Next Steps After Configuring the Domain

Performing Basic Administrative Tasks

After you configure your new domain, there are administration tasks that Oracle recommends you perform on the domain.

The following table lists common administration tasks to perform on your new domain.

Table 5-1 Basic Administration Tasks for a New Domain

Task	Description	More Information
Getting familiar with Fusion Middleware administration tools	Get familiar with various tools that you can use to manage your environment. Note: The WebLogic Server Administration Console has been removed. For comparable functionality, you will use the WebLogic Remote Console.	See Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Tools in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Starting and stopping products and servers	Learn how to start and stop Oracle Fusion Middleware, including the Administration Server, Managed Servers, and components.	See Starting and Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware. For secured production mode procedures for starting and stopping servers, see Using Secured Production Mode in Administering Security for Oracle WebLogic Server
Configuring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)	Learn how to set up secure communications between Oracle Fusion Middleware components using SSL.	See Configuring SSL in Oracle Fusion Middleware in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware. For secured production mode procedures for SSL, see Configuring SSL in Administering Security for Oracle WebLogic Server.
Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware	Learn how to keep track of the status of Oracle Fusion Middleware components.	See Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Understanding Backup and Recovery Procedures	Learn recommended backup and recovery procedures for Oracle Fusion Middleware.	See Introducing Backup and Recovery in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Performing Additional Domain Configuration Tasks

Review additional configuration tasks you will likely want to perform on a new domain.

Table 5-2 Additional Domain Configuration Tasks

Task	Description	More Information
Deploying Applications	Learn how to deploy your applications to Oracle Fusion Middleware.	See Deploying Applications in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Adding a Web Tier front-end to your domain	Oracle Web Tier hosts Web pages (static and dynamic), provides security and high performance along with built-in clustering, load balancing, and failover features. In particular, the Web Tier contains Oracle HTTP Server.	To install and configure Oracle HTTP Server in the WebLogic Server domain, see Configuring Oracle HTTP Server in a WebLogic Server Domain in Installing and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server. See also Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain for important information.
Tuning and configuring Coherence for your topology	The standard installation topology includes a Coherence cluster that contains storage-enabled Managed Coherence Servers. This configuration is a good starting point for using Coherence, but depending upon your specific requirements, consider tuning and reconfiguring Coherence to improve performance in a production environment.	For more information about Coherence clusters, see Configuring and Managing Coherence Clusters in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server. For information on tuning Coherence, see Performance Tuning in Administering Oracle Coherence. For information on storing HTTP session data in Coherence, see Using CoherenceWeb with WebLogic Server in Administering HTTP Session Management with Oracle CoherenceWeb. For more about creating and deploying Coherence applications, see Getting Started in Developing Oracle Coherence Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Task

Description

More Information

Deploying Applications

Learn how to deploy your applications to Oracle Fusion Middleware.

See Deploying Applications in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Adding a Web Tier front-end to your domain

Oracle Web Tier hosts Web pages (static and dynamic), provides security and high performance along with built-in clustering, load balancing, and failover features. In particular, the Web Tier contains Oracle HTTP Server.

To install and configure Oracle HTTP Server in the WebLogic Server domain, see Configuring Oracle HTTP Server in a WebLogic Server Domain in Installing and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server.

See also Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain for important information.

Tuning and configuring Coherence for your topology

The standard installation topology includes a Coherence cluster that contains storage-enabled Managed Coherence Servers. This configuration is a good starting point for using Coherence, but depending upon your specific requirements, consider tuning and reconfiguring Coherence to improve performance in a production environment.

For more information about Coherence clusters, see Configuring and Managing Coherence Clusters in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server.

For information on tuning Coherence, see Performance Tuning in Administering Oracle Coherence.

For information on storing HTTP session data in Coherence, see Using Coherence*Web with WebLogic Server in Administering HTTP Session Management with Oracle Coherence*Web.

For more about creating and deploying Coherence applications, see Getting Started in Developing Oracle Coherence Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Preparing Your Environment for High Availability

Scaling out for high availability requires additional steps.

Table 5-3 provides a list of tasks to perform if you want to scale out your standard installation environment for high availability.

Note:

BAM domains that were created using WLST, and will be used in a high availability configuration, require additional provisioning scripts after the installation. The default / internal Data Objects are missing in BAM Composer when the domain is created using WLST and the scripts provide the pre-seeded data that is required for high availability BAM domains. For more information, My Oracle Support document ID 2190789.1.

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Table 5-3 Tasks Required to Prepare Your Environment for High Availability

Task	Description	More Information
Scaling out to multiple host computers	To enable high availability, it is important to provide failover capabilities to another host computer. That way, if one computer goes down, your environment can continue to serve the consumers of your deployed applications.	See Scaling Out a Topology (Machine Scale Out) in High Availability Guide.
Configuring high availability for your Web Tier components.	If you have added a Web tier front-end, then you must configure the Web Tier for high availability, as well as the WebLogic Server software.	See Configuring High Availability for Web Tier Components in HTTP Server Administration Guide.
Setting up a front-end load balancer	You can use a load balancer to distribute requests across servers more evenly.	See Server Load Balancing in a High Availability Environment in High Availability Guide.
Configuring Node Manager	Node Manager enables you to start, shut down, and restart the Administration Server and Managed Server instances from a remote location. This document assumes you have configured a per-domain Node Manager. Review the Node Manager documentation, for information on advanced Node Manager configuration options and features.	See Advanced Node Manager Configuration in Administering Node Manager for Oracle WebLogic Server.