Setting the Staging Mode for Horizontally Deployed Managed Servers

You need to set the staging mode for any horizontally deployed managed servers (even if you are using a mix of vertical and horizontal managed servers).

Note: These steps are not necessary if the managed server is being hosted on the same system as the Administration Server (vertical deployment).

  1. Verify that you are viewing the Servers table on the right side of the WebLogic console (under Environment / Servers).

  2. Click the name of the managed server instance (in the Name column) that you want to configure.

  3. Click the Deployment subtab (under the main Configuration tab).

  4. Verify that stage is selected from the Staging Mode list.

  5. In the Staging Directory Name text box, specify the path where you would like to store staged deployment files. The path is relative to the root directory of the selected server. A default directory is provided for vertical deployments, but for a horizontal deployment you must verify that the directory is correct on the system running the managed server.

  6. Verify that the directory specified in step 5 exists.

  7. If you are configuring the staging mode for the Administration Server, specify the Upload Directory Name setting, relative to the server’s root directory. This is the directory where the Administration Server stores uploaded files for deployment to servers and clusters in the domain. Typically, this setting will point to the directory that contains the .ear or .war file that will be hosted by the managed server. These EAR files are located in the server and web subdirectories in the following directory: 

    <SEE_install_dir>/<os_dir>/reffiles/SMAFIPserver/weblogic/

  8. Click Save.

  9. Repeat step 1 through step 8 for all necessary servers.