Database Administration Guide
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Using PointBase
PointBase is the default database that BEA provides. It is used for the BEA sample domains, and it is the default database used when you create a domain with the Configuration Wizard. WebLogic Portal does not support PointBase for production deployments.
PointBase runs on its own server that must be running for your applications to access it. When you start WebLogic Portal server to run your applications, the PointBase server starts automatically.
PointBase Documentation
PointBase documentation, for the version of PointBase currently supported by WebLogic Server, is distributed with WebLogic Server in PDF form in the WL_HOME\common\eval\pointbase\docs directory. The PointBase documentation consists of the following three manuals:
PointBase JAR Files
Refer to the section titled "PointBase JAR Files" in the PointBase System Guide for information on the JAR files provided with WebLogic Server in the WL_HOME\common\eval\pointbase\lib directory.
PointBase Tools
Scripts for starting the PointBase server and the PointBase console are distributed with WebLogic Server in the WL_HOME\common\eval\pointbase\tools directory. Scripts are called by start scripts in the sample domains and start scripts contained in any domain created by the Configuration Wizard. These PointBase start scripts simplify starting the PointBase Server and Console within WebLogic domains.
WebLogic Portal PointBase Databases
PointBase stores all data in .dbn files and all log information in .wal files. Database properties are stored in PointBase.ini files. Data files for WebLogic Portal are named workshop.dbn and log files for WebLogic Portal are named workshop$1.wal. Pre-built PointBase data, log, and PointBase.ini files for WebLogic Portal samples are included in the following directory:
WL_HOME\samples\domains\portal
By default domains created using the Configuration Wizard with the Basic WebLogic Portal Domain template would create PointBase data and log files in the following directory:
BEA_HOME\user_projects\portalDomain
Administering the WebLogic Portal PointBase Database
You can administer PointBase using the PointBase administrative console, or any third-party database visualization and management tool that can connect using JDBC.
You can launch the PointBase Console either from the Windows Start Menu or by executing the startPointBaseConsole.cmd/.sh script located in the domain directory.
Prior to launching the PointBase Console, ensure that WebLogic Server for the domain is running. You cannot use the PointBase Console unless WebLogic Server is running.
Launching the PointBase Console from the Windows Start Menu
Go to Start
To launch the PointBase Console for the Portal Examples, or, if you added Start menu options for a domain created by the Configuration Wizard, navigate to that domain's PointBase Console menu option.
