Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Administration I

Suggested Prerequisite

• Some system administration experience
• Some experience using basic Linux commands

Audience

• System Administrator
• Developer
• J2EE Developer
• Technical Administrator
• Systems Architects

Course Topics

1. WebLogic Server Overview

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

2. Installing and Patching WebLogic Server

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

3. Creating Domains

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

4. Starting Servers

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

5. Using the Administration Console

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

6. Configuring JDBC

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

7. Monitoring a Domain

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

8. Node Manager

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

9. Deploying Applications

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

10. Network Channels and Virtual Hosts

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

11. Clusters: Overview, Create, & Config

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

12. Clusters: Proxies & Sessions

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

13. Clusters: Communication, Planning & Troubleshooting

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

14. Transactions

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

15. WebLogic Server Security

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

16. Backing Up a Domain and Upgrading WebLogic Server

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