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hile you can develop and test all your applications using a single WebLogic Server instance, in a production setting you're more likely to use a WebLogic Server cluster—a grouping of WebLogic Servers that work together to provide scalability, high availability, and failover capabilities. This chapter introduces you to WebLogic Server clustering. You'll learn about the various recommended architectures such as the basic combined tier, multi-tier, and proxy tier architectures. The chapter shows how to create a cluster using different methods, including using a sample WLST script provided by Oracle. You'll learn how to configure a cluster, manage the cluster life cycle, and monitor a running cluster. The chapter explains how WebLogic Server p....