Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Advanced Administration Cookbook

I have read this book from cover to cover three times, and i still keep it with me, especially in my work place. I have not heard of the name Dalton Iwazaki until now, and my God, he did a fantastic job here.It is a cookbook and when you open the pages you will know why. It tells you how to get things done in a very practical manner and the topics covered, from installation through Jms configuration to setting up alerts and configuring ssl certificates, these are things, as a weblogic administrator you must do from time to time. Even if you have your own way to accomplish all these, they are still very important options to have in your finger tips.

Lot of informations for a great price and real commandson how to built and administer web logic server cluster!

Full disclosure: Packt provided a review copy to me. I work with WLS since 12 years and have some experience ;)The ContentI can't help but this books has something in common with the other "recipes oriented book". One main difference is, that it is organized in chapters and does not only list the individual recipes but tries to order them a little bit more, which makes sense to me. In chapter one, installation and configuration is covered (11 recipes). Chapter two explains how to set up a WebLogic Cluster (9 recipes). In Chapter three you're guided through how to configure and tune JDBC resources focused on high availability (8 recipes). JMS configuration for clusters is covered in chapter four (11 recipes). Chapter five deals with monitoring and available tools (7 recipes). Followed by chapter six which covers some troubleshooting tips for common problems (8 recipes). Configuration for production environments with respect to resilience, stability, and performance is covered in chapter seven (9 recipes). And finally chapter eight dives into security configuration (5 recipes).If I didn't count wrong this makes 68 recipes on 260 content pages. Compared with the 64 recipes of Frank's book this a bit more than half of his book. Every recipe Starts with a "Getting ready" preface which basically explains what is going to happen and what should be in place already. The "How to do it..." section gives a detailed, step-by-step explanation which is followed by the "How it works..." paragraph summarizing what exactly happened. The "There's more ..." and "See also" sections point you to related recipes or individual hints from the author.Writing and StyleAnother easy read. Thank you to the editors and the author for taking care of not native speakers. The step-by-step explanations make this easy to follow for beginners and occasional screenshots help with details. "Reading" from front to back surprisingly doesn't make lot of sense. It is more like a toolbox which solves your issues if you run into them. I did compare it with the "other" cookbook and reading this one wasn't equality surprising as Frank's book was. The main difference here is that it has word "Administration" in it's title. I guess it is clear that this is not primarily meant for developers. Even if it would be a good start for everyone which has to deal with WebLogic and really don't want to dive into administration too much.Conclusion and recommendationI like it. It covers all the basics and advanced topics I consider important for administrators but also for developers who need to understand the basic concepts and individual advanced topics like cluster configuration for production. I wasn't expecting a developer centered book which also added to this positive experience.

I recently read "Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Advanced Administration Cookbook" by Dalton Iwazaki after being provided a copy by the publisher for review. The book consists of "recipes" of WebLogic administration topics and includes a description of how to perform the task via the browser-based console, via WLST (WebLogic Scripting Tool command line), and an explanation of "how it works," basically what is the purpose of the steps you've executed. The "how it works" sections were my favorite because it gives some context to the steps and occasionally offers "rules of thumb" that are helpful for WebLogic administrators to be aware of. I liked how the book focused strictly on advanced administration topics and didn't stray into development topics.The author (an experienced WebLogic consultant) also explains some of the new features of WebLogic 12c, such as RESTful Management services. I was happy to see recipes on how to customize the user interface of the administration console and how to recover encrypted usernames and passwords stored in WebLogic. The recipes have given me a lot of ideas that can definitely help me become a better WebLogic administrator, so I am excited to apply the knowledge I gained from this book. It wasn't just a re-hash of documentation, it was real-world recommendations from someone who knows WebLogic from working with it for years.From a quality standpoint, the book was well edited and I didn't notice very many typos or egregious grammar mistakes. I was impressed by the number of experienced reviewers that reviewed the book prior to its publication, and I'm sure it helped make a great book even better.For the next edition of this book, it would be good to see an expanded explanation of NodeManager and how it works. NodeManager can be a little bit tricky to master so I would love to see the author explain it further and share his insights on any "gotchas" that one may encounter while using it. I think the part on JRockit Mission Control could also use a few more recipes to further explain its capabilities. A chapter on the nuances of deploying applications could also be helpful. In contrast, there is a lot of information on configuring WebLogic's Java Message Service (JMS) capabilities.I was sad to see this book end because I learned a lot from it. I had never gotten much out of the WebLogic console's help documentation, so this book helped me understand some of the server's advanced features I had never been able to decipher previously.

I was new to WLS when I bought this but I still have never referred to it during my work.

Riporta delle vere e proprio "ricette" per fare le cose.Peccato che non sia sempre aggiornato.Complessivamante un buon testo

Not a good choice for beginners.Books has clear steps on how to do.But not why to do.

Good book for experienced core Weblogic admins, every thing is in "how to do step by step."

Good