Introduction

WebLogic Server is Oracle's flagship J2EE application server and is the foundation of the Oracle Fusion Middleware range of products, such as Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle WebCenter, and Oracle Service Bus. The new 12c version is being fully integrated with Oracle's Middleware products, and the system administrators who are already familiar with the core WebLogic administration tasks will be one step ahead of the market demand.

Oracle WebLogic Server 12c applications and systems deployed in production environments normally require performance, scalability, and high availability; these are usually not needed in a development environment. The recipes in this book focus on achieving these objectives.

This chapter condenses the core tasks a WebLogic administrator should know, such as downloading the correct package, installing it, and creating a WebLogic domain, configuring it, and managing it.