Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to This Document
• Related Documentation
• New and Changed Features in This Release

2 Using Work Managers to Optimize Scheduled Work

• Understanding How WebLogic Server Uses Thread Pools
• Understanding Work Managers
  • Request Classes
  • Constraints
  • Stuck Thread Handling
• Work Manager Scope
  • The Default Work Manager
    • Overriding the Default Work Manager
    • When to Use Work Managers
  • Global Work Managers
  • Application-scoped Work Managers
• Using Work Managers, Request Classes, and Constraints
  • Dispatch Policy for EJB
  • Dispatch Policy for Web Applications
• Deployment Descriptor Examples
• Work Managers and Execute Queues
  • Enabling Execute Queues
  • Migrating from Execute Queues to Work Managers
• Accessing Work Managers Using MBeans
• Using CommonJ With WebLogic Server
  • Accessing CommonJ Work Managers
  • Mapping CommonJ to WebLogic Server Work Managers

3 Avoiding and Managing Overload

• Configuring WebLogic Server to Avoid Overload Conditions
  • Limiting Requests in the Thread Pool
    • Work Managers and Thread Pool Throttling
  • Limiting HTTP Sessions
  • Exit on Out of Memory Exceptions
  • Stuck Thread Handling
• WebLogic Server Self-Monitoring
  • Overloaded Health State
• WebLogic Server Exit Codes

4 Configuring Network Resources

• Overview of Network Configuration
• Understanding Network Channels
  • What Is a Channel?
    • Rules for Configuring Channels
    • Custom Channels Can Inherit Default Channel Attributes
  • Why Use Network Channels?
    • Handling Channel Failures
    • Upgrading Quality of Service Levels for RMI
  • Standard WebLogic Server Channels
    • The Default Network Channel
    • Administration Port and Administrative Channel
  • Using Internal Channels
    • Channel Selection
    • Internal Channels Within a Cluster
• Configuring a Channel
  • Guidelines for Configuring Channels
    • Channels and Server Instances
    • Dynamic Channel Configuration
    • Channels and Protocols
    • Reserved Names
    • Channels, Proxy Servers, and Firewalls
  • Configuring Network Channels For a Cluster
    • Create the Cluster
    • Create and Assign the Network Channel
    • Configuring a Replication Channel
    • Increase Packet Size When Using Many Channels
• Assigning a Custom Channel to an EJB

5 Configuring Web Server Functionality

• Overview of Configuring Web Server Components
• Configuring the Server
  • Configuring the Listen Port
• Web Applications
  • Web Applications and Clustering
  • Designating a Default Web Application
• Configuring Virtual Hosting
  • Virtual Hosting and the Default Web Application
  • Setting Up a Virtual Host
• How WebLogic Server Resolves HTTP Requests
• Setting Up HTTP Access Logs
  • Log Rotation
  • Common Log Format
  • Setting Up HTTP Access Logs by Using Extended Log Format
    • Creating the Fields Directive
    • Supported Field identifiers
    • Creating Custom Field Identifiers
• Preventing POST Denial-of-Service Attacks
• Setting Up WebLogic Server for HTTP Tunneling
  • Configuring the HTTP Tunneling Connection
  • Connecting to WebLogic Server from the Client
• Using Native I/O for Serving Static Files (Windows Only)

6 Using the WebLogic Persistent Store

• Overview of the Persistent Store
  • Features of the Persistent Store
  • High-Performance Throughput and Transactional Support
  • Comparing File Stores and JDBC Stores
  • Securing File Store Data
  • High Availability For Persistent Stores
    • Persistent Store Migration
    • High Availability Storage Solutions
• Using the Default Persistent Store
  • Default Store Location
  • Example of a Default File Store
• Using Custom File Stores and JDBC Stores
  • When to Use a Custom Persistent Store
  • Methods of Creating a Custom Persistent Store
  • Modifying Custom Persistent Store Parameters
• Creating a Custom (User-Defined) File Store
  • Main Steps for Configuring a Custom File Store
  • Example of a Custom File Store
• Guidelines for Configuring a Synchronous Write Policy
  • Direct-Write-With-Cache Policy
  • Direct-Write Policy
  • Cache-Flush Policy
  • Disabled Policy
• Creating a JDBC Store
  • Main Steps for Configuring a JDBC Store
  • Example of a JDBC Store
  • Supported JDBC Drivers
  • Creating a JDBC Store Table Using Default and Custom DDL Files
    • Creating a JDBC Store Table Using a Custom DDL File
    • Enabling Oracle BLOB Record Columns
  • Managing JDBC Store Tables
    • Using the utils.Schema Utility to Delete a JDBC Store Table
• Guidelines for Configuring a JDBC Store
  • Using Prefixes with a JDBC Store
    • JDBC Store Table Rules
    • Prefix Name Format Guidelines
  • Recommended JDBC Data Source Settings for JDBC Stores
    • Automatic Reconnection to Failed Databases
    • Required Setting for Oracle DB2 Type 4 JDBC Drivers
  • Handling JMS Transactions with JDBC Stores
• Monitoring a Persistent Store
  • Monitoring Stores
  • Monitoring Store Connections
• Administering a Persistent Store
  • Store Administration Using a Java Command Line
    • Accessing Store Administration Help
    • Dumping the Contents of a File Store
    • Compacting a File Store
  • Store Administration Using WLST
    • Accessing Store Administration Help
    • Dumping the Contents of a JDBC Store Using WLST
    • Compacting a File Store Using WLST
• Limitations of the Persistent Store