This document summarizes 12 key things to know about Oracle WebLogic Server 12c. It discusses the new lightweight installer, per domain node manager, server templates, dynamic clusters, unified management APIs, Java Mission Control monitoring, built-in WLDF modules, RESTful management APIs, Java EE 7 support, new Maven goals, and using WebLogic with Docker containers. The presentation provides an overview of new and updated features in WebLogic 12c and highlights reasons to upgrade from previous versions.

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12 Things about
Oracle WebLogic Server 12c
OTN Latin America Tour 2015 / Oracle Open World 2014
Dr. Frank Munz
munz & more
with David Cabelus
Oracle WebLogic Server Product Management
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2. Who’s that guy?
• Dr. Frank Munz!
• Founded munz & more in 2007!
• 15 years Oracle WebLogic
and Middleware!
• Consulting and
High-End Training!
• Three Oracle / Cloud
books !
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What we’re going to talk about…
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Why upgrade to WebLogic 12.1.3
12 things you should know about WebLogic 12c
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is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should
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and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products
remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.
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WebLogic Server 12.1.1
• Java EE 6
• Lightweight Zip Installer
• Maven integration
• Coherence/Toplink
integration
WebLogic Server 12.1.2
• DB Integration
• Dynamic Clusters/Elastic JMS
• Unified Management
• Exalogic Optimizations
!
• Websockets
• Toplink Data Services
• More Maven Integration
WebLogic Server 12.1.3
• JAX-RS 2.0 (Java EE 7)
• JSON (Java EE 7)
• RESTful Management APIs
• HA Optimizations
!
!
• Fusion Middleware
• Websockets Update (Java EE
7)
• Emulation Client/Server-
Sent Events
• Maven WLST Goal
Why Upgrade to WebLogic 12.1.3
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WebLogic Server 12.1.3
Mobile App Enablement, Developer Productivity
WLS12.1.3Clients
HTML5
clients
ADF Mobile
Proxies
OTD
Apache
OHS
Web Sockets (JSR
356)
TopLink Data
Services
Server-Sent Events
JAX-RS 2.0
WebSocket Emulation
WebSocket
Emulation
JAX-RS 2.0, WebSocket 1.0
JSON Programming API
JPA 2.1
Server-Sent Events
WebSocket Emulation
JPA-RS
JPA
Change
Notification
Database
JSON Programming
API
HTTP/S, JSON/XML
WebSocket, Server-
Sent Events, Long
polling
Java EE 7
APIs
Additional
WebLogic
Value-Add
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Seamless Upgrade
Prior WebLogic
Server Versions
JBoss
WebSphere
Migration Services
GlassFish
Simple Upgrade Redeployment
Internet
Application Server
Automated Tooling

8. 12 things,
no agenda ☺

9. #1 !
OUI / opatch
opatch for WLS

10. munz & more
New Installer
• OUI – consistent with OFM and Oracle DB!
• Java is not included!
• No console mode anymore
-> silent mode with response file
Other
options:
Vagrant
with Chef
or Puppet,
maven and
even
Dockerjava –jar fmw12.1.3.0.0_wls.jar –silent
–responseFile fullPathToRespFile –invPtrLoc /etc/oraInst.loc
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11. munz & more
The oraInst.loc File
oraInst.loc points to product inventory:!
!
!
!
location depends on OS, e.g. OS X:!
/var/opt/Oracle
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12. munz & more
Prerequisite Checks
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13. munz & more
Prerequisite Checks
• CPU with 0 MHz ?!
-> wrong BIOS selection
in Virtual Box!
• swap enabled ?!
• /tmp on tempfs ?
check size in /etc/fstab"
• Ignore result of check (NOT recommended):
-ignoreSysPrereqs
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14. munz & more
opatch
• Located in WEBLOGIC_HOME/Opatch"
• Uses oraInst.loc"
• opatch uses ORACLE_HOME variable
make sure it does not conflict with
ORACLE_HOME of an installed DB
-> different installation user
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15. #2 !
Domain Wizard

16. munz & more
config.sh
domain location
includes domain name
-Dcom.oracle.cie.config.showProfile
enables Compact/Expanded Domain Topology Selection (mainly for OFM)
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17. munz & more
config.sh
Oracle doc WLS
12.1.1
Instead use
WLST, unpack, maven, …
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18. #3 !
Per Domain
Node Manager
Per Domain NM

19. munz & more
Per Domain Node Manager
• Easier setup!
• Config and logs part
of domain directory!
• Uses SSL per default!
• unpack recreates
demo certs!
• Startscript:
DOMAIN_HOME/bin/startNodeManager.sh
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20. munz & more
Per Domain Node Manager
• DOMAIN_HOME/nodemanager contains
nodemanager.properties and
nodemanager.domains "
!
• Per machine NM still possible:
startNodeManager.sh
in WL_HOME/server/bin
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21. munz & more
Certificates
Demo Cert per Domain under DOMAIN/security
keytool –list -storepass DemoIdentityKeyStorePassPhrase –v
-keystore DemoIdentity.jks
Certificate contains
hostname.
Unpack recreates Demo Cert
with hostname of new host.
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22. munz & more
3 Simple Steps
1. Start Node Manager !
2. Create Machine!
3. Create Servers / Dynamic Cluster
and assign machine
Then use admin server web console to start
managed servers
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23. munz & more
New in WLS 12.1.3"
Some nodemanager.properties names changed,
old names are deprecated now:
StartScriptEnabled
-> weblogic.StartScriptEnabled
also StartScriptName, JavaHome, StopScriptName,
UseMACBroadcast, …
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24. #4 !
Server Templates
Server Templates

25. munz & more
Server Templates
st=create('myTemplateName','ServerTemplate')
MBean type ServerTemplate with name myTemplate has been created successfully.
st.setStartupTimeout(300)
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26. munz & more
Examples
All managed servers should ...!
!
• have the same log level!
• have certain start up parameters
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27. #5 !
Dynamic Cluster
Dynamic Cluster

28. munz & more
Dynamic Cluster
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29. munz & more
How Dynamic Is It?
• Only configuration is dynamic!
• Must start servers manually
(dynamic runtime is still missing)!
• To decrease cluster size:
stop last server, then decrease
number of dynamic servers configuration
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30. munz & more
What else you should know
Server Migration for dynamic and mixed cluster is
supported only with WLS 12.1.3!
!
-> Template based dynamic clusters are usually
easier than cloning a managed server
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31. #6 !
Unicast Groups
Unicast Groups

32. munz & more
New Unicast Groups"
Implementation in WebLogic 12.1.3 changed:!
• Fixed max # of groups is 10!
• Groups can by asymmetric!
• Servers are consistently placed in groups based
on hash of server name
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33. Classic Cluster Size 3
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34. Dynamic Cluster Size 15
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35. #7 !
Cluster Targeted JMS
Cluster Targeted JM

36. munz & more
Easier JMS
• Target JMS server to cluster
(also to dynamic cluster!)!
• Persistent stores are provisioned automatically !
• Then target distributed queue to JMS server
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37. munz & more
Elastic JMS in WLS 12.1.3
• Supports whole server migration (WSM) with
WebLogic 12.1.3!
• Note, there are some restrictions:
No Unit-of-Order, no Unit-of-Work, no service
migration…
see also
https://blogs.oracle.com/WebLogicServer/entry/introducing_elastic_jms
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38. #8 !
Java Mission Control
JMC and JDBC

39. munz & more
Java Mission Control
Java Mission Control comes
with JDK 1.7.0_40+
• Free for development !
• Ported over from JRockit!
• Detailed, graphical views!
-> start with jmc
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40. Monitoring JDBC

41. munz & more
Java Mission Control
To enable JMC, you need the following switches!
JAVA_OPTIONS=” -XX:+UnlockCommercialFeatures
" " " " " -XX:+FlightRecorder"
e.g. configure settings in
DOMAIN_HOME/bin/setUserOverrides.sh
Configure
WebLogic
Domain-Wide
Settings here
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42. #9 !
WLDF Built-in
Modules

43. munz & more
WLDF Diagnostic Module"
WLDF Modules now easier: based on built-in!
!
!
!
!
“Low” enabled by default in production mode
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44. munz & more
Predefined Watches (Medium)
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45. #10!
RESTful !
Management
RESTful Config Part I / Part

46. munz & more
REST Management API
API has changed in WLS 12.1.3
!
-> Supports configuration changes:!
• Server lifecycle!
• For resources, eg. JDBC data source:
create, stop, test, …,!
• Deployments
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47. munz & more
REST Management API
Example http GET:
http://localhost:7001/
management/wls/
latest/deployments/
application
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48. munz & more
http OPTIONS with
/management/wls/latest
/datasources
returns the default JSON
structure for data sources
-> Fill in the values and send
it back to server
Generate Template / OPTIONS
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49. munz & more
Create Data Source / POST
POST JSON data with all mandatory values to
/management/wls/latest/datasources
returns:
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50. munz & more
Limitations
Some resources not supported yet in 12.1.3!
• JMS!
• Work Managers!
• WLDF
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51. #11 !
Development
Oracle White

52. munz & more
Partial Support of Java EE 7 APIs""
WebLogic 12.1.3:!
• Java API for WebSocket 1.0! ! ! NEW
• JSON-P 1.0! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! NEW
! !
• JAX-RS 2.0 with lib deployed! ! ! UPDATE
JAX-RS 1.1. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! OOTB
• JPA 2.1! with lib deployed! ! ! UPDATE
JPA 2.0! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
OOTB
deploy /
wlserver/common/
deployable-
libraries/
jax-rs-2.0.war
deploy 2 shared
libs
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53. munz & more
New Maven Goal""
• 25 maven goals for WebLogic 12.1.3!
• WebLogic 12.1.3:
New maven WLST goal: wlst-client
-> does not require local WebLogic installation
for WLST online commands.
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54. One more thing.

55. #12 !
Yes, Docker!
WLS and Docker

56. WebLogic
in a Docker
Container

57. munz & more
What is Docker?"
• NOT Now officially supported by Oracle!
• Sandboxing based on Linux containers!
• Layered images!
• Public / private repository!
• Containers start up in milliseconds!
• Portable standard ->
runs on Linux, also in clouds
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58. Dockerfile
Dockerfile
+Scripts
Oracle blog
DockerContainer

59. munz & more
Summary
1. OUI / opatch!
2. Domain Wizard!
3. Per Domain Node
Manager!
4. Server Templates!
5. Dynamic Cluster!
6. Unicast Groups!
7. Cluster Targeted JMS!
8. Java Mission Control!
9. WLDF Builtin Modules!
10. RESTful Management!
11. Development!
12. Docker
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