Configuring and Managing WebLogic Server

Overview of WebLogic Server System Administration

Introduction to System Administration

WebLogic Server Domains

System Administration Infrastructure

The Administration Server and Managed Servers

Recovery of a Failed Administration Server

Managed Server Independence

Domain-Wide Administration Port

Service Packs and WebLogic Server Instances

System Administration Tools

Security Protections for System Administration Tools

System Administration Console

Command-Line Interface

JMX

Configuration Wizard

Configuration Template Builder

Java Utilities

Ant Tasks

Node Manager

SNMP

Logs

Editing config.xml

Resources You Can Manage in a WebLogic Server Domain

Servers

Clusters

Machines

Network Channels

JDBC

JMS

WebLogic Messaging Bridge

Web Servers and Web Components

Applications

Application Formats

Editing and Creating Deployment Descriptors with WebLogic Builder

Startup and Shutdown Classes

JNDI

Transactions

XML

Security

WebLogic Tuxedo Connector

Jolt

Mail

Starting the Administration Console

Using WebLogic Server with Web Servers

Monitoring

Licenses

Overview of WebLogic Server Domains

What Is a Domain?

Contents of a Domain

Production and Development Modes

Creating a New Domain

Server Name Considerations

Creating a Domain Using the Configuration Wizard

Creating a Domain Using the weblogic.Server Command

Creating a Domain Using Ant Tasks

Administration Server

Role of the Administration Server

What Happens If the Administration Server Fails?

Managed Servers and Clustered Managed Servers

Resources and Services

Common Domain Types

Domain Restrictions

Directory Structure

The config.xml file

Domain Directory Structure

A Server's Root Directory

Specifying a Server Root Directory

Server Root Directory for an Administration Server

Server Root Directory for a Managed Server Started with Node Manager

Server Root Directory for a Managed Server Not Started with Node Manager

Creating and Configuring Domains Using the Configuration Wizard

Starting the Configuration Wizard

Starting in a GUI Environment

Starting in a Text-Based Environment

Choosing a Domain Configuration Template

BEA Templates

Additional Templates

Completing the Remaining Steps of the Configuration Wizard

Example: Creating a Domain with a Single Server Instance

Example: Creating a Domain with Administration Server and Clustered Managed Servers

Overview of Node Manager

Node Manager Environment

Run Node Manager on Each Machine that Hosts Managed Servers

Run Node Manager as an Operating System Service

Node Manager is Domain-Independent

Invoking Node Manager

Node Manager Uses SSL

Native Support for Node Manager

Node Manager Capabilities

Start Managed Servers

Suspend or Stop Managed Servers

Shut Down Failed Managed Servers

Restart of Crashed and Failed Managed Servers

Prerequisites for Automatic Restart of Managed Servers

Node Manager Communications for Lifecycle Operations

Node Manager Communications to Start a Managed Server

Node Manager Communications to Shut Down a Managed Server

Node Manager Communications to Restart a Managed Server

Node Manager Communications to Re-establish Communications After a Failure

Configuring, Starting, and Stopping Node Manager

Configuring Node Manager

Default Configuration (Development Environment)

Configuration Checklist (Production Environment)

Set Up the Node Manager Hosts File

Reconfigure Startup Service

Configure a Machine to Use Node Manager

Configure Managed Server Startup Arguments

Ensure Administration Server Address is Defined

Configure SSL for Node Manager

Review nodemanager.properties

Configure Monitoring, Shutdown, and Restart for Managed Servers

Starting and Stopping Node Manager

Starting Node Manager as a Service

Starting Node Manager with Commands or Scripts

Command Syntax for Starting Node Manager

Node Manager Environment Variables

Node Manager Properties

Server Properties

Stopping Node Manager

Troubleshooting Node Manager

Node Manager Log Files

Managed Server Log Files

Node Manager Client Logs

Correcting Common Problems

Node Manager and Managed Server States

Setting Up a WebLogic Server Instance as a Windows Service

Setting Up a Windows Service: Main Steps

Creating a Server-Specific Script

Configuring a Connection to the Administration Server

Requiring Managed Servers to Start After Administration Servers

Enabling Graceful Shutdowns from the Windows Control Panel

Redirecting Standard Out and Standard Error to a File

Adding Classes to the Classpath

Run the Server-Specific Script

Verifying the Setup

Verifying the User Account Under Which the Service Runs

Using the Control Panel to Stop or Restart a Server Instance

Removing a Server as a Windows Service

Changing Startup Credentials for a Server Set Up as a Windows Service

Server Life Cycle

Life Cycle Overview

Understanding WebLogic Server States

Getting Server State

Understanding Server State

SHUTDOWN

STARTING

STANDBY

RESUMING

RUNNING

SUSPENDING

SHUTDOWN

FAILED

UNKNOWN

States Defined by Node Manager

Life Cycle Commands

Start

Graceful Shutdown

Graceful Shutdown Sequence

Controlling Graceful Shutdown

In-Flight Work Processing

Shutdown Operations and Application Undeployment

Forced Shutdown

Configuring Web Server Functionality for WebLogic Server

Overview of Configuring Web Server Components

HTTP Parameters

Configuring the Listen Port

Configuring the Listen Ports from the Administration Console

Web Applications

Web Applications and Clustering

Designating a Default Web Application

Virtual Directory Mapping

Configuring Virtual Hosting

Virtual Hosting and the Default Web Application

Setting Up a Virtual Host

How WebLogic Server Resolves HTTP Requests

Setting Up HTTP Access Logs

Log Rotation

Common Log Format

Setting Up HTTP Access Logs by Using Extended Log Format

Creating the Fields Directive

Supported Field identifiers

Creating Custom Field Identifiers

Preventing POST Denial-of-Service Attacks

Setting Up WebLogic Server for HTTP Tunneling

Configuring the HTTP Tunneling Connection

Connecting to WebLogic Server from the Client

Using Native I/O for Serving Static Files (Windows Only)

Monitoring a WebLogic Server Domain

Facilities for Monitoring WebLogic Server

Administration Console

Server Self-Health Monitoring

Obtaining Server Health Programmatically

Messages and Log Files

Monitoring WebLogic Server Using the Administration Console

Domain Monitoring Pages

Server Monitoring Pages

Clusters Monitoring Pages

Machine Monitoring Pages

Deployments Monitoring Pages

Connector Deployments

EJB Deployments

Web Services Deployments

Web Application Deployments

Services Monitoring Pages

Recovering Failed Servers

WebLogic Server Failure Recovery Features

Automatic Restart for Managed Servers

Managed Server Independence Mode

MSI Mode and the Managed Servers Root Directory

MSI Mode and the Domain Log File

MSI Mode and the Security Realm

MSI Mode and SSL

MSI Mode and Deployment

MSI Mode and Managed Server Configuration Changes

MSI Mode and Node Manager

MSI Mode and Configuration File Replication

MSI Mode and Restored Communication with an Administration Server

Backing Up Configuration and Security Data

Backing up config.xml

WebLogic Server Archives Previous Versions of config.xml

WebLogic Server Archives config.xml during Server Startup

Backing Up Security Data

Backing Up the WebLogic LDAP Repository

Backing Up SerializedSystemIni.dat and Security Certificates

Restarting Failed Server Instances

Restarting an Administration Server

Restarting an Administration Server When Managed Servers Not Running

Restarting an Administration Server When Managed Servers Are Running

Restarting Managed Servers

Starting a Managed Server When the Administration Server Is Accessible

Starting a Managed Server When the Administration Server Is Not Accessible

Additional Failure Topics

Configuring Network Resources

Overview of Network Configuration

New Network Configuration Features in WebLogic Server

Understanding Network Channels

What Is a Channel?

Rules for Configuring Channels

Custom Channels Can Inherit Default Channel Attributes

Why Use Network Channels?

Handling Channel Failures

Upgrading Quality of Service Levels for RMI

Standard WebLogic Server Channels

The Default Network Channel

Administration Port and Administrative Channel

Configuring a Channel

Configuring Channels: Facts and Rules

Channels and Server Instances

Configuration Changes are Not Dynamic

Channels and Protocols

Reserved Names

Channels, Proxy Servers, and Firewalls

Configuring Network Channels with a Cluster

Create the Cluster

Create and Assign the Network Channel

Increase Packet Size When Using Many Channels

Starting and Stopping Servers: Quick Reference

Starting Instances of WebLogic Server

Shutting Down Instances of WebLogic Server