Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 environment

After installing Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1, it will contains the following environment :

• one Oracle WebLogic Server domain, which contains one Administration Server
• if you installed system components, they are configured in an Oracle Instance
• a metadata repository, if the components you installed require one - ex.: Oracle SOA Suite requires a metadata repository
• a Middleware home, which contains product binary files

The following illustration shows a typical Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g environment :

This illustration shows a typical Oracle Fusion Middleware environment containing one WebLogic domain (one Administration Server and two Managed Servers) and two Oracle Instances (one for Oracle HTTP Server and the second for Oracle Web Cache). Both managed servers point to a Metadata Repository.

Reference: Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide (b32474.pdf)