3.0.00 enhancements

This topic contains information about enhancements in version 3.0.0 of the PATROL for Oracle WebLogic product and provides instructions for downloading the installation files.

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For information about issues corrected in this release, see Known-and-corrected-issues.

Enhancements

PATROL for Oracle WebLogic 3.0.00 has been enhanced with the following features:

ID

Description

QM001755668

In PATROL for Oracle WebLogic 3.0.00, when the Administrator Server goes down, only one event is generated every 5 minutes.

QM001712928

The PATROL Agent can connect to the WebLogic Server by itself when the WebLogic Server is down after restarting the PATROL Agent.

QM001702822

PATROL for Oracle WebLogic 3.0.00 supports a one-way SSL connection to the Administrator Server with a two-way SSL connection to the Managed Servers.

QM001781362

A new parameter WaitSecondsHighCount has been added in the BEAWLS_JDBC application.

This parameter displays the time (in seconds) that an application waited for a connection (the longest connection reserve wait time).

This value is updated when a completed getConnection request takes longer time to return a connection than any previous request.

QM001781361

A new parameter WaitingForConnectionFailureTotal has been added in the BEAWLS_JDBC application.

This parameter displays cumulative, running count of requests for a connection from the data source, that have to wait for getting a connection and eventually failed to get a connection.

QM001764422

PATROL Oracle WebLogic 3.0.00 has been enhanced with the feature to add and stop monitoring of Admin Server and all elements in it.

QM001690940

The pconfig parameters can register, unregister, and update the WebLogic Environment.

QM001689061

A new parameter ExecuteThreadTotalCount has been added.

QM001662511

A new KM command configuration option has been added to edit the assigned xms and xmx memory allocations.

QM001757600

WebLogic KM build number has been added in the InfoBox for root application class, BEAWLS_MAIN.

QM001639914

In PATROL for Oracle WebLogic 3.0.00, you can control the size of the log file directory.

QM001645641

The following parameters are added to the BEAWLS_MANAGED and BEAWLS_LOCAL_MANAGED application class:

  • FreeHeap: Amount of memory, in bytes, in the JVM heap that is available for the managed server to use.
  • HeapUsed:Amount of allocated Java heap space, in bytes, currently being used by this managed server.
  • HeapSize: Amount of allocated Java heap space, in bytes, for this managed server.

QM001692973

 In PATROL for Oracle WebLogic 3.0.00, you can monitor Weblogic that is configured with one-way SSL with a username and password.

QM001702674

Now in PATROL for Oracle WebLogic, an error message is displayed when you enter an incorrect WebLogic version or an invalid port number.

QM001703011

You can configure Admin Server SSL connections for both Admin and Managed Servers either by using different security levels or by using two-way SSL with or without user name and password.

QM001748824

PATROL for Oracle WebLogic now supports Weblogic 12C.

QM001757477

In PATROL for Oracle WebLogic, applications work with any shell and are not dependent on a particular shell.

QM001774534

You can enable the monitoring of WebLogic Server with two functions at the same time in one dashboard.

QM001778607

You do not require console connection to get the debugging information.

 

 

Downloading the installation utility and the product files

This section provides information for downloading PATROL for Oracle WebLogic 3.0.00 from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website.

Note

If you have previously downloaded other BMC products, you might have an older version of the installation utility on your hard drive. BMC recommends that you use the latest version of Installation Utility. To download the latest version of the installation utility for this service pack, perform the following steps.

This section provides the information that you need to download and install the patch from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website. To download the patch and installation utility from the EPD website, perform the following steps:

  1. Create a directory for the downloaded files.

    Note

    On Windows computers, ensure that the directory is only one level into the directory structure. The EPD package creates a directory in the temporary directory when you extract the files, and the directory that contains the installation image should not be in a directory deeper than two levels into the directory structure.

  2. Go to http://www.bmc.com/available/epd.html.
  3. At the logon prompt, enter your user ID and password, and click Submit.
  4. On the Export Compliance and Access Terms page, provide the required information, agree to the terms of the agreements, and click Continue.
  5. If you are accessing this site for the first time, create an EPD profile to specify the languages and platforms that you want to see, per the EPD site help; otherwise, skip to step 6.
  6. Verify that the correct profile is displayed for your download purpose.
  7. You can download the installation utility and the product patch using either of the following methods:
Using Component View
  1. In the Filter Products field, type BMC PATROL Installation Utility.
  2. Click Go.

  3. In the right pane, click BMC PATROL Installation Utility.

    Note

    You can use BMC PATROL Installation Utility 9.5.00 or later.

  4. In the Version list, select 9.5.00, and click Go.

  5. In the Products tab, based on the operating system, select the check box next to the files.

    Link title

    Actual file name

    Platform

    BMC PATROL Installation Utility Version 9.5.00 - Windows Only

    ins_WINDOWS_9500.zip

    Microsoft Windows/NT

    BMC PATROL Installation Utility Version 9.5.00 - All UNIX/LINUX

    ins_ALL_9500.tar

    All Platforms

  6. To download the selected files, click Download (FTP) or Download Manager:
    • Download (FTP) places the selected items in an FTP directory, and the credentials and FTP instructions are sent to you in an email message.
    • Download Manager enables you to download multiple files consecutively and to resume an interrupted download.
      This method requires a one-time installation of the Akamai NetSession client program on the target computer and is usually the faster and more reliable way to transfer files. A checksum operation is used to verify file integrity automatically.
  7. Click Back to Product List.
  8. In the Filter Products field, type PATROL for Oracle WebLogic.
  9. Click Go.
  10. In the right pane, click PATROL for Oracle WebLogic.
  11. In the Version list, select 3.0.00, and click Go.

  12. In the Product tab, based on the operating system, select the check box next to the files. 

    Link title

    Actual file name

    Platform

    BMC PATROL Version 3.0.00 for Oracle WebLogic

    SRP_ALL_3000.tar

    All Platforms

    BMC PATROL Version 3.0.00 for Oracle WebLogic

    SRP_ALL_3000.zip

    Microsoft Windows/NT

  13. To download the selected files, click Download (FTP) or Download Manager.
    • Download (FTP) places the selected items in an FTP directory, and the credentials and FTP instructions are sent to you in an email message.
    • Download Manager enables you to download multiple files consecutively and to resume an interrupted download.
      This method requires a one-time installation of the Akamai NetSession client program on the target computer and is usually the faster and more reliable way to transfer files. A checksum operation is used to verify file integrity automatically.
  14. Complete the installation procedure described in the Installing section.
Using Licensed Products View
  1. Click Go To Licensed Products View.
  2. Locate BMC Performance Manager for Web Application Servers and expand its entries to show the available version numbers.
  3. Expand BMC Performance Manager for Web Application Servers 4.0.00 to show the available components.

  4. Expand BMC PATROL Installation Utility 9.5.00 to show the available files.

    Note

     You can use BMC PATROL Installation Utility 9.5.00 or later.

  5. Select the check box next to the files, based on the appropriate platforms.

    Link title

    Actual file name

    Platform

    BMC PATROL Installation Utility Version 9.5.00 - Windows Only

    ins_WINDOWS_9500.zip

    Microsoft Windows/NT

    BMC PATROL Installation Utility Version 9.5.00 - All UNIX/LINUX

    ins_ALL_9500.tar

    All Platforms

  6. To download the selected files, click Download (FTP) or Download Manager.
    1. Download (FTP) places the selected items in an FTP directory, and the credentials and FTP instructions are sent to you in an email message.
    2. Download Manager enables you to download multiple files consecutively and to resume an interrupted download.
      This method requires a one-time installation of the Akamai NetSession client program on the target computer and is usually the faster and more reliable way to transfer files. A checksum operation is used to verify file integrity automatically.
  7. Expand BMC Performance Manager for Web Application Servers and expand its entries to show the available version numbers.
  8. Expand BMC Performance Manager for Web Application Servers 4.0.00  to show the available components.
  9. Expand the PATROL for Oracle WebLogic 3.0.00 component to show the available files.

  10. Select the check box next to the patches, based on the appropriate platform.

    Link title

    Actual file name

    Platform

    BMC PATROL Version 3.0.00 for Oracle WebLogic

    SRP_ALL_3000.tar

    All Platforms

    BMC PATROL Version 3.0.00 for Oracle WebLogic

    SRP_ALL_3000.zip

    Microsoft Windows/NT

  11. To download the selected files, click Download (FTP) or Download Manager:
    1. Download (FTP) places the selected items in an FTP directory, and the credentials and FTP instructions are sent to you in an email message.
    2. Download Manager enables you to download multiple files consecutively and to resume an interrupted download.
      This method requires a one-time installation of the Akamai NetSession client program on the target computer and is usually the faster and more reliable way to transfer files. A checksum operation is used to verify file integrity automatically.
  12. Complete the installation procedure described in the Installing section.

Related topics

 Known-and-corrected-issues

Where to go from here

After you download the installation files, to install KM on the different consoles, see Installing.

 

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