WA1641 WebLogic Server 10 Administration Training and Courseware Course Outline

WA1641 WebLogic Server 10 Administration Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Introduction To J2EE
	Objectives What Is JEE? History Of JEE Browsers And Web Servers Limitations Of Browsers And Web Servers Client vs. Server Processing Server Side Processing Problems with CGI JEE Offers Server Side Processing JEE Server Side Processing J2EE Components JEE: Servlets JEE: JSPs JEE: EJBs JEE Containers Sun JEE Blueprint JEE Application Server Vendors Development Environments JEE And JDK J2EE Versions J2EE Historical Timeline Database Vendors 3-Tier Architecture Summary

2. BEA WebLogic Server v10
	The BEA WebLogic Family Of Products BEA WebLogic Portal BEA WebLogic Integration BEA WebLogic Workshop BEA WebLogic Server v10 New Administrative Features

3. Introduction To WebLogic Server 10
	Objectives WebLogic Server Instances The Java Virtual Machine JVM Providers Threads vs. Processes WebLogic Server Domains Servers And Domains Domain Configuration WebLogic Administration Domain Directory Structures Getting Started Roadmap Install WebLogic Server The Configuration Wizard The Configuration Wizard: Creating A New Domain Starting The Administrative Server The Administration Console Administrative Tasks Lock & Activate In The Admin Console Other Administrative Tools Setting the Domain Environment Automatically Starting Admin Servers Managed Servers Creating A Managed Server Server Details Starting A Managed Server Password boot.properties Examining Server Status Shutting Down Servers Admin Server Shutdown Admin Server Backup Start Scripts config.xml Summary

4. WLST: The WebLogic Scripting Tool
	Objectives The WLST WLST Details MBeans And JMX Administration Layered JMX Architecture MBeans And WLST Starting WLST Simple WLST Commands WLST Is Hierarchical Navigating WLST MBean Operations MBean Operations: Query MBean Operations: Configurational MBean Operations: Instantiation Other WLST Commands Scripting With WLST Recording WLST Scripts Configure Recording Start Recording Sample Recorded Script References Summary

5. Logging and Monitoring
	Objectives Introduction WebLogic Logging Services Java Logging API Java Logging API Log4j Specifying the Logging Implementation Message Severity WebLogic Server Logs Server Log Viewing Server Log Configuring Server Log HTTP Access Log Configuring HTTP Access Log JMS Log Configuring JMS Log Domain Log Viewing Logs Summary

6. Using WebLogic As A WebServer
	Objectives Web Server Overview Using WebLogic Web Server Configuring The WebLogic Web Server Virtual Hosts Creating Virtual Hosts Specifying Virtual Host Names Targeting Virtual Hosts to Server Access Log External Web Servers Apache HTTP Server Plug-In Installing Apache HTTP Server Plug-In Configuring Apache HTTP Server Plug-In Keep-Alive Connections Summary

7. Assembling Applications
	Objectives Java Web Application Architecture JEE Architecture Web Application Programming Model MVC An MVC Example The Infrastructure for Enterprise Web Applications What is Application Assembly? JEE Modules JEE Application Assembly Web Module Web Module - Deployment Descriptor web.xml weblogic.xml WEB-INF Directory Web Application Directory EJB Modules EJB Deployment Descriptors ejb-jar.xml Enterprise Application Modules Enterprise Application Deployment Descriptor Accessing Web Applications Summary

8. Deploying Applications
	Objectives The Process Deployment Overview Archive Vs Expanded Directory Default Deployment Names Deployment Methods Auto-Deployment Console Deployment Starting an Application Stopping an Application Updating Applications Deleting Applications Testing a Deployed Application Monitoring Deployed Applications Editing Deployment Descriptors Using Command Line Deployment weblogic.Deployer weblogic.Deployer Commands Syntax T3 Protocol Overview weblogic.Deployer Usage wldeploy Ant Task wldeploy Ant Task Examples WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) Scripts Deployment Plans What Is A Deployment Plan? Deployment Plan Overriding Creating A Plan Using A Plan Best Practices Summary

9. Database Access and WebLogic
	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 JDBC Driver Support in WebLogic Server Database Access Using WebLogic Working with Data Sources Creating a Data Source Editing Data Source Properties Monitoring Data Source and Connection Pools Summary

10. WebLogic and JMS
	Objectives The Trouble with RMI/IIOP Messaging to the Rescue Message-Oriented Middleware Messaging Features Publish/Subscribe Point-to-Point Java Messaging Service Terminology The JMS Interfaces Integrating JMS and EJB Durable Subscription Deployment Descriptor Entry Binding the Queue or Topic Transactions & Guaranteed Delivery WebLogic JMS Server Creating a JMS Server Creating a Connection Factory Creating a Topic Threshold and Quota Configuring Threshold and Quota Distributed Destination Creating a Distributed Topic/Queue Creating a Distributed Topic Monitoring JMS in WebLogic Messaging Bridge Summary

11. Remote Administration
	Objectives Node Manager Overview Node Manager Functionality & Configuration Starting an Administration Server from Node Manager Starting a Managed Server from Node Manager Restarting a Administration Server from Node Manager Restarting a Managed Server from Node Manager Shutting Down a Server Instance From a Node Manager Working with Security Working with Machines Creating a Machine Adding Server Instances To a Machine Starting The Node Manager Monitoring Managed Servers Node Manager Logs and Configuration Files Summary

12. Chapter 11: Security
	Objectives WebLogic Server Security Authentication / Authorization Resources That Can Be Secured Authentication Mechanisms WebLogic Security Diagram Overview: Security Tasks For Securing Resources WebLogic Security Realms Configuring A User Registry The Embedded LDAP Server Managing Users/Groups User Lockout Managing Roles Securing A Resource WebLogic Server Policies Specifying A Policy Condition Policies And Roles Creating A Scoped Role Declarative Security Example: Securing A Web Resource Example: Securing A Web Resource Specifying Roles Example: Securing A Web Resource Specifying Constraints Example: Securing A Web Resource Specifying Constraints Example: Securing A Web Resource Auth Method Example: Securing A Web Resource Auth Method Example: Securing A Web Resource Map Roles Encryption SSL Public Key / Private Key Encryption Secure Communication Over The Web - SSL SSL And WebLogic Server Creating A Digital Certificate Dealing With A CA Configuring WebLogic Server SSL: Keystores Configure WebLogic SSL Settings Configuring WebLogic Server SSL: Setting A Listen Port Summary

13. Clustering
	Objectives What Is Clustering? What Components Can Be Clustered? Basic Cluster Diagrams The Load Balancer Web Container Load Balancing Horizontal Vs. Vertical Clustering Horizontal Clustering Horizontal vs. Vertical Clustering Clustering WebLogic Server WebLogic Cluster Requirements Configure Domain For Clustering Create A Cluster Multicasting vs. Unicasting Create A Cluster Configure Application Resources Deploy Applications To The Cluster Configure A Load Balancer Load Balancer Options Hardware Load Balancers Proxy Plug In Load Balancers HttpClusterServlet Load Balancer Session State Clustered Session State Session State Strategies In-Memory Replication Configuring Session State Replication JDBC Session Persistence JDBC Multi Data Sources Creating A Multi Data Source EJB Clustering EJB Load Balance Algorithm Summary

14. Performance Tuning
	Objectives Performance Tuning Response Time Throughput Throughput Curve The significance of throughput Response Time Curve Think time Saturation Response time at system saturation Response time past the buckle point Interpreting response time trends Interpreting response time trends Interpreting response time trends Basic Tuning Methodology Areas To Tune Tuning Hardware Tune The Operating System Tune The JVM JVM Choices Memory Performance Concerns Client or Server VM The Heap The Heap (cont.) Heap Limit Heap Top Default Heap Sizes Configure The Heap Size Allocation Failure Garbage Collection Heap Regions Sun JDK Analyzing Verbose GC - Sun Verbose GC - JRockit Thread Local Heap (TLH) Types of Collector In Sun JVM 1.5 Memory Tuning Goals Effect of Initial Heap Size on GC Controlling the GC Timings Optimizing GC Self Optimizing Throughput Collector JRockit Management Console Launching the Client The JMC JMC Memory Usage JMC CPU Usage System Information Method Profiler Exception Count Notification JRA Recording Tuning WebLogic Server Thread Settings Socket Readers Socket Implementation Monitoring Threads Connection BackLog Tuning The Back End Summary

WA1641 WebLogic Server 10 Administration Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Introduction To J2EE

2. BEA WebLogic Server v10

3. Introduction To WebLogic Server 10

4. WLST: The WebLogic Scripting Tool

5. Logging and Monitoring

6. Using WebLogic As A WebServer

7. Assembling Applications

8. Deploying Applications

9. Database Access and WebLogic

10. WebLogic and JMS

11. Remote Administration

12. Chapter 11: Security

13. Clustering

14. Performance Tuning