Oracle WebLogic Server 10g R3: Monitoring and Performance Tuning

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Overview

This course trains Oracle WebLogic Server administrators, developers, and architects to tune the various aspects of Oracle WebLogic Server to attain optimal performance. This course also trains Oracle WebLogic Server administrators on the Oracle WebLogic Diagnostics Framework. Students learn how data is generated, gathered, analyzed, and saved through the use of data harvesters, watches and notifications, collected metrics, image captures, server instrumentation, and data archivers.

Prerequisites

• Required Prerequisites: Oracle WebLogic Server 10g R3: System Administration
• Suggested Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Java programming

Delegates will learn how to

• Describe the Oracle WebLogic Diagnostic Framework (WLDF) architecture
• Create and configure ways to generate, gather, access, and persist diagnostic data
• Use the Oracle WebLogic diagnostic console extension
• Filter log events
• Tune Java Virtual Machine (JVM) parameters, Oracle WebLogic Server parameters, and application parameters for better performance

Course Outline.

Introduction to the WebLogic Diagnostics Framework (WLDF)

• Overview of WebLogic Diagnostics Framework
• Explaining WLDF Architectural components
• Explaining WLDF Configuration Basics

Generating Data by leveraging MBeans

• Describing Data Creators and Data Collectors
• Explaining the Need to Manage Applications
• Explaining Instrumentation and Distributed Services Levels
• Explaining WLDF Instrumentation Component
• Configuring Server-Scoped Instrumentation

Configuring the WLDF Logging Services, Watches and Notifications, Diagnostic Images

• Explaining How WLS Uses Logging Services
• Configuring a Harvester
• Setting Watches and Notifications
• Capturing Diagnostic Images

Accessing and Persisting Data

• Explaining Data Accessors
• Explaining and Using Online and Offline Accessors
• Accessing Diagnostic Data
• Explaining Diagnostic Archives

Configuring a Diagnostic Context

• Defining Diagnostic Context
• Describing Dyes & Dye Flags
• Defining and Configuring Dye Filtering
• Tracing and Throttling requests

Filtering WebLogic Server Log Messages

• Defining Basic Concepts of Filtering
• Setting Severity Levels
• Setting Filters Based on Severity Level and Other Criteria

Performance Monitoring

• Defining Benchmarking
• Describing and Performing Stress Testing
• Listing Testing Tools that are Available for WLS
• Identifying Bottlenecks

Java Virtual Machine Basics

• Defining and Describing Purpose of Java Virtual Machine

Java Tuning Sun HotSpot JVM

• Monitoring the Sun HotSpot JVM
• Using JConsole, jps, jstat, jinfo, jmap, and jstack
• Tuning Sun HotSpot JVM Garbage Collection
• Defining Ergonomics Related to Java Tuning

Tuning Oracle JRockit JVM

• Monitoring the Oracle JRockit JVM
• Using JRockit Management Console, JRA, Memory Leak Detector
• Describing Ctrl-Break Handler, JRCMD
• Using JRockit Self-tuning
• Tuning Oracle JRockit JVM Garbage Collection

Core WebLogic Server Tuning

• Listing Performance Packs
• Using Stuck Threads, Auto Restart Server
• Describing Garbage Collection Thresholds
• Tuning Chunk Size and Pool Size
• Connection Backlog Buffering
• Tuning SSL

Working with Work Managers

• Defining Work Manager
• Setting Components of Work Manger
• Work Manager Configuration
• Accessing and Mapping CommonJ Work Managers
• Executing Queues

Tuning JSP

• Using the JSP Compiler jspc
• Using the Precompile Option
• Setting JSP Page Check Interval
• Setting Servlet Reload Check Interval
• Defining WebLogic Cache Tag

Tuning JDBC

• Tuning Connection Pools
• Tuning Statement Caches
• Performing Batch Updates
• Tuning Transactions
• Tuning a Few Parameters on Databases.

Tuning JMS

• Tuning JMS clients
• Defining Aggregation and Message Pipeline
• Describing Persistence Techniques
• Listing Throttling Techniques
• Tuning SAF

Tuning EJB

• Tuning Pool Size
• Tuning Cache Size
• Tuning Concurrency Strategy
• Tuning Entity Bean Parameters
• Tuning Transactions
• Tuning EJB Clients

Tuning WebLogic Server Clusters

• Architectural Consideration
• Load Balancers and Firewalls
• Session Persistence
• General Tuning Tips