Running Node Manager as a Service

To run the node manager as a background process upon system startup, you can run the node manager as a service on Windows or you can configure the node manager as a daemon on Unix.

For Unix

To start the node manager upon system startup and to run it in the background:

Open a terminal and run the following script:
nohup <Oracle_Middleware_Home>/user_projects/domains/<Primavera_Domain>/bin/startNodeManager.sh > logfilename.log 2>&1 &
Create a shell script using the following sample script:
#! /bin/bash

#

# wlsnmd Oracle Weblogic NodeManager service

#

# chkconfig: 345 85 15

# description: Oracle Weblogic NodeManager service

case "$1" in

start)

export WL_HOME=<Oracle_Middleware_Home>/wlserver/

$WL_HOME/../user_projects/domains/<Primavera_Domain>/bin/startNodeManager.sh

;;

*)

echo "Usage: $0 {start}"

exit 1

esac

exit_status
Save the script to /etc/init.d/nodemgr.
Run the following command with root privileges:
# chmod +x /etc/init.d/nodemgr

# chkconfig --add nodemgr

For Windows

To create and run a node manager as a Windows service:

Log in to a machine with administrative privileges.
Go to <Oracle_Middleware_Home>/wlserver/server/bin.
1. Edit installNodeMgrSvc.cmd.
2. Comment out the following lines:
set NODEMGR_HOST=<host>

set NODEMGR_PORT=<port>
1. Save your changes and then close the file.
Go to <Oracle_Middleware_Home>/user_projects/domains/<Primavera_Domain>/bin.
1. Edit installNodeMgrSvc.cmd.
2. Comment out the following lines:
set NODEMGR_HOST=<host>

set NODEMGR_PORT=<port>
1. Save your changes and then close the file.
Open a command prompt and then complete the following:
1. Change your directory to <Oracle_Middleware_Home>/user_projects/domains/<Primavera_Domain>/bin.
2. Run installNodeMgrSvc.cmd.
  - Note: If the node manager service has already been installed, the following message will display: CreateService failed - The specified service already exists.
3. Close the command prompt.
Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools and then click Services.
Right-click Oracle WebLogic <primavera_domain> NodeManager and then click Start.

For Unix

For Windows

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