Introduction:

Welcome to the Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Administration I course! This program is designed to equip participants with the foundational skills needed to install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Oracle WebLogic Server 12c – one of the most powerful application servers for building and deploying enterprise applications.
Throughout this course, you will gain hands-on experience in managing the WebLogic environment, including deploying Java-based applications, managing server clusters, configuring security, and monitoring performance. Whether you’re an administrator, developer, or IT professional, this training provides the essential knowledge to maintain a robust, high-performing middleware infrastructure.

Objectives:

  • Install WebLogic Server 12c
  • Deploy applications to WebLogic Server
  • Deploy share libraries and application that use them to WebLogic Server
  • Backup and restore a WebLogic Server domain
  • Create a WebLogic Server domain
  • Configure and monitor WebLogic Server
  • Configure WebLogic Server database resources
  • Create and configure a WebLogic Server cluster
  • Configure WebLogic Server’s authentication provider

Course Outline:

WebLogic Server Overview

  • WebLogic Server Architecture
  • Application Services
  • Administration Tools
  • Java Cloud Service

Installing and Patching WebLogic Server

  • Installing WebLogic Server
  • Patching WebLogic Server
  • Zero Downtime Patching

Creating Domains

  • Domain Planning
  • Domain Modes
  • Domain Creation Tools
  • Domain Templates
  • Using the Configuration Wizard
  • Multitenancy concepts

Starting Servers

  • Server Lifecycle
  • Starting and Stopping Servers
  • Domain scripts
  • Customizing Domain Scripts
  • Restarting Failed Servers

Using the Administration Console

  • Using the Administration Console for Configuration
  • Change Management Architecture
  • Creating and Modifying Managed Servers
  • Enterprise Manager Cloud Control

Configuring JDBC

  • JDBC Review
  • Datasource Types
  • Configuring a JDBC Data Source
  • JDBC and RAC
  • Connection Pools

Monitoring a Domain

  • Working with WebLogic Server Logs
  • Monitoring WebLogic Server
  • JMX, MBeans and Monitoring
  • Monitoring Dashboards

Node Manager

  • Node Manager Concepts
  • Configuring and Using Node Manager
  • Node Manager Setup Tasks
  • Node Manager and Scripting
  • Node Manager Best Practices

Deploying Applications

  • Deployment Overview and Lifecycle
  • Deployment Descriptor Concepts
  • WebLogic Deployment Tools
  • Deploying an Application
  • Load Testing an Application

Network Channels and Virtual Hosts

  • Configuring a Network Channel
  • Configuring the Admin Port
  • Creating a Virtual Host

Clusters: Overview, Create, & Config

  • Clustering Review
  • Configuring a Cluster
  • Configuring a Dynamic Cluster

Clusters: Proxies & Sessions

  • Web-tier and Cluster Proxies
  • Oracle Traffic Director and Oracle HTTP Server
  • Configuring a Cluster Proxy
  • Configuring Replication Groups

Clusters: Communication, Planning & Troubleshooting

  • Cluster Communication Concepts
  • Multicast and Unicast
  • Replication Channels
  • Scaling and Troubleshooting Clusters

Transactions

  • Transaction Overview
  • Configuring Transaction Persistence
  • Transaction Logs
  • Transactions and Persistent Stores
  • Monitoring Transactions

WebLogic Server Security

  • WebLogic Security Architecture
  • Configuring an Authentication Provider
  • LDAP Authentication
  • Troubleshooting Authentication

Backing Up a Domain and Upgrading WebLogic Server

  • Backup/Recovery Concepts
  • Backup Types
  • Backing Up and Restoring a Domain