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During domain creation you can specify the start up mode for your domain either as development mode of production mode. Most of you who work with WebLogic Server for the past few releases should know that there are few differences between a development domain and production domain.

http://e-docs.bea.com/common/docs103/confgwiz/newdom.html#wp1097267)

Development Mode :

The default JDK for development domain is Sun Hotspot
You can use the demo certificates for SSL
Auto deployment is enabled
Server instances rotate their log files on startup
Admin Server uses an automatically created boot.properties during startup
The default maximum capacity for JDBC Datasource is 15
The debugFlag which is used to start the WebLogic Workshop Debugger is enabled

Production Mode :

The default JDK for production domain is JRockit
If you use the demo certificates for SSL a warning is displayed
Auto deployment is disabled
Server instances rotate their log files when it reaches 5MB
Admin Server prompts for username and password during startup
The default maximum capacity for JDBC Datasource is 25
The debugFlag which is used to start the WebLogic Workshop Debugger is disabled

In addition to the above WebLogic Server 10gR3 adds a few more default configurations depending on whether the domain is started in development or production mode.

•The domain configuration locking feature is only enabled for production domains

- http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs103/notes/new.html#wp1088380

•Confirmation prompts for operations are enabled only for production domains

- http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs103/notes/new.html#wp1088380

•Fast Track deployments are not recommended for production domains

- http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs103/quickstart/quick_start.html