Configuration and User Guide

Configuration Overview and Roadmap

Configuration Overview

Roadmap for Installing and Configuring WLS-VE

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

Understanding 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

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 and Copying WLS-VE Domains

Before You Begin

Creating WLS-VE Domains Using the Configuration Wizard

Editing the Start Scripts

Copying the Domain Using the LiquidVM SSH Service

Step 1: Start LiquidVM in Passive Mode

Step 2: Copy the Domain to the Virtual Machine

Step 3: Shut Down the LiquidVM Instance

Step 4: Start the WLS-VE Instance

Starting Managed Servers

Running the Administration Server on a Standard OS

Generating the Domain to an NFS server

Copying a Production License to the Virtual Machine

Upgrading and Promoting Domains

Upgrade from a Non-virtualized WLS 9.2 to WLS-VE 9.2

Upgrade from an Earlier Version of WLS to WLS-VE 9.2

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 (and Stopping) WLS-VE

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

From the Command-line

From VirtualCenter

Starting the Administration Console

Stopping WLS-VE

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 Problems

Troubleshooting Common WLS-VE Issues

"Could not find the disk" Error

The Server Shuts Down Soon After Startup

"netSend failed: -3" Error

"Configured IP [...] in use by MAC" Error

Troubleshooting WLS Issues

Performance Issues

Server Failure

Clustering Issues

Other WLS Problems

Troubleshooting LiquidVM Issues

Handling Suspend Files

Displaying Version Information

Reporting a Problem to BEA Support

Trouble Reporting Process Overview

Identify Your Problem Type

Verify That You're Running a Supported Configuration

Collect Enough Information to Define Your Issue