Preface
Oracle WebLogic Server logging services is used to monitor server, subsystem, and application events. You can configure WebLogic Server to write messages to log files and listen for the log messages that WebLogic Server broadcasts. You can also view log messages through the WebLogic Remote Console.
Audience
This document is a resource for system administrators who configure WebLogic logging services and monitor server and subsystem events, and for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Jakartaa EE) application developers who want to integrate their application logs with WebLogic Server logs. This document is relevant to all phases of a software project, from development through test and production phases.
This document does not address application logging or localization and internationalization of log message catalogs. For links to information on these topics, see Related Documentation.
It is assumed that the reader is familiar with Jakartaa EE and Web technologies, object-oriented programming techniques, and the Java programming language.
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Related Documentation
The corporate Web site provides all documentation for WebLogic Server. Specifically, View Logs and Configure Logs in the Oracle WebLogic Remote Console Online Help describes configuring log files and log messages that a WebLogic Server instance generates.
Using Message Catalogs with WebLogic Server in Adding WebLogic Logging Services to Applications Deployed on Oracle WebLogic Server describes how you can use WebLogic Server message catalogs, non-catalog logging, and servlet logging to produce log messages from your application or a remote Java client, and describes WebLogic's support for internationalization and localization of log messages.
Logging Samples and Tutorials
Oracle provides a variety of logging code examples and tutorials that show WebLogic Server logging configuration and API use, and provide practical instructions on how to perform key development tasks. For more information, see Sample Applications and Code ExamplesSample Applications and Code Examples in Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server.
Logging Examples in the WebLogic Server Distribution
WebLogic Server optionally installs API code examples in ORACLE_HOME\wlserver\samples\server, where ORACLE_HOME represents the directory in which you installed WebLogic Server.
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New and Changed WebLogic Server Features
For a comprehensive listing of the new WebLogic Server features introduced in this release, see What's New in Oracle WebLogic Server.
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