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 Using Work Managers to Optimize Scheduled Work

• Understanding How WebLogic Server Uses Thread Pools
• Understanding Work Managers
  • Request Classes
  • Constraints
  • Stuck Thread Handling
  • Self-Tuning Thread Pool
    • Self-Tuning Thread Pool Size
    • ThreadLocal Clean Out
• Work Manager Scope
  • The Default Work Manager
    • Overriding the Default Work Manager
    • When to Use Work Managers
  • Global Work Managers
  • Application-scoped Work Managers
• Using Work Managers, Request Classes, and Constraints
  • Dispatch Policy for EJB
  • Dispatch Policy for Web Applications
• Deployment Descriptor Examples
• Work Managers and Execute Queues
  • Enabling Execute Queues
  • Migrating from Execute Queues to Work Managers
• Accessing Work Managers Using MBeans
• Using CommonJ With WebLogic Server
  • Accessing CommonJ Work Managers
  • Mapping CommonJ to WebLogic Server Work Managers

3 Avoiding and Managing Overload

• Configuring WebLogic Server to Avoid Overload Conditions
  • Limiting Requests in the Thread Pool
    • Work Managers and Thread Pool Throttling
  • Limiting HTTP Sessions
  • Exit on Out of Memory Exceptions
  • Stuck Thread Handling
• WebLogic Server Self-Monitoring
  • Overloaded Health State
• WebLogic Server Exit Codes

4 Configuring Network Resources

• Overview of Network Configuration
• Understanding Network Channels
  • What Is a Channel?
    • Rules for Configuring Channels
    • Custom Channels Can Inherit Default Channel Attributes
  • Why Use Network Channels?
    • Handling Channel Failures
    • Upgrading Quality of Service Levels for RMI
  • Standard WebLogic Server Channels
    • The Default Network Channel
    • Administration Port and Administrative Channel
      • Administration Port Capabilities
      • Administration Port Restrictions
      • Administration Port Requires SSL
      • Configure Administration Port
      • Booting Managed Servers to Use Administration Port
      • Booting Managed Servers to Use Administrative Channels
      • Custom Administrative Channels
  • Using Internal Channels
    • Channel Selection
    • Internal Channels Within a Cluster
• Configuring a Channel
  • Guidelines for Configuring Channels
    • Channels and Server Instances
    • Dynamic Channel Configuration
    • Channels and Identity
    • Channels and Protocols
    • Reserved Names
    • Channels, Proxy Servers, and Firewalls
  • Configuring Network Channels For a Cluster
    • Create the Cluster
    • Create and Assign the Network Channel
    • Configuring a Replication Channel
    • Increase Packet Size When Using Many Channels
• Assigning a Custom Channel to an EJB
• Using IPv6 with IPv4

5 Configuring Web Server Functionality

• Overview of Configuring Web Server Components
• Configuring the Server
  • Configuring the Listen Port
• Web Applications
  • Web Applications and Clustering
• Configuring Virtual Hosting
  • Virtual Hosting and the Default Web Application
  • Setting Up a Virtual Host
• How WebLogic Server Resolves HTTP Requests
• Setting Up HTTP Access Logs
  • Log Rotation
  • Common Log Format
  • Setting Up HTTP Access Logs by Using Extended Log Format
    • Creating the Fields Directive
    • Supported Field Identifiers
      • IP Address Related Fields
      • DNS Related Fields
      • Diagnostic Message Correlation Fields
    • Creating Custom Field Identifiers
      • Get Methods of the HttpAccountingInfo Object
• Preventing POST Denial-of-Service Attacks
• Setting Up WebLogic Server for HTTP Tunneling
  • Configuring the HTTP Tunneling Connection
  • Connecting to WebLogic Server from the Client
• Using Native I/O for Serving Static Files (Windows Only)

6 Using the Plug-in for Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder

• Overview
  • About Oracle Virtual Assembly Builder
  • About the WebLogic Server Introspection Plug-in
  • Setting Up the WebLogic Server Introspection Plug-in
• Introspection Plug-in Parameters
• Reference System Prerequisites
• Plug-in Usage Requirements
• Resulting Artifact Type
• Wiring
• Wiring Properties
• WebLogic Server Appliance Properties
  • Assembly-Level System Properties
  • Properties Common to Administration Server and Managed Server Appliances
  • Administration Server Appliance Properties
• Oracle Coherence*Web Introspection Extension
• Supported Template Types

7 Configuring Concurrent Managed Objects

• About Java EE Concurrency Utilities
  • Concurrency 1.0 Code Examples in WebLogic Server
• How Concurrent Managed Objects Provide Concurrency for WebLogic Server Containers
  • How WebLogic Server Handles Asynchronous Tasks in Application Components
  • Concurrent Managed Objects (CMOs)
  • CMOs versus CommonJ API
  • CMO Context Propagation
    • Propagated Context Types
    • Contextual Invocation Points
  • Self Tuning for CMO Tasks
  • Threads Interruption When CMOs Are Shutting Down
  • CMO Constraints for Long-Running Threads
    • Setting Limits for Maximum Concurrent Long Running Requests
    • Setting Limits for Maximum Concurrent New Threads
• Default Java EE CMOs
  • Default Managed Executor Service
  • Default Managed Scheduled Executor Service
  • Default Context Service
  • Default Managed Thread Factory
• Customized CMOs in Configuration Files
  • Defining CMOs in WebLogic Configuration Files
  • Binding CMOs to JNDI Under an Application Component Environment
    • JNDI Binding Using <resource-env-ref>
    • JNDI Binding Using @Resource
    • Updated Schemas for Custom CMO Modules
    • Updated System Module Beans for CMOs
  • Custom Managed Executor Service Configuration Elements
    • Deployment Descriptor Examples
  • Custom Managed Scheduled Executor Service Configuration Elements
    • ScheduledFuture.get() Method
    • Deployment Descriptor Examples
  • Custom Managed Thread Factory Configuration Elements
    • Contexts of Threads Created by MTF
    • Deployment Descriptor Examples
  • Transaction Management for CMOs
    • Transaction Management for MES and MSES
    • Transaction Management for Context Service
    • Transaction Management for MTF
• Global CMO Templates
  • Configuring CMO Templates using the Administration Console
  • Using MBeans to Configure CMO Templates
• Configuring Concurrent Constraints
  • Using the Administration Console to Configure Concurrent Constraints
    • Domain-level Concurrent Constraints
    • Server-level Concurrent Constraints
    • Dynamic Cluster-level Concurrent Constraints
  • Using MBeans to Configure Concurrent Constraints
• Querying CMOs
  • Using the Administration Console to Monitor CMO Threads
    • Monitor JSR236 CMOs for All Deployed Applications and Modules
    • Monitor JSR236 CMOs for a Deployed EAR or Module
  • Using MBeans to Monitor CMOs
  • Using MBeans to Monitor Concurrent Constraints

8 Using the Batch Runtime

• About Batch Jobs
  • Use of Multiple Batch Runtime Instances
  • Batch 1.0 Code Examples in WebLogic Server
• Using the Default Batch Runtime Configuration with the Derby Database
• Configuring the Batch Runtime to Use a Dedicated Database
  • Prerequisite Steps: Configure the Job Repository Tables, Batch Data Source, and Managed Executor Service
    • Create the Job Repository Tables
      • Creating Job Repository Tables Using RCU
      • Creating Job Repository Tables Using an SQL Script
    • Create a JDBC Data Source for the Job Repository
    • Optionally, Create a Managed Executor Service Template
  • Configure the Batch Runtime to Use a Dedicated Batch Data Source and Managed Executor Service
    • Configuring the Batch Runtime Using the Administration Console
    • Configuring the Batch Runtime Using WLST
• Querying the Batch Runtime
  • Using the Administration Console to Query the Batch Runtime
    • Get Details of all Batch Jobs
    • Get Details about a Job's Execution
    • Get Details about a Job's Step Execution
  • Using Runtime MBeans to Query the Batch Runtime
    • Get Details of all Batch Jobs Using getJobDetails
    • Get Details of a Job Execution Using getJobExecutions
    • Get Details of a Job Step Execution Using getStepExecutions
• Troubleshooting Tips
  • Make Sure the Database Containing the Job Repository Tables is Running