This chapter describes common tasks you might want to perform on the newly created WebLogic Server domain.
The following sections are included:
Section 4.2, "Performing Additional Domain Configuration Tasks"
Section 4.3, "Preparing Your Environment For High Availability"
Table 4-1 lists some common administration tasks you will likely want to perform on your newly created domain.
Table 4-1 Basic Administration Tasks for a New Domain
| Task | Description | More Information |
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Getting familiar with Fusion Middleware administration tools |
Get familiar with the various tools available which you can use to manage your environment. |
"System Administration" in Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server. |
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Starting and stopping products and servers |
Learn how to start and stop Oracle Fusion Middleware, including the Administration Server, Managed Servers, and components. |
"Starting and Stopping Servers" in Administering Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server. |
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Configuring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) |
Learn how to set up secure communications among Oracle Fusion Middleware components using SSL. |
"Overview of Configuring SSL in WebLogic Server" in Administering Security for Oracle WebLogic Server. |
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Understanding diagnostic and troubleshooting procedures |
Learn the recommended diagnostic and troubleshooting procedures for Oracle Fusion Middleware. |
"Monitoring, Diagnosing, and Troubleshooting" in Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server. |
Table 4-2 lists some additional tasks you will likely want to perform on your newly created domain.
Table 4-2 Additional Domain Configuration Tasks
| Task | Description | More Information |
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Deploying applications |
Learn how to deploy your applications to WebLogic Server. |
Deploying Applications in WebLogic Server in Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server. |
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Adding a Web Tier front-end to your WebLogic domain |
Oracle Web Tier hosts Web pages (static and dynamic), provides security and high performance along with built-in clustering, load balancing, and failover features. In particular, the Web Tier contains Oracle HTTP Server. |
Follow the instructions to install and configure a standalone Oracle HTTP Server in Installing and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server. Also refer to "Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware for important information. |
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Tuning and configuring Coherence for your topology. |
The standard installation topology includes a Coherence cluster that contains storage-enabled Managed Coherence Servers. This configuration is a good starting point for using Coherence, but depending upon your specific requirements, consider tuning and reconfiguring Coherence to improve performance in a production environment. |
For information about Coherence clusters, see "Configuring and Managing Coherence Clusters" in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server. For information about tuning Coherence, see Administering Oracle Coherence. For information about storing HTTP session data in Coherence, see "Using Coherence Web with WebLogic Server" in Administering HTTP Session Management with Oracle Coherence*Web. For more information about creating and deploying Coherence applications, see Developing Oracle Coherence Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server. |
Table 4-3 provides a list of tasks to perform if you want to scale out your standard installation environment for high availability.
Table 4-3 Tasks Required to Prepare Your Environment for High Availability
| Task | Description | More Information |
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Configuring Node Manager |
Node Manager enables you to start, shut down, and restart the Administration Server and Managed Server instances from a remote location, making this an essential utility for any high availability environment. |
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Enabling failover and replication |
To enable high availability, it is important to provide failover capabilities to another host computer. That way, if one computer goes down, your environment can continue to serve the consumers of your deployed applications. |
"WebLogic Server Clustering" in the Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server. |
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Configuring high availability for your Web Tier components |
If you have added a Web Tier front-end, then you must configure the Web Tier for high availability, as well as the WebLogic Server software. |
"Configuring High Availability for Web Tier Components" in High Availability Guide. |
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Setting up a front-end load balancer |
You can use a load balancer to distribute requests across servers more evenly. |
"Load Balancing HTTP Sessions with an External Load Balancer" in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server. |