13 Using HA Power Tools

You can create Uniform Distributed Destinations (UDDs) for SOA, BAM, and JRF WS Async services, and configure the Java Object Cache using the HA Power Tools tab in the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.

This chapter contains the following sections:

13.1 Enabling HA Power Tools in the Oracle WebLogic Administration Console

In order to use HA Power Tools you must first enable them using the following procedure:

  1. Copy the following three .war files located in the MW_HOME/oracle_common/hapowertools directory to the DOMAIN_HOME/console-ext directory.

    • powertools-core.war

    • powertools-createudd.war

    • powertools-configurejoc.war

  2. Restart the Administration Server.

  3. After restarting the Administration Server, the HA Power Tools tab appears when you click Domain in the left navigation tree.

13.2 Creating UDDs for SOA, BAM and JRF WS Async Services Using HA Power Tools

You can create UDDs using HA Power Tools for domains with SOA, BAM or JRF WS Async Services that were created using the Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard.

To create UDDs using HA Power Tools:

  1. Log in to Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, and click Domain in left navigation tree.

  2. Click the HA Power Tools tab.

  3. Click Create UDD.

  4. Click Lock and Edit to enable the controls.

  5. Select the appropriate Component Type from the drop-down list.

    Note:

    This is a post-installation step, therefore, make sure that all managed servers in the selected cluster are down.

  6. Click Next.

  7. Select the appropriate cluster from the drop-down list.

    Note:

    The Extend Domain option is available only for SOA and BAM. Select the Extend Domain check box only if you are creating UDDs for a domain with all of the following characteristics:

    • The domain contains SOA or BAM.

    • The domain is currently using UDDs for SOA or BAM.

    • You are extending the domain to support SOA or BAM.

    This option is equivalent to --extend of in the soa-createUDD.py script.

  8. Click Finish.

  9. Click Activate Changes.

13.3 Configuring Java Object Cache for a Cluster Using HA Power Tools

To configure Java Object Cache for a cluster using HA Power Tools:

  1. Log in to Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, and click Domain in left navigation tree.

  2. Click the HA Power Tools tab.

  3. Click Configure JOC.

  4. Select the Configure JOC for Cluster radio button.

  5. Select the cluster name from the drop-down list.

  6. Enter the Discover Port.

  7. Enter the Hosts (separate host names by comma).

  8. Click Configure JOC.

  9. Restart the cluster.

  10. Verify JOC configuration using the CacheWatcher utility. See Appendix I, "Running CacheWatcher to verify Java Object Cache."

13.4 Configuring Java Object Cache for a Managed Servers Using HA Power Tools

To configure Java Object Cache for Managed Servers using HA Power Tools:

  1. Log in to Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, and click Domain in left navigation tree.

  2. Click the HA Power Tools tab

  3. Click Configure JOC.

  4. Select the Configure JOC for Managed Server(s) radio button.

  5. Enter the Managed Server names and Discover Port.

  6. Enter the Hosts (separate host names by comma).

  7. Click Configure JOC.

  8. Restart the cluster.

  9. Verify JOC configuration using the Cache Watcher utility. See Appendix I, "Running CacheWatcher to verify Java Object Cache."

Some of the managed servers can be excluded from the JOC configuration by specifying the server names (comma separated) in the Exclude Server section. The Distribution Mode for all the specified servers are set to false.

Use the Disable Distribution Mode option to disable Distribution Mode for all the affected managed servers. This option is applicable for configuring JOC for a cluster as well as for configuring JOC for Managed Servers.