Configuring and Managing WebLogic Server

 

  1. Overview
  2. Introduction to System Administration
  3. WebLogic Server Domains
  4. System Administration Infrastructure
  5. The Administration Server and Managed Servers
  6. Recovery of a Failed Administration Server
  7. Managed Server Independence
  8. Domain-Wide Administration Port
  9. Service Packs and WebLogic Server Instances
  10. System Administration Tools
  11. Security Protections for System Administration Tools
  12. System Administration Console
  13. Command-Line Interface
  14. JMX
  15. Configuration Wizard
  16. Configuration Template Builder
  17. Java Utilities
  18. Ant Tasks
  19. Node Manager
  20. SNMP
  21. Logs
  22. Editing config.xml
  23. Resources You Can Manage in a WebLogic Server Domain
  24. Servers
  25. Clusters
  26. Machines
  27. Network Channels
  28. JDBC
  29. JMS
  30. WebLogic Messaging Bridge
  31. Web Servers and Web Components
  32. Applications
  33. Application Formats
  34. Editing and Creating Deployment Descriptors with WebLogic Builder
  35. Startup and Shutdown Classes
  36. JNDI
  37. Transactions
  38. XML
  39. Security
  40. WebLogic Tuxedo Connector
  41. Jolt
  42. Mail
  43. Starting the Administration Console
  44. Using WebLogic Server with Web Servers
  45. Monitoring
  46. Licenses
  47. Overview of WebLogic Server Domains
  48. What Is a Domain?
  49. Contents of a Domain
  50. Production and Development Modes
  51. Creating a New Domain
  52. Creating a Domain Using the Configuration Wizard
  53. Creating a Domain Using the weblogic.Server Command
  54. Creating a Domain Using Ant Tasks
  55. Administration Server
  56. Role of the Administration Server
  57. What Happens If the Administration Server Fails?
  58. Managed Servers and Clustered Managed Servers
  59. Resources and Services
  60. Common Domain Types
  61. Domain Restrictions
  62. Directory Structure
  63. The config.xml file
  64. Domain Directory Structure
  65. A Server's Root Directory
  66. Specifying a Server Root Directory
  67. Server Root Directory for an Administration Server
  68. Server Root Directory for a Managed Server Started with Node Manager
  69. Server Root Directory for a Managed Server Not Started with Node Manager
  70. Creating and Configuring Domains Using the Configuration Wizard
  71. Starting the Configuration Wizard
  72. Starting in a GUI Environment
  73. Starting in a Text-Based Environment
  74. Choosing a Domain Configuration Template
  75. BEA Templates
  76. Additional Templates
  77. Completing the Remaining Steps of the Configuration Wizard
  78. Example: Creating a Domain with a Single Server Instance
  79. Example: Creating a Domain with Administration Server and Clustered Managed Servers
  80. Overview of Node Manager
  81. Node Manager Environment
  82. Run Node Manager on Each Machine that Hosts Managed Servers
  83. Run Node Manager as an Operating System Service
  84. Node Manager is Domain-Independent
  85. Invoking Node Manager
  86. Node Manager Uses SSL
  87. Native Support for Node Manager
  88. Node Manager Capabilities
  89. Start Managed Servers
  90. Suspend or Stop Managed Servers
  91. Shut Down Failed Managed Servers
  92. Restart of Crashed and Failed Managed Servers
  93. Prerequisites for Automatic Restart of Managed Servers
  94. Node Manager Communications for Lifecycle Operations
  95. Node Manager Communications to Start a Managed Server
  96. Node Manager Communications to Shut Down a Managed Server
  97. Node Manager Communications to Restart a Managed Server
  98. Node Manager Communications to Re-establish Communications After a Failure
  99. Configuring, Starting, and Stopping Node Manager
  100. Configuring Node Manager
  101. Default Configuration (Development Environment)
  102. Configuration Checklist (Production Environment)
  103. Set Up the Node Manager Hosts File
  104. Reconfigure Startup Service
  105. Configure a Machine to Use Node Manager
  106. Configure Managed Server Startup Arguments
  107. Ensure Administration Server Address is Defined
  108. Configure SSL for Node Manager
  109. Review nodemanager.properties
  110. Configure Monitoring, Shutdown, and Restart for Managed Servers
  111. Starting and Stopping Node Manager
  112. Starting Node Manager as a Service
  113. Starting Node Manager with Commands or Scripts
  114. Command Syntax for Starting Node Manager
  115. Node Manager Environment Variables
  116. Node Manager Properties
  117. Server Properties
  118. Stopping Node Manager
  119. Troubleshooting Node Manager
  120. Node Manager Log Files
  121. Managed Server Log Files
  122. Node Manager Client Logs
  123. Correcting Common Problems
  124. Node Manager and Managed Server States
  125. Setting Up a WebLogic Server Instance as a Windows Service
  126. Setting Up a Windows Service: Main Steps
  127. Creating a Server-Specific Script
  128. Configuring a Connection to the Administration Server
  129. Requiring Managed Servers to Start After Administration Servers
  130. Enabling Graceful Shutdowns from the Windows Control Panel
  131. Redirecting Standard Out and Standard Error to a File
  132. Adding Classes to the Classpath
  133. Run the Server-Specific Script
  134. Verifying the Setup
  135. Verifying the User Account Under Which the Service Runs
  136. Using the Control Panel to Stop or Restart a Server Instance
  137. Removing a Server as a Windows Service
  138. Changing Startup Credentials for a Server Set Up as a Windows Service
  139. Server Life Cycle
  140. Life Cycle Overview
  141. Understanding WebLogic Server States
  142. Getting Server State
  143. Understanding Server State
  144. SHUTDOWN
  145. STARTING
  146. STANDBY
  147. RESUMING
  148. RUNNING
  149. SUSPENDING
  150. SHUTDOWN
  151. FAILED
  152. UNKNOWN
  153. States Defined by Node Manager
  154. Life Cycle Commands
  155. Start
  156. Graceful Shutdown
  157. Graceful Shutdown Sequence
  158. Controlling Graceful Shutdown
  159. In-Flight Work Processing
  160. Shutdown Operations and Application Undeployment
  161. Forced Shutdown
  162. Configuring Web Server Functionality for WebLogic Server
  163. Overview of Configuring Web Server Components
  164. HTTP Parameters
  165. Configuring the Listen Port
  166. Configuring the Listen Ports from the Administration Console
  167. Web Applications
  168. Web Applications and Clustering
  169. Designating a Default Web Application
  170. Virtual Directory Mapping
  171. Configuring Virtual Hosting
  172. Virtual Hosting and the Default Web Application
  173. Setting Up a Virtual Host
  174. How WebLogic Server Resolves HTTP Requests
  175. Setting Up HTTP Access Logs
  176. Log Rotation
  177. Common Log Format
  178. Setting Up HTTP Access Logs by Using Extended Log Format
  179. Creating the Fields Directive
  180. Supported Field identifiers
  181. Creating Custom Field Identifiers
  182. Preventing POST Denial-of-Service Attacks
  183. Setting Up WebLogic Server for HTTP Tunneling
  184. Configuring the HTTP Tunneling Connection
  185. Connecting to WebLogic Server from the Client
  186. Using Native I/O for Serving Static Files (Windows Only)
  187. Monitoring a WebLogic Server Domain
  188. Facilities for Monitoring WebLogic Server
  189. Administration Console
  190. Server Self-Health Monitoring
  191. Obtaining Server Health Programmatically
  192. Messages and Log Files
  193. Monitoring WebLogic Server Using the Administration Console
  194. Domain Monitoring Pages
  195. Other Domain Monitoring Links
  196. Server Monitoring Pages
  197. Other Server Monitoring Links
  198. Clusters Monitoring Pages
  199. Machine Monitoring Pages
  200. Deployments Monitoring Pages
  201. Services Monitoring Pages
  202. Recovering Failed Servers
  203. WebLogic Server Failure Recovery Features
  204. Automatic Restart for Managed Servers
  205. Managed Server Independence Mode
  206. MSI Mode and the Managed Servers Root Directory
  207. MSI Mode and the Security Realm
  208. MSI Mode and SSL
  209. MSI Mode and Deployment
  210. MSI Mode and Managed Server Configuration Changes
  211. MSI Mode and Node Manager
  212. MSI Mode and Configuration File Replication
  213. MSI Mode and Restored Communication with an Administration Server
  214. Backing Up Configuration and Security Data
  215. Backing up config.xml
  216. WebLogic Server Archives Previous Versions of config.xml
  217. WebLogic Server Archives config.xml during Server Startup
  218. Backing Up Security Data
  219. Backing Up the WebLogic LDAP Repository
  220. Backing Up SerializedSystemIni.dat and Security Certificates
  221. Restarting Failed Server Instances
  222. Restarting an Administration Server
  223. Restarting an Administration Server When Managed Servers Not Running
  224. Restarting an Administration Server When Managed Servers Are Running
  225. Restarting Managed Servers
  226. Starting a Managed Server When the Administration Server Is Accessible
  227. Starting a Managed Server When the Administration Server Is Not Accessible
  228. Additional Failure Topics
  229. Configuring Network Resources
  230. Overview of Network Configuration
  231. New Network Configuration Features in WebLogic Server
  232. Understanding Network Channels
  233. What Is a Channel?
  234. Rules for Configuring Channels
  235. Custom Channels Can Inherit Default Channel Attributes
  236. Why Use Network Channels?
  237. Handling Channel Failures
  238. Upgrading Quality of Service Levels for RMI
  239. Standard WebLogic Server Channels
  240. The Default Network Channel
  241. Administration Port and Administrative Channel
  242. Configuring a Channel
  243. Configuring Channels: Facts and Rules
  244. Channels and Server Instances
  245. Configuration Changes are Not Dynamic
  246. Channels and Protocols
  247. Reserved Names
  248. Channels, Proxy Servers, and Firewalls
  249. Configuring Network Channels with a Cluster
  250. Create the Cluster
  251. Create and Assign the Network Channel
  252. Starting and Stopping Servers: Quick Reference
  253. Starting Instances of WebLogic Server
  254. Shutting Down Instances of WebLogic Server