Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Performance Tuning Workshop

Suggested Prerequisite

• Adequate knowledge of administering Oracle WebLogic Server
• Basic knowledge of Java programming

Required Prerequisite

• Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Administration I

Audience

• SOA Architect
• Administrator
• Java EE Developers
• Web Administrator
• Project Manager
• Project Manager
• System Integrator
• Support Engineer
• Technical Consultant

Course Topics

1. Tuning Methodology

• Load and Stress Testing
• Identifying Bottlenecks
• Introduction to Performance Tuning
• Benchmarking
• Performance Monitoring and Testing Tools

2. Tuning Operating Systems

• Operating System Resources
• Linux Performance Monitoring

3. Monitor and Tune JVM Performance

• The JVM and Garbage Collection
• JVM Performance: Overview
• GUI JVM Tools
• Command-Line JVM Tools

4. Monitor and Tune Server Performance

• On-Demand Deployment
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Tuning
• Native I/O Performance Pack
• Logging Considerations
• Overload Protection
• Garbage Collection Thresholds
• Domain Startup Mode
• Connection Backlog

5. Monitor and Tune Cluster Performance

• Load Balancers
• Multitier Cluster Architecture
• Peer-to-Peer Communication
• HTTP Session Persistence: Review
• Clustering: Review
• Basic Cluster Architecture
• Load Balancing and Failover
• Deployment Packaging

6. Monitoring and Tuning Data Sources and Persistent Stores

• Batch Updates
• Database Tuning
• Logging Last Resource (LLR) Transactions
• Connection Pools
• JDBC and Application Design
• JDBC: Review
• Persistent Stores
• Transactions

7. Configuring Work Managers

• Work Manager
• Monitoring a Server Thread Pool
• Work Manager Configuration
• WebLogic Server Thread Tuning
• Tuning Transactions

8. Monitoring and Tuning Java EE Applications

• Tuning Web Applications
• Tuning Web Services
• Tuning JPA
• Tuning Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs)