The Oracle Service Bus exam evaluates candidates' knowledge and skills in designing, developing, and administering service-oriented architecture (SOA) and integration solutions using Oracle Service Bus (OSB). OSB is a comprehensive enterprise service bus (ESB) that enables seamless integration, routing, transformation, and management of messages and services within heterogeneous IT environments. The exam covers various aspects of OSB architecture, components, functionality, best practices, and advanced features for building scalable and reliable integration solutions.
Skills Required
Oracle Service Bus Fundamentals: Understanding of OSB architecture, components, features, and capabilities for service orchestration, message routing, and transformation.
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Concepts: Familiarity with SOA principles, standards, patterns, and best practices for designing and implementing integration solutions.
Message Transformation and Routing: Proficiency in configuring message transformation, routing, mediation, and virtualization using OSB pipelines, proxies, and services.
Integration Development: Skills in developing and deploying OSB projects, services, and proxies using Oracle JDeveloper or Oracle Service Bus Console.
Administration and Monitoring: Ability to administer, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot OSB deployments, services, and message flows using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control or command-line tools.
Who should take the exam?
Integration Developers: Developers responsible for designing, developing, and implementing integration solutions using Oracle Service Bus as part of their enterprise integration architecture.
SOA Architects: Architects involved in designing and planning SOA initiatives, including the selection, configuration, and implementation of integration technologies like Oracle Service Bus.
Middleware Administrators: Middleware administrators responsible for deploying, configuring, monitoring, and maintaining OSB environments and services in production environments.
System Integrators: IT professionals involved in system integration projects, including integrating disparate systems, applications, and data sources using OSB as an integration middleware platform.
Oracle Fusion Middleware Consultants: Consultants specializing in Oracle Fusion Middleware technologies, including OSB, seeking to validate their expertise and enhance their credentials.
Course Outline
The Oracle Service Bus exam covers the following topics :-
Module 1: Introduction to Oracle Service Bus
Overview of Oracle Service Bus (OSB) architecture, features, and capabilities
Understanding the role of OSB in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and enterprise integration
Key benefits, use cases, and deployment scenarios for Oracle Service Bus
Module 2: Oracle Service Bus Components and Functionality
Exploring Oracle Service Bus components, such as Proxy Services, Business Services, Pipeline Templates, and Split-Joins
Configuring message processing, transformation, routing, and mediation using OSB pipelines and services
Understanding error handling, message validation, and security features in Oracle Service Bus
Module 3: Oracle Service Bus Development
Developing OSB projects, services, and proxies using Oracle JDeveloper or Oracle Service Bus Console
Creating message flows, message transformation logic, and service orchestrations in OSB
Configuring service endpoints, transport protocols, and message formats in OSB services
Module 4: Oracle Service Bus Administration and Monitoring
Administering OSB domains, servers, clusters, and resources using Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
Configuring OSB resources, including service accounts, transport settings, and message filters
Monitoring OSB runtime statistics, performance metrics, and service health using Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
Module 5: Oracle Service Bus Advanced Features
Exploring advanced features and capabilities of Oracle Service Bus, such as dynamic routing, content-based routing, and message enrichment
Implementing security features, such as message encryption, digital signatures, and WS-Security policies, in OSB services
Integrating Oracle Service Bus with other Oracle Fusion Middleware components, such as Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle BPEL Process Manager, and Oracle BAM
Module 6: Oracle Service Bus Best Practices and Performance Tuning
Best practices for designing, developing, deploying, and managing Oracle Service Bus projects and services
Performance tuning techniques for optimizing message processing, throughput, and scalability in OSB deployments
Troubleshooting common issues, errors, and performance bottlenecks in Oracle Service Bus environments