Summary

In the preceding chapter, you learned how to create and configure WebLogic Server, so the next logical learning step was to understand and experience the tools that support WebLogic Server. Such a discussion of these tools is important early in your WebLogic learning experience because, like most tools, they are there to provide you with an efficient mechanism to perform specific tasks in the context of the WebLogic Server environment.

Many tools come bundled with WebLogic Server. To keep this chapter concise and immediately applicable to the competency you need to practically use WebLogic Server, we focused only on those tools that support two very important operational tasks that are core to WebLogic Server:

• The administration of WebLogic Server

• The deployment of J2EE-based applications into WebLogic Server domains

For information regarding WebLogic Server tools that fall outside WebLogic Server deployment and administration, you will need to refer to the WebLogic Server documentation.