New and Changed Features for Managing Server Life Cycle

1-2 Managing Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server

1.3 Related Documentation

■ Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard ■ Understanding Domain Configuration for Oracle WebLogic Server ■ Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console Help

1.4 New and Changed Features for Managing Server Life Cycle

For a comprehensive listing of the new WebLogic Server features introduced in this release, see Whats New in Oracle WebLogic Server. 2 Starting and Stopping Servers 2-1 2 Starting and Stopping Servers WebLogic Server provides several ways to start and stop server instances. The method that you choose depends on whether you prefer using the Administration Console or a command-line interface, and on whether you are using Node Manager to manage the servers life cycle. No matter how you start a server, the end result passes a set of configuration options to initialize a Java Virtual Machine JVM. The server instance runs within the JVM, and the JVM can host only one server instance. The following sections describe other methods of starting and stopping server instances: ■ Section 2.1, Starting Servers: Before You Begin ■ Section 2.2, Version Requirements for a Domain ■ Section 2.3, Starting an Administration Server with a Startup Script ■ Section 2.4, Starting an Administration Server from the Windows Start Menu ■ Section 2.5, Starting an Administration Server with the java weblogic.Server Command ■ Section 2.6, Starting an Administration Server Using WLST and Node Manager ■ Section 2.7, Starting an Administration Server Using WLST Without Node Manager ■ Section 2.8, Starting Managed Servers with a Startup Script ■ Section 2.9, Starting Managed Servers from the Administration Console ■ Section 2.10, Starting Managed Servers and Clusters with WLST and Node Manager ■ Section 2.11, Starting Managed Servers with the java weblogic.Server Command ■ Section 2.12, Starting a Managed Server When the Administration Server Is Unavailable ■ Section 2.13, Limiting Run-Time Footprint When Starting WebLogic Server Note: For procedures that require the Administration Console, see Start and Stop Servers and various startup and shutdown procedures in the Cluster section of the Administration Console Online Help. For information on restarting failed server instances and clusters, see Section 4, Avoiding and Recovering From Server Failure . 2-2 Managing Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server ■ Section 2.14, Provide User Credentials to Start and Stop Servers ■ Section 2.15, Other Startup Tasks ■ Section 2.16, Shutting Down Instances of WebLogic Server For a concise overview of starting and stopping servers, see Appendix A, Starting and Stopping Servers: Quick Reference.

2.1 Starting Servers: Before You Begin