Contents

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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 Understanding WebLogic Server MBeans

• Basic Organization of a WebLogic Server Domain
• Separate MBean Types for Monitoring and Configuring
• The Life Cycle of WebLogic Server MBeans
• WebLogic Server MBean Data Model
  • Containment and Reference Relationships
    • Containment Relationship
    • Reference Relationship
  • WebLogic Server MBean Object Names
  • MBeanServerInvocationHandler
• MBean Servers
  • Connecting to MBean Servers
    • Local Connections to MBean Servers
    • Remote Connections to MBean Servers
  • Using the Platform MBean Server
  • Service MBeans
• Security for WebLogic Server MBeans
  • Additional Security Resources for Some Attributes and Operations

3 Overview of WebLogic Server Subsystem MBeans

• Domain and Server Logging Configuration
• JMS Server and JMS System Module Configuration
• JDBC Resource Configuration

4 Accessing WebLogic Server MBeans with JMX

• Set Up the Classpath for Remote Clients
• Make Remote Connections to an MBean Server
  • Example: Connecting to the Domain Runtime MBean Server
  • Best Practices: Choosing an MBean Server
  • Remote Connections Using Only JDK Classes
• Make Local Connections to the Runtime MBean Server
• Make Local Connections to the Domain Runtime MBean Server
• Navigate MBean Hierarchies
• Example: Printing the Name and State of Servers
• Example: Monitoring Servlets

5 Managing a Domain's Configuration with JMX

• Editing MBean Attributes: Main Steps
  • Start an Edit Session
  • Change Attributes or Create New MBeans
  • Save Changes to the Pending Configuration Files
  • Activate Your Saved Changes
  • Example: Changing the Administration Port
  • Exception Types Thrown by Edit Operations
• Listing and Undoing Changes
  • List Unsaved Changes
  • List Unactivated Changes
  • List Changes in the Current Activation Task
  • Undoing Changes
• Tracking the Activation of Changes
  • Listing the Status of the Current Activation Task
  • Listing All Activation Tasks Stored in Memory
  • Purging Completed Activation Tasks from Memory
• Managing Locks
• Best Practices: Recommended Pattern for Editing and Handling Exceptions
• Setting and Getting Encrypted Values
  • Set the Value of an Encrypted Attribute (Recommended Technique)
  • Set the Value of an Encrypted Attribute (Compatibility Technique)
  • Back Up an Encrypted Value

6 Managing Security Realms with JMX

• Understanding the Hierarchy of Security MBeans
  • Base Provider Types and Mix-In Interfaces
  • Security MBeans
• Choosing an MBean Server to Manage Security Realms
• Working with Existing Security Providers
  • Discovering Available Services
    • Example: Adding Users to a Realm
• Modifying the Realm Configuration

7 Using Notifications and Monitor MBeans

• Best Practices: Listening Directly Compared to Monitoring
• Best Practices: Listening for WebLogic Server Events
• Best Practices: Listening or Monitoring WebLogic Server Runtime Statistics
• Listening for Notifications from WebLogic Server MBeans: Main Steps
  • Creating a Notification Listener
    • Listening from a Remote JVM
    • Best Practices: Creating a Notification Listener
  • Configuring a Notification Filter
    • Creating a Custom Filter
  • Registering a Notification Listener and Filter
  • Packaging and Deploying Listeners on WebLogic Server
  • Example: Listening for The Registration of Configuration MBeans
• Using Monitor MBeans to Observe Changes: Main Steps
  • Monitor MBean Types and Notification Types
    • Errors and the MonitorNotification Type Property
  • Creating a Notification Listener for a Monitor MBean
  • Registering the Monitor and Listener
    • Example: Registering a CounterMonitorMBean and Its Listener

8 Configuring WebLogic Server JMX Services

• Determining the JMX Services Available in a Domain
• Example: Using WebLogic Scripting Tool to Make a Domain Read-Only