25 WebLogic Server Resource Group Templates

This chapter describes the tasks you can perform to create, monitor, and configure resource group templates. A resource group template is a named, domain-level collection of deployable resources and applications that is referenced from one or more resource groups.

Each resource group that refers to a given template will have its own runtime copies of the resources defined in the template. A resource group template is a convenient way to define and replicate resources for multiple tenants. Resource group templates make it very easy to deploy the same collection of applications and resources to multiple domain partitions.

Resource group templates are defined at the domain level, and then referenced by one or more resource groups.

Resource group templates are particularly useful in a SaaS environment where WebLogic Server MT activates the same applications and resources multiple times, once per domain partition. Some of the information about such resources is the same across all domain partitions, while some of it, such as JMS queues and database connections, varies from one partition to the next. WebLogic Server MT activates the application suite represented by the template differently for each partition, using the property values each partition defined.

For more information on WebLogic Server resource group templates, see Configuring Resource Group Templates in Using WebLogic Server MT.

Note:

If you are logged into a domain partition, navigate from the Domain Partition menu.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Create resource group templates

To create a new resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. Click Create.
  3. On the Create a New Resource Group Template page, you can define the following configuration settings for your new resource group template:

    • Name: enter a name for the new resource group template

    • Notes: enter notes for the new resource group template

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

  4. Click Create.

View resource group templates

To view all of the resource group templates configured in a domain:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain, including:

    • Name

    • Referencing Resource Groups

    • Reference Domain Partitions

    • Notes

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

    • Query by Example

Configure resource group templates

This section describes how to configure resource group templates.

This section includes the following tasks:

Configure general resource group template settings

To view and define general resource group template settings:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select General.

    On the General page, you can view the Name configuration setting for this resource group template.

For more information, see Configuration Options.

Configure resource group template deployments

To configure all applications deployed to a resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Deployments.

    The Deployments table displays information on the deployments configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Status

    • State

    • Health

    • Type

    • Domain Partition

    • Targets

    • Deployment Order

    • Scope

    • Resource Group

    • Tags

To control application deployments for this resource group template, see Control application deployments.

Note:

You cannot start or stop application deployments in a resource group template; you must start or stop applications in the resource group that references the resource group template.

For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

  • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

  • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

  • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

Configure resource group template JDBC settings

To view configuration settings for the JDBC system resources that have been created in this resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select JDBC.

    The JDBC table displays information on the JDBC data sources configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • JNDI Name

    • Type

    • Targets

    • Algorithm Type

    • Row Prefetch Enabled

    • Row Prefetch Size

    • Stream Chunk Size

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create new JDBC data sources for this resource group template. Click Create or Create Like to create a new JDBC data source. For more information on creating JDBC data sources, see Create JDBC data sources.

Configure resource group template JMS settings

This section describes how to monitor resource group template JMS settings.

This section includes the following tasks:

Configure JMS server settings

To view configuration settings for the JMS servers that have been created for this resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Messaging > JMS Servers.

    The JMS Servers table displays information on the JMS servers configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Health

    • Health Reason

    • Persistent Store

    • Temporary Template Name

    • Bytes Maximum

    • Messages Maximum

    • Bytes Threshold High

    • Bytes Threshold Low

    • Messages Threshold High

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create new a new JMS server by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating JMS servers, see Create JMS servers.

Configure SAF agent settings

To view configuration settings for the store-and-forward (SAF) agents that have been created for this resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Messaging > SAF Agents.

    The SAF Agents table displays information on the SAF agents configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Agent Type

    • Persistent Store

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create new a new SAF agent by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating SAF agents, see Create Store-and-Forward agents.

Configure JMS resource settings

To configure the JMS resource settings for a resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Messaging > JMS Resources.

    The JMS Resources table displays information on the JMS resources configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Type

    • JMS Module Name

    • JNDI Name

    • Subdeployment

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create new a new JMS resource by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating JMS resources, see Create JMS resources.

Configure JMS module settings

To configure the JMS modules for a resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Messaging > JMS Modules.

    The JMS Modules table displays information on the JMS modules configured in this resource group, such as:

    • Name

    • Queues

    • Topics

    • Connection Factories

    • Distributed Queues

    • Distributed Topics

    • Foreign Servers

    • Quotas

    • SAF Error Handlers

    • SAF Imported Destinations

    • SAF Remote Contexts

    • Templates

    • Uniform Distributed Queues

    • Uniform Distributed Topics

    • Destination Keys

    • Type

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create new a new JMS module by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating JMS modules, see Create JMS modules.

Configure messaging bridges

To configure the messaging bridge settings for a resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Messaging > Messaging Bridges.

    The Messaging Bridges table displays information on the messaging bridges configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Source Bridge Destination

    • Target Bridge Destination

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create new a new messaging bridge by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating messaging bridges, see Create messaging bridges.

Configure JMS bridge destinations

To configure the JMS bridge destination settings for a resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Messaging > Bridge Destinations.

    The JMS Bridge Destinations table displays information on the JMS bridge destinations configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Adapter JNDI Name

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create new a new JMS bridge destination by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating JMS bridge destinations, see Create JMS bridge destinations.

Configure path services

To configure the path services settings for a resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Messaging > Path Services.

    The Path Services table displays information on the path services configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Persistent Store

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create new a new path service by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating path services, see Create path services.

Configure resource group template mail session settings

To view configuration settings for the mail sessions that have been created in this resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Mail.

    The Mail table displays information on the mail sessions configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • JNDI Name

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create a new mail session for this resource group template by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating mail sessions, see Create mail sessions.

Configure resource group template persistent store settings

To view configuration settings for the persistent stores that have been created in this resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Persistent Stores.

    The Persistent Stores table displays information on the persistent stores configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Type

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create a new persistent store for this resource group template by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating persistent stores, see Create persistent stores.

Configure resource group template foreign JNDI provider settings

To view configuration settings for the foreign JNDI providers that have been created in this resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Foreign JNDI Providers.

    The Foreign JNDI Provider table displays information on the foreign JNDI providers configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Initial Context Factory

    • Provider URL

    • User

    • Targets

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create a new foreign JNDI provider for this resource group template by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating foreign JNDI providers, see Create foreign JNDI providers.

Configure resource group template diagnostic system module settings

To view configuration settings for the diagnostic system modules that have been created in this resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Services, then select Diagnostics.

    The Diagnostics table displays information on the diagnostic system modules configured in this resource group template, such as:

    • Name

    • Description

    • Targets

    For more information about these fields, see Configuration Options.

    Optionally, select View to access the following table options:

    • Columns: add or remove the columns displayed in the table

    • Detach: detach the table (viewing option)

    • Sort: sort the columns in ascending or descending order

    • Reorder: change the order of the columns displayed

    • Query by Example

  4. You can also create a new diagnostic system module for this resource group template by clicking the Create button. For more information on creating diagnostic system modules, see Create diagnostic system modules.

Create resource group template notes

To create notes for a resource group template:

  1. From the WebLogic Domain menu, select Environment, then select Resource Group Templates.

    The Resource Group Templates table displays information about each resource group template that has been configured in the current domain.

  2. In the Resource Group Templates table, select the resource group template you want to configure.
  3. Select Notes.

    On the Notes page, enter your notes.

  4. Click Save.

For more information, see Configuration Options.