Oracle WebLogic Server 11g PS2 administration essentials install, configure, deploy, and administer Java EE applications with Oracle WebLogic Server

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Oracle WebLogic: Your First Step into a Middleware World!; The very first steps into middleware; The pre-middleware era; What is a middleware environment?; The JAVA EE Application Server; The case: your company needs middleware!; The Oracle Fusion Middleware Solution; From OC4J to WebLogic; Oracle WebLogic architecture and terminology; Oracle WebLogic: A JEE Server; Oracle WebLogic technology facts; The WebLogic domain structure

Install, configure, and deploy Java EE applications with Oracle WebLogic Server using the Administration Console and command line using this book and eBook

Oracle WebLogic-a JEE server... But what is JEE?The JEE distributed system; JEE Resources; Java Servlets; Java Server Pages (JSP); Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI); Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB); JAVA Database Connectivity (JDBC); Java Transaction API (JTA); Java Message Service (JMS); Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS); JMX; Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA); Secondary components in the JEE architecture; HTTP clients and servers; Proxy servers; Firewalls; Key players in the middleware market; IBM WebSphere; TIBCO; SAP; Open source-like Apache Software Foundation

Running the silent installationUsing a pre-installed JAVA home; Exit codes; Scripted installations; Summary; Chapter 3: Oracle WebLogic Software Installed; What's Next?; The next steps; The WebLogic domain; Creating and configuring a domain; Different modes explained; The domain's directory structure; Domain creation explained: Domain templates; Different types of templates; The pack command; Other ways of domain creation; Console-based domain creation; Domain creation with the WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST); Server and domain start scripts; An important configuration file: The config.xml

The big day: presenting your research!Presentation to the board; Decisions to make; Your presentation...; Summary; Chapter 2: The Beginning: Planning and Installation; Choosing your hardware; Operating system; Other prerequisites; Preparing your installation; Different types of installers; Choosing your installation mode; GUI-based installation for WLS 10.3.3; Considerations/best practices; Installation done; Installation in console mode; Silent and scripted installation; What is a silent mode installation?; Silent installation: step by step; Generating a silent XML file

WebLogic Domain restrictionsOther Domain resources; Summary; Chapter 4: Getting in Control: Operation Basics; Getting started: Start your WebLogic domain; Using the startup script (startWebLogic); Using the java weblogic.Server command; Using the Windows Start menu; Using WLST with and without Node Manager; Starting other servers using the WebLogic Admin console; Things to know before starting up for the first time; Boot identity issues; Using java weblogic.Server command to create a Boot Identity File; Alternative to boot.properties; Keeping boot.properties at user-defined location