About This Document

About This Document

About This Document

This document demonstrates how to migrate a sample application from WebLogic Server 5.1 to WebLogic Server 6.x.

The document is organized as follows:

Overview of the Migration Tutorial
Migration Tutorial Prerequisites
Description of Example Application
Deploying the Banking Application on WebLogic Server 5.1. Set up the file structure, configure the server, build the application, and run the application.
Migrating the Banking Application to WebLogic Server 6.x. Use the conversion tool, set environment variables, copy application files to new domain, and create the web.xml file.
Improving Performance. Recompile EJB with WebLogic 6.0, recompile server classes, and deploy the application as an .ear package.

Audience

This document is written for application developers who want to migrate Web Applications and other applications from WebLogic Server 5.1 to WebLogic Server 6.x. It is assumed that readers know Web technologies, object-oriented programming techniques, and the Java programming language.

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Related Information

The BEA corporate Web site provides all documentation for WebLogic Server. The following document is particularly informative about application migrations: Migrating WebLogic Server Applications to Version 6.x.

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italics	Emphasis and book titles.
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{ }	A set of choices in a syntax line.
[ ]	Optional items in a syntax line. Example: java utils.MulticastTest -n name -a address [-p portnumber] [-t timeout] [-s send]
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