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Alapati, Sam R.. Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Administration Handbook. US: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2011.

Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Administration Handbook

Authors: Sam R. Alapati

Published:  September 2011

eISBN: 9780071774260 0071774262 | ISBN: 9780071774253
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  • Cover
  • Contents at a Glance
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Installing WebLogic Server and Using the Management Tools
  • Oracle WebLogic Server: An Overview
  • Oracle WebLogic Server Product Set
  • Terminology
  • Important WebLogic Server Concepts
  • Execute Threads and Queues
  • Implementing the JMX API and MBeans
  • Development and Production Mode
  • Listen Ports and Listen Threads
  • Choosing a JVM
  • Using Web Server Plug-Ins
  • Management APIs
  • Installing Oracle WebLogic Server 11g
  • Development-Only Installation
  • Installation Prerequisites
  • Installation Modes
  • Installation Procedures
  • Checking the Installed Features
  • Reinstalling WebLogic Server
  • Exploring the Installation Directories
  • The WebLogic Server Sample Applications
  • Starting the Examples Server
  • Stopping the Server
  • Upgrading Oracle WebLogic Server
  • Upgrade Tools
  • Upgrade Procedures
  • Performing a Rolling Upgrade
  • Using the Administration Console
  • Logging into the Administration Console
  • Navigating the Administration Console
  • Using the Change Center
  • Working with the Administration Console
  • Node Manager
  • The WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
  • Offline and Online WLST
  • Invoking WLST
  • Using WLST in Script Mode
  • Connecting to a WebLogic Server Instance
  • Disconnecting from the Server
  • Using the Help Command
  • Key WLST Command Groups
  • Summary
  • 2 Administering WebLogic Server Instances
  • Managing the Servers
  • Administration and Managed Servers
  • Admin Server Failures and the Managed Servers
  • Selecting the Start Mode for a Server
  • Configuring Class Caching
  • Setting the Environment
  • Configuring Server Instances with the Console
  • Providing User Credentials
  • Using the Node Manager to Manage Servers
  • Node Manager Capabilities
  • Starting the Node Manager
  • Stopping the Node Manager
  • Monitoring the Node Manager Logs
  • Running the Node Manager as a Windows Service
  • Configuring the Node Manager
  • The Node Manager Domains File
  • Key WLST Node Manager Commands
  • Life Cycle of WebLogic Server Instances
  • The STARTING, STANDBY, and RUNNING States
  • The SHUTDOWN, SUSPENDING, and FAILED States
  • Self Health Monitoring
  • How the Server Deals with the FAILED State
  • Shutdown Command Options
  • Starting and Stopping WebLogic Server
  • Server Messages
  • Server Logs
  • Using a Startup Script to Start and Stop Servers
  • Using the java weblogic.Server Command
  • Configuring Server Attributes with weblogic.Server
  • Using the Ant Tool to Manage Servers
  • Managing Servers from the Administration Console
  • Using WLST Without the Node Manager
  • Using WLST with the Node Manager
  • Setting Up a WebLogic Server Instance as a Windows Service
  • Setting Up the Service
  • Setting Up the Managed Server as a Windows Service
  • Starting and Stopping the Service
  • Changing Startup Credentials for a Service
  • Removing a Service
  • Dealing with WebLogic Server Failures
  • Starting a Failed Admin Server
  • Managed Server Independence (MSI) Mode
  • Deleting Servers
  • Summary
  • 3 Creating and Configuring WebLogic Server Domains
  • Structure of a WebLogic Server Domain
  • WebLogic Server Instances
  • WebLogic Server Clusters
  • Domain Resources
  • Domain Restrictions
  • Domain Directories
  • Understanding Domain Configuration Changes
  • The Domain Configuration File: config.xml
  • Modifying Domain Configuration
  • Using the Lock & Edit Mechanism in the Administration Console
  • Tracking Changes with Configuration Auditing
  • Making a Domain Read-Only
  • Controlling the Logging of Configuration Changes
  • Creating Domain Templates
  • Templates Offered by WebLogic Server
  • Creating a Custom Domain Template
  • Creating a Custom Extension Template
  • Creating Templates with the pack and unpack Commands
  • Creating a WebLogic Server Domain
  • Using the weblogic.Server Command
  • Using the Configuration Wizard to Create a Domain
  • Extending Domains
  • Creating a Domain with WLST Commands
  • Selecting the Startup Mode for the WebLogic Domain
  • Advanced Domain Configuration Options
  • Configuring the Admin Server
  • Configuring Managed Servers
  • Configuring Clusters
  • Assigning Managed Servers to Clusters
  • Creating HTTP Proxy Applications
  • Configuring Machines
  • Targeting Deployments to Clusters or Servers
  • Configuring a Persistent Store
  • Configuring Server Environments
  • Configuring the Network
  • Configuring WebLogic Server as a Web Server
  • Setting a Default Web Application
  • Preventing POST Denial of Service Attacks
  • Configuring HTTP Logging
  • Proxying Requests to Other Web Servers
  • Configuring the WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-Ins
  • Configuring Virtual Hosts
  • Protecting Domain Data
  • Backing Up a Domain’s config.xml File
  • Backing Up the Security Data
  • Summary
  • 4 Configuring Naming, Connections, Transactions, and Messaging
  • JNDI and Naming and Directory Services
  • JNDI Architecture
  • Viewing the WebLogic Server JNDI Tree
  • Using JNDI to Connect a Java Client to a Server
  • Clustered JNDI
  • Configuring Transactions
  • Transactions and the ACID Test
  • Types of WebLogic Transactions
  • Transactions and the Two-Phase Commit
  • Configuring WebLogic JTA
  • Monitoring Transaction Services
  • Transaction Logs and Transaction Recovery
  • Configuring Database Connections
  • JDBC Architecture
  • Enabling XA in the Database
  • Data Sources
  • Understanding WebLogic JDBC Configuration
  • Using a JDBC System Module
  • Creating a Generic Data Source
  • Using a GridLink Data Source
  • Configuring a Multi Data Source
  • Configuring a JDBC Data Source
  • Managing Data Sources
  • Starting and Stopping a Data Source
  • Configuring Java Messaging Services (JMS)
  • Message Communication Modes
  • Structure of a JMS Message
  • Components of a JMS Messaging Application
  • WebLogic JMS Architecture
  • Configuring WebLogic Server JMS
  • Monitoring JMS Servers
  • Creating JMS System Modules
  • System Modules and Subdeployments
  • Migration of JMS-Related Services
  • Store-and-Forward (SAF) Service for Reliable Messaging
  • WebLogic Messaging Bridge
  • Foreign JMS Servers
  • Configuring WebLogic JavaMail
  • Configuring Mail Sessions
  • Configuring a Mail Session
  • Summary
  • 5 Configuring the WebLogic Server Environment
  • Optimizing Application Performance
  • WebLogic Server Thread Pools
  • Work Managers
  • Configuring Work Managers
  • Work Manager Components
  • Defining a Work Manager Through the Console
  • Managing Server Work Overload
  • Throttling the Thread Pool
  • Handling Overload or Failure Conditions
  • Limiting Active HTTP Sessions
  • Dealing with Stuck Threads
  • WebLogic Server Self Health Monitoring
  • Optimal Network Configuration
  • Benefits of Using Network Channels
  • Creating Custom Network Channels
  • Tunneling
  • Configuring Network Channels
  • Designing Network Channels
  • The Java Connector Architecture (JCA)
  • Managing Resource Adapters Through the Console
  • Monitoring Resource Adapter Connections
  • The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector
  • Summary
  • 6 Monitoring and Troubleshooting WebLogic Server
  • The Weblogic Diagnostic Framework
  • Using WLDF with the JRockit Flight Recorder
  • Using the Monitoring Dashboard
  • Configuring Diagnostic Image Capture
  • Configuring a Diagnostic Archive
  • Using a Diagnostic System Module
  • Configuring Metric Collection
  • Configuring WLDF Instrumentation
  • Configuring Watches and Notifications
  • Accessing the WLDF Diagnostic Data
  • Monitoring WebLogic Server Instances
  • Monitoring with the Administration Console
  • Monitoring with JMX
  • Using WLST Monitoring Scripts
  • Monitoring with SNMP
  • Understanding WebLogic Logging Services
  • Understanding the Log Files
  • Anatomy of a Log Message
  • Viewing Logs
  • Configuring a Domain Log Filter
  • Subsystem Logs
  • Understanding Server Log File Maintenance
  • Setting Debugging Flags Using the Console
  • Integrating Application and Server Logging
  • Controlling Server Log Messages to Log Destinations
  • WebLogic Server Troubleshooting
  • Understanding Java Thread Dumps
  • Collecting a JRockit Thread Dump
  • JVM Crashes
  • Generating Logs for Troubleshooting
  • Automatically Logging Low Memory Conditions
  • Out of Memory Errors
  • Summary
  • 7 Working with WebLogic Server Clusters
  • Introduction to WebLogic Server Clusters
  • Relationship Between Clusters and a Domain
  • Deployment in a Cluster
  • Cluster Architectures
  • How Clusters Communicate
  • Naming Cluster Instances
  • Configuring a Cluster
  • Using the Administration Console
  • Managing a WebLogic Server Cluster
  • Starting and Stopping the Cluster
  • Starting and Stopping with Scripts
  • Monitoring a Cluster
  • Clustering WebLogic Server Services
  • JNDI Naming Service
  • JDBC Clustering
  • JMS and Clusters
  • WebLogic Server Load Balancing
  • Load-Balancing Servlets and JSPs
  • Load Balancing for EJBs and RMI Objects
  • Application Failover and Replication
  • Detecting Application Failures
  • Handling Servlet and JSP Failures
  • Failover for EJBs and RMIs
  • Handling Server and Service Failures
  • Migratable Servers
  • Manual and Automatic Service Migration
  • Migratable Targets
  • Leasing and Automatic Migration
  • Migrating JMS-Related Services
  • Configuring Migration of JTA Services
  • Whole Server Migration
  • Using WLST to Migrate Service
  • Summary
  • 8 Understanding WebLogic Server Application Deployment
  • Introduction to WebLogic Server Deployment
  • Types of Applications You Can Deploy
  • Deployment Targets
  • Deployment Tools
  • Deployment Descriptors, Annotations, and Deployment Plans
  • Configuring Deployments with Deployment Plans
  • Preparing Applications for Deployment
  • Deploying an Archive File
  • Exploded Archive Directory Deployment
  • Naming the Deployment and the Applications
  • Storing the Deployment Files
  • How WebLogic Server Accesses Source Files
  • Deploying Applications
  • Deployment Order
  • Using the Administration Console for Deployment
  • Using WLST to Deploy Applications
  • Deploying with weblogic.Deployer
  • Deploying with the wldeploy Ant Task
  • Reducing Deployment Time During Development
  • Using the Autodeployment Feature During Development
  • Using FastSwap to Shorten the Development Cycle
  • Monitoring and Updating Applications
  • Monitoring Applications
  • Using Administration Mode to Sanity Test Deployments
  • Production Redeployment Strategies
  • Performing a Production Redeployment
  • Summary
  • 9 Managing WebLogic Server Security
  • Java EE Security and OPSS
  • Java EE Security and WebLogic Server
  • The Java Security Manager
  • Oracle Platform Security Services
  • WebLogic Server Security Basics
  • WebLogic Server Resources
  • Security Realm
  • Security Providers
  • Managing Security Realms
  • Creating and Configuring a New Security Realm
  • Configuring the Security Providers
  • Configuring the Auditing Provider
  • Configuring Entitlements Caching
  • Users, Groups, Roles, and Security Policies
  • Users
  • Groups
  • Security Roles
  • Configuring Security Policies
  • Static and Dynamic Security Conditions
  • Security Models for Web Applications and EJBs
  • The Deployment Descriptor Only Model
  • The Custom Roles Model
  • The Custom Roles and Policies Model
  • The Advanced Model
  • Security-Related Deployment Descriptors
  • Configuring the Embedded LDAP Server
  • Configuring a RDBMS as the Security Store
  • Setting Up the RDBMS Security Store
  • Creating Tables in the RDBMS Store
  • Setting Up JMS Notifications for Security Changes
  • Configuring Domain Security
  • Configuring Domain Security in the Administration Console
  • Enabling Trust Between Domains
  • Using Connection Filters
  • Configuring SSL
  • Configuring Identity and Trust
  • Setting SSL Configuration Attributes
  • Oracle WebLogic Security Best Practices
  • Use Multiple Administrative Users
  • Control Access to WebLogic Resources
  • Avoid Running the Server Under a Privileged Account
  • Enable Security Auditing
  • Use Connection Filters
  • Prevent Denial of Service Attacks
  • Implement Security for Applications
  • Summary
  • 10 WebLogic Server Performance Tuning
  • Tuning WebLogic Server
  • Thread Management
  • Tuning the Network I/O
  • Tuning the JVM
  • Understanding Memory Management
  • Understanding Locking
  • Tuning Messaging Applications
  • Tuning the Persistent Store
  • Tuning WebLogic JMS
  • Tuning WebLogic JMS Store-and-Forward
  • Tuning the Applications and Managing Sessions
  • Tuning Web Applications
  • Using Oracle Coherence
  • Tuning EJB Performance
  • SQL Tuning Best Practices
  • Managing Sessions
  • JPA and TopLink
  • Tuning Data Sources and Transactions
  • Tuning Data Sources
  • Tuning Transactions
  • Summary
  • Index