Introduction and Roadmap

The following sections describe the contents and organization of this guide—Managing Server Startup and Shutdown.

Document Scope and Audience

This document describes how you manage BEA WebLogic Server® startup, shutdown, and server life cycle. It also describes WebLogic features that you help prevent and recover from server failure.

This document is a resource for system administrators and operators responsible for monitoring and managing a WebLogic Server installation. It is relevant to all phases of a software project, from development through test and production phases.

It is assumed that the reader is familiar with Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and Web technologies, object-oriented programming techniques, and the Java programming language.

Guide to This Document

This chapter, Introduction and Roadmap, describes the scope of the guide and lists related documentation.
Starting and Stopping Servers, describes several ways to start and stop server instances.
Using Node Manager to Control Servers, describes using Node Manager for the remote control of Administration and Managed Server instances.
Setting Up a WebLogic Server Instance as a Windows Service, describes procedures to set up a WebLogic Server instance as a Windows service in a Windows host computer.
Avoiding and Recovering From Server Failure, describes failover procedures for WebLogic Server instances.
Understanding Server Life Cycle, describes the operational phases of a WebLogic Server instance, from start up to shut down.
Starting and Stopping Servers: Quick Reference, provides simple procedures for starting and stopping WebLogic Server instances.

Managing Server Startup and Shutdown

Introduction and Roadmap

Document Scope and Audience

Guide to This Document

Related Documentation

New and Changed Features for Managing Server Life Cycle