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Determine the Version of the Installation Utility . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
Target Computers and Their Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11
Determining Where to Install KMs Based on Architecture . . . .2-12
Typical and Custom Installation Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
PATROL Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13
Installing for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14
Typical New Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14
Upgrading from an Earlier Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-17
Prepare to Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-17
Upgrade Without Migrating Prior-version Customizations . . . .2-18
Upgrade and Preserve Customizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-24
Migrate Your Customizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-33
Creating and Installing Installable Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-37
Create an Installable Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-37
Install the Created Installable Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-39
Installing the Online Help Browser (Unix) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-39
Installing the Unix Version of the Help Browser . . . . . . . . . . . .2-40
Uninstalling PATROL for BEA WebLogic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-43
Uninstalling PATROL for BEA WebLogic from a Unix
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-44
Uninstalling PATROL for BEA WebLogic from a Windows
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-45
Where to Go from Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-49
Chapter 3 Configuring PATROL for BEA WebLogic
Loading PATROL for BEA WebLogic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Configuring the KM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Enabling Instrumentation and Profiling Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
Setting EJB Deployment for WebLogic 5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
Verifying and Troubleshooting WebLogic Server Configuration . . .3-18
Where to Go from Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-23
Chapter 4 Managing the BEA WebLogic Environment
Monitoring a WebLogic Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
Working with Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
Working with Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Managing Events Using PATROL Event Manager . . . . . . . . . . .4-4
Estimating Response Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
Test File Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7
Test Web Page Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
