Administering WebLogic Server on Java Cloud Service I

Suggested Prerequisite

• A working knowledge of Linux and BASH are required
• Some system administration experience
• Some experience using basic Linux commands

Audience

• Application Developers
• System Administrator
• Developer
• Sales Consultants
• Technical Consultant
• Configuration Consultant

Course Topics

1. Introducing Oracle Java Cloud Service

• Enumerating Oracle Java Cloud Service components and topology
• Outlining Java Cloud Service Provisioning, Patching, Backup and Recovery, and Scaling features
• Explaining the 3 Java Cloud Service Types
• Describing the Oracle Java Cloud Service Environment

2. Introducing Oracle WebLogic Server

• Explaining the role of WebLogic Server in Java Cloud Service
• Listing Oracle WebLogic Server services and management interfaces
• Defining Oracle WebLogic Server terms: domain, server, cluster, Node Manager

3. Introducing Oracle Coherence

• Specifying Oracle Coherence integration with Oracle WebLogic Server
• Explaining Oracle Coherence features and role in Java Cloud Service

4. Introducing Oracle Traffic Director

• Explaining Oracle Traffic Director concepts and role in Java Cloud Service
• Describing Oracle Traffic Director features

5. Preparing for Java Cloud Service

• Describing the Process to create a Java Cloud Service instance
• Listing preparation steps prior to Java Cloud Service instance creation
• Outlining Database Cloud Service instance creation
• Defining the requirements when planning for Oracle Java Cloud Service
• Explaining features of the Storage Cloud Service

6. Creating Java Cloud Service Instance

• Explaining how to create a Java Cloud Service instance
• Validating Java Cloud Service configuration

7. Accessing Java Cloud Service Instance

• Introducing WebLogic Server domain configuration
• Identifying and configuring Java Cloud Service ports and access rules
• Describe connecting using WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
• Describing JCS Access Rule Customization
• Accessing Java Cloud Service Management Consoles and Fusion Middleware Control
• Describing connectivity to Java Cloud Service and Database Cloud Service
• Outlining Command-line and REST API for Java Cloud Service

8. Configuring WebLogic Server

• Using the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
• Using the Fusion Middleware Control application
• Configuring a WebLogic Server Network Channel
• Describing common WebLogic Server configuration changes for Java Cloud Service
• Describing Custom JVM Settings for WebLogic Server

9. Starting and Stopping Servers

• Describing and modifying WebLogic Server characteristics
• Customizing start and stop scripts
• Starting and Stopping WebLogic Servers using Administration Console and Fusion Middleware Control application
• Comparing starting/stopping WebLogic Server at the Java Cloud Service and Server instance levels
• Investigating Server startup problems
• Describing WebLogic Server instance Lifecycle
• Starting and Stopping Java Cloud Service VMs and their associated WebLogic
• Server instances via Java Cloud Service Dashboard

10. Understanding JDBC and Configuring Data Sources

• Describing common data source problems
• Describing Transaction protocols
• Configuring JDBC Data Sources and connection pools
• Comparing the types of data sources
• Tuning a Data Source connection pool
• Configuring a Generic JDBC Data Source
• Configuring a GridLink Data Source

11. Deploying Applications

• Monitoring a deployed application
• Defining Java EE deployment components
• Load-testing an application
• Describing the WebLogic Sever deployment process
• Testing Deployed Applications
• Deploying an application
• Applying WebLogic Server deployment tools

12. Monitoring Java Cloud Service

• Describing Java Cloud Service activity history
• Describing Java Cloud Service billing metrics
• Reviewing Java Cloud Service service metrics
• Configuring Alert Rules
• Analyzing Java Cloud Service monitoring metrics

13. Managing Coherence Servers

• Outlining Coherence use in a Java Cloud Service Environment
• Describing Managed Coherence Servers
• Configuring Java EE Web applications to use Coherence*Web

14. Working with Oracle Traffic Director

• Monitoring Load Balancers
• Enabling and disabling Load Balancer
• Listing common Load Balancer Administration activities
• Creating Load Balancer instances
• Configuring Load Balancer instances
• Applying Common Load Balancer use cases

15. Multitenancy and Domain Partitions

• Comparing Domain Partition Security Realm options
• Explaining WebLogic Server Domain Partition concepts
• Associating Domain Partitions with Virtual Targets
• Describing WebLogic Server Multitenancy concepts
• Creating and Managing single Domain Partition

16. Managing Java Cloud Service

• Viewing, suspending and deleting instances
• Scaling Java Cloud Service instances
• Managing Java Cloud Service instance using CLI and REST API
• Patching a Java Cloud Service instance
• Backing up and restoring Java Cloud Service instances

17. Java Cloud Service Security

• Creating new Java Cloud Service users and assigning roles
• Adding custom roles
• Contrasting Java Cloud Service, VM host, and WebLogic users
• Modifying user login details and roles

18. Working with WebLogic Server Security Realm

• Defining users, groups, roles, and policies for the embedded LDAP server
• Defining SSL for WebLogic Server architectures
• Configuring WebLogic Server auditing
• Specifying role mapping

19. AppToCloud

• Describing AppToCloud capabilities
• Using AppToCloud to export a WebLogic Server Domain
• Performing a Health Check
• Planning migration to Java Cloud Service and Database Cloud Service
• Using AppToCloud to import exported WebLogic Server Domain

20. Monitoring WebLogic Server

• Enabling WebLogic Server debugging output
• (Command-line and JMX tools are covered in Administering Oracle Java Cloud Service and WebLogic Server II)
• Accessing diagnostic charts in the Monitoring Dashboard
• Monitoring WebLogic Server using GUI monitoring tools
• Configuring and accessing WebLogic Server logs
• Monitoring JDBC data sources
• Enumerating Oracle WebLogic Server monitoring tools
• Monitoring WebLogic Server health and performance

21. Transactions

• Describing WebLogic Server role in managing transactions
• Defining transaction parameters
• Configuring JDBC persistence for transaction logs
• Explaining Distributed Transaction concepts
• Presenting Distributed Transaction lifecycle stages

22. WebLogic Server Shared Libraries

• Configuring and deploying an application as a WebLogic Server Shared Library
• Outlining Shared Library configuration, precedence, and deployment
• Describing WebLogic Server Shared Library types