Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction to Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 1.1 About This Book
  • 1.1.1 What This Book Is Not
  • 1.1.2 How to Use This Book with Related Material
• 1.2 About Oracle Fusion Middleware
• 1.3 Understanding Key Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts
  • 1.3.1 What Is an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain?
    • 1.3.1.1 What Is the Administration Server?
    • 1.3.1.2 What Are Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters?
    • 1.3.1.3 What Is Node Manager?
  • 1.3.2 What Is an Oracle Instance?
  • 1.3.3 What Is a Middleware Home?
  • 1.3.4 What Is a WebLogic Server Home?
  • 1.3.5 What Is an Oracle Home and the Oracle Common Home?
  • 1.3.6 What Is the Oracle Metadata Repository?
• 1.4 Common Administration Tasks
• 1.5 Tools for Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware

2 Getting Started with Management Tools

• 2.1 Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware Management Tools
• 2.2 Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
  • 2.2.1 Displaying Fusion Middleware Control
  • 2.2.2 Navigating Within Fusion Middleware Control
  • 2.2.3 Using Fusion Middleware Control Help
• 2.3 Getting Started with Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console
  • 2.3.1 Displaying the Administration Console
  • 2.3.2 Locking the WebLogic Server Configuration
• 2.4 Getting Started with the Oracle Fusion Middleware Command-Line Tools
  • 2.4.1 Getting Started Using the WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)
    • 2.4.1.1 Using Custom WLST Commands
    • 2.4.1.2 Using WLST Commands for System Components
  • 2.4.2 Getting Started Using Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server
• 2.5 Managing Oracle Fusion Middleware: A Roadmap
• 2.6 Learn More

3 Installing and Configuring Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 3.1 Overview of the Procedures in This Chapter
• 3.2 Installing and Configuring Oracle Fusion Middleware
  • 3.2.1 Creating the Schemas in a Database
  • 3.2.2 Installing Oracle WebLogic Server
  • 3.2.3 Installing Additional Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
  • 3.2.4 Configuring Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
• 3.3 Setting Up Environment Variables
• 3.4 Starting and Stopping Servers, Components, and Applications
  • 3.4.1 Starting and Stopping Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Server
  • 3.4.2 Starting and Stopping Oracle WebLogic Server Managed Servers
  • 3.4.3 Configuring Node Manager to Start Managed Servers
  • 3.4.4 Starting and Stopping Components
  • 3.4.5 Starting and Stopping Applications
  • 3.4.6 Starting and Stopping Fusion Middleware Control
  • 3.4.7 Starting and Stopping Oracle Management Agent
• 3.5 Learn More

4 Deploying Applications

• 4.1 Overview of Deploying Applications
• 4.2 Understanding Deployment, Redeployment, and Undeployment
• 4.3 Understanding and Managing Data Sources
  • 4.3.1 Creating and Managing JDBC Data Sources
    • 4.3.1.1 Creating a JDBC Data Source Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 4.3.1.2 Editing a JDBC Data Source Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 4.3.1.3 Monitoring a JDBC Data Source Using Fusion Middleware Control
    • 4.3.1.4 Controlling a JDBC Data Source Using Fusion Middleware Control
• 4.4 Deploying and Undeploying Java EE Applications
  • 4.4.1 Deploying Java EE Applications
  • 4.4.2 Undeploying Java EE Applications
  • 4.4.3 Redeploying Java EE Applications
• 4.5 Managing Deployment Plans
• 4.6 Learn More

5 Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 5.1 Overview of Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware
• 5.2 Monitoring the Status of Oracle Fusion Middleware
  • 5.2.1 Viewing General Information
  • 5.2.2 Monitoring an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain
  • 5.2.3 Monitoring an Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Server or Managed Server
  • 5.2.4 Monitoring a Cluster
  • 5.2.5 Monitoring a Java Component
  • 5.2.6 Monitoring a System Component
  • 5.2.7 Monitoring Applications
• 5.3 Monitoring the Performance of Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
• 5.4 Viewing the Routing Topology
• 5.5 Viewing Port Numbers
• 5.6 Learn More

6 Configuring Security

• 6.1 Creating Additional Administrative Users
• 6.2 Creating Additional Users with Specific Roles
• 6.3 Changing the Administrative User Password
• 6.4 Configuring SSL
  • 6.4.1 Understanding Keystores and Wallets
  • 6.4.2 Enabling SSL Between a Browser and Oracle HTTP Server
    • 6.4.2.1 Enabling SSL for Inbound Traffic to Oracle HTTP Server Virtual Hosts
    • 6.4.2.2 Enabling SSL for Outbound Traffic from Oracle HTTP Server Virtual Hosts
• 6.5 Learn More

7 Managing Log Files

• 7.1 Overview of Logging in Oracle Fusion Middleware
• 7.2 Viewing Log Messages and Summaries
• 7.3 Viewing Log Files
• 7.4 Searching Log Files
• 7.5 Downloading Log Files
• 7.6 Configuring Log Settings
  • 7.6.1 Changing Log File Names and Locations
  • 7.6.2 Configuring Log File Rotation
  • 7.6.3 Setting Log Levels
  • 7.6.4 Specifying the Log File Format
• 7.7 Learn More

8 Backing Up and Recovering Oracle Fusion Middleware

• 8.1 Overview of Backup and Recovery
  • 8.1.1 Understanding Backup Operations
    • 8.1.1.1 Types of Backups
    • 8.1.1.2 Recommended Backup Strategy
  • 8.1.2 Understanding Recovery Operations
    • 8.1.2.1 Types of Recovery
    • 8.1.2.2 Recommended Recovery Strategies
• 8.2 Backing Up Your Environment
  • 8.2.1 Performing a Full Offline Backup
  • 8.2.2 Performing an Online Backup of Run-Time Artifacts
• 8.3 Recovering After Data Loss, Corruption, or Media Failure
  • 8.3.1 Recovering a Middleware Home
  • 8.3.2 Recovering an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain
  • 8.3.3 Recovering the Administration Server Configuration
  • 8.3.4 Recovering a Managed Server
  • 8.3.5 Recovering an Oracle Home
  • 8.3.6 Recovering an Oracle Instance
    • 8.3.6.1 Recovering After Oracle Instance Home Deleted from File System
    • 8.3.6.2 Recovering After Oracle Instance Home Deregistered
  • 8.3.7 Recovering Components
    • 8.3.7.1 Recovering After Component's Files Are Deleted or Corrupted
    • 8.3.7.2 Recovering Components After Cluster Configuration Change
• 8.4 Creating a Record of Your Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration
• 8.5 Learn More

9 Scaling Your Environment

• 9.1 Overview of Scaling Your Environment
• 9.2 Extending a WebLogic Server Domain to Support Additional Components
• 9.3 Adding Additional Managed Servers to a WebLogic Server Domain
  • 9.3.1 Applying Oracle JRF to a Managed Server or Cluster
• 9.4 Creating Clusters
• 9.5 Copying a Middleware Home or Component
  • 9.5.1 Using the Movement Scripts
  • 9.5.2 Overview of Procedures for Moving from a Source to a Target Environment
  • 9.5.3 Preparing the Source Environment
  • 9.5.4 Preparing the Target Environment
  • 9.5.5 Installing the Database on the Target Environment
  • 9.5.6 Moving the Middleware Home and the Binary Files
  • 9.5.7 Moving the Configuration of Java Components
  • 9.5.8 Moving the Configuration of Oracle Instances and System Components
  • 9.5.9 Customizing Move Plans When Moving Components
• 9.6 Learn More

Index