5 Administer and Maintain the Containerized AMC

Follow the best practices mentioned in this topic to efficiently maintain the Containerized AMC.

Security Guidelines

Here are some security recommendations for your Containerized AMC deployments.

• Secrets: When providing passwords to Containerized AMC deployment, it is recommended to use Kubernetes Secrets instead of plain text.

• UpToDate images: When a new version of AMC or WebLogic container image is available, download the latest version of Java_AMC_<version>.ear file and WebLogic container image, and create a new container image. Upgrade the currently running Containerized AMC with the newly built image.

• Firewall: Follow the industry-standard practices, such as configuring firewall rules to restrict the network traffic and prevent accidental or malicious threats.

Containerized AMC Maintenance

The WLS and AMC updates are aligned with the Java CPU release cycles. Ensure that the container images are up to date with these versions. When you update the container images, ensure that you upgrade your Containerized AMC deployment.

Database Administration

Any change in the database configuration will require a domain restart. If there are corresponding changes to the database section of values.yaml, an upgrade of your Containerized AMC will internally trigger a domain restart.