Configure the Java agent for WebLogic

If you launch WebLogic yourself, you must add Contrast's JVM parameter to the startWebLogic file in your installation's bin directory. For UNIX-based operating systems, the path to this file looks like:

/path/to/appserver/userprojects/domains/base_domain/bin/startWebLogic.sh

In this file, add the Contrast engine as a -javaagent to the JAVA_OPTIONS environment variable before the Java execution step. Replace <YourContrastJarPath> with the path to your Contrast JAR file. For example:

export JAVA_OPTIONS="$JAVA_OPTIONS -javaagent:<YourContrastJarPath>"

For Windows systems, the path looks like:

C:\Oracle\Middleware\userprojects\domains\base_domain\bin\startWebLogic.bat

At the beginning of the file, add the Contrast engine as a -javaagent to the JAVA_OPTIONS environment variable. Replace <YourContrastJarPath> with the path to your Contrast JAR file. Substitute the WebLogic server for your environment. For example:

set JAVA_OPTIONS="%JAVA_OPTIONS%" -javaagent:"<YourContrastJarPath>"

Create a contrast.policy file that contains this code (or append it to the catalina.policy file). Replace <YourContrastJarPath> with the path to your Contrast JAR file. For example:

grant codeBase "file:<YourContrastJarPath>" {
  permission java.security.AllPermission;
};

WebLogic includes a template file under @WL_HOME/server/lib/weblogic.policy which contains the suggested starting point for booting a WebLogic server with the security manager enabled. Older versions of WebLogic (10 and prior) will require @WL_HOME in the template file replaced with the actual path to the root directory of the WebLogic install.

When the security manager is enabled, the policy @WL_HOME/server/lib/weblogic.policy file acts as the default. Otherwise, a custom policy file may be specified with -Djava.security.policy==<YourPath> where <YourPath> is the path to your custom file. The == is important as it overrides the default path setting that WebLogic boots with.