JSF 2.0 on JEE6 GlassFish 3.1 (PrimeFaces) and JEE6 WebLogic 12c

Oracle WebLogic Server 12c is an excellent full featured Java EE 6 compliant application server suitable for development and production.  In this tutorial I will details how to get a Java EE application running on WebLogic 12c using JSF 2.0, JPA 2.0 (using the EclipseLink 2.5 provider) on top of any database like Derby 10.8.

Install OEPE for WebLogic 12c
Deploy JSF shared library
Create EAR, EJB, Model and Web Eclipse projects


Configuration:
Add JSF facet and capabilities


add to weblogic.xml
    <wls:library-ref>
        <wls:library-name>jsf</wls:library-name>
        <wls:specification-version>2.0</wls:specification-version>
        <wls:exact-match>true</wls:exact-match>
    </wls:library-ref>


Upgraded the default EclipseLink 2.3.2 provider to the latest EclipseLink 2.5 to take advantage of the new features in 2.5 that don't require container changes - like JPA-RS in http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseLink/Development/2.4.0/JPA-RS/REST-API.


change from EclipseLink 2.3.2
[EL Info]: 2013-04-07 18:59:12.282--ServerSession(14413904)--Thread(Thread[[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '0' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)',5,Pooled Threads])--EclipseLink, version: Eclipse Persistence Services - 2.3.2.v20111125-r10461

by modifying the library jar in the modules directory.
in your $Weblogic\wls12110\modules dir
ignore org.eclipse.persistence_2.0.0.0_2-3.jar
but overwrite
javax.persistence_2.0.0.0_2-0.jar
with
eclipselink.jar
from
http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/downloads/milestones.php

After restarting Eclipse OEPE and Weblogic 12c we see the latest version of EclipseLink

[EL Info]: 2013-04-07 19:09:23.109--ServerSession(18669924)--Thread(Thread[[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '9' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)',5,Pooled Threads])--EclipseLink, version: Eclipse Persistence Services - 2.5.0.v20130403-740364a
[EL Info]: 2013-04-07 19:09:23.109--ServerSession(18669924)--Thread(Thread[[ACTIVE] ExecuteThread: '9' for queue: 'weblogic.kernel.Default (self-tuning)',5,Pooled Threads])--Server: 12.1.1.0

Enabling JSF 2.0 on WebLogic 10.3.5.0

<14-Jan-2014 3:25:43 o'clock PM EST> <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000360> <Server started in RUNNING mode>
14-Jan-2014 3:26:04 PM com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener contextInitialized
INFO: Initializing Sun's JavaServer Faces implementation (1.2_03-b04-FCS) for context '/console'
14-Jan-2014 3:26:05 PM com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener contextInitialized
INFO: Completed initializing Sun's JavaServer Faces implementation (1.2_03-b04-FCS) for context '/console'

after deploying a JSF 2.0 war
14-Jan-2014 3:40:12 PM com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener contextInitialized
INFO: Initializing Mojarra 2.0.4 (FCS b05) for context '/WeblogicWeb'
<14-Jan-2014 3:40:14 o'clock PM EST> <Notice> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000360> <Server started in RUNNING mode>
14-Jan-2014 3:40:15 PM com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener contextInitialized
INFO: Initializing Mojarra 2.0.4 (FCS b05) for context '/console'
14-Jan-2014 3:40:15 PM com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener contextInitialized
INFO: Completed initializing Mojarra (2.0.4 (FCS b05)) for context '/console'

Upgrading a WebLogic 10.3.5 cluster to 12.1.2 - WebLogic 12c

This section details issues surrounding an upgrade of WebLogic 10.3.5 past 10.3.6 and 12.1.1 to 12.1.2.

References

http://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1212/wls/WLDCW/intro.htm
http://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1212/wls/WLSRN/issues.htm#BCFHBHDD
http://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1212/wls/WLUPG/compat.htm
http://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1212/wls/WLUPG/upgrade_dom.htm#WLUPG388