Configuration and User Guide

Configuration Overview and Roadmap

Configuration Overview

Roadmap for Configuring a WLS-VE Domain

Converting a Physical Domain to a Virtual Domain

Comparing Startup, Configuration, and Logging Options to Non-virtualized WLS

Accessing and Using the WLS-VE Distribution Archive

Obtaining the WLS-VE Distribution Archive

Unpacking the WLS-VE Distribution Archive

The BEA Home Directory

Sharing the BEA Home Directory on the Launcher Machine with Other BEA Products

Copying the WLS-VE ISO Image

Upgrading and Promoting Domains

Upgrading from a Non-virtualized WLS 10.0 to WLS-VE 10.0

Upgrading from an Earlier Version of WLS to WLS-VE 10.0

Downloading and Applying Patches

Running Smart Update on an Ordinary OS and Copy the Patches

Running Smart Update on a BEA Home on an NFS Share

WLS Service Packs

What’s Next?

Understanding and Using LiquidVM

What is LiquidVM?

Understanding the LiquidVM File System

Using the Virtual Local Disk

Determining the Amount of Free Disk Space

Increasing the Size of the Local Disk

Using the LiquidVM SSH Service

SSH Listen Port

Authenticating with the SSH Service

Installing a Real Password In Addition to a Public Key

Auditing SSH Actions

Using LiquidVM in Passive Mode

Configuring LiquidVM Connection Parameters

Before You Begin

Configuring LiquidVM in Graphical Mode

Configuring LiquidVM in Console Mode

Understanding the bea.lvm.info File

Troubleshooting a LiquidVM Configuration

Creating Virtual WebLogic Domains

Overview

Before You Begin

Preparing an Existing WebLogic Domain for Virtualization

Out-of-Domain Dependencies

ListenAddress

WLST connect()

Using the P2V Domain Conversion Utility

Run the P2V-Generated Start Scripts

Copying Domain Artifacts Using the LiquidVM SSH Service

Task 1: Start LiquidVM in Passive Mode

Task 2: Copy the Files to the WLS-VE Instance

Task 3: Shut Down the LiquidVM Instance

Task 4: Re-start the WLS-VE Instance

Configuring a Virtual Domain to Access an NFS Server

Moving a WLS-VE Domain to a Production Environment

Additional Configuration Tasks

Tuning LiquidVM

Deploying an Application to WLS-VE

Working with WLS-VE Using the VMware VI Client

Setting Up VMware and Enabling SSL

Starting WLS-VE Instances

Editing VM Properties

Pausing a VM

Working with the Console Tab

Inactive Keyboard

Console Log

Pre-console Log

Starting and Stopping WLS-VE

Starting WLS-VE

Starting WLS-VE from a Command-line

Starting WLS-VE from the VMware VI Client

Starting the Administration Console

Stopping WLS-VE Instances

Configuring Logging

Understanding the Log Files

WLS Logs

LiquidVM Log

VMware Log

Accessing WLS-VE Log Files

Copying the Log Files Using SSH

Configuring LiquidVM to Use Remote syslog

Storing the Log Files on an NFS Share

Securing Your Production Environment

Securing LiquidVM

Securing WLS

Securing the VMware VirtualCenter

Tuning the WLS-VE LiquidVM Kernel

Tuning the LiquidVM Kernel Startup Options

Comparing OS and LiquidVM Kernel Tuning

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting WLS-VE

Diagnosing WLS-VE Issues

“Could not find the disk” Error

Server Shuts Down Soon After Startup

“netSend failed: -3” Error

“Configured IP [...] in use by MAC” Error

Diagnosing WLS Issues

Diagnosing LiquidVM Issues

Handling Suspend Files

Displaying Version Information

Reporting a Problem to BEA Support

Verify That You Are Running a Supported Configuration

Collect Enough Information to Define Your Issue

Adding Managed Servers to a WLS-VE Domain

Steps for Adding a Managed Server to WLS-VE Domain

The P2V-Generated Start Script Properties