• Install and patch Oracle WebLogic Server 14c.
• Create and manage WebLogic domains.
• Start, stop, and monitor servers.
• Configure JDBC data sources and database resources.
• Deploy and manage Java EE applications.
• Configure Node Manager and server lifecycle operations.
• Configure network channels and virtual hosts.
• Create and manage WebLogic clusters.
• Configure session replication and cluster proxies.
• Implement WebLogic Server security.
• Back up and restore WebLogic domains.

Module 1: Oracle WebLogic Server 14c: Administration I – Course Overview

• Course introduction
• Course objectives
• Administration I overview

Module 2: WebLogic Server: Overview

• WebLogic Server overview
• WebLogic Server domain
• WebLogic Diagnostics Framework

Module 3: Installing and Patching WebLogic Server

• Installing and patching WebLogic Server
• WebLogic Server installation modes
• Installation problems
• Installation verification
• WebLogic Server patching

Module 4: Creating Domains

• Creating domains
• Production domain mode
• Creating a domain with the Configuration Wizard
• WebLogic Server domain structure and management
• Domain configuration and administration

Module 5: Starting Servers

• Starting WebLogic Server instances
• Creating a boot identity file
• Changing the default JDK location
• Server startup and shutdown
• Server lifecycle management

Module 6: Using the Administration Console

• Using the Administration Console
• Creating and configuring server resources
• Change management architecture
• Creating and modifying managed servers
• Administration Console configuration

Module 7: Configuring JDBC

• JDBC overview
• Deploying a data source
• Creating a generic data source
• Oracle Real Application Clusters overview
• JDBC connection pools
• Database resource configuration

Module 8: Monitoring a Domain

• Monitoring WebLogic Server domains
• Accessing logs through the Administration Console
• Debug scopes
• Creating custom monitoring views
• Monitoring server resources and application activity

Module 9: Node Manager

• Node Manager overview
• Node Manager and server shutdown
• Node Manager properties
• Node Manager configuration
• Server lifecycle management using Node Manager

Module 10: Deploying Applications

• Application deployment
• Exploded versus archived applications
• Deploying applications
• Application deployment lifecycle
• Monitoring deployed applications
• Application load testing

Module 11: Shared Java EE Libraries

• Shared Java EE libraries
• Library deployment
• Application dependencies
• Configuring and deploying shared libraries

Module 12: Network Channels and Virtual Hosts

• Network channels
• Channel selection
• Administration port
• Virtual hosts
• Network configuration for WebLogic applications

Module 13: Clusters: Overview, Creation, and Configuration

• WebLogic Server clusters
• Cluster architecture
• Creating clusters using the Administration Console
• Dynamic clusters
• Cluster configuration and management

Module 14: Clusters: Proxies and Sessions

• Cluster proxies
• Oracle HTTP Server integration
• Oracle Traffic Director
• Web application session failover
• Secondary servers and replication groups
• Session replication

Module 15: Clusters: Communication, Planning, and Troubleshooting

• Cluster communication
• Replication channels
• Cluster planning
• Cluster troubleshooting
• Cluster broadcast channels

Module 16: Transactions

• WebLogic Server transactions
• Transaction states
• Transaction rollback
• JDBC transaction considerations
• Transaction persistence

Module 17: WebLogic Server Security

• WebLogic Server security
• Security providers
• Authentication providers
• LDAP search operations
• Multiple authentication providers
• Authentication configuration

Module 18: Backing Up a Domain and Upgrading WebLogic Server

• Domain backup
• WebLogic Server upgrade considerations
• Administration Server failure
• Domain restoration
• Backup and recovery procedures

5 Days

• Install WebLogic Server 14c.
• Patch WebLogic Server.
• Create a new WebLogic Server domain.
• Copy a domain to another machine.
• Start and stop WebLogic Server instances.
• Create a boot identity file.
• Configure WebLogic Server through the Administration Console.
• Configure a JDBC data source.
• Work with WebLogic Server logs.
• Monitor WebLogic Server resources and performance.
• Configure and use Node Manager.
• Deploy a WebLogic application.
• Perform application load testing.
• Configure and deploy a shared Java EE library.
• Configure a network channel.
• Configure the Administration Port.
• Create and configure a virtual host.
• Configure a WebLogic Server cluster.
• Configure a dynamic cluster.
• Install Oracle HTTP Server as an optional exercise.
• Configure a cluster proxy.
• Configure replication groups.
• Configure a cluster broadcast channel.
• Configure transaction persistence.
• Configure an authentication provider.
• Back up and restore a WebLogic Server domain.

• Oracle Certification: Oracle WebLogic Server 14c Administrator Professional
• Certification Level: Professional
• Technology: Oracle WebLogic Server 14c
• Exam: Certification examination is separate from the training.

• WebLogic Server Administrators
• System Administrators
• Middleware Administrators
• Application Server Administrators
• Java EE Application Developers
• System Integrators
• IT professionals responsible for WebLogic environments

• Experience with system administration.
• Basic Linux command-line knowledge.
• Familiarity with application server concepts is recommended.
• Basic understanding of Java EE environments is beneficial.