Using WebLogic Server Clusters

Introduction and Roadmap

This section describes the contents and organization of this guide—Using WebLogic Server® Clusters.

Document Scope and Audience

This document is written for application developers and administrators who are developing or deploying Web-based applications on one or more clusters. It also contains information that is useful for business analysts and system architects who are evaluating WebLogic Server or considering the use of WebLogic Server clusters for a particular application.

The topics in this document are primarily relevant to planning, implementing, and supporting a production environment that includes WebLogic Server clusters. Key guidelines for software engineers who design or develop applications that will run on a WebLogic Server cluster are also addressed.

It is assumed that the reader is familiar with J2EE, HTTP, HTML coding, and Java programming (servlets, JSP, or EJB development).

Guide to this Document

This chapter, Introduction and Roadmap, describes the organization of this guide.
Understanding WebLogic Server Clustering
Communications in a Cluster
Understanding Cluster Configuration
Load Balancing in a Cluster
Failover and Replication in a Cluster
Cluster Architectures
Setting up WebLogic Clusters
Clustering Best Practices
Troubleshooting Common Problems
The WebLogic Cluster API
Configuring BIG-IP^TM Hardware with Clusters.

New and Changed Clustering Features in This Release

Many new Clustering features were introduced in WebLogic Server 9.0. For information on these features, see:

New and Changed Clustering Features in the 9.0 version of this manual.
The What's New in WebLogic Server 9.0 section in the 9.0 version of the WebLogic Server Release Notes.

Introduction and Roadmap

Document Scope and Audience

Guide to this Document

Related Documentation

New and Changed Clustering Features in This Release