Preface

This document describes how to use elasticity to automatically scale up and scale down dynamic clusters in Oracle WebLogic Server.

Audience

This document is a resource for system administrators and operators responsible for monitoring and managing a WebLogic Server installation. It is relevant to all phases of a software project, from development through test and production phases.

Related Documentation

  • See Overview of the WLDF Architecture in Configuring and Using the Diagnostics Framework for Oracle WebLogic Server for a description of the WebLogic Diagnostics Framework (WLDF), a monitoring and diagnostic framework that defines and implements a set of services that run within WebLogic Server processes and participate in the standard server life cycle.

  • Dynamic Clusters in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server describes how to create and configure dynamic clusters.

  • Create dynamic cluster in Oracle WebLogic Remote Console Online Help describes how to create a cluster that dynamically scales depending on the resource needs of your applications.

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