Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

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

2 The WebLogic Persistent Store

• What is a Persistent Store
• Features of the Persistent Store
• High-Performance Throughput and Transactional Support
• Comparing File Stores and JDBC-accessible Stores
• High Availability For Persistent Stores
  • Whole Server Migration
  • Automatic Service Migration
  • High Availability Storage Solutions
• Limitations and Considerations of the Persistent Store
• Additional Requirements When Enabling High Availability for Persistent Store

3 Using the Default Persistent Store

• Using the Default Persistent Store
• Default Store Location
• Example of a Default File Store

4 Using Custom Persistent Stores

• What are Custom File Stores and JDBC Stores
• When to Use a Custom Persistent Store
• Methods of Creating a Custom Persistent Store
• Modifying Custom Persistent Store Parameters

5 Using Custom File Stores

• Creating a Custom (User-Defined) File Store
• Main Steps for Configuring a Custom File Store
• Example of a Custom File Store
• Guidelines for Configuring a Synchronous Write Policy
  • Direct-Write-With-Cache Policy
  • Direct-Write Policy
  • Cache-Flush Policy
  • Disabled Policy

6 Using a JDBC Store

• Creating JDBC-accessible Stores
• Using a JDBC TLog Store
  • Main Steps for Configuring a JDBC TLOG Store
    • Choosing a Data Source
  • Example of a JDBC TLOG Store
  • Configuration Guidelines
  • Additional Considerations
  • Server Migration when using a JDBC TLOG Store
  • Monitoring a JDBC TLOG Store
    • How to Monitor the JDBC TLOG Store Health State
    • How to Monitor Transaction Log Store Statistics
    • How to Monitor Transaction Log Store Connections
  • Security Considerations
• Using a JDBC Store
  • Main Steps for Configuring a JDBC Store
  • Example of a JDBC Store
  • Supported JDBC Drivers
  • Creating a JDBC Store Table Using Default and Custom DDL Files
    • Creating a JDBC Store Table Using a Custom DDL File
    • Enabling Oracle BLOB Record Columns
  • Managing JDBC Store Tables
    • Using the utils.Schema Utility to Delete a JDBC Store Table
  • Configuring JDBC Store Reconnect Retry
    • Using WLST and JMX MBeans
      • Using Command Line System Properties
  • Important Tuning Considerations for Reconnect Retry
  • Configuring a JDBC Store Connection Caching Policy
    • Using WLST and JMX MBeans
      • Using a Command Line Parameter
    • JDBC Store Connection Caching Behavior
    • Important Tuning Considerations for the NONE Connection Caching Policy
  • Guidelines for Configuring a JDBC Store
    • Using Prefixes with a JDBC Store
      • JDBC Store Table Rules
      • Prefix Name Format Guidelines
    • Recommended JDBC Data Source Settings for JDBC Stores
      • Automatic Reconnection to Failed Databases
      • Required Setting for Oracle DB2 Type 4 JDBC Drivers
    • Handling JMS Transactions with JDBC Stores
  • Enabling I/O Multithreading for JDBC Stores
    • Rebuilding the Store Table Index for an Oracle Database
      • Build a Reverse Index for an Oracle Database
      • Build a Non-Reverse Index for an Oracle Database
      • Reducing Contention in a Non-Oracle Database

7 Managing the WebLogic Persistent Store

• Administering a Persistent Store
  • Store Administration Using a Java Command Line
    • Accessing Store Administration Help
    • Dumping the Contents of a File Store
    • Compacting a File Store
  • Store Administration Using WLST
    • Accessing Store Administration Help
    • Dumping the Contents of a JDBC Store Using WLST
    • Compacting a File Store Using WLST
• Secure File Store Data

8 Monitoring the WebLogic Persistent Store

• Monitoring a Persistent Store
• Monitoring Stores
• Monitoring Store Connections