Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to this Document
• Related Documentation
• Samples and Tutorials
• New and Changed Features in This Release

2 Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server Domains

• What Is a Domain?
• Organizing Domains
• Contents of a Domain
  • Administration Server
  • What Happens if the Administration Server Fails?
  • Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters
  • Resources and Services
• Domain Restrictions

3 Domain Configuration Files

• Overview of Domain Configuration Files
  • Editing Configuration Documents
  • Security Credentials in Configuration Files
  • Configuration File Archiving
• Domain Directory Contents
  • domain-name
  • autodeploy
  • bin
  • config
  • config/configCache
  • config/diagnostics
  • config/jdbc
  • config/jms
  • config/lib
  • config/nodemanager
  • config/security
  • configArchive
  • console-ext
  • init-info
  • lib
  • pending
  • security
  • servers
  • servers/server-name
  • servers/server-name/bin
  • servers/server-name/cache
  • servers/server-name/cache/EJBCompilerCache
  • servers/server-name/data
  • servers/server-name/data/ldap
  • servers/server-name/data/store
  • servers/server-name/logs
  • servers/server-name/logs/diagnostic_images
  • servers/server-name/logs/jmsServers
  • servers/server-name/logs/connector
  • servers/server-name/security
  • servers/server-name/tmp
  • tmp
  • user_staged_config
• A Server's Root Directory
  • Specifying a Server Root Directory
  • Server Root Directory for an Administration Server
  • Server Root Directory for a Managed Server Started with Node Manager
  • Server Root Directory for a Managed Server Not Started with Node Manager

4 Managing Configuration Changes

• Overview of Change Management
  • Changes Requiring Server Restart
  • Configuration Change Tools
  • Configuration Auditing
• Change Management in the Administration Console
• Configuration Change Management Process
  • Configuration Locks
  • Resolving Change Conflicts
• Configuration Management State Diagram
• Restricting Configuration Changes