| Weblogic Platform provides a user interface, the Configuration Wizard, to create domains. There are three ways to start the wizard: -
Choose Tools, Weblogic Server, Configuration Wizard from the Workshop menu. -
From the Start menu, select Programs, BEA Weblogic Platform 8.1, Configuration Wizard. -
Through a command-line utility, type dmwiz.cmd . To create a new domain, follow these steps: -
The Configuration Wizard has options to create a new domain or extend an existing one. Extending an existing domain enables you to add services such as Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) connection pools or Java Messaging Service (JMS) objects to an existing domain. Select Create a New Weblogic Configuration to create a new domain, and click Next . -
The second window displays the types of domains that can be created. Select the type of domain you want to create, depending on the application you're deploying. For example, if you're creating a portal application, you must use a portal domain. To use all the features of BEA Platform, choose BEA Weblogic Platform Domain. -
There are two choices for creating the domain. The Express option creates only one server and doesn't provide any server properties. Because you're creating a domain for production, you need to specify this information, so select Custom and click Next. -
Configure the administration server by specifying a name , the IP address, a listen port, and an SSL port, and then click Next. -
If you have a clustered environment, click Yes to configure the servers within the cluster; if you don't, click No. -
Add all the managed servers in the cluster, and click Next. -
Add the multicast address and port to be used by servers in the cluster, and then click Next. -
Configure Machines and specify the Node Manager IP address and port. Node Manager is a Java program that needs to be set up so that you can start managed servers via the Administration Console. -
Use the next two windows to configure JDBC connection pools and JMS objects. -
Specify the username and password for the administrator. There is also an option to add users and groups. -
Specify whether you want to create a Start menu and whether you want to start the administration server as a Windows Service. -
Specify the shortcut link and the name of the startup script. -
Make sure you specify starting the server in production mode and choose the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) you want to use. Two JVMs are available: Sun's JDK and JRockit. -
Finally, specify the name of the domain and the directory to create it in, and create the domain. After completing the wizard, a physical directory with the domain name is created, including all the files required for the domain. |
