This course is intended for Windows/UNIX administrators who need to administer a WebLogic Server platform. Java programming is not necessary, although it may be helpful.

The J2EE platform is Java’s answer to enterprise scalable applications. BEA Weblogic is one of the premier Application Servers that implements the J2EE specification. Students will come away from class with the ability to build and configure complete Weblogic domains. The course will cover the details of administrating a J2EE server. This is a hands-on learning experience, with each student having their own Weblogic Server to learn with.

Install and configure a WebLogic 10 Server.

Describe the J2EE architecture.

Deploy applications on WebLogic.

Use the WebLogic Console effectively.

Install and manage JMS destinations.

Control access and privileges on WebLogic.

Configure WebLogic for JDBC access.

Manage remote servers with the NodeManager.

Design and implement WebLogic clusters.

Course Objectives	Course Overview
Using the Workbook	Suggested References

What is Java?	What is J2EE?
The J2EE Architecture	Servlets and JSPs
Enterprise JavaBeans	Application Server
Web Container	Web Architecture
EJB Container	BEA WebLogic Platform (And Related) Products

System Configuration	Installation Files
Installation	Building a Domain
Silent Installation	WebLogic Directory Structure
WebLogic Directory Structure (cont'd)	Domain File Structure
WebLogic Server types	Domain Configuration Files
Domain Builder	Domain Upgrade Wizard
config.xml.booted	startweblogic.cmd
WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST)	WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) Continued..
Testing your Installation	Configuring Startup
Running the WebLogic Console	Shutting down WebLogic
Labs

Console Overview	Console
Change Center	Centralized Administration
Monitoring Weblogic Servers	Monitoring Weblogic Servers (cont'd)
Configuring a New Machine	Configuring a new Server
Configuring Domain Properties	Building a Managed Server
Weblogic Node Manager	Monitoring Domain Logging
Labs

What is JNDI?	JNDI Service Providers
JNDI and Weblogic	Using JNDI
JNDI Client	JNDI Registration
Monitoring JNDI	Monitoring JNDI Using WLST
Labs

Deployments Overview	EJB Jar Files
Deployment Descriptors	Ant
War and Ear files	War file structure
Web Application Context	Deployment Process Overview
Deployment techniques	Expanded Directory Deployment
Console Deployment	weblogic.Deployer
WLST Deployment	Startup and Shutdown Classes
Application Installation Directory	Deployment Plans
Creating a Deployment Plan	weblogic.PlanGenerator
Reading a Deployment Plan	Application Versioning
Updating applications in a Production Env.	Labs

JDBC Architecture	JDBC Drivers
JDBC Driver Install	Datasources
DataSource Connection Properties	Configuring Connection Pools
Monitoring Pool Performance	Tuning Pool Performance
JDBC Multi DataSources	Labs

Asynchronous Messaging	Messages
Queue	Topic
Weblogic JMS	JMS Servers
JMS Modules	Building JMS System Modules
Building JMS Module Resources	Building JMS Application Modules
Durable Subscribers	JMS File Stores
JMS JDBC Stores	Monitoring JMS Servers
Connecting External JMS Providers	Labs

Overview	Configuring HTTP
Web-server Proxy	WebLogic Plug-in
IIS and WebLogic	Apache and WebLogic
Virtual Hosts	HTTP Log Files
Labs

WebLogic Security Design	Weblogic Security Providers
Authorization	Authentication-Users
Authentication-Groups	Authentication Roles
Integration with legacy providers	Security Administration Tasks
Handling User Lockouts	Securing a Web Application Hands-on
Securing a Web Application Hands-On (cont'd)	Defining your own realm
Configuring Providers	SSL
Custom Certificates	Labs

Clustering Servers	Cluster Layout
Web Application Tiers	Recommended Basic Architecture
Recommended Multi-Tier Cluster	Cluster Design
Implementing a Cluster	Cluster Communication
Configuring the Cluster	Load Balancing
Clustered Servers	MultiCast Communication
Administration Server Failure	Configuring Replication Groups
Tuning Weblogic Clusters	Web Application Fail-over
Labs

What is Node Manager?	Node Manager Details
Accessing Node Manager	Configuring Node Manager
Configuring Node Manager (Cont'd)	Node Manager Startup
Node Manager Domain Management	Node Manager Services
Node Manager Health Monitoring	Node Manager Logging
Labs

Introduction	Performance Objectives
Bottleneck Location	CPU Utilization
Memory Utilization	Monitoring the JVM
Switching the JVM	Using Verbose GC
JRockit	Database bottlenecks
Network bottleneck	Weblogic Monitoring Tools
Weblogic Thread Pools	Configuring Reader Threads
Performance Tuning Summary

Introduction	Using WLST
Jython Syntax	Jython Conditionals
Jython Loops	Sample WLST
Recording User Interactions in WLST	Weblogic Management Objects
Redirecting WLST Output to a File	MBeans
WebLogic Server MBean Data Model	MBean Lifecycle
Monitoring the invocations of a JSP	Deploying in WLST
Undeploying in WLST