Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Administration

Chapter 1 - Java EE Overview for Administrators

• Java EE Components
• Java EE Vendor Specifications
• Containers
• Java EE Blueprint
• Services
• JDBC
• Data Sources
• Java Naming and Directory Interface
• Java Message Service
• JavaMail
• Java EE Connector Architecture
• Java Transaction API
• Security
• Lifecycle Management
• Application Server Architecture
• Java EE Application Structure
• EAR File
• What are Modules?
• Java EE Deployment Descriptors
• Web Module
• EJB Module
• Client Module
• WebLogic Server Family History
• Oracle WebLogic Server 11g
• What's New in WebLogic Server 11g
• What's New in WebLogic Server 11g – Development Related

Chapter 2 - Introduction to WebLogic Server 11g

• WebLogic Server Instances
• The Java Virtual Machine
• JVM Providers
• Threads vs. Processes
• WebLogic Server Domains
• Servers And Domains
• Domain Configuration
• WebLogic Administration Domain
• Directory Structures
• Directory Structures
• Getting Started Roadmap
• Install WebLogic Server
• The Configuration Wizard
• The Configuration Wizard: Creating A New Domain
• Starting The Administrative Server
• The Administration Console
• Administrative Tasks
• Change Center
• Other Administrative Tools
• Setting the Domain Environment
• Automatically Starting Admin Servers
• Managed Servers
• Creating A Managed Server
• Server Details
• Starting A Managed Server
• Password boot.properties
• Examining Server Status
• Shutting Down Servers
• Admin Server Shutdown
• Admin Server Backup
• Start Scripts
• config.xml
• Summary

Chapter 3 - WLST: The WebLogic Scripting Tool

• The WLST
• WLST Details
• WLST Tasks
• MBeans And JMX Administration
• Layered JMX Architecture
• MBeans And WLST
• Starting WLST
• Simple WLST Commands
• WLST Is Hierarchical
• Navigating WLST
• MBean Operations
• MBean Operations: Query
• MBean Operations: Configurational
• MBean Operations: Instantiation
• Other WLST Commands
• Scripting With WLST
• Recording WLST Scripts
• Configure Recording
• Start Recording
• Sample Recorded Script
• References
• Summary

Chapter 4 - Logging

• Introduction
• WebLogic Logging Services
• Java Logging API
• Log4j
• Specifying the Logging Implementation
• Message Severity
• WebLogic Server Logs
• Server Log
• Server Log
• Viewing Server Log
• Configuring Server Log
• HTTP Access Log
• HTTP Access Log
• Configuring HTTP Access Log
• JMS Log
• Configuring JMS Log
• Domain Log  
• Viewing Logs
• Summary

Chapter 5 - Using WebLogic as a Web Server

• Web Server Overview
• Using WebLogic Web Server
• Configuring The WebLogic Web Server
• Virtual Hosts
• Creating Virtual Hosts
• Specifying Virtual Host Names
• Targeting Virtual Hosts to Server
• Access Log  
• External Web Servers
• Apache HTTP Server Plug-In
• Installing Apache HTTP Server Plug-In
• Configuring Apache HTTP Server Plug-In
• Keep-Alive Connections
• Summary

Chapter 6 - Assembling Applications

• Java Web Application Architecture
• JEE Architecture
• Web Application Programming Model – MVC
• An MVC Example
• The Infrastructure for Enterprise Web Applications
• What is Application Assembly?
• JEE Modules
• JEE Application Assembly
• Web Module
• Web Module - Deployment Descriptor
• web.xml
• weblogic.xml
• WEB-INF Directory
• Web Application Directory
• EJB Modules
• EJB Deployment Descriptors
• ejb-jar.xml
• Enterprise Application Modules
• Enterprise Application Deployment Descriptor
• Accessing Web Applications
• Summary

Chapter 7 - Deploying Applications

• The Process
• Deployment Overview
• Archive Vs Expanded Directory
• Default Deployment Names
• Deployment Methods
• Auto-Deployment
• Console Deployment
• Starting an Application
• Stopping an Application
• Updating Applications
• Deleting Applications
• Testing a Deployed Application
• Monitoring Deployed Applications
• Editing Deployment Descriptors
• Using Command Line Deployment
• weblogic.Deployer Command Syntax
• Protocol Overview
• weblogic.Deployer Usage
• wldeploy Ant Task
• wldeploy Ant Task Examples
• WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
• WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) Scripts
• Deployment Plans
• What Is A Deployment Plan?
• Deployment Plan Overriding
• Creating A Plan
• Using A Plan
• Best Practices
• Summary

Chapter 8 - Database Access and WebLogic

• Introduction to JDBC
• Types of JDBC Drivers
• Working with a Database via JDBC (Client side)
• The Need for Connection Pooling
• Connection Pooling and Data Sources
• Connecting with Data Source
• Steps in using Connection Pooling
• Admin Tasks for Connection Pools and Data Sources
• JDBC Driver Support in WebLogic Server
• Database Access Using WebLogic
• Working with Data Sources
• Creating a Data Source
• Monitoring Data Source and Connection Pools
• Summary

Chapter 9 - WebLogic and JMS

• Messaging Introduction
• Messaging Example
• Messaging Components
• Messaging Types
• JMS (Java Messaging Service)
• Message Driven Beans (MDB)
• MDB as Message Consumer
• JMS Resources
• Durable Subscription
• Deployment Descriptor Entry
• Binding the Queue or Topic
• Transactions & Guaranteed Delivery
• WebLogic JMS Server
• Creating a JMS Server
• Creating a Connection Factory
• Creating a Topic
• Threshold and Quota
• Configuring Threshold and Quota
• Distributed Destination
• Creating a Distributed Topic/Queue
• Creating a Distributed Topic
• Monitoring JMS in WebLogic
• Messaging Bridge
• Summary

Chapter 10 - Remote Administration

• Node Manager Overview
• Node Manager Functionality & Configuration
• Starting an Administration Server from Node Manager
• Starting a Managed Server from Node Manager
• Restarting a Administration Server from Node Manager
• Restarting a Managed Server from Node Manager
• Shutting Down a Server Instance From a Node Manager
• Working with Security
• Working with Machines
• Creating a Machine
• Adding Server Instances To a Machine
• Starting The Node Manager
• Monitoring Managed Servers
• Node Manager Logs and Configuration Files
• Summary

Chapter 11 - Security

• WebLogic Server Security
• Authentication / Authorization
• Resources That Can Be Secured
• Authentication Mechanisms
• WebLogic Security Diagram
• Overview: Security Tasks For Securing Resources
• WebLogic Security Realms
• Configuring A User Registry
• The Embedded LDAP Server
• Managing Users/Groups
• User Lockout
• Managing Roles
• Securing A Resource
• WebLogic Server Policies
• Specifying A Policy Condition
• Policies And Roles
• Creating A Scoped Role
• Declarative Security
• Example: Securing A Web Resource
• Example: Securing A Web Resource – Specifying Roles
• Example: Securing A Web Resource – Specifying Constraints
• Example: Securing A Web Resource – Auth Method
• Example: Securing A Web Resource – Auth Method
• Example: Securing A Web Resource – Map Roles
• Encryption
• SSL
• Public Key / Private Key Encryption
• Secure Communication Over The Web – SSL
• SSL And WebLogic Server
• Creating A Digital Certificate
• Dealing With A CA
• Configuring WebLogic Server SSL: Keystores
• Configure WebLogic SSL Settings
• Configuring WebLogic Server SSL: Setting a Listen Port
• Summary

Chapter 12 - Clustering

• What Is Clustering?
• What Components Can Be Clustered?
• Basic Cluster Diagrams
• The Load Balancer
• Web Container Load Balancing
• Horizontal Vs. Vertical Clustering
• Horizontal Clustering
• Clustering WebLogic Server
• WebLogic Cluster Requirements
• Configure Domain For Clustering
• Create A Cluster
• Multicasting vs. Unicasting
• Create A Cluster
• Configure Application Resources
• Deploy Applications To The Cluster
• Configure A Load Balancer
• Load Balancer Options
• Hardware Load Balancers
• Proxy Plug In Load Balancers
• HttpClusterServlet Load Balancer
• Session State
• Clustered Session State
• Session State Strategies
• In-Memory Replication
• Configuring Session State Replication
• JDBC Session Persistence
• JDBC Multi Data Sources
• Creating A Multi Data Source
• EJB Clustering
• EJB Load Balance Algorithm
• Summary

Chapter 13 - Performance Tuning

• Performance Tuning
• Response Time
• Throughput
• Throughput Curve
• The Significance of Throughput
• Response Time Curve
• Think Time
• Saturation
• Response Time at System Saturation
• Response Time Past the Buckle Point
• Interpreting Response Time Trends
• Basic Tuning Methodology
• Areas To Tune
• Tuning Hardware
• Tune the Operating System
• Tune the JVM
• JVM Choices
• Tuning WebLogic Server
• JDBC Settings
• Thread Settings
• Socket Readers
• Socket Implementation
• Monitoring Threads
• Connection BackLog
• Tuning the Back End
• WLDF Console
• Enabling the WLDF Console
• WLDF Console Views
• Data View
• Creating A View
• Adding Metrics
• Custom Views
• Using the WLDF Console

Chapter 14 - Java Memory Management

• Java Heap Space
• Heap Size Limits
• Default Size Limits
• Garbage Collection Basics
• Allocation Failure (AF)
• Free Space Threshold
• Garbage Collection Mechanism
• GC Performance Improvements
• Generational Garbage Collection
• Thread Local Heap (TLH)
• Memory Tuning Goals
• Steady State Heap Size
• Analyzing Steady State Behavior
• Effect of Initial Heap Size on GC
• Optimizing GC Duration
• Summary

Chapter 15 - JRockit 1.6 Memory Management

• Generational GC
• Dynamic GC Modes
• GC Strategy
• Thread Local Heap (TLH or TLA) Configuration
• Tuning TLH
• Tuning Compaction
• Summary