Oracle 11g WebLogic Administration

Course Introduction

• Administration and Course Materials

Welcome To Oracle Fusion Middleware

• The Oracle Fusion Middleware Environment
• Oracle WebLogic Server Component Tour
• Online and Offline Documentation Sources

Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) Architecture

• The JEE 5 Environment
• Middle tier architecture

Installing Oracle Weblogic Server

• Installation Options
• Graphical User Interface (GUI) Installation
• Command Line Installation
• WebLogic Server Directory Structure

Domain Configuration

• Understanding WebLogic Domains
• Administration Servers and Managed Servers
• Creating and Configuring Domains
• The Domain Directory Structure
• Offline WLST Domain Management

Domain Templates

• Understanding and Creating a Domain Template
• Extending a Domain Template
• Domain Templates for Fusion Middleware Suites

Administration Tools

• Utilising the Administration Console
• Using WLST to Navigate the Domain Structure
• Understanding Internal Change Management Using JMX and MBeans

Managed Servers

• Configuring Managed Servers
• Starting and Stopping Managed Servers or Domains
• Configuring Managed Servers Remotely
• Explaining Administration and Managed Server Independence (MSI)

Backup And Recovery

• Backup and Recovery Strategy
• Full Offline Backup and Recovery
• Online and Offline Domain Backup
• Offline Domain Recovery
• Instance Home Backup and Recovery

Deploying Web Applictions

• Autodeployment
• Manual Deployment
• Deployment Using Administration Console
• Deployment Using Command Line
• WLST Web Application Deployment
• Editing Deployment Descriptors
• Application Testing
• Weblogic and Web Server Interaction

Deploying JEE Applications

• Describing JEE Web Applications
• Packaging Web Applications
• Web Application Structure and Packaging
• Deploying Shared Libraries
• Understanding Deployment Descriptors

Deployment in Production Envronments

• Development, Testing and Staging Deployments
• Deployment Plans
• Redeployment of Versioned Applications

JDBC and Data Sources

• Understanding JDBC and Data Sources
• Configuring JDBC and Data Sources
• Using Connection Pools
• Deploying JDBC Resources
• Monitoring and Testing

Java Message Service (JMS) Setup

• Describe and Configure JMS
• Connection Factories, Queues and Topics
• Using Persistent Messages
• JMS Monitoring

Log Management

• Log Monitoring
• Administration Console Log Management
• Integrating Application Logging
• Log Filtering
• Log Filter Expressions

Utilising Node Managers

• Node Manager Architecture
• Node Manager Directory Structure
• Understanding Machines
• Utilising Node Managers
• Start and Stop Procedures

Clustering Basics

• Clustering Benefits
• Basic and Multitier Cluster Architecture
• Communication Between Clustered Server Instances

Cluster Configuration

• Preparing for, Create and Configure a Cluster
• Extending a Cluster
• Controlling Clustered Servers

Clusters and Applications

• Deploying Applications to a Cluster
• Clustered Session State Replication
• Replication Groups and In-memory Replication
• Stateful Session Beans in Multitier Clusters
• Configuring JDBC and File Replication

Security Architecture

• WebLogic Server Security Architecture
• Security Realms
• Users and Groups
• Roles and Policies
• Web Application Resources and EJB Protection

Securing the Web Interface

• Keys and Digital Certificates with the Keytool
• Configuring SSL for WebLogic Server
• Steps to Prevent Web-based Interference