Fusion Middleware Control is a web application that can be used to manage a
collection of components including WebLogic Server, Traffic Director and
others. Let's access the Fusion Middleware control application, and
manage the main components of WebLogic Server including Domains, Machines,
Servers, Clusters, Applications and Services. Launch a browser and enter the
URL for the Fusion Middleware Control, part of the administration server,
followed by /em. Enter your credentials and log n. The Fusion
Middleware Control is not part of a typical WebLogic Server installation and
requires Fusion Middleware Infrastructure to be installed. The
Fusion Middleware homepage supports multiple methods to view the components.
The domain view includes Servers, Clusters, Deployments, Domain
Partitions and details of the selected component. The target navigation pane
provides a hierarchical view of the domain, with details of the selected
component. And a set of context specific menus supporting different functions
based on the domain component that is selected. Let's start by examining
Machines. To view machines, click a WebLogic Domain, Environment, and then the
machine. The machines page lists all defined machines in the domain. You can
manage existing machines as well as Create or Delete a machine definition.
Click any machine to view it's details. Machine details allow you to examine,
update, and monitor node manager and servers associated with that machine.
Servers are an important aspect of domain management. To navigate to server
instances, use the Servers page, the navigation tree, or the WebLogic domain
drop down menu. The server page displays statistics of
all servers in the domain. There are two server views, chart and table. The chart
view shows the status, state, and health of servers in pie charts, while the table
view lists all the servers configured in the domain and the machines and clusters
they are associated with. You can click to switch between Hide or Show Pie
Charts to hide or view the servers. Using the menu in the server table, you can
create, delete, or suspend a server. Click any server to view it's details page,
which has the server health, servlets and JSPs, Workmanager, JDBC and JTA usage and
more. When you click start or stop a server, the Fusion Middleware Control
console tracks the operation status. Clusters are groups of servers providing
a single system view. To view a domain's cluster, use the cluster page, the
navigation tree, or the WebLogic domain drop down.
The cluster page also supports chart and table views. Supported cluster operations
include creating static or dynamic clusters, starting, suspending, or resuming,
or shutting down a cluster as a whole using the control drop-down menu.
Clicking a cluster displays its details page which includes general health,
Servlets, JSP's, Workmanager and JDBC usage and more. No domain is complete
without applications. Using Fusion Middleware Control you can manage your
Java EE and many more applications to view applications. Click the WebLogic
Domain and select Deployments. The Deployments page displays a table with
the applications deployed to specific targets. From here you can deploy,
undeploy, redeploy, and fetch deployment plans. We can use the various drop downs
to add or remove overrides, start and stop deployments and more. Applications often
require infrastructure such as databases, messaging, transactions, and more. Using
the Fusion Middleware control we can monitor and manage all required
infrastructure services. You can access additional services from Other Services,
Web Services, and more, all available in the WebLogic Domain drop-down menu. For
more information about using Fusion Middleware Control to manage WebLogic
Server, visit the WebLogic server library at docs.oracle.com