Exploring the Installation Directories The WebLogic Server Sample Applications Starting the Examples Stopping the Server
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Server.
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Upgrading Oracle WebLogic Upgrade
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Server
Tools
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Upgrade Procedures Performing Using
a
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Rolling Upgrade
the Administration Console
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Logging into the Administration Console Navigating the Administration Console the
•
Center
Using Change Working with the Administration Console Node Manager The
WebLogic Scripting
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Tool (WLST)
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Offline and Online WLST
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Invoking WLST
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in
to
Connecting
Script Mode a WebLogic Server
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Disconnecting from the Server Using the Help Command
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Key WLST Command Groups
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Summary
Administering WebLogic
Server Instances
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Managing the Servers Administration and
Servers
Managed
Admin Server Failures and the
Selecting
the Start Mode for
Configuring Class Setting the
a
Server
Manage Manager Capabilities to
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Environment
Using the Node Manager Node
Managed
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Caching
Configuring Server Instances Providing User Credentials
with the Console
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Starting the Node Manager
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Stopping the Node Manager
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Monitoring
the Node
Configuring the Node
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Manager Logs
Running the Node Manager
as a
Windows Service
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Manager
The Node Manager Domains File Life
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Using WLST
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Key WLST Node Manager Commands Cycle of WebLogic Server Instances
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The STARTING, STANDBY, and RUNNING States
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The SHUTDOWN,
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Self Health
SUSPENDING, Monitoring
and FAILED States
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How the Server Deals with the FAILED State
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Shutdown Command
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Options
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Starting
and
Stopping WebLogic Server
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Server Messages
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Server
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Logs Using a Startup Script to Start and Stop Servers Using the java weblogic.Server Command Configuring Server Attributes with weblogic.Server
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Using the Ant Tool to Manage Servers Managing Servers from the Administration Console
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Using WLST Without the Node
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Manager Using WLST with the Node Manager Setting Up a WebLogic Server Instance as a Windows Setting Up the Service Setting Up the Managed Server as a Windows Starting and Stopping the Service Changing Startup Credentials for a Service
Managed Deleting Summary
Server
Independence
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Service
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(MSI) Mode
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Servers
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Creating and Configuring WebLogic Structure of
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Removing a Service Dealing with WebLogic Server Failures Starting a Failed Admin Server
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WebLogic WebLogic Server a
WebLogic
Server Domains
Server Domain
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Instances
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Server Clusters
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Domain Resources
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Domain Restrictions
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Domain Directories
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Understanding Domain Configuration Changes The Domain
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Configuration File: config.xml
Modifying Domain Configuration Using the Lock & Edit Mechanism
Tracking Changes
with
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in
the Administration Console
Configuration Auditing
Domain
Making Read-Only Controlling the Logging of Configuration Changes a
Creating Domain Templates Templates Offered by WebLogic Server Creating a Custom Domain Template
a
WebLogic
Extending
Domains
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Server Domain
Using the weblogic.Server Command Using the Configuration Wizard to Create a
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Creating a Custom Extension Template Creating Templates with the pack and unpack Commands Creating
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Domain
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Advanced Domain
Configuration Options Configuring the Admin Server
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Configuring Managed Servers
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Configuring Clusters
137
Assigning Managed Servers to Clusters Creating HTTP Proxy Applications
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Configuring Machines Targeting Deployments
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to Clusters or Servers
Configuring a Persistent Store Configuring Server Environments
Configuring
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Server as
a
Web Server
Default Web Application
Setting a Preventing POST Denial of ConfiguringHTTP Loggi ng Proxying Requests
to
Backing Up
a
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Server
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Proxy Plug-Ins
Hosts
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Domain's
the
Backing Up Summary
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Service Attacks
Other Web Servers
Configuring the WebLogic Configuring Virtual Protecting Domain Data
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the Network
Configuring WebLogic
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config.xml File
Security
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Data
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Configuring Naming, Connections, Transactions, and Messaging
Creating a Generic Data Source Using a CridLink Data Source
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Configuring Configuring
Managing
a
Multi Data Source
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a
JDBC
Source
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Data
Data Sources
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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 Monitoring JMS Servers Creating JMS System Modules System Modules and Subdeployments Server JMS
of JMS-Related Services
Migration
WebLogic Messaging
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Store-and-Forward (SAF) Service for Reliable Messaging
Bridge
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Foreign JMS Servers Configuring WebLogic JavaMail
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Configuring Mail Sessions Configuring a Mail Session Summary
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Configuring the WebLogic Server Environment
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Performance
Optimizing Application
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Server Thread Pools
WebLogic
224
Work
Managers Configuring Work Managers
225 226
Work Manager Components
Defining
a
Work
228 the Console
Manager Through
Managing Server Work Overload
Throttling the Thread Pool Handling
Overload
Limiting Active
or
Failure Conditions
HTTP Sessions
Dealing with Stuck Threads WebLogic Server Self Health Monitoring Optimal Network Configuration Benefits of
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Network Channels
239
Custom Network Channels
240
Using
Creating Tunneling
241
Configuring Network Channels Designing
Network Channels
The Java Connector Architecture (JCA) Resource
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Adapters Through the Console Monitoring Resource Adapter Connections
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The
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Managing
Summary
WebLogic
Tuxedo Connector
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The
Server
Weblogic Diagnostic Framework Using WLDF with the JRockit Flight Recorder Using the Monitoring Dashboard Configuring Diagnostic Image Capture Diagnostic Archive
Configuring a Using a Diagnostic System Module
Configuring
Monitoring WebLogic Server Instances Monitoring with the Administration
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the Log Files
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Log Message
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Domain Log Filter
Subsystem Logs Understanding Server Log File Maintenance Setting Debugging Flags Using the Console
Monitoring Scripts Using Monitoring with SNMP Understanding WebLogic Logging Services
Configuring
259
274
WLST
a
258
267
Monitoring with JMX
of
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Configuring WLDF Instrumentation Configuring Watches and Notifications Accessing the WLDF Diagnostic Data
Anatomy
252
263
Metric Collection
Understanding
251
WebLogic
311
Server Clusters
312
Server Clusters
Relationship Between Clusters and a Deployment in a Cluster
Domain
313 314
Cluster Architectures
314
How Clusters Communicate
318
Naming Cluster Configuring a Cluster Using
Instances
the Administration Console
318 320 320
Contents
325
WebLogic Server Cluster Starting and Stopping the Cluster Starting and Stopping with Scripts
Managing
a
326 326
Monitoring a Cluster Clustering WebLogic Server Services
329
JNDI Naming Service
330
330
JDBC Clustering
331
JMS and Clusters
331 331
WebLogic Server Load Balancing Load-Balancing Servlets and JSPs Balancing for EJBs and
Load
RMI
331 332
Objects
Replication Detecting Application Failures Handling Servlet and JSP Failures
334
Failover for EJBs and RMIs
338
Application
Handling
Failover and
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335
339
Server and Service Failures
Migratable
339
Servers
Manual and Automatic Service
339
Migration
339
Migratable Targets Leasing and Automatic Migration
340
Migrating JMS-Related
Services
341
Configuring Migration
of JTA Services
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Whole Server Migration
Using WLST to
Migrate
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Services
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Understanding WebLogic Server Application Deployment Introduction
Server
WebLogic Types of Applications to
Deploy
Deployment Targets Deployment Tools Deployment Descriptors, Annotations, and Deployment Configuring Deployments with Deployment Plans Preparing Applications
Deploying
an
for
Archive File
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360
Deployment Exploded and the Applications the Deployment Naming Files the Deployment Storing Server Accesses Source Files
WebLogic Deploying Applications Deployment Order
Using the Administration Console for
351
359
Deployment
Archive Directory
How
350
Deployment
You Can
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Deployment
Using WLST to Deploy Applications Deploying with weblogic.Deployer Deploying with the wldeploy Ant Task
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Reducing Deployment
Time During Development Using the Autodeployment Feature During Development Using FastSwap to Shorten the Development Cycle Monitoring and Updating Applications Administration Mode to
Using Redeployment Strategies
Sanity
Test
Deployments
Production
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384 387
Production Redeployment
a
381
383
Monitoring Applications
Performing Summary
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388
391
Managing WebLogic Server Security
393
Java EE
394
and OPSS
Security Java EE Security
and
WebLogic
Server
395
The Java Security Manager
395
Oracle Platform
395
WebLogic
Security Services Security Basics
Server
WebLogic
397
Server Resources
397
Security Realm Security Providers
398 398
Managing Security Realms
Creating and Configuring
400 a
New
Security
Realm
400
Configuring
the Security Providers
403
Configuring
the
Auditing
Provider
404
Entitlements
Caching
413
Configuring Users, Croups, Roles,
and Security Policies
414
Users
415
Groups
416
Security Roles
418
Configuring Security Policies Static and Dynamic Security Conditions
420
Security Models for Web The
Applications and EJBs
Deployment Descriptor Only
Model
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The Custom Roles Model
422
The Custom Roles and Policies Model
423
The Advanced Model
423
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 Security Domain
Enabling Using
425
427 427 427
427 428
in the Administration Console
Trust Between Domains
Connection Filters
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429
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Contents
Configuring SSL Configuring Identity and Trust Setting SSL Configuration Attributes Oracle WebLogic Security Best Practices Use
Multiple Administrative Users
Control Access to
WebLogic
Enable Security
a
Privileged Account
Auditing
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Implement Security for Applications
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Tuning WebLogic Server Thread Management Tuning the Network I/O
