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Introduction and Roadmap 1-1
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Introduction and Roadmap
This section describes the contents and organization of this guide—Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool.
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Section 1.1, Document Scope and Audience
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Section 1.2, Guide to This Document
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Section 1.3, Related Documentation
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Section 1.4, WLST Sample Scripts
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Section 1.5, New and Changed WLST Features in This Release
1.1 Document Scope and Audience
This document describes the Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool WLST. It explains how you use the WLST command-line scripting interface to configure, manage, and persist
changes to WebLogic Server instances and WebLogic domains, and monitor and manage server run-time events.
This document is written for WebLogic Server administrators and operators who deploy Java EE applications using the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition Java EE from
Sun Microsystems. It is assumed that readers are familiar with Web technologies and the operating system and platform where WebLogic Server is installed.
1.2 Guide to This Document
This document is organized as follows:
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This chapter, Chapter 1, Introduction and Roadmap
introduces the organization of this guide and lists related documentation.
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Chapter 2, Using the WebLogic Scripting Tool, describes how the scripting tool
works, its modes of operation, and the basic steps for invoking it.
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Chapter 3, Creating WebLogic Domains Using WLST Offline, describes how to
create a new WebLogic domain or update an existing WebLogic domain without connecting to a running WebLogic Server that is, using WLST
offline—supporting the same functionality as the Configuration Wizard.
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Chapter 4, Managing the Server Life Cycle, describes using WLST to start and
stop WebLogic Server instances and to monitor and manage the server life cycle.
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Chapter 5, Navigating MBeans WLST Online, describes how to retrieve
WebLogic domain configuration and run-time information, and edit configuration or custom MBeans.
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Chapter 6, Configuring Existing WebLogic Domains describes using scripts to
automate the creation and management of WebLogic domains, servers, and resources.
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Chapter 7, Updating the Deployment Plan, describes using WLST to update an
applications deployment plan.
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Chapter 8, Getting Runtime Information, describes using WLST to retrieve
information about the run-time state of WebLogic Server instances.
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Appendix A, WLST Deployment Objects, describes WLST deployment objects
that you can use to update a deployment plan or access information about the current deployment activity.
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Appendix B, FAQs: WLST, provides a list of common questions and answers.
1.3 Related Documentation
