Changing the Administrative User Password Using the Administration Console

4-2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide ■ Starting and Stopping Administration Servers ■ Starting and Stopping Managed Servers ■ Enabling Servers to Start Without Supplying Credentials ■ Configuring Node Manager to Start Managed Servers

4.2.1 Starting and Stopping Administration Servers

You can start and stop Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Servers using the WLST command line or a script. When you start or stop the Administration Server, you also start or stop the processes running in the Administration Server, including the WebLogic Server Administration Console and Fusion Middleware Control. For example, to start an Administration Server, use the following script: MW_HOMEuser_projectsdomainsdomain_namebinstartWebLogic.sh -Dweblogic.management.username=weblogic -Dweblogic.management.password=password -Dweblogic.system.StoreBootIdentity=true To stop an Administration Server, use the following script: MW_HOMEuser_projectsdomainsdomain_namebinstopWeblogic.sh username password [admin_url]

4.2.2 Starting and Stopping Managed Servers

You can start and stop Managed Servers using Fusion Middleware Control or WLST commands and scripts, as described in the following topics: ■ Starting and Stopping Managed Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control ■ Starting and Stopping Managed Servers Using WLST

4.2.2.1 Starting and Stopping Managed Servers Using Fusion Middleware Control

Fusion Middleware Control and the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console use Node Manager to start Managed Servers. If you are starting a Managed Server that does not contain Oracle Fusion Middleware products other than Oracle WebLogic Server, you can start the servers using the procedure in this section. However, if the Managed Server contains other Oracle Fusion Middleware products, such as Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle WebCenter, or Oracle JRF, you must first configure Node Manager, as described in Section 4.2.4 . To start or stop a WebLogic Server Managed Server using Fusion Middleware Control: 1. From the navigation pane, expand the farm, then WebLogic Domain, and then the domain. 2. Select the Managed Server. 3. From the WebLogic Server menu, choose Control, then Start Up or Shut Down. Alternatively, you can right-click the server, then choose Control, then Start Up or Shut Down.

4.2.2.2 Starting and Stopping Managed Servers Using WLST

You can use a script or WLST to start and stop a WebLogic Server Managed Server. For example, to start a WebLogic Server Managed Server, use the following script: