Chapter-03: Weblogic Admin responsibilities

Now, to move on to further topics first lets understand what are the tasks/responsibilities we have as a weblogic administrator.

Weblogic Admin Responsibilities:

• Installing Weblogic server binaries


• Creating and configuring weblogic domain


• Creating and configuring cluster


• Extending domain across various physical servers


• Integrating weblogic application with web server such as Apache/OHS.


• Configuring conections to Database (JDBC) and other systems (Adapters)


• Manage server lifecycle (Start/stop/restart)


• Modify or add services to an active domain


• Monitor application server services and resources


• Deploy applications (EAR,WAR)


• Configure and secure administration communications


• Configure logging and view log files


• Apply patches for bug fixes


• Upgrading weblogic domain


• Performance tuning (Thread dump, analysis of thread and heap dump, GC setup..etc)


• Creating and configuring security and roles


• Configuring SSL


• Configuring LDAP authentication with Weblogic Server


• Writing wraper scripts


• Using the tools like JConsole, JMAP, JSTACK, SAMURAI, Eclipse ...etc

These are some frequent tasks we as a Weblogic dmin do but this is not the end as there are much more...