Using the Configuration Wizard in Silent Mode (Deprecated)

Using the Configuration Wizard in Silent Mode (Deprecated)

The following sections describe how to create and extend domains using the Configuration Wizard in silent mode:

Starting the Configuration Wizard in Silent Mode

When run in silent mode, the Configuration Wizard is executed as a noninteractive process.

Silent-mode configuration enables you to define the configuration information for a domain once and then duplicate that domain on multiple machines. In silent mode, the Configuration Wizard reads configuration settings from a script that you manually create prior to execution.

Before you can run the Configuration Wizard in silent mode, you must first create a script in which you define the settings usually entered manually by a user during graphical-mode or console-mode configuration. When running in silent mode, the Configuration Wizard queries the specified configuration script to obtain configuration settings. It does not prompt you to provide information in real time. For more information, see Creating a Script for Silent-Mode Configuration.

To start the Configuration Wizard in silent mode on a Windows or UNIX system, follow these steps:

The silent script is interpreted and executed at run time. The domain is validated at various points during the execution.

Creating a Script for Silent-Mode Configuration

Before you can run the Configuration Wizard in silent mode to create or extend a domain, as described in Starting the Configuration Wizard in Silent Mode, you must first create a script in which you define the configuration settings for the domain.

To create a script, do one of the following:

Refer to the following sections for instructions on creating scripts for creating and extending domains:

Creating a Script to Create a New Domain in Silent Mode

When you create a script, you specify operations to be performed by the Configuration Wizard when the script is executed. The following sections describe the operations that must be defined in the script to create a new domain:

Step 1: Select the Domain Template

Select a domain template to use as the basis of the domain you will create and configure. To select a domain template, use the read operation, as follows:

read template from "template_jar_name";

Table 1 describes the single read template operation parameter for which you must specify a value.

In the following example, the Basic WebLogic Server Domain domain template is specified with the absolute pathname for the template:

read template from "C:\bea\weblogic90\common\templates\domains\wls.jar";

Step 2: Edit the Configuration Information

Edit the default configuration information to create new configuration objects, edit existing values for configuration object attributes, or delete configuration objects.

You use silent mode to create and edit any valid configuration object and its child elements, except custom security objects. For more information about valid configuration objects, see WebLogic Server Configuration Reference at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs81/config_xml/index.html.

The following table summarizes the edit operations described in the following sections.

Creating a Configuration Object

To create a configuration object, specify the type of object you want to create, assign it to a variable, and define the Name attribute. Then set the remaining attributes (or edit the Name attribute), as described in Setting Configuration Object Attributes.

To create a configuration object, use the create operation, as follows:

create object_type "name" as variable;

Table 3 describes the create operation parameters for which you must specify values.

In the following example, a Server object is created and assigned to the variable s2, and the Name attribute is set to server_2:

create Server "server_2" as s2;

In the following example, a User object is created and assigned to the variable u1, and the Name attribute is set to user1:

create User "user1" as u1;

By default, the user is assigned to the group "Administrators."

Assigning an Existing Configuration Object to a Variable

Before you can edit an existing configuration object, the Configuration Wizard must find the object in the template and assign it to a variable. To assign a configuration object to a variable, use the find operation, as follows:

find object_type "name" as variable;

Table 4 describes the find operation parameters for which you must specify values.

In the following example, a Server object named "myserver" is assigned to the variable s1:

find Server "myserver" as s1;

Assigning an Existing Child Element to a Variable

Some configuration object types contain child elements. Before you can edit an existing child element, the Configuration Wizard must find the element in the template and assign it to a variable. To assign a child element to a variable, use the find operation, as follows:

find object_type.child_element "name.child_element_name" as variable;

Table 5 describes the find operation parameters for which you must specify values.

In the following example, a Server object named "myserver" with a WebServer child element named "mywebserver" is assigned to the variable ws1:

find Server.WebServer "myserver.mywebserver" as ws1;

Setting Configuration Object Attributes

To set a configuration attribute, specify the variable and attribute name for it, as follows:

set variable.attribute "value";

Table 6 describes the parameters for which you must specify values.

In the following example, the ListenAddress and ListenPort attributes for the Server configuration object referenced by s2 (that is, server_2) are set to localhost and 7001, respectively:

set s2.ListenAdress "localhost";
set s2.ListenPort "7001";

Considerations for Setting the JDBC Connection Pool Properties Attribute

The JDBC Connection Pool Properties attribute specifies the list of properties passed to the JDBC Driver, and is used when creating physical database connections.

When specifying this attribute, make sure that you provide the complete list of the properties required by the JDBC Driver being used.

Because the values that you specify for the Properties attribute will override all values currently set, if you omit a value from the Properties list, that property will remain undefined, resulting in unexpected results.

Setting a Specific Attribute for a Child Element

To assign a value to an attribute for a child element, specify the variable assigned to the child element and the name of the attribute, as follows:

set variable.attribute "value";

Table 7 describes the parameters for which you must specify values.

In the following example, a Server named "myserver" with a WebServer child element named "mywebserver" is assigned to the variable ws1. Then the LogFileName attribute for the webserver child element is assigned the value of c:\bea\weblogic\logs\newAccess.log:

find Server.WebServer "myserver.mywebserver" as ws1;
set ws1.LogFileName "c:\bea\weblogic\logs\newAcess.log";

Setting an Attribute for All Instances of a Child Element

To assign a value to an attribute for all instances of a particular type of child element, use the following format:

set variable.child_element.attribute "value";

Table 8 describes the parameters for which you must specify values.

In the following example, the server named "myserver" is assigned to the variable s1. Then, all ThreadCount attributes for the ExecuteQueue child element of the server referenced by s1 are set to 25:

find Server "myserver" as s1;
set s1.ExecuteQueue.ThreadCount "25";

Setting Attributes for Unnamed Child Elements

When the Name attribute of a child element instance is not defined, you cannot reference that child element individually. In this case, the only way you can assign a value to an attribute of an unnamed child element is by setting all instances of the child element attribute, as described in Setting an Attribute for All Instances of a Child Element.

Setting an HTTP Proxy Server for a Cluster

You can also use the set operation to designate an HTTP proxy server for a cluster, as follows:

set variable.ProxyServer "unclustered_managed_server";

Table 9 describes the parameters for which you must specify values when setting an HTTP Proxy server.

In the following example, the cluster named myCluster is assigned to the variable mycluster. Then the server AnUnClusteredServer is assigned to the attribute ProxyServer for the cluster referenced by mycluster:

create Cluster "myCluster" as mycluster;
set mycluster.ProxyServer "AnUnClusteredServer";

Setting Configuration Options When Creating a New Domain

You can also use the set operation to specify configuration options for the domain, as follows:

set configuration_option value;

Table 10 describes the parameters for which you must specify values.

In the following example, a Windows Start Menu shortcut for the domain is not created:

set CreateStartMenu "false";

Table 11 describes the configuration options that you can specify using the set operation.

Assigning Servers to Clusters

You can assign servers to clusters by using the assign Server operation as follows:

assign Server "server" to Cluster "cluster";

Table 12 describes the assign Server operation parameters for which you must specify a value.

In the following example, the servers named myServer1 and myServer2 are assigned to the cluster myCluster:

assign Server "myServer1,myServer2" to Cluster "myCluster";

Assigning All Applications and Services to Servers and Clusters

You can assign all the applications and services in a domain to servers and clusters by using the assign all operation as follows:

Table 13 describes the single assign all operation parameter for which you must specify a value.

If you use the assign all Services operation, any of the following services that are defined in the config.xml for the domain, or that you added in this script, are assigned to the target server or cluster:

Assigning Individual Applications to Servers and Clusters

You can assign individual applications and application components (such as Web applications and EJB modules) to a server or cluster by using the assign Application operation, as follows:

assign Application "application_names" to Target "server_or_clusters";

Table 14 describes the assign Application operation parameters for which you must specify a value.

In the following example, the applications named MedRecEAR and PhysicianEAR are assigned to the server myServer1:

assign Application "MedRecEAR, PhysicianEAR" to Target "myServer1";

In the following example, the application component SessionEJB for the application MedRecEAR is assigned to the server MedRecServer:

assign Application "MedRecEAR.SessionEJB" to Target "MedRecServer";

Assigning Individual Services to Servers and Clusters

You can assign an individual service to a server or cluster by name or category, as follows:

assign service_type "service_names" to Target "server_or_clusters";

Table 15 describes the assign operation parameters for which you must specify a value when you are assigning individual services to servers or clusters.

In the following example, the service MedRecJMSServer is assigned to the server myServer1:

assign JMSServer "MedRecJMSServer" to Target "myServer1";

In the following example, all JMS servers are assigned to myServer1:

assign JMSServer "*" to Target "myServer1";

Creating Security Assignments

When you are creating a new domain, you can perform the following assignments:

To assign users to groups, use the assign User operation as follows:

assign User "username" to Group "group";

To assign groups to groups, use the assign Group operation as follows:

assign Group "group" to Group "group";

Table 16 describes the assign operation parameters for which you must specify a value when you are assigning users and groups to groups.

In the following example, the user weblogic is assigned to the group Monitors and the group Deployers is designated a subgroup of the group Monitors:

assign User "weblogic" to Group "Monitors";
assign Group "Deployers" to Group "Administrators";

Removing Assignments Using the Unassign Operation

You can use the unassign operation to remove assignments using the same operations as the assign command. To do so, change assign to unassign, and the to operator to from.

The following examples illustrate sample usage for the unassign operation:

unassign Application "MedRecEAR, PhysicianEAR" from Target "myServer1";
unassign all Services from Target "adminServer,cluster1";
unassign User "weblogic" from Group "Monitors";

Deleting a Configuration Object

To delete a configuration object, use the delete operation, as follows:

delete variable;

Table 17 describes the single delete operation parameter for which you must specify a value.

In the following example, the Server configuration object referenced by s2 (that is, server_2) is deleted:

delete s2;

Step 3: Create the Domain

To create the domain using the configuration settings that you have defined in step 2, use the write operation, as follows:

write domain to "domain_name";

Table 18 describes the single write operation parameter for which you must specify a value.

In the following example, the domain is created in the C:\bea\user_projects\domains directory and is named wlsDomain:

write domain to "C:\bea\user_projects\domains\wlsDomain";

Step 4: Close the Domain Template

To close the domain template, use the close operation, as follows:

close template;

When you have finished defining the configuration, save the script. You can name the script as desired, and pass the relative or full pathname for it to the config command, as described in Starting the Configuration Wizard in Silent Mode.

Creating a Script to Extend an Existing Domain in Silent Mode

The following sections describe the steps that you must perform in the script to create a new domain:

Step 1: Select the Domain Directory

To select a domain directory that you want to update with additional applications and services, use the read operation, as follows:

read domain from "domain_directory_name";

Table 19 describes the single read domain operation parameter for which you must specify a value.

In the following example, the absolute pathname to a domain named mydomain is specified:

read domain from "C:\bea\user_projects\domains\mydomain";

Step 2: Add the Extension Template to the Domain

An extension template defines applications and services, such as JDBC or JMS components, and startup/shutdown classes, that can be used to extend an existing domain. Use the add operation to add an extension template to the domain you specified using the read domain operation in step 1:

add template extension_template_jar_name;

Table 20 describes the single add template operation parameter for which you must specify a value.

In the following example, an extension template that adds a basic Web application (including an HTML file, image files, and required XML descriptors) is specified, using the absolute pathname for the template:

add template "C:\bea\weblogic90\common\templates\applications\wls_default.jar";

Step 3: Edit the Existing Configuration Information (Optional)

You can edit the default configuration information to create new configuration objects, edit existing values for configuration object attributes, delete configuration objects, and assign applications and services to servers or clusters. The operations available for these tasks are the same ones available for extending a domain and creating a new domain. For instructions about using these operations, see the following sections:

You can also set configuration options when extending a domain, as described in Setting Configuration Options When Extending a Domain.

You can use silent mode to create and edit any valid configuration object and its child elements, except security objects. For more information about valid configuration objects, see WebLogic Server Configuration Reference at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs81/config_xml/index.html.

Setting Configuration Options When Extending a Domain

When you are extending a domain, you can use the set operation to specify configuration options for the domain as follows:

set configuration_option value;

Table 21 describes the parameters for which you must specify values.

Table 22 lists the configuration options that you can specify using the set operation when you are extending an existing domain.

Step 4: Update the Domain

To update the domain opened in the read domain operation, use the update operation, as follows:

update domain;

Step 5: Close the Domain

To close the domain, use the close operation, as follows:

close domain;

When you have finished defining the configuration, save the script. You can name the script as desired, and pass a relative or full pathname for it to the config command, as described in Starting the Configuration Wizard in Silent Mode.

Sample Configuration Scripts for Silent-Mode Configuration

This section provides two sample scripts that demonstrate the basic concepts required to create and update domains using silent-mode configuration:

Sample Script for Creating a New Domain from a Domain Template

The following sample script shows how to create a new domain, based on the Basic WebLogic Server Domain template.

The numbers shown along the left-hand margin mark the beginning of each section of code that performs a major task within the script. For details about a particular task, see the description corresponding to the numeric callout in Table 23.

read template from "C:\bea\weblogic90\common\templates\domains\wls.jar";
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Find and configure the Admin Server.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


find Server "myserver" as s1;
set s1.ListenAddress "";
set s1.ListenPort "7001";
set s1.SSL.Enabled "true";
set s1.SSL.ListenPort "7002";
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Create a JMSQueue.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//A JMSServer has to be created first.


create JMSServer "myJMSServer" as jmsserver;
create JMSQueue "myJMSQueue" as myq;
//required attribute
set myq.JNDIName "jms/myjmsqueue";
//required attribute
set myq.JMSServer "myJMSServer";
//optional attribute
//set myq.StoreEnabled "false";
//target "myJMSServer" to server "myserver"
assign JMSServer "myJMSServer" to target "myserver";
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Create a JDBCConnectionPool.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


create JDBCConnectionPool "demoPool" as mypool;
//required attribute
set mypool.DriverName "com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcUniversalDriver";
//required attribute
set mypool.URL "jdbc:pointbase:server://localhost:9092/demo";
//required attribute
set mypool.Password "PBPUBLIC";
//optional attribute (but it's recommended you set the db user...)
set mypool.Properties "user=PBPUBLIC";
//target all JDBC connection pools to server "myserver"
assign JDBCConnectionPool "*" to target "myserver";
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//target existing applications.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//target applications only when they exist in current domain template


//assign application "*" to target "myserver";
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Find the admin user and set the password, since it has not been set in the 
// template.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


find User "weblogic" as u1;
set u1.password "weblogic";
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Write out the domain.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


set OverwriteDomain "true";


write domain to "C:\bea\user_projects\domains\wls";
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Close domain template to indicate completion of work.
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


close template;

The following table defines the main tasks performed by the sample script shown in Listing 1.

Table 23 Major Tasks Shown in Sample Script Based on WebLogic Server Domain Template 

In this section of code . . .	The script . . .
	Selects the Basic WebLogic Server Domain template. For more information, see Step 1: Select the Domain Template.
	Configures the Administration Server. For more information, see the following relevant sections in Step 2: Edit the Configuration Information: Assigning an Existing Configuration Object to a Variable Setting Configuration Object Attributes
	Creates a JMS queue. For more information, see the following relevant sections in Step 2: Edit the Configuration Information: Creating a Configuration Object Setting Configuration Object Attributes Assigning Individual Services to Servers and Clusters
	Creates a JDBC connection pool. When specifying the JDBC connection pool Properties attribute, make sure you provide the complete list of properties required by the JDBC driver being used. For guidelines for setting the JDBC connection pool Properties attribute, see Considerations for Setting the JDBC Connection Pool Properties Attribute. In Listing 1, the following Properties specification is acceptable because the JDBC PointBase driver only requires definition of the user: set mypool.Properties "user=PBPUBLIC"; Alternatively, you can assign the properties separately. For example, to define the user name, you can also specify the following command: set mypool.UserName "myname"; For more information, see the following relevant sections in Step 2: Edit the Configuration Information: Creating a Configuration Object Setting Configuration Object Attributes Assigning Individual Services to Servers and Clusters
	Optionally assigns applications that exist in the domain to myserver. By default, the Basic WebLogic Server Domain contains no applications. For more information, see Assigning Individual Applications to Servers and Clusters.
	Updates the password for the user weblogic. For more information, see the following relevant sections in Step 2: Edit the Configuration Information: Assigning an Existing Configuration Object to a Variable Creating Security Assignments Note: To review the predefined security information for a domain, view the security.xml file included in the domain template JAR file. If a user password is set to "????????" (indicating that it is not set), it must be defined in the silent script.
	Sets the OverwriteDomain configuration option to true and stipulates that if the specified domain exists, it can be overwritten. For more information, see Setting Configuration Options When Creating a New Domain.
	Creates the domain in C:\bea\user_projects\domains\wls. For more information, see Step 3: Create the Domain.
	Closes the domain template. For more information, see Step 4: Close the Domain Template.

Sample Script for Creating a New Domain and Updating It Using an Extension Template

The following sample script shows how to create a new domain, based on the Basic WebLogic Server Domain template, and then update it using the WebLogic Server Default Domain extension template.

The numbers shown along the left-hand margin mark the beginning of each section of code that performs a major task within the script. For details about a particular task, see the description corresponding to the numeric callout in Table 24.

/*Create a domain from a domain template and update it */
 


read template from "C:\bea\weblogic90\common\templates\domains\wls.jar";
 


find User "weblogic" as admin;
set admin.Password "newPassword";
create User "user1" as u1;
set u1.Password "password";
assign User "user1" to Group "Deployers";
 


set ServerStartMode "dev";
set JavaHome "C:\bea\jrockit90_150_03";
set CreateStartMenu "false";
 


write domain to "C:\bea\user_projects\domains\wls";


close template;     
 
/* update an existing domain */


read domain from "C:\bea\user_projects\domains\wls";
 
//keep originals if there are duplicates from added extension template
//We do not really need this here since wls template does not have
  applications.


set ReplaceDuplicates "false";
 
//add an extension template


add template
    "C:\bea\weblogic90\common\templates\applications\wls_default.jar";
 


update domain;


close domain; 

The following table defined the main tasks performed by the sample script performs the tasks shown in Listing 2.

Table 24 Major Tasks Shown in Sample Script For Creating a New Domain and Updating it Using an Extension Template 

In this section of code . . .	The script . . .
	Selects the Basic WebLogic Server Domain template. For more information, see Step 1: Select the Domain Template.
	Defines users for the domain. For more information, see the following relevant sections in Step 2: Edit the Configuration Information: Creating a Configuration Object Assigning an Existing Configuration Object to a Variable Creating Security Assignments Note: To review the predefined security information for a domain, view the security.xml file included in the domain template JAR file. If a user password is set to "????????" (indicating that it is not set), it must be defined in the silent script.
	Sets several configuration options. For more information, see Setting Configuration Options When Creating a New Domain.
	Creates the domain in C:\bea\user_projects\domains\wls. For more information, see Step 3: Create the Domain.
	Closes the domain template. For more information, see Step 4: Close the Domain Template.
	Selects the domain directory to be extended. For more information, see Step 1: Select the Domain Directory.
	Sets the ReplaceDuplicate configuration option to false specifying that duplicate configuration options defined in the extension template should not be overwritten. For more information, see Setting Configuration Options When Extending a Domain.
	Extends the domain to support a basic Web application by importing resources from the WebLogic Server Default Domain extension template. For more information, see Step 2: Add the Extension Template to the Domain.
	Updates the domain. For more information, see Step 4: Update the Domain.
	Closes the domain. For more information, see Step 5: Close the Domain.