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1 Overview of WebLogic Server Management
1-8 Administration Guide
which messages to forward by providing a filter that selects messages of interest. A
message forwarded to other network entities on the initiative of a local WebLogic
Server is called a notification. JMX notifications are used to forward selected log
messages from all WebLogic Servers in the domain to the Administration Server.
When a WebLogic Managed Server starts, the Administration Server registers to
receive critical log messages. Such messages are stored in the domain log. A single
domain log filter is registered with each WebLogic Server by the Administration
Server to select the messages to be forwarded. You can change the domain log filter,
view the domain log, and view the local server logs using the Administration Console.
(For details, see Using Log Messages to Manage WebLogic Servers.)
Creating a New Domain
This section describes how to create a new domain. The configuration information for
all of the WebLogic administrative domains reside in the configuration repository,
which is located under the
/config directory. Each domain has a separate
subdirectory under the
/config directory. The name of the subdirectory for a domain
must be the name of that domain.
When you first install WebLogic Server software, it is recommended that you create a
zip file that has a copy of the default
install_dir/config/mydomain configuration
directory (where
install_dir is the root directory where you installed the WebLogic
Server software and
mydomain is the default domain configuration you specified at
installation). You should keep a copy of this zip file as a backup that you can use for
creating new domains. This subdirectory contains components that are required for a
working configuration, such as a
fileRealm.properties file and a configuration
file.
In the procedure below
mydomain is assumed as the default configuration directory
name selected during installation. If you used a name other than
mydomain for the
default configuration directory, substitute that name for
mydomain throughout.
To create a new domain, do the following:
1. Start the Administration Server under an existing domain such as
mydomain.
2. Invoke the Administration Console by pointing your browser to: