Until WebLogic 9.2 the only communication mode available between the Cluster members of your WebLogic domain is ‘Multicast’. Starting with WebLogic 10.0, Oracle in addition to MultiCast, supports communication between the Cluster members using Unicast. Quick definitions of Unicast and Multicast from Wikipedia.
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I have been working on writing some tools that will simplify the configuration and management of WebSphere Server and Portal.
One of my developer was asked me this morning if he can encrypt a string so that he does not have to store a clear string in his scripts or variables while configuring resources especially JDBC connection pool's.
I worked many years at BEA mostly developing tools and applications that ease the management and administration of WebLogic Server.
A few months ago I have started the WebLogic Server Console Extensions CodeShare project on dev2dev to serve as a repository for WLS 9.x console extensions and posted a few extensions. Continue reading here
All about Silos
I am at BEAWorld and trying to salvage as much information as I can from the key notes and sessions. One interesting keyword I kept hearing and saw sprinkled all over the keynotes is "silos". Here's a literal dictionary meaning of silos, "A tall cylindrical structure, usually beside a barn, in which fodder is stored". Well, this is not exactly what the keynote speaker's meant.. ;). In technical terms silos mean applications, data or software's that are built monolithically and do not participate in any common software infrastucture a company might have. The strong message from the keynote speakers at BEAWorld that kept resonating is that the BEA AquaLogic product family provides software that will let you connect disparate and unsynchronized silos of applications by employing an integration architecture and SOA to help unify a sprawling infrastructure.
From WLS 7.0 BEA introduced a Security Framework where you can plugin your own security providers.
In WLS 9.0 BEA introduced a new WebLogic Diagnostic Service that integrates all diagnostics features and functionality into a centralized, unified framework that enables you to create, collect, analyze, and archive diagnostic data in a standard format.
