WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Administration Guide

Introduction to WebLogic Tuxedo Connector

Document Scope

Guide to this Document

WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Overview

Key Functionality and Administrative Features

Known Limitations

How WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Differs from Jolt

Platform Support

Licensing

Upgrading WebLogic Tuxedo Connector 6.x Applications

Upgrading WebLogic Tuxedo Connector 7.0 Applications

Configuring WebLogic Tuxedo Connector

Summary of Environment Changes and Considerations

Tuxedo Changes

WebLogic Server Changes

Administration and Programming

WebLogic Server Threads

Configuring WebLogic Tuxedo Connector for Your Applications

WebLogic Tuxedo Connector MBean Classes

Configuring WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Using the Administration Console

Configuring WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Using the Command-Line Interface

Set the WebLogic Server Environment

How to Set WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Properties

Set PasswordKey

Set encoding

Set Dumping of User Data

System Level Debug Settings

WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Configuration Guidelines

WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Administration

Configuring the Connections Between Access Points

How to Request a Connection at Boot Time (On Startup)

How to Configure RetryInterval

How to Configure MaxRetries

How to Request Connections for Client Demands (On Demand)

Accepting Incoming Connections (Incoming Only)

How to use LOCAL Connection Policy

Configuring Failover and Failback

Prerequisite to Using Failover and Failback

How to Configure Failover

How Failback Works

How to Configure Link-level Failover

Sample Link-level Failover Configuration

Configuring for TypedMBString Support

Authentication of Remote Access Points

Configuring a Password Configuration

Generating Encrypted Passwords

Usage

Examples

Local Passwords

Remote Passwords

App Passwords

User Authentication

ACL Policy is LOCAL

ACL Policy is GLOBAL

Remote Access Point Credential Policy is GLOBAL

Remote Access Point Credential Policy is LOCAL

User Authentication for Tuxedo 6.5

How to Configure WebLogic Tuxedo Connector to Provide Security between Tuxedo and WebLogic Server

TpUsrFile Plug-in

Configuring the Local Tuxedo Access Point for the TpUsrFile Plug-in

Configure the Remote Tuxedo Access Point for the TpUsrFile Plug-in

LDAP Plug-in

Implementing Single Point Security Administration

Configure the Local Tuxedo Access Point for the LDAP Plug-in

Configure the Remote Tuxedo Access Point for the LDAP Plug-in

Custom Plug-in

Configure the Local Tuxedo Access Point for the Custom Plug-in

Configure the Remote Tuxedo Access Point for the Custom Plug-in

Anonymous Users

Anonymous Users and CORBA Services

Link-Level Encryption

Controlling WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Connections and Services

Dynamic Administration of Connections

Using the WLS Administration Console

Using WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)

Listing Connections

Starting Connections

Stopping Connections

Modifying Configuration Attributes

Suspend/Resume WTC Services

Using the WLS Administration Console

Using WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)

Checking Status of WTC Service

Suspending WTC Services

Resuming WTC Services

Suspend/Resume WTC Services Dynamically

Administration of CORBA Applications

How to Configure WebLogic Tuxedo Connector for CORBA Service Applications

Example WTC Service and Tuxedo UBB Files

How to Administer and Configure WebLogic Tuxedo Connector for Inbound RMI-IIOP

Configuring Your WTC Service for Inbound RMI-IIOP

Administering the Tuxedo Application Environment

Guidelines About Using Your Server Name as an Object Reference

How to Configure WebLogic Tuxedo Connector for Outbound RMI-IIOP

Example Outbound RMI-IIOP Configuration

How to Manage WebLogic Tuxedo Connector in a Clustered Environment

WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Guidelines for Clustered Environments

How to Configure for Clustered Nodes

Limitations for Clustered Nodes

How to Configure OutBound Requests to Tuxedo Domains

Example Clustered WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Configuration

How to Configure Inbound Requests from Tuxedo Domains

Load Balancing

Fail Over

How to Configure the Tuxedo Queuing Bridge

Overview of the Tuxedo Queuing Bridge

How Tuxedo Queuing Bridge connects JMS with Tuxedo

How Tuxedo Queuing Bridge connects Tuxedo to JMS

Tuxedo Queuing Bridge Limitations

Configuring the Tuxedo Queuing Bridge

Starting the Tuxedo Queuing Bridge

Error Logging

Tuxedo Queuing Bridge Connectivity

Example Connection Type Configurations

Example JmsQ2TuxQ Configuration

Example TuxQ2JmsQ Configuration

Example JmsQ2TuxS Configuration

Priority Mapping

Error Queues

WLS Error Destination

Unsupported Message Types

Tuxedo Error Queue

Limitations

Connecting WebLogic Integration and Tuxedo Applications

Synchronous WebLogic Integration-to-Tuxedo Connectivity

Defining Business Operations

Invoking an eLink Adapter

Define Exception handlers

Synchronous Non-Blocking WebLogic Integration-to-Tuxedo Connectivity

Asynchronous WebLogic Integration-to-Tuxedo Connectivity

Asynchronous Tuxedo /Q-to-WebLogic Integration Connectivity

Bi-directional Asynchronous Tuxedo-to-WebLogic Integration Connectivity

Troubleshooting The WebLogic Tuxedo Connector

Monitoring the WebLogic Tuxedo Connector

Set Trace Levels (Deprecated)

Enable Debug Mode

Enable a User Data Dump

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this EJB Deployment Message Mean?

How do I Start the Connector?

How do I Start the Tuxedo Queuing Bridge?

How do I Assign a WTC Service to a Server?

How do I Resolve Connection Problems?

How do I Migrate from Previous Releases?