WebLogic to Payara Server Enterprise 5 Migration Guide

Migrating from Oracle WebLogic Server to Payara Server Enterprise can be a simple and straightforward process because both servers rely on the Java EE specifications.

This guide gives you an overview of Oracle WebLogic features and what the equivalent feature of the Payara Server is or how you can achieve the same end result.

This step-by step guide covers the following parts of migration process:

• Clustering in WebLogic vs Payara Server
• Operations
• Monitoring
• Request Tracing
• Java SE Tools
• Protocols
• Deployment
• Cloud
• IDE Support
  … and more!

Why Payara Server?

Payara Server Enterprise is a cloud-native middleware application platform supporting mission critical production systems with reliable and secure deployments of Jakarta EE (Java EE)  applications on premise, in the cloud, or hybrid environments. A stable platform with monthly releases, bug fixes, and a 10-year software lifecycle, Payara Server is aggressively compatible with the ecosystem, cloud vendors, Docker, and Kubernetes.

• Open source software with a future you help define
• Production-ready and stable with full support
• Cloud-native and aggressively compatible