Process Overview

Creating a WebLogic 9 environment within the provisioning system is similar to the process of creating the environment without the provisioning system.

1. Import the WebLogic 9 plug-in.

   See Importing Plug-Ins in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 System Administration Guide.

2. Set the WebLogic session variables: WL_DEFAULT_PASSWORD and WL_DEFAULT_USER.

   See Chapter 5, Session Variables, in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Plan and Component Developer’s Guide.

3. Prepare all hosts.

   The WebLogic 9 plug-in contains a new system service that must be distributed to all hosts in the provisioning system. See Preparing a Physical Host in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 System Administration Guide.

4. Install the WebLogic software.

   See How to Install the WebLogic Software

5. Create a WebLogic domain by installing an Administrative Server.

   See How to Create a WebLogic 9 Domain and Administration Server.

6. (Optional) Create a Node Manager machine.

   See How to Create WebLogic Machines.

7. Create a Managed Server in the new WebLogic domain.

   See How to Create a WebLogic Managed Server.

8. (Optional) Create a WebLogic 9 cluster.

   See How to Create a WebLogic Cluster.

9. (Optional) Add a cluster member by assigning existing Managed Servers to the cluster.

   See How to Create Cluster Members.

10. If necessary, configure the application's connection to the database.

    Depending on the needs of your application, you might need to configure database connection pools and database data sources. See Creating Configuration Services.

11. If the application uses Java Messaging Service, configure the JMS server.

    See Creating Configuration Services.

12. Capture application archive files from the file system.

    See Capturing and Editing WebLogic Applications.

13. Deploy applications to targets hosts, host sets, or clusters.

    An application can target either a cluster or a Managed Server.

    See Deploying WebLogic Applications.