Introduction:

This course is a continuation of Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Administration I. It teaches you how to perform important administrative tasks, employing best practices that enable you to make the most of your WebLogic applications.

Objectives:

  • Configure Coherence features
  • Perform a rolling upgrade of WebLogic Server
  • Write and run WLST scripts
  • Deploy shared libraries and applications using deployment plans and versioning
  • Configure SSL for WebLogic Server
  • Configure WebLogic features including domain templates, system start up, crash recovery, work managers, multi data sources, security policies, and automatic JTA migration.

Course Outline:

WebLogic Server Review

  • WebLogic Server: Overview
  • WebLogic Server Domain
  • Administration Server and Managed Servers
  • Machines, Node Manager, and Clusters
  • Start Scripts
  • WebLogic Tools: Administration Console and WLST
  • Deployment

Upgrading WebLogic Server

  • Upgrade definition
  • Rolling Upgrade
  • Rolling Upgrade Process

Creating and Using Domain Templates

  • Domain Template Review
  • Domain Template Concepts
  • Extension Template Concepts
  • Custom Templates.

WebLogic Server Startup and Crash Recovery

  • Node Manager Review
  • Configure Node Manager to Start on System Boot
  • Server Automatic Crash Recovery Restart

WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)

  • Jython Concepts
  • WLST Concepts
  • Java Management eXtension (JMX) Concepts
  • Common WLST Tasks
  • Fusion Middleware (FMW) Commands

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

  • SSL Concepts
  • WebLogic SSL Scenarios
  • Keystores
  • Configuring WebLogic SSL.

Application Staging and Deployment Plans

  • Java EE Applications Review
  • Server Staging Modes
  • Deploying an Application to Multiple Environments Java EE Deployment
  • Descriptors and Annotations Deployment Plans
  • Deployment Plan Tools

Shared Java EE Libraries

  • Shared Java EE Library Concepts
  • Deploying a Shared Library

Production Redeployment

  • HTTP Sessions and Redeployment
  • Redeployment Strategies
  • Production Redeployment
  • Application Versioning
  • Requirements and Restrictions.

Application Work Managers

  • Default WebLogic Request Handling
  • Work Manager Concepts
  • Creating a Work Manager

Managing Data Sources

  • JDBC Review
  • Managing Data Sources
  • GridLink Data Source Review
  • Multi Data Sources
  • Connection Testing Review
  • Creating a Multi Data Source

Working with the Security Realm

  • Security Review
  • The Embedded LDAP Authentication and Authorization System
  • Configure Auditing.

High Availability, Migration, and Disaster Recovery

  • Disaster Recovery
  • Backup the Administration Server
  • Service-Level Migration
  • Automatic JTA Service Migration
  • Whole Server Migration Overview

Diagnostic Framework

  • General Architecture
  • Diagnostic Images
  • Harvesters
  • Watches and Notifications
  • Coherence
  • Coherence Overview
  • Coherence*Web Session Persistence
  • Managed Coherence Servers.