7.4 Creating the WebLogic Server domain

7.4.1 Create a WebLogic 11g domain with Managed Server

To deploy applications on WebLogic Server, you must have a WebLogic Server domain. A domain is the basic administrative unit for WebLogic Server. Here are the two basic types of WebLogic Server domains:

Domain with Managed Servers (recommended): A production environment typically consists of an Administration Server with one or more Managed Servers. The Administration Server is used to perform management operations; the applications and resources are deployed to individual Managed Servers.

Standalone Server Domain: This type of domain can be used for development or test environments in which a single server instance acts as both Administration Server and Managed Server. This option is easier to manage and allows you to use the hot deploy feature in WebLogic on a development environment (not recommended).

Note: In production environments, Oracle recommends that you deploy applications only on Managed Servers in the domain; the Administration Server should be reserved for management tasks.

7.4.1 Create a WebLogic 11g domain with Managed Server

From a command prompt, start the WebLogic Configuration Wizard by navigating to the [appserver root]/common/bin directory and typing the appropriate command:
- (Windows) config.cmd
- (Linux and Solaris) ./config.sh
On the Welcome screen, select Create a new WebLogic domain and click Next.
On the Select Domain Source screen, select Generate a domain configured automatically to support the following products and click Next.
On the Create WebLogic Domain screen, either accept the default values or enter the domain name and location as required, and then click Create.
In the Configure Administrator Username and Password screen, type your WebLogic user name and password, confirm the password by retyping it, and then click Next. Record this user name and password because Configuration Manager will prompt you for them.
In the WebLogic Domain Startup Mode panel, select Production Mode.

Important: Using Development Mode is not recommended.
In the right pane, navigate to the location of the JDK according to your operating system and then click Next:
- (Windows, Linux) Location of JRockit SDK 1.6 or later. For example, C:\Program Files\JRockit Real Time\jrrt-4.0.0-1.6.0(Windows) or /opt/JRockit Real Time/jrrt-4.0.0-1.6.0(Linux)
- (Solaris) Location of Sun JDK 1.6 or later.
On the Creating Domain screen, when the configuration creation is 100% complete, do the following tasks:
- (Windows) Select Start Admin Server and click Done.
- (Linux and Solaris) Click Done, and start the server by navigating from a command prompt to the [appserverdomain] and typing ./startWebLogic.sh
(Windows, Linux, or Solaris) When prompted, enter the WebLogic user name and password that you entered in step 5.

Note: The Admin Server starts in the command prompt. Enter the user name and password in the command prompt.