Weblogic vs Fusion Middleware Tools

Table 3-3 Comparing Fusion Middleware Control and WebLogic Server Administration Console

Task	Tool to Use
Manage Oracle WebLogic Server	Use:
Create additional Managed Servers	WebLogic Server Administration Console
Clone Managed Servers	WebLogic Server Administration Console
Cluster Managed Servers	WebLogic Server Administration Console
Start and stop Oracle WebLogic Server	Fusion Middleware Control or WebLogic Server Administration Console
Add users and groups	WebLogic Server Administration Console if using the default embedded LDAP or use the LDAP server's tool when using another LDAP server
Manage Data Sources	Use:
Create data sources	WebLogic Server Administration Console
Create connection pools	WebLogic Server Administration Console
Manage JMS Resources	Use:
Create JMS queues	WebLogic Server Administration Console
Advanced queuing	WebLogic Server Administration Console
Manage SOA environment	Use:
Deploy SOA Composite applications	Fusion Middleware Control
Monitor SOA Composite applications	Fusion Middleware Control
Modify Oracle BPEL Process Manager MBean properties	Fusion Middleware Control
Debug applications such as Oracle BPEL Process Manager applications	Fusion Middleware Control
ADF Applications	Use:
Deploy ADF applications	Fusion Middleware Control
Java EE applications	Use:
Deploy Java EE applications	WebLogic Server Administration Console or Fusion Middleware Control
Security	Use:
Configure and manage auditing	Fusion Middleware Control
Configure SSL	WebLogic Server Administration Console for Oracle WebLogic Server Fusion Middleware Control for Java components and system components. See Chapter 6.
Change passwords	WebLogic Server Administration Console
Manage Components	Use:
View and manage log files	Fusion Middleware Control for most log files WebLogic Server Administration Console for the following logs: DOMAIN_HOME/servers/server_name/logs/access.log DOMAIN_HOME/servers/server_name/data/ldap/log/EmbeddedLDAP.log DOMAIN_HOME/servers/server_name/data/ldap/log/EmbeddedLDAPAccess.log
Change ports	WebLogic Server Administration Console for Oracle WebLogic Server and Java components For some system components, Fusion Middleware Control. See the Administration Guide for the component.
Manage Oracle HTTP Server	Fusion Middleware Control
Manage Oracle Web Cache	Fusion Middleware Control
Start and stop components	Fusion Middleware Control
Start and stop applications	Fusion Middleware Control