Microsoft and Oracle have partnered to provide a set of powerful solutions for running WebLogic on Azure virtual machines as well as the Azure Kubernetes Service. These solutions allow you to much more easily migrate WebLogic workloads to Azure on your own terms. The solutions support simple use cases such easily creating a single working WebLogic instance. They also support common use cases such as clustering, load-balancing, database connectivity, caching via Coherence, consolidated logging via ELK, and Azure Active Directory integration. Support for WebLogic on virtual machines provides a solid, proven, low-friction migration path while Kubernetes support for WebLogic provides greater flexibility, scalability, and dynamism. This introductory session will overview these solutions including demos. We will also cover the longer-term roadmap for WebLogic on Azure. Lastly this session is an opportunity for you to connect with the team working on WebLogic on Azure.

1. Oracle WebLogic Server on Azure
Reza Rahman
Principal Program Manager
Java on Azure

2. Agenda

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Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) and Azure
• WebLogic industry leading application server with well-established market penetration
• WebLogic offers full stack enterprise Java support, security, messaging, clustering,
monitoring, administration, tuning and diagnostics
• WebLogic integrates with databases/Oracle DB, Oracle Coherence and serves as
middleware foundation for overall Oracle suite
• Oracle and Microsoft have broad-ranging strategic partnership encompassing WebLogic,
Oracle DB, Oracle Linux, Azure, Oracle Cloud and much, much more
• Jointly developed WebLogic on Azure solutions allow customers to easily migrate their
existing WebLogic/enterprise Java workloads to Azure

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Oracle WebLogic Server on Azure Virtual Machines
• Follows familiar and proven virtual machines migration model
• Both Azure Marketplace base images and solution templates for WebLogic
• Jointly supported combinations of Linux, Oracle JDK and WebLogic
• Bring-your-own-license model
• Solution templates automate boilerplate operations such as provisioning virtual
networks/storage, installing Linux/Java resources, setting up WebLogic and configuring
security with a network security group
• Supports common use cases such as single working instance, clustering, load-balancing,
database connectivity, caching, logging and directory server integration

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Simple to Start
• Single fully functional instance of WebLogic
• Admin only domain
• Starts admin server
• Configured for automatic restart
• Great for simple deployments, prototypes, test,
development and evaluation
VMs
Single
instance

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Clustering
• Fully functioning clustered n-node domain
• Admin server and managed nodes started by default
• Even after VM reboot servers restarted automatically
• Static and dynamic clustering
• Ideal for high-availability deployments, testing and
staging
VMs
Single
instance Cluster

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Load Balancing
• Clusters can be front-ended with Azure App Gateway
• Solution template automatically generates and
configures load-balancer
• SSL configuration supported out-of-the-box
• DNS configuration supported
VMs
Single
instance Cluster
App
Gateway

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Database Integration
• Solution templates can automate WebLogic
connectivity to existing databases
• Out-of-the-box support for Azure PostgreSQL, Azure
SQL, Azure MySQL and Oracle DB
• Oracle DB can be on the Oracle Cloud (typically
connected via fast interconnect) or on Azure virtual
machines (Oracle DB Standard or Enterprise)
VMs
Oracle
Database
Single
instance Cluster
Azure
SQL
App
Gateway
Azure
PostgreSQL

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Directory Integration
• Solution templates can automate WebLogic
connectivity to an existing Azure Active Directory
instance via LDAP
• Users are required to configure Domain Services for
Azure Active Directory in order to enable WebLogic
integration VMs
Oracle
Database
Single
instance Cluster
Azure
SQL
App
Gateway
Azure
PostgreSQL
Azure Active
Directory

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Coherence Integration
• WebLogic clusters can be backed by closely
integrated Coherence cache servers
• Solution template automatically generates and
configures n-instances of Coherence cache servers
• Coherence cache servers can be managed from
Admin Server Console
VMs
Oracle
Database
Single
instance Cluster
Azure
SQL
App
Gateway
Azure
PostgreSQL
Azure Active
Directory
Oracle
Coherence

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ELK Stack Integration
• Solution template can configure WebLogic to
automatically export logs to existing instance of ELK
(Elastic) stack
• Can export data source, domain, HTTP access, node
manager, server, and standard error/output logs
• Ideal for consolidated logging across a production
cluster deployment
VMs
Oracle
Database
Single
instance Cluster
Azure
SQL
App
Gateway
Azure
PostgreSQL
Azure Active
Directory
ELK Stack

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Enables Robust Deployment Architectures
Users
Traffic Manager
Region
Cluster
Admin Server
VM
App
Gateway
Azure Active
Directory
Oracle
Database
SSL
VM
Managed Server
Region
Azure
VM
Managed Server
Cluster
Admin Server
VM
App
Gateway
Azure Active
Directory
Oracle
Database
SSL
VM
Managed Server
VM
Managed Server

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https://github.com/microsoft/weblogic-on-azure

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WebLogic on AKS
• WebLogic on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) popular choice for containerizing and
modernizing applications
• WebLogic Kubernetes Operator key enabler
• WebLogic and WebLogic Kubernetes Operator certified by Oracle and Microsoft to run well
on AKS
• Requires modest modernization effort, made as easy as possible through partnership
• Bring-your-own-license model
• WebLogic 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, and 14.1.1.0.0 supported

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WebLogic on AKS Solutions
• Jointly developed solution template automates operations such as provisioning an AKS
cluster, the WebLogic Kubernetes Operator, WLS Docker images and the Azure Container
Registry (ACR)
• Possible to use existing AKS cluster or ACR instance
• Supports configuring load balancing with Azure App Gateway or the Azure Load Balancer,
DNS configuration, SSL/TLS configuration, easing database connectivity, publishing metrics
to Azure Monitor as well as mounting Azure Files as Kubernetes Persistence Volumes
• Manual step-by-step guidance for running WebLogic on AKS also available as alternative
approach

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WebLogic on AKS Architecture
Users
App Gateway
Region
Pod
Azure Active Directory
Managed ELK Service
Azure Kubernetes
Service
Kubernetes
Cluster
Azure Files
Azure
App Gateway
Ingress Controller
Admin Server
Persistent Volume
Managed
Server
Managed
Server
Pod
Operator
Pod
Pod
Ingress
Admin
Azure
Container
Registry
GitHub
Actions
Azure PostgreSQL

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https://aka.ms/wls-aks-solution

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Roadmap
• Manual step-by-step guidance for
WebLogic on virtual machines
• Q4 2022 release
Oracle
Database
Single
instance Cluster
Azure
SQL
App
Gateway
Azure
PostgreSQL
Azure Active
Directory
Oracle
Coherence
ELK Stack
Azure
MySQL

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Get Started with WebLogic on Azure
• Robust solutions available for migrating WebLogic workloads to Azure Virtual Machines or
AKS
• Jointly developed and supported by Oracle and Microsoft
• Robust roadmap, your input and feedback welcome
• During active development, engineering team will provide direct migration assistance to
selected customers
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/weblogic-aks
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-weblogic

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