Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 25 views

    Which Is Better: Forms Servlet or Socket Mode?

    Uploaded by

    mallesh_my81

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Which Is Better: Forms Servlet or Socket Mode?

    Uploaded by

    mallesh_my81
    25 views3 pages

    Original Title

    Socket

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    25 views3 pages

    Which Is Better: Forms Servlet or Socket Mode?

    Uploaded by

    mallesh_my81

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 3

    Which is Better: Forms Servlet or Socket Mode?

    By Steven Chan on June 17, 2009 2:33 PM

    Many products within the Oracle E-Business Suite have screens that are built with Oracle Forms.  Oracle Forms can
    be run in either servlet mode or socket mode.  Apps 11i is based on Forms 6i and is configured to run in socket mode
    by default.  Apps 12 is based on Forms 10g and is configured to run in servlet mode by default. What are these
    modes, and which is better?
    What is Forms Servlet Mode?
    The Forms Listener Servlet is a Java servlet that delivers the ability to run Oracle Forms applications over HTTP and
    HTTPS connections. It manages the creation of a Forms Server Runtime process for each client, as well as network
    communications between the client and its associated Forms Server Runtime process.
    The desktop client sends HTTP requests and receives HTTP responses from the web server. The HTTP Listener on
    the web server acts as the network endpoint for the client, keeping other servers and ports from being exposed at the
    firewall.

    What is Forms Socket Mode?


    Initial releases of the Oracle Forms Server product used a simple method for connecting the client to the server. The
    connection from the desktop client to the Forms Listener process was accomplished using a direct socket
    connection.  The direct socket connection mode was suitable for companies providing thin client access to Forms
    applications within their corporate local area networks. For the direct socket connection mode, the client had to be
    able to see the server and had to have permission to establish a direct network connection.
    Although the direct socket connection mode is perfectly suited for deployments within a company’s internal network,
    it's not the best choice for application deployment via unsecured network paths via the Internet. A company
    connected to the Internet typically employs a strict policy defining the types of network connections that can be made
    by Internet clients to secure corporate networks. Permitting a direct socket connection from an external client
    exposes the company to potential risk because the true identity of the client can be hard to determine.
    Servlet Mode Advantages

    1. HTTP and HTTPS traffic is easily recognizable by routers, while socket mode communications is generally
    considered suspect and treated on an exception basis. 
    2. Existing networking hardware can be used to support basic functions such as load-balancing and packet
    encryption for network transit.
    3. More resilient to network and firewall reconfigurations.
    4. More robust: servlet connections can be reestablished if network connections drop unexpectedly for Forms,
    Framework, and JSP-based pages.
    5. Is the only supported method for generic Oracle Forms customers, and therefore is more thoroughly tested
    by the Forms and E-Business Suite product groups.
    6. Performance traffic can be monitored via tools like Oracle Real User Experience Insight (RUEI).
    7. Socket mode is not supported on Windows-based server platforms.

    Socket Mode Advantages

    1. Uses up to 40% less bandwidth than Forms servlet mode.  This may be perceived by Wide Area Network
    (WAN) users as causing slower responsiveness, depending upon network latency.
    2. Uses fewer application-tier JVM resources than servlet mode, due to fewer TCP turns and lack of overhead
    associated with HTTP POST handling.

    Switching Apps Deployments Between Modes


    Due to its numerous advantages, Forms servlet mode is the preferred and recommended deployment model for
    Forms on the web. 
    There may be circumstances where you need to switch between the default Forms modes.  You might wish to switch
    your Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 environment to socket mode to improve performance or reduce network
    load.  You might wish to switch your Apps 11i environment to servlet mode as part of your rollout to external web-
    based end-users outside of your organization.
    If you're running Apps 11i and would like to switch to servlet mode, see:

     Using Forms Listener Servlet with Oracle Applications 11i (Note 201340.1)

    If you're running Apps 12 and would like to switch to socket mode, see:

     Using Forms Socket Mode in Oracle Applications Release 12 (Note 384241.1)

    Related Articles

     Tuning All Layers of the Oracle E-Business Suite (OpenWorld 2008 Recap)


     Two Essential Tools for Diagnosing E-Business Suite Network Issues
     Analyzing Memory vs Performance of Apps 11i and 12 Clients

    Tags:

     Apps Tier

     EBS 11i

     EBS 12

     
     Forms

     best practices

     performance

     primer

     security

    Comments (15)  •  Share  •  Filed under: Applications , EBS Release 11i , EBS Release 12 , Networking +


    Architectures ,Optimizing Performance

    You might also like