Applying WebLogic Patch Set Update

Description: Demonstrates how to apply a WebLogic Patch Set Update (PSU) in general. As an example, critical patch 29633432 (MXLE - WLS 10.3.6.0.190716) is applied to WebLogic 10.3.6 on a Linux machine.

References:
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html
WebLogic Server PSU - Popular Known Issues (Doc ID 2458832.1)
Critical Patch Update (CPU) Program July 2019 Patch Availability Document (PAD) (Doc ID 2534806.1)
Patch 29633432: SU Patch MXLE:WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 10.3.6.0.190716

Retrieve Credential From WebLogic Credential Store

Version: 10.3.6
Description: This post demonstrates how to obtain plain-text passwords from the WebLogic Credential Store.
References: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E15586_01/core.1111/e10043/csfadmin.htm

Decrypt WebLogic Credential From Boot Properties

Tested On: 10.3.6.0
Description: Uses WebLogic API to decrypt credentials from the boot.properties file.
Reference: https://gokhanatil.com/2015/03/how-to-recover-weblogic-administration-password-of-enterprise-manager.html

Credential Store Framework (CSF) API Example

Description: Shows how to use the Credential Store Framework (CSF) API to fetch credentials from the credential store.
References:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E40329_01/apirefs.1112/e27155/toc.htm
http://www.redheap.com/2013/06/secure-credentials-in-adf-application.html
https://thecattlecrew.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/using-credentials-store-when-communicating-with-oracle-human-workflow-api/
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/core.1111/e10043/devcsf.htm#JISEC3675

WebLogic Server: Change to Production Mode

Tested On: WebLogic 10.3.6
Description: Demonstrated how to switch from development mode to production mode. The runtime mode is a domain-wide setting. As each Managed Server starts, it refers to the mode of the Administration Server to determine its runtime mode.
References: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/apirefs.1111/e13952/taskhelp/domainconfig/ChangeRuntimeModes.html

Enabling Auto Login by Using the Boot Identity File

Version: WebLogic 10.3.5
Description: WebLogic contains out of the box scripts to start up your WebLogic server instances (E.g. startWebLogic.sh and startManagedWebLogic.sh). Whenever you run these scripts, you are prompted to enter the weblogic administrator credentials. A boot identity file contains user credentials for starting and stopping an instance of WebLogic Server. An Administration Server can refer to this file for user credentials instead of prompting you to provide them. The administration server is used as an example here.

Automating WebLogic Server Instances Startup and Shutdown in Linux

Description: This post contains scripts to automate start up and shutdown Oracle Identity Manager managed server and WebLogic Admin server in a Linux environment. Before using these scripts, you need to configure Node Manager.

• Configuring and Starting Node Manager
• Configuring Node Manager for WLST
• Generating Configuration and Key Files for Node Manager

Start up Order:

1. Start Node Manager.
2. Connect to Node Manager using WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST).
3. Have Node Manager start up your WebLogic server instances.

 Shutdown Order:

1. Connect to Node Manager using WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST).
2. Shutdown WebLogic Server instances.
3. Terminate Node Manager.

Start WebLogic Servers by Node Manager in WLST

Version: WebLogic 10.3.5
Description:  The WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) can be utilized to establish a connection to Node Manager. Within the Node Manager session in WLST, you can execute out-of-the-box WLST commands to start the managed servers or the admininstrator server.

Sample WLST Script To Start WebLogic Servers

Version: WebLogic 10.3.5
Description: Given here is a sample python script that starts up Node Manager, OIM managed server, SOA managed server, and  Administration server.
This python script uses WLST commands and requires WLST to invoke it.

Generating Configuration and Key Files For Node Manager

Version: WebLogic 10.3.5
Description: This post shows you how to generate a user configuration file and an associated key file for Node Manager. The user configuration file contains an encrypted username and password. The key file contains a secret key that is used to encrypt and decrypt the username and password. When connecting to Node Manager through WLST, you can specify the location of these files instead of supplying the Node Manager's username and password in plain-text.

Configuring Node Manager for WLST

Version: WebLogic 10.3.5
Description: The WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) is a command-line scripting interface that you can use to monitor and manage WebLogic Server instances and domains. You can use WLST as a Node Manager client to start and stop your server instances. For this guide, I will show you how to configure Node Manager for WLST. Before proceeding. make sure you have configured node manager. If you have not, go to  "Configuring and Starting Node Manager" guide. Have node manager and the WebLogic Admin Server running.

Configuring and Starting Node Manager

Version: WebLogic 10.3.5
Description: This guide will show you how to configure and start node manager. After completing this guide, you will be able to start and shutdown your managed servers through the Weblogic Administration console.

How to Create a JDBC Generic Data Sources in WebLogic 10.3.5

Version: WebLogic 10.3.5
Description: This post demonstrates how to create a generic data source in your WebLogic domain using the WebLogic Administration console. MySQL database is used as example.
References: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E21764_01/web.1111/e13737/jdbc_datasources.htm#i1204742