Programming WebLogic Deployment

Introduction and Roadmap

Document Scope and Audience

Guide to This Document

Related Documentation

Samples for the Deployment API Developer

Release-Specific WebLogic Deployment API Information

Summary of WebLogic Deployment API Features

Unsupported WebLogic Deployment API Features

Introducing the WebLogic Server Deployment API

Overview of the Deployment API

J2EE Deployment API Compliance

J2EE Deployment API Extensions

Deployment API Package Structure

weblogic.deploy.api.shared

weblogic.deploy.api.model

weblogic.deploy.api.spi

weblogic.deploy.api.spi.factories

weblogic.deploy.api.tools

Model

Accessing Deployment Descriptors

Tools

SessionHelper

Helpers for creating and managing a configuration session

Deployment Plan Creation

Shared

Command Types for Deploy and Update

Support for Module Types

Support for all WebLogic Server Target Types

SPI

Module Targeting

Support for Querying WebLogic Target Types

Server Staging Modes

DConfigBean Validation

Configuring Applications for Deployment

Overview of the Configuration Process

Types of Configuration Information

DDBeans

Representing J2EE and WebLogic Server Configuration Information

The Relationship Between J2EE and WebLogic Server Descriptors

DConfigBeans

Configuring an Application

The WebLogic Server SessionHelper Class

Obtaining a Deployment Manager

Types of Deployment Managers

Using SessionHelper to Obtain a Deployment Manager

Performing Front-End Configuration

DeploymentConfiguration

Validating a Configuration

Customizing Deployment Configuration

Targets

Application Naming

Saving a Configuration

Performing Deployment Operations

Deployment Factories

DeploymentManager Behaviors

Server Connectivity

Deployment Processing

DeploymentOptions

Distribution

Application Start

Application Deploy

Application Stop

Undeployment

Production Redeployment

Retirement Policy

Module Targeting

Version Support

Administration (test) Mode

Progress Reporting

Module Types

Target Objects

TargetModuleID Objects

WebLogic Server TargetModuleID Extensions

Extended Module Support

Examples