Discovering the consoles

It is beneficial to understand the various product consoles that may already be deployed in your environment before actually delving deeper into the details Fusion Middleware Control.

A typical SOA Suite 12c administrator will undoubtedly have access to and be using the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, as shown in Figure 2.2. This console is typically accessed at http://<adminhost>:7001/console and is the primary console for everything related to the WebLogic application server. The administrator can create, stop, and start managed servers; administer data sources and connection pools; create and monitor JMS destinations; and perform all aspects of WebLogic Server administration directly from this console.

Figure 2.2: A screenshot of the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console 12c

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Though this book does not cover the WebLogic Server Administration Console in detail, it will be something an administrator will definitely be accessing regularly...