WA1752 Oracle WebLogic Server 10g R3 Advanced System Administration Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Introduction to JMX

  • What is JMX?
  • JMX Architecture
  • MBean Details
  • ObjectName
  • MBean Server
  • WebLogic MBean Servers
  • Connecting to an MBean Server
  • Introduction to jconsole
  • Accessing MBeans From jconsole

2. WebLogic Server MBeans

  • MBean Lifecycle
  • Configuration Change Management
  • Hierarchical Data Model
  • Navigating the Hierarchy
  • Key WebLogic MBeans

3. Introduction to WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)

  • What is WLST?
  • JMX MBeans And WLST
  • Starting WLST
  • Connecting to an MBean Server
  • Navigating MBean Hierarchy
  • Changing Configuration
  • Creating and Deleting Objects
  • Deploying Application
  • Managing Applications
  • Controlling Server State

4. Working With Sample WLST Scripts

  • Understand in details various script supplied with WebLogic installation.
  • Learn how to customize these scripts.

5. JMS Administration

  • What is JMS?
  • Key components of JMS
    • Connection factory
    • Destination
    • Topic
    • Persistence
  • JMS architecture in WebLogic
    • JMS system module
    • JMS Server
    • JMS system module
    • Store and forward (SAF)
    • Persistent store
  • Configuring JMS system module
  • Configuring a JMS server
  • Configuring destination and topic
  • Configuring connection factory

6. Configuring Store and Forward

  • What is SAF?
  • Why do we need SAF?
  • Designing an SAF for your JMS need

7. Unit of Order and Path Service

  • What are Unit of Order and Path Service?
  • Message processing with Unit of Order.
  • Message delivery with Unit of Order.
  • Example case study
  • Path service
  • Creating Unit of Order
  • Advanced administration of Unit of Order

8. Messaging Bridge

  • What is messaging bridge and why we need it?
  • Components of a messaging bridge
  • Creating a messaging bridge
  • Managing a messaging bridge

9. Introduction to WebLogic Security

  • Understand the basics of authentication, authorization and delegation
  • WebLogic security architecture
  • What is Single Sign On?
  • What is SAML?

10. Security Realms and Providers

  • Understand security realm and provider
  • Configuring security using LDAP
  • Configuring security using Database
  • Role Mapping Provider
  • Auditing Provider
  • PKI Credential Mapping Provider
  • SAML Credential Mapping Provider

11. SSL Configuration

  • How does SSL work?
  • Why do you need to configure SSL in WebLogic?
  • Identity and trust keystores
  • Configuring SSL in WebLogic

12. WebLogic Diagnostics Framework (WLDF) and Logging

  • What is diagnostic framework?
  • WLDF architecture
  • How is WLDF configured?
  • Configuring and Capturing Diagnostic Images
  • Configuring Diagnostic Archives
  • Configuring the Harvester for Metric Collection
  • Watches and notifications

13. Work Managers

  • What is a work manager?
  • When to use a work manager?
  • Understanding how thread pools are used
  • Defining and using a work manager
  • Work Managers and Execute Queues
  • Using Common