Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to This Document
• Related Documentation
• New and Changed Features in This Release

2 Node Manager Overview

• Introduction
• What You Can Do with Node Manager
  • Start, Shut Down, and Restart an Administration Server
  • Start, Shut Down, Suspend, and Restart Managed Servers
  • Restart Administration and Managed Servers Automatically
  • Monitor Servers and View Log Data
• Node Manager Implementations
  • Java-based Node Manager
  • Script-based Node Manager
  • Determining Which Node Manager Implementation to Use
• Accessing Node Manager
• How Node Manager Works in the WebLogic Server Environment
  • Diagram of Node Manager and Servers
  • How Node Manager Starts an Administration Server
  • How Node Manager Starts a Managed Server
  • How Node Manager Restarts an Administration Server
  • How Node Manager Restarts a Managed Server
  • How Node Manager Shuts Down a Server Instance
• Node Manager and System Crash Recovery
• Node Manager Configuration and Log Files
  • Configuration Files
    • nodemanager.properties
    • nodemanager.domains
    • nm_password.properties
    • boot.properties
    • startup.properties
    • server_name.addr
    • server_name.lck
    • server_name.pid
    • server_name.state
  • Log Files
    • nodemanager.log
    • server_name.out
    • Log File Rotation
    • Configuring Log File Rotation

3 Node Manager Tutorial

• Create Node Manager in a New Domain
• Start Node Manager
• Use Node Manager to Start a Managed Server

4 Configuring Java Node Manager

• Overview
• Default Node Manager Configuration
• Configuring Per Host Node Manager
• Configuring Node Manager on Multiple Machines
• Controlling and Configuring Node Manager Using WLST
• Configuring Node Manager Using WLST Offline
• Configuring Java-based Node Manager Security
  • Specifying Node Manager User Name and Password
  • Remote Server Start Security for Java-based Node Manager
  • Using SSL With Java-based Node Manager
• Advanced Node Manager Configuration
  • Defining the Administration Server Address
  • Configuring Node Manager to Use Start and Stop Scripts
    • Script Location
    • Best Practices When Using Start and Stop Scripts
    • Using Start Scripts
    • Using Stop Scripts
  • Configuring nodemanager.domains File
  • Reviewing nodemanager.properties
    • Node Manager Properties
    • Machine-Level Node Manager Settings for a Group of Server Instances
  • Configuring Remote Startup Arguments
  • Setting Server Startup Properties
    • startup.properties
    • Setting Startup Properties Using WLST
    • Server Startup Properties
  • Set Node Manager Environment Variables
  • Configuring Node Manager as an xinetd Service
  • Configuring Node Manager as an init.d Service
    • Configuring Per Domain Node Manager as an init.d Service
    • Configuring Per Host Node Manager as an init.d Service

5 Configuring Script-Based Node Manager

• Overview
• Step 1: Create User Accounts
• Step 2: Configure Node Manager Security
• Step 3: Install WebLogic Server
• Step 4: Create a WebLogic Domain
• Step 5: Configure nodemanager.domains File
• Step 6: Start the Administration Server
• Step 7: Configure Node Manager on the Managed Servers
• Step 8: Test Node Manager Setup and Configuration by Starting Managed Servers
• Step 9: Configure UNIX Machines
• Step 10: Assign Servers to Machines
• Step 11: Start Managed Servers
• Configuring Script-Based Node Manager Security
  • Overriding the Default SSH Port
  • Configuring Security for WebLogic Server Scripts
  • Configuring Remote Server Start Security for Script-based Node Manager
  • Generating and Distributing Key Value Pairs
    • Shared Key Value Pair
    • Individual Key Value Pairs

6 Using Node Manager

• Starting and Stopping Node Manager
  • Running Node Manager as a Startup Service
  • Starting Java-based Node Manager Using Scripts
    • Command Syntax for Starting Java-based Node Manager
  • Running Script-based Node Manager
  • Stopping Node Manager
• Using Node Manager to Control Servers
  • Starting the Administration Server Using Node Manager
  • Starting Managed Servers Using WLST
  • Starting Managed Servers Using the Administration Console
    • Configuring a Machine to Use Node Manager
    • Assigning Server Instances to a Machine
  • Starting Managed Servers without an Administration Server