Managing WebLogic Managed Servers

How to Start a Managed Server

Before You Begin

To start a Managed Server, you must belong to a user group that has the Run Component Procedures permission on the folder that contains the component. You must also have the Allow on Host Set permission for the host set on which you plan to deploy the component.

Steps

1. In the Common Tasks section in the browser interface, click WebLogic 8.

2. Click the Application Server Management: Start link.

   The component Details page displays.

3. In the Component Procedures list, select the row containing the Start procedure and click Run.

   The plan's Run page displays.

4. Select the Managed Server that you need to start.

   Managed Servers follow the format host (install-path), where host represents the name of the physical host and install-path represents the name of the managed server. The managed server name displays as server_wls_managedServerName, for example, server_wls_Server-One

5. Click Run Selected Installations.

   The plan's Run page displays.

6. Set the Plan Variables.

   1. (Optional) To override the standard memory arguments passed to Java, type the name in the VmArgs field.

      The format used for the vmArgs field is —virtualMachineName. For example, -Xms32m -Xmx200m.

   2. To specify how long the provisioning system waits before verifying that the server started, type the number of seconds in the Seconds to Wait Before Failing Verify Step field.

7. Click Run Plan (Includes Preflight).

How to Stop a Managed Server

Before You Begin

To stop a Managed Server, you must belong to a user group that has the Run Component Procedures permission on the folder that contains the component. You must also have the Allow on Host Set permission for the host set on which you plan to deploy the component.

Steps

1. In the Common Tasks section in the browser interface, click WebLogic 8.

2. Click the Application Server Management: Stop link.

   The component Details page displays.

3. In the Component Procedures list, select row containing the Stop procedure and click Run.

   The plan's Run page displays.

4. Select the Managed Server that you need to start.

   Managed Servers follow the format host (install path), where host represents the name of the physical host and install path represents the name of the managed server. The managed server name displays as server_domainName_managedServerName. For example, server_wls_Server-One.

5. Click Run Selected Installations.

   The plan's Run page displays.

6. Click Run Plan (Includes Preflight).

How to Remove a Managed Server

Steps

1. In the Common Tasks section in the browser interface, click WebLogic 8.

2. Click the Application Server Management: Remove link.

   The plan's Details page displays.

3. Click Run.

   The plan's Run page displays.

4. Select the Managed Server that you plan to remove.

5. Modify the plan variables if necessary.

   1. Type the name of the WebLogic Managed Server.

   2. Type the name of the WebLogic domain that the Managed Server is registered with.

   3. If you want to remove the WebLogic Managed Server from the provisioning system but want to keep the Managed Server running in the WebLogic environment, select the markOnly option.

6. Click Run Plan (Includes Preflight).