Oracle's WebLogic 11g Server is an application server for building and deploying enterprise Java EE applications. WebLogic's infrastructure supports the deployment of many types of distributed applications and is an ideal foundation for building applications based on a Service Oriented Architecture. This book will guide you through the important administration aspects of WebLogic Server.
This book will teach administrators the techniques for installing and configuring Oracle WebLogic Server and how to deploy Java EE applications using the Administration Console, command-line interface, and scripting tools such as WLST. This book starts with a good overview of the needed techniques in the middleware world of today. Clear explanations of definitions and concepts of JEE and how Oracle WebLogic fits into that are also provided. The book then dives into performing routine Oracle WebLogic Server administration functions, and how to deploy different types of Java EE applications to WebLogic Server.
Chapter 1, Oracle WebLogic: Your First Step into a Middleware World! will give you an overview of Oracle WebLogic Architecture, WebLogic Domain concept, WebLogic Managed Servers, different tier architectures, and software architecture of the Oracle WebLogic Server.
Chapter 2, The Beginning: Planning and Installation focuses on installing the WebLogic software. This chapter will teach you the various aspects of the Oracle WebLogic software. Also the reader will learn the different default locations where the software has been placed.
Chapter 3, Oracle WebLogic Software Installed; What's Next? covers the planning strategy and configuration of a domain, the different options to choose, and different modes such as graphical- and console-based. By the end of the chapter we will understand what a domain is and how to create a basic domain, we will know the different templates, and what to configure during domain creation.
Chapter 4, Getting in Control: Operation Basics will guide you through the different tools an administrator can use to manage the WebLogic Server Domain, such as starting/stopping, use of the Administration Console, and command line tools.
Chapter 5, Managed Servers and the Node Manager; here you will learn the basic terms and techniques of Managed Server Instances and the Node Manager. You will learn how to create and configure your Managed Server Instance, and also how to set up a proper Node Manager configuration.
Chapter 6, Deploy your Applications in Oracle WebLogic; here you will learn the very basics of deployment, how WebLogic handles deployments, which tools an administrator can use for deployment, and some strategies about how to approach the deployment process.
Chapter 7, Connecting to the Outside World: JDBC and JMS will teach you how to set up your WebLogic Domain using additional resources when communicating with databases (JDBC) or Messaging Systems (JMS).
Chapter 8, Making your WebLogic Mission-Critical: Clustering; you will learn how in this 24/7 economy, systems have to be highly available and performing at the top of their capabilities. In this chapter, you will also learn all about clustering best practices.
Chapter 9, The Heart of Oracle WebLogic Server: The JVM will explain the Java Virtual Machine, an important component in the WebLogic Domain, along with some best practices about how to gain an optimal configuration for your WebLogic Domain.
Chapter 10, What if Something Goes Wrong? will give you a start in the areas you could begin to troubleshoot. Although there are many possible scenarios, in real life often the same issues will appear and can be easily tackled.
Chapter 11, Configuring and Analyzing Logging, will help you to determine the possible failures, which is an important administrator's task, and it will also help you to make a start to configure it to your needs.
Chapter 12, Keeping your WebLogic Secure: Security and Protection is where you will encounter the many aspects of being secure in your software environment.
Chapter 13, WLST: Makes an Administrator's Life Easier; here you will become familiar with the strong capabilities of the WLST, customizing WLST, and custom MBeans features.