I came across a simple Google Chrome Addon called Simple Docker GUI. It provide a GUI that allows for easy insight in and some management of Docker containers and images. Because the tool connects to the (remote) Docker API across HTTP, it can used on a different machine than the […]
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Most aggravating developer induced headaches for Middleware Administrators
In recent months, I have had a lot of dealings with middleware administrators, responsible for the management of WebLogic Server and other Fusion Middleware components such as SOA Suite, Oracle Service Bus, WebCenter and UCM. My role is frequently one that allows me to step back a little and observe. […]
Organizing Fusion Middleware administration in a smart and frugal way
One of the perhaps somewhat counterintuitive challenges with at least the initial stages of adopting Fusion Middleware is the fact that there is too little work in terms of administration. On the one hand, Fusion Middleware administration entails quite a bit, starting with WebLogic Server and typically extending to one […]
WebLogic 12c: Use JPA in your Web Application
Where as in WebLogic 11g JPA was not support by default, in WebLogic 12c it is the default persistency provider.JPA 2.0 is part of JAVA EE 6. I was trying some new JAVA EE 6 features in WebLogic 12c, so here is a is a way to create a Web […]
Clone your Oracle FMW SOA Suite 11g
Sometimes, you would like to have an extract from a SOA Suite 11g  production environment to test it in a test or acceptance environment. There are several ways to do this, but in this post I’d like to discuss about how to get a clone of your SOA Suite 11g, […]
Monitoring availability Admin and managed servers in WebLogic 11g
Here an simple example how to monitor if your AdminServer and managed servers are up and running with WLST Run it with $WL_HOME/ common/bin/wlst.sh -loadProperties <property_file> <script_name>   ($WL_HOME is the location of your WebLogic server directory, like /opt/oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3) Property file(properties.py): admin_server=<name adminserver> admin_server_port= wluser=weblogic wlpassword=<password> clustername=[name] domain=<domain_name>  script: import […]