Technical data

Configuring and Managing WebLogic Server -iv
Contents
About This Document
Audience............................................................................................................ xiii
e-docs Web Site................................................................................................. xiii
How to Print the Document............................................................................... xiii
Related Information........................................................................................... xiv
Contact Us!........................................................................................................ xiv
Documentation Conventions ...............................................................................xv
1. Overview of WebLogic System Administration
Introduction to System Administration ............................................................. 1-2
WebLogic Server Domains ............................................................................... 1-2
System Administration Infrastructure ............................................................... 1-5
The Administration Server and Managed Servers............................................. 1-6
Failover for the Administration Server ...................................................... 1-6
Failover for Managed Servers.................................................................... 1-7
Domain-Wide Administration Port............................................................ 1-7
Service Packs and WebLogic Server Instances.......................................... 1-8
System Administration Tools............................................................................ 1-8
Security Protections for System Administration Tools.............................. 1-8
System Administration Console................................................................. 1-8
Command-Line Interface ........................................................................... 1-9
JMX.......................................................................................................... 1-10
Configuration Wizard............................................................................... 1-11
Java Utilities............................................................................................. 1-11
Node Manager.......................................................................................... 1-11
SNMP....................................................................................................... 1-12
Logs.......................................................................................................... 1-12