In WebLogic Server, you
configure database connectivity through JDBC data sources, either in
your WebLogic domain configuration or in your enterprise application. A
data source is a Java EE standard method of configuring connectivity to
a database. Each WebLogic data source contains a pool of database
connections. Applications look up the data source on the JNDI tree or in
the local application context and then use a database connection from
the pool of connections. Data sources and their connection pools provide
connection management processes that help keep your system running
efficiently.
The main steps for
configuring database connectivity are: