Oracle WebLogic Server 11g: Advanced Administration

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Oracle WebLogic Server 11g:
Advanced Administration
Volume I • Student Guide
D58686GC10
Edition 1.0
July 2009
D61410
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Contents

O Oracle WebLogic Server 11g: Advanced Administration
Skills Learned O-2
Target Audience O-3
Introductions O-4
Course Schedule O-5
Course Practices O-7
Classroom Guidelines O-8
For More Information O-9
Oracle By Example (OBE) O-10
Related Training O-11

1 Installation Management
Objectives 1-2
WebLogic Server Review 1-3
WebLogic Smart Update 1-4
WebLogic Patch Terminology 1-5
Getting Started 1-6
Downloading and Applying Patches 1-7
WebLogic Start Script Review 1-8
Patch Classpath 1-9
Start Script Editor 1-10
Smart Update Command-Line Interface 1-11
Patch Distribution 1-12
Oracle Cloning Tool 1-13
Quiz 1-14
Lesson Summary 1-16

2 Domain Templates
Objectives 2-2
Road Map 2-3
Domain Template Review 2-4
Template Contents 2-5
Template Exclusions 2-6
Script Replacement Variables 2-7
Template SQL Scripts 2-8
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Template Types 2-10
Extension Template Concepts 2-11
Fusion Middleware (FMW) Templates 2-12
Section Summary 2-13
Road Map 2-14
Creating a Domain Template 2-15
Selecting the Template Source 2-16
Selecting the Template Destination Adding Files to the Template 2-17
Adding SQL Scripts to the Template 2-18
Configuring the Administration Server 2-19
Defining Users, Groups, and Roles 2-20
Configuring Group Membership 2-21
Configuring Role Membership 2-22
Creating Windows Start Menu Entries 2-23
Preparing Scripts and Files with Variables 2-24
Creating an Extension Template 2-25
Section Summary 2-27
Quiz 2-28
Lesson Summary 2-30
Practice 2-1: Connect to the Classroom Grid 2-31
Practice 2-2: Create a Custom Domain Template 2-32

3 Other Domain Tools
Objectives 3-2
WLST Best Practice: Variable Declaration 3-3
WLST Best Practice: Error Handling 3-4
Working with Templates Using WLST 3-5
Template WLST Examples 3-6
Pack Tool 3-7
Creating Managed Server Templates 3-8
Unpack Tool 3-9
ConfigToScript 3-10
Generated Script Internals 3-11
Domain Configuration Archives 3-12
WebLogic Auditing Provider 3-13
Security Audit Events 3-14
Adding an Auditing Provider 3-15
Configuring the Auditing Provider 3-16
Configuration Audit Events 3-17
Quiz 3-18

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Lesson Summary 3-20
Practice 3-1: Work with Templates from the Command Line 3-21

4 Advanced Network Configuration
Objectives 4-2
Default WebLogic Networking 4-3
Additional Networking Scenarios 4-5
Dedicate Network Interfaces to Specific Servers 4-6
Use Multiple Ports on a Single Server 4-7
Isolate Administrative Communication 4-8
Isolate Cluster Communication 4-9
Network Channels 4-10
Channel Selection 4-11
Creating a Channel 4-12
Channel Network Settings 4-14
Channel WLST Example 4-15
Monitoring Channels 4-16
Creating Administration Channels 4-17
Administration Port 4-18
Administration Port Override 4-19
Server Standby Mode 4-20
Quiz 4-21
Lesson Review 4-23
Practice 4-1: Use Network Channels 4-24

5 Multi Data Sources
Objectives 5-2
Data Source Review 5-3
XA Data Source Review 5-4
Multi Data Sources 5-5
Multi Data Source Architecture 5-6
Failover Option 5-7
Load Balancing Option 5-8
Connection Testing 5-9
Creating a Multi Data Source 5-10
Configuring a Multi Data Source 5-12
Multi Data Source WLST Example 5-13
Managing Multi Data Source Members 5-14
Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) Overview 5-15
WLS and RAC Considerations 5-16
RAC Services 5-18
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WLS and RAC Services 5-19
Quiz 5-21
Lesson Summary 5-23
Practice 5-1: Use a Multi Data Source for Failover 5-24

6 JDBC Performance Essentials
Objectives 6-2
JDBC and Application Design 6-3
Connection Pooling 6-4
Statement Caching 6-5
Connection Pinned to Thread 6-6
Logging Last Resource (LLR) Transactions 6-7
LLR Example 6-8
Configuring LLR 6-9
Quiz 6-10
Lesson Summary 6-12

7 JMS Message Management
Objectives 7-2
WebLogic JMS Review 7-3
Destination Management Features 7-5
Viewing Messages 7-6
Message Contents 7-8
Message States 7-9
Publishing a Test Message 7-10
Moving Messages 7-11
Exporting Messages to XML 7-12
Exported Messages Format 7-13
Pausing Destinations 7-14
Pausing a Destination 7-15
JMS Management WLST Examples 7-16
JMS Logging 7-17
Configuring Destination Logging 7-18
Quiz 7-19
Lesson Summary 7-21

8 JMS Guaranteed Messaging
Objectives 8-2
Guaranteed Messaging Concepts 8-3
Persistent Messaging 8-4
Default Persistent Store 8-5
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Comparing File and JDBC Stores 8-6
Creating a File Store 8-7
Creating a JDBC Store 8-8
JDBC Store Details 8-9
Assigning a Store to a JMS Server 8-10
Persistent Store WLST Example 8-11
Store Offline WLST Commands 8-12
Connection Factory and Destination Persistence 8-13
Topics and Durable Subscribers 8-14
Connection Factory Client ID 8-15
Monitoring Durable Subscribers 8-16
Message Paging 8-17
Configuring Message Paging 8-18
Quiz 8-19
Lesson Summary 8-21
Practice 8-1: Configure JMS Persistence 8-22

9 JMS Performance Essentials
Objectives 9-2
JMS and Application Design 9-3
JMS Quotas Review 9-5
Configuring a JMS Server Quota 9-6
Creating a Destination Quota 9-7
Send Timeout 9-8
Quota Blocking Policies 9-9
Thresholds and Flow Control Review 9-10
Configuring Thresholds 9-11
Message Compression 9-12
Scan Expiration Interval 9-13
Message Ordering 9-14
Unit of Order (UOO) 9-15
Connection Factory UOO 9-16
Quiz 9-17
Lesson Summary 9-19

10 JMS Store and Forward
Objectives 10-2
WebLogic Store and Forward (SAF) 10-3
SAF Architecture 10-4
Creating a SAF Agent 10-5
Configuring a SAF Agent 10-6
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Creating a Remote SAF Context 10-8
Creating a SAF Error Handler 10-9
SAF Imported Destinations 10-10
Creating SAF Imported Destinations 10-11
Adding Remote Endpoints 10-13
Configuring Remote Endpoints 10-14
Store and Forward WLST Example 10-15
Managing SAF Agents 10-16
Managing a SAF Agent 10-17
Managing SAF Agent Endpoints 10-18
Web Services Reliable Messaging (WSRM) 10-19
Quiz 10-21
Lesson Summary 10-23
Practice 10-1: Store and Forward JMS Messages 10-24

11 JMS Message Bridge
Objectives 11-2
WebLogic Server Messaging Bridge 11-3
Messaging Bridge Architecture 11-4
Bridging Scenarios 11-5
Comparing Bridges to Store and Forward 11-6
Resource Adapter Review 11-7
Bridge Adapters 11-8
JMS Bridge Destinations 11-10
Creating a JMS Bridge Destination 11-11
Creating a Message Bridge 11-13
Configuring a Message Bridge 11-15
Message Bridge WLST Example 11-17
Oracle Advanced Queuing (AQ) Overview 11-18
AQ Integration Overview 11-19
Creating a Foreign Server for AQ 11-20
Quiz 11-21
Lesson Summary 11-23
Practice 4-3: Bridge JMS Providers 11-24

12 Server Migration
Objectives 12-2
WebLogic Clustering Review 12-3
Whole-Server Migration 12-4
Node Manager Review 12-5
Leasing Service 12-6
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Automatic Server Migration Architecture: No Failure 12-7
Automatic Server Migration Architecture: Machine Failure 12-8
Leasing Types 12-9
Configuration Overview 12-10
Network Considerations 12-11
Node Manager Network Configuration 12-12
Configuring Cluster Leasing 12-13
Database Leasing Schema 12-14
Enabling Automatic Migration for a Server 12-15
Candidate Machines 12-16
Machine Failback 12-17
Manual Server Migration 12-18
Migrating a Server 12-19
Additional File System Considerations 12-20
WebLogic Operations Control (WLOC) Overview 12-21
WLOC Architecture 12-22
Quiz 12-23
Lesson Summary 12-25
Practice 12-1: Migrate Failed Servers 12-26

13 JMS Clustering
Objectives 13-2
Road Map 13-3
JMS Communication Review 13-4
Clustered JNDI Access 13-6
Pinned Resources 13-7
JMS Cluster Targeting 13-8
Clustered Connection Factories 13-9
Reconnect Policy 13-10
Service Migration 13-11
Migratable Targets 13-12
Default Migratable Targets 13-13
Service Migration Policies for Migratable Targets 13-14
Configuring Migratable Targets 13-15
Assigning Resources to Migratable Targets 13-17
Automatic Transaction Migration 13-18
Migrating Services Manually 13-19
Service Migration WLST Example 13-20
Pre/Post Migration Scripts 13-21
Section Summary 13-22
Practice 13-1: Configure JMS High Availability 13-23
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Road Map 13-24
JMS and Scalability 13-25
Distributed Destination Architecture 13-26
Distributed Queues and Topics 13-27
Creating a Distributed Destination 13-28
Targeting a Distributed Destination 13-29
Distributed Destination WLST Example 13-30
Default Load Balancing Constraints 13-31
Connection Factories and Distributed Destinations 13-33
Message Driven Bean (MDB) Review 13-34
MDBs and Distributed Destinations 13-35
Section Summary 13-36
Quiz 13-37
Lesson Summary 13-39
Practice 13-2: Load Balance JMS Messages 13-40

14 Cross-Cluster Replication
Objectives 14-2
WebLogic Session Persistence Review 14-3
In-Memory Replication Review 14-4
Using Multiple Clusters 14-6
Cross-Cluster Replication 14-7
Cross-Domain Security 14-8
Configuring Cross-Domain Security 14-9
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) Replication 14-10
MAN Replication Example 14-11
MAN Replication Example: Server Failover 14-12
Wide Area Network (WAN) Replication 14-13
WAN Replication Example 14-14
WAN Replication Example: Cluster Failover 14-15
Configuring Cross-Cluster Replication 14-16
Advanced MAN and WAN Settings 14-17
WAN Replication Schema 14-18
Oracle Coherence Overview 14-19
Coherence*Web Overview 14-21
Coherence*Web and WebLogic Clusters 14-22
Quiz 14-23
Lesson Summary 14-25
Practice 14-1: Replicate Sessions Across Two Clusters 14-26

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