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
