Technical data

System Administration Tools

Configuring and Managing WebLogic Server 1-9

Administration Console allows you to manage a WebLogic Server domain containing

multiple WebLogic Server instances, clusters, and applications. The management

capabilities include:

! Configuration

! Stopping and starting servers

! Monitoring server health and performance

! Monitoring application performance

! Viewing server logs

! Assistants, which step you through the following tasks:

" Creating JDBC conncection pools and DataSources

" Deploying your applications

" Configuring SSL

Using the Administration Console, system administrators can easily perform all

WebLogic Server management tasks without having to learn the JMX API or the

underlying management architecture. The Administration Server persists changes to

attributes in the

config.xml file for the domain you are managing.

For more information, see:

! “Starting and Using the Administration Console” on page 1-21

! Administration Console Online Help at

http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs81b/ConsoleHelp/index.html.(The

online help is also available from the Administration Console by clicking on the

“?” icons.)

Command-Line Interface

The command-line interface allows you to manage a WebLogic Servers domain when

using the Administration Console is not practical or desired—such as when you want

to use scripts to manage your domain, when you cannot use a Web browser to access

the Administration Console, or if you prefer using the command-line interface over a