WA1628 WebLogic Server V8.1 Administration on Linux Training and Courseware Course Outline

WA1628 WebLogic Server V8.1 Administration on Linux Training and Courseware Course Outline

0. Agenda
	Course Overview Course Objectives Agenda Day 1 Agenda Day 2 Agenda Day 3 Agenda Day 4 Agenda Day 5 Prerequisites Environment Student Introductions

1. Chapter 1 J2EE and WebLogic Server
	Objectives N-tier Architecture Tiered Architectures Presentation Layer Middle Tier Model View Controller Java Web Applications Java Web Application Architecture J2EE Architecture Typical Services provided by Application Servers BEA WebLogic Product Family WebLogic Server WebLogic Server Component Containers and Application Services Web Application Programming Model MVC A Scenario of Using MVC Summary

2. Chapter 2 WebLogic Administration Basics
	Objectives Overview WebLogic Administration Domain WebLogic Administration Server WebLogic Managed Server WebLogic Administration Administrative Console Role of an Administrator start WebLogic Server startWeblogic.cmd A Close Look at startWeblogic.cmd WebLogic Server Running Modes Set up WebLogic Server as Windows Service Open WebLogic Administration Console Configuration of the WebLogic Domain config.xml XML Tags config.xml.booted Creating A New Domain The Configuration Wizard Creating A New Domain Select Your Domain Type Express vs. Custom Administrative User Server Mode / JDK Configuration Summary Creation Complete! Newly Created Domain Start the admin server in the New Domain Start a Managed Server Stop the WebLogic Server Startup and Shutdown Classes WebLogic Server Commands WebLogic Command Example Other tasks that can be performed in the Admin Console Summary

3. Chapter 3 WebLogic Monitoring and Logging
	Objectives Overview Monitor Servers Security JMS JTA Version Logging WebLogic Logging System Format of Logging Message Server Logging weblogic.log Server Logging Rotation View Server Logging from admin console Configure Domain Logging Domain Log Domain Log View Customization Customize a Domain Log View Summary

4. Chapter 4 JNDI
	Objectives What is JNDI? Naming Service Benefits of JNDI JNDI JNDI Service Providers JNDI Core Definitions Common JNDI Tasks Four Components Needed to do JNDI JNDI name for EJBs JNDI names for Data Sources JNDI name for JMS Destination JNDI Trees In A Server Viewing the JNDI Tree For A Server Summary

5. Chapter 5 JDBC Service
	Objectives Overview Types of JDBC Drivers Working with a Database via JDBC (Client side) The Need for Connection Pooling Connection Pooling and Data Sources Connecting with Data Source Steps in using Connection Pooling Admin Tasks for Connection Pools and Data Sources Create a Connection Pool Connection Properties Review and Verify Settings Target To Server Configure Pool Parameters Create a JDBC Data Source Connect to the connection pool Target the data source Data Source created CMP Beans and Data Sources Data Source Name in weblogic-rdbms-jar.xml Summary

6. Chapter 6 WebLogic Server Deployments
	Objectives The Process WebLogic Server Deployments Types of Deployments Configured Deployment Deployment Archives Uploading An Application Targeting The Application Deploying The Application Success! Deploying from the Command Line Auto Deployment Auto Deployment set up from the Admin Console Web Applications Format of Web Application WEB-INF Directory Web Application Directory Examine the content of a .WAR file WAR - Deployment Descriptors Write the web.xml Write the weblogic.xml Example of weblogic.xml use weblogic.xml Step1 weblogic.xml Step 2 weblogic.xml Step 3 weblogic.xml Step 4 weblogic.xml Step5 Package a Web Application jar utility Web Descriptor View Enterprise .EAR Files EJB .JAR file EJB Deployment Descriptors ejb-jar.xml top level tags weblogic-ejb-jar.xml Top Level Tags weblogic-cmp-rdbms-jar.xml Top Level Tags Format of Deployment Descriptors Element Relationship in DDs JAR File Directory Structure Pack a .JAR File Examine a Jar File s Content An EJB Example Stateless Session Bean Run the Java Application Deployment Descriptors for applications and components Summary

7. Chapter 7 WebLogic Server as a Web Server
	Objectives Overview Configure HTTP HTTP Access Log Setup the HTTP Access Log for a Server HTTP Access Log File access.log The log file Virtual Hosts Create a Virtual Host Target Your Virtual Host Find your IP address Add to the HOSTS file Delete a Virtual Host Target Deployments to Virtual Hosts Web Applications Deployment Hosting and Default Web Applications Setup HTTP Access Log for a Virtual Host Prevention of Denial-of-Service Attack Denial of Service Prevention Setting Web Server Denial of Service Prevention Setting Virtual Host Summary

8. Chapter 8 WebLogic Security
	Security In the WebLogic Server Resources To Be Protected Security Providers Auditors Authenticators and Identity Asserters Authorizers Adjudicators Role Mappers Credential Mappers Keystore Security Realms Security Administration Tasks User Management User Lockout Configuration Groups Group Management Roles Role Management Role Membership Security Policies Setting Policies Security on J2EE Resources Security in Deployment Descriptors Ignoring DD Security Using Policies To Secure A WAR (ignoring DD security) Defining A Scoped Role Defining A Security Policy Defining A Security Policy Accessing The Resource Using the WebLogic Builder J2EE Security Launch the WebLogic Builder The WebLogic Builder Defining A Role Define A Security Constraint Enable DD Security Secured Deployment Alternate User Authentication Summary

9. Chapter 9 Transaction Management
	Objectives Overview Transaction Management Object Transaction A.C.I.D. Properties 2PC Two Phase Commit What J2EE Components can Participate in Transaction? JTA Configuration for a Domain JTA Configuration Parameters Set Transaction Logging Transaction Monitoring EJB Transaction Basics Transaction Propagation Client-Managed Transaction Bean-Managed Transaction Where to Define the Transaction Type of an EJB Bean-Managed Transaction Container-Managed Transaction Transaction Attributes Where to Define CMT Transaction Type Transaction Outcome Transaction Isolation Isolation Level Use WebLogic Builder to set Isolation Level Summary

10. Chapter 10 Managing JMS Service
	Objectives Overview JMS What is a Message? Types of JMS domain PTP Queue Publish/Subscribe Topic Publishing a Message in JMS Subscribing to a Message in JMS Calling Sequence Admin Tasks for the JMS Service Create a Connection Factory Create a JMS Server Target to Server Create a Destination - Queue Create a Destination - Topic Summary

11. Chapter 11 WebLogic Server Clustering
	Objectives Overview WebLogic Cluster Architecture Why Cluster? Benefits of Clustering What Services are Clustered? Other Clustered Services Deploying a Clustered Pool JDBC Multipools Multipools Vertical Scaling Horizontal Scaling Points of Failure Single Machine Separate HTTP Server Separate Database Server Separating the J2EE Containers Algorithms used for load balancing HTTP Load Balancing HTTP Session State HTTP Session In-Memory Replication EJB Clustering Affinity Specifying Affinity Type EJB Clustering Concepts Basic Cluster Multi-tier Proxy Server Communication in a Cluster One-to-Many using IP Multicast Peer-to-Peer Communication Using IP Sockets Server and Cluster-Wide JNDI Service Load Balance of Clustered Services Network Constraints on a Cluster Requirements on the servers in a Cluster Administration Server Failure Create a Cluster from the admin console Multicast Address Add a Server to a Cluster Deploying an Application to a Cluster Monitor a Cluster Summary

12. Chapter 12 Performance Tuning
	Objectives Overview Consider Benchmarking Hardware Database Operating System Tuning JVM Tuning JRockit VM Java Compiler Network Tuning WebLogic Server Tuning Monitor The Domain WebLogic Server Cluster Thread Pool Sizes Pool Size for Stateless Session EJB Caching Size for Stateful Session EJB Performance Pack Application Tuning JDBC Application Tuning Transaction Isolation Session Persistence Minimize Sessions Set up Session Management Performance Analysis Tools Summary

13. Chapter 13 The Node Manager
	The Node Manager Running Node Manager Node Manager Architecture Node Manager Functionality Setting Up The Node Manager Configuring The Hosts File Configuring SSL Configuring A Machine Configuring A Machine con't Configuring a Machine Startup Argument Configuration Remote Start Options Configuring Monitoring, Shutdown and Restart Health Monitoring Options Monitoring/ Shutdown / Restart Options Starting The Node Manager Starting And Stopping Using NM Starting / Stopping a Domain or Cluster Stopping A Domain Node Manager Logging Summary

14. Chapter 14 Web Services: An Overview
	Objectives What are Web Services? Why Do We Need Web Services? Problems with Conventional Distributed Systems Solution Web Services Benefits Web Services Supporting Architecture Standards The Functions and Information Flow The Role of SOAP What is SOAP Anyway? SOAP HTTP Request Example SOAP HTTP Response Example SOAP Fault WSDL Web Service Description Language Discover the Service from UDDI Data in the UDDI Registry Business Registration Registry API UDDI and SOAP Put Them Together J2EE vs. Web Services Web Service Developer s Tasks Web Service Components in WebLogic Two styles of Web Services Security of Web Services Assembling a WebLogic Web Service Invoking WebLogic Web Services Administering WebLogic Web Services Summary

WA1628 WebLogic Server V8.1 Administration on Linux Training and Courseware Course Outline

0. Agenda

1. Chapter 1 J2EE and WebLogic Server

2. Chapter 2 WebLogic Administration Basics

3. Chapter 3 WebLogic Monitoring and Logging

4. Chapter 4 JNDI

5. Chapter 5 JDBC Service

6. Chapter 6 WebLogic Server Deployments

7. Chapter 7 WebLogic Server as a Web Server

8. Chapter 8 WebLogic Security

9. Chapter 9 Transaction Management

10. Chapter 10 Managing JMS Service

11. Chapter 11 WebLogic Server Clustering

12. Chapter 12 Performance Tuning

13. Chapter 13 The Node Manager

14. Chapter 14 Web Services: An Overview