Creating a server
Create a WebLogic server to use for testing your project resources.
Prerequisites:
- Ensure Create server resources in workspace is checked in the Server section of Preferences. The WebLogic deployment toolkit requires this so that it has access to the server resources.
- A new, clean WebLogic domain must be created for the exclusive use of this server configuration.
To create a WebLogic server:
- In the J2EE perspective, right-click in the Servers view and select New > Server.
- The New Server wizard opens. This wizard will create a new server that will use your specified WebLogic server runtime.
- In the Host name field, type the name or IP address of the machine hosting the server.
- In the Server type list, select the desired version and type of WebLogic Server.
- If the selected server has more than one server runtime defined, choose the runtime to use in the Server runtime drop-down list.
- Click Next. If the selected WebLogic server type does not have a server runtime predefined in Preferences, a page will be presented for you to create the runtime. See WebLogic server runtime settings for details of each runtime setting. Note that this page will not be displayed if a server runtime was already created beforehand.
- Click Next. Fill in all the WebLogic Server settings. See WebLogic server settings for an explanation of each field.
- Click Next. Configure enterprise application projects to the server as required.
- Click Finish. The new WebLogic server will appear in the Servers view. The server and its server configuration can also be found in the Servers project under the Other Projects category of the Project Explorer view.
Notes:
- Do not use the same WebLogic domain for more than one server configuration. The server configuration contains deployment information specific to the associated domain. This is why you cannot change the domain after creating the server configuration. If you delete the server configuration, the associated domain will likely not be reusable. We recommend using only new (or very clean) domains when creating WebLogic servers.
- You must choose whether the server configuration will support split development directories before creating. You will not be able to change this setting after the server configuration is created.
Related concepts
WebLogic server runtime settings
WebLogic server settings
Related tasks
Creating a WebLogic server runtime