Configuration Type

From this screen, you can select whether to create a domain (Expanded or Compact) or update an existing domain. When creating a domain, the selection you make is permanent and cannot be changed later. The default is an Expanded domain. Compact domains, if defined in a product template, are typically used only for development environments with limited hardware resources.

Note:

If you are creating a domain that will not include Fusion Middleware products, always create an Expanded domain. Compact domain profiles are defined only for some Fusion Middleware applications.

Compact domains are not available for all WebLogic domains that include Fusion Middleware applications. If these domain types are defined in the templates you are using to create the domain, your selection determines the server groups that are available for your Managed Servers and the applications and services that are mapped to those server groups. When you are creating your domain, some of the templates you select may have Expanded and Compact profiles defined, while others may not. More

Option/Field	Description
Create New Expanded Domain	Select this option for production environments to create a new expanded domain which includes clusters and Managed Servers. Typically, the new domain will be based on the WebLogic Server Basic Domain, which includes an Administration Server and the default security realm `myrealm`. You may, however, choose to use your own domain template to create the domain; your domain template must contain at least an Administration Server. You can add as many clusters and Managed Servers to an expanded domain as needed.
Create New Compact Domain	Select this option if you want to create a new compact domain. Compact domains contain only a single server instance (the Administration Server) and cannot be expanded to include clusters and Managed Servers. Some Fusion Middleware product templates define a compact domain topology profile. If used to create a compact domain, some or all of the application service groups defined in the template are targeted to the Administration Server.
Update Existing Domain	Select this option if you already have a WebLogic domain, and you want to add resources to that domain. Note: You can only update domains that were created or reconfigured using the WebLogic Server installation from which you ran the Configuration Wizard. You cannot update domains that were created using other installations of WebLogic Server. If you specify a domain that was not created with the current installation, an error is displayed when you click Next.
Domain Location	If you selected a Create option, enter the full path for the domain, or use the Browse button to navigate to the directory in which your domains are located. If you do so, you must enter a unique directory name for the new domain at the end of the path. Note: Oracle recommends that you create your domain directories outside of the Oracle home directory. If you selected the Update option, use the Browse button to navigate to the domain that you want to update. If multiple domains exit in this installation, this field contains a drop-down list of the domains, and you can select the domain that you want to update.

For information about domain profiles and server groups, see "config-groups.xml and startup-plan.xml" in Domain Template Reference.

For information about reconfiguring a domain that was created with an earlier WebLogic Server version, see "Reconfiguring WebLogic Domains" in Upgrading Oracle WebLogic Server.