AQ

     5. APPS

     6. UMS




16. What is SOA, Oracle SOA suite, BPEL, ESB ?

17. Difference between BPEL and ESB ?

18. Transactions and fault (exception) management ?

19.  Designer for Business process ?

20. Run time components of SOA ?