WebLogic Topics

1. Introduction to WebLogic:

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• WebLogic Server Domains
• Directory Structures
• Install WebLogic Server
• The Configuration Wizard
• The Configuration Wizard: Creating A New Domain
• Starting The Administrative Server
• The Administration Console
• Administrative Tasks
• Setting the Domain Environment
• Automatically Starting Admin Servers
• Managed Servers
• Password boot.properties.
• Examining Server Status.
• Shutting Down Servers.
• Start Scripts.
• config.xml.

2. WLST:

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• The WLST
• MBeans And JMX Administration
• MBeans And WLST
• Starting WLST
• Simple WLST Commands
• WLST Is Hierarchical
• Navigating WLST
• MBean Operations
• Other WLST Commands
• Scripting With WLST
• Recording WLST Scripts
• Sample Recorded Script

3. WebLogic Logging:

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

4. Application Structure:

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• Java Web Application Architecture
• J2EE Architecture
• Web Application Programming Model MVC
• An MVC Example
• What is Application Assembly?
• Web Module
• EJB Modules
• Enterprise Application Modules
• Accessing Web Applications

5. Deployment:

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• The Process
• Deployment Overview
• Archive Vs Expanded Directory
• Default Deployment Names
• Deployment Methods
• Starting/testing/Monitoring/Updating/stopping/Deleting an Application
• Editing Deployment Descriptors

6. Deployment Modes:

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• Using Command Line Deployment
• T3 Protocol Overview
• wldeploy Ant Task
• WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
• Deployment Plans

7. JDBC:

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• 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
• Editing Data Source Properties
• Monitoring Data Source and Connection Pools.

8. JMS:

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• The Trouble with RMI/IIOP
• Messaging to the Rescue
• Messaging Features
• Publish/Subscribe
• Point-to-Point
• Java Messaging Service
• Terminology
• 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
• Creating a Distributed Topic/Queue
• Creating a Distributed Topic
• Monitoring JMS in WebLogic
• Messaging Bridge

9. NodeManager:

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• Node Manager Overview
• Node Manager Functionality & Configuration
• Starting/Restarting/shutting an Administration Server from Node Manager
• Starting/Restarting/shutting a Managed Server from Node Manager
• Creating a Machine
• Adding Server Instances To a Machine
• Starting The Node Manager.
• Monitoring Managed Servers
• Node Manager Logs and Configuration Files.

10. Security:

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• WebLogic Server Security
• Authentication / Authorization
• Resources That Can Be Secured
• Authentication Mechanisms
• 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 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

11. Clustering:

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• What Is Clustering?
• What Components Can Be Clustered?
• Basic Cluster Diagrams
• The Load Balancer
• Web Container Load Balancing
• Horizontal Vs. Vertical Clustering
• Clustering WebLogic Server
• WebLogic Cluster Requirements
• Create A Cluster
• Multicasting vs. Unicasting
• 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

12. Performance Tuning:

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• Response Time
• The significance of throughput
• Response Time Curve
• Think time
• Saturation
• Response time at system saturation
• Basic Tuning Methodology
• Areas To Tune
• Tuning Hardware
• Tune The Operating System
• Tune The JVM
• JVM Choices
• Memory Performance Concerns
• Client or Server VM
• The Heap
• Configure The Heap Size
• Allocation Failure
• Garbage Collection
• Analyzing Verbose GC - Sun
• Verbose GC - JRockit
• Thread Local Heap (TLH)
• Memory Tuning Goals
• Effect of Initial Heap Size on GC
• Controlling the GC Timings
• Optimizing GC
• Self Optimizing Throughput Collector
• JRockit Management Console
• JRA Recording
• Tuning WebLogic Server
• Thread Settings
• Monitoring Threads
• Connection BackLog
• Tuning The Back End