About Setting Up Node Manager

9 Setting Up Node Manager 9-1 9 Setting Up Node Manager This chapter describes how to configure Node Manager in accordance with the EDG recommendations. It contains the following sections: ■ Section 9.1, About Setting Up Node Manager ■ Section 9.2, Changing the Location of the Node Manager Log ■ Section 9.3, Enabling Host Name Verification Certificates for Node Manager ■ Section 9.4, Starting Node Manager

9.1 About Setting Up Node Manager

Node Manager enables you to start and stop the administration server and the managed servers. Process The procedures described in this chapter must be performed for various components of the enterprise deployment topology outlined in Section 1.7, Enterprise Deployment Reference Topology. Variables are used in this chapter to distinguish between component-specific items: ■ WLS_SERVER: this refers to a managed WebLogic server for the enterprise deployment component for example, WLS_SOA1. ■ HOST: this refers to a host machine for the enterprise deployment component for example, SOAHOST1. ■ VIP: this refers to a virtual IP for the enterprise deployment component for example, SOAHOST1VHN1. The values to be used to these variables are provided in the component-specific chapters in this EDG. Please note that the procedures in this chapter must be performed multiple times for each VIP-and-IP pair using the information provided in the component-specific chapters. Recommendations Oracle provides two main recommendations for Node Manager configuration in enterprise deployment topologies: 1. Oracle recommends placing the Node Manager log file in a location different from the default one which is inside the Middleware Home where Node Manager resides. See Section 9.2, Changing the Location of the Node Manager Log for further details. 9-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Enterprise Deployment Guide for Oracle ECM Suite 2. Oracle also recommends using host name verification for the communication between Node Manager and the servers in the domain. This requires the use of certificates for the different addresses used in the domain. This chapter explains the steps for configuring certificates in the hosts for host name verification. See Section 9.3, Enabling Host Name Verification Certificates for Node Manager for further details.

9.2 Changing the Location of the Node Manager Log