Start the Oracle WebLogic Server and the Node Manager

Perform these steps using the non-privileged user account on the application server.

1. In a command shell, navigate to the Oracle WebLogic Server default /bin directory, for example:
   $ cd u01/app/oracle/product/Middleware12c/user_projects/domains/empirica/bin
2. If Oracle WebLogic Server is running, stop it, for example:
   $ ./stopWebLogic.sh
3. Start Oracle WebLogic Server, for example:
   $ nohup ./startWebLogic.sh > /dev/null &
4. Stop the Node Manager:
   $ ./stopNodeManager.sh
5. Restart the Node Manager:
   $ nohup ./startNodeManager.sh > /dev/null &
6. Verify that the Node Manager is reachable:
   1. In a Web browser, navigate to the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, for example:

      https://< servername >:7002/console

   2. Log in using the administrator credentials provided to you by the system administrator.
   3. In the Domain Structure pane, expand Environment, and select Machines.

      The Summary of Machines page appears.

   4. Select SignalMachine.

      The Settings for SignalMachine page appears.

   5. Select the Monitoring tab.
   6. Review the Status field.

      If the Status is Reachable, the Node Manager is reachable. If the Status is Inactive, the Node Manager is not running.

7. In the Domain Structure pane, select Servers.
8. Select the Control tab.
9. Start or restart the Oracle Empirica Signal server using the Node Manager:
   1. In the table, review the State property for the Oracle Empirica Signal server.
   2. If the state of the server is RUNNING, shut down the server:
      1. Select the SignalServer checkbox.
      2. Expand the Shutdown drop-down menu, and then select Force Shutdown Now.
      3. If prompted to confirm, click Yes.

         After a few moments, the state of the server changes to SHUTDOWN.

         Note:

         The page does not refresh automatically. To refresh the page, you can click the refresh button located above the table.
   3. Select the SignalServer checkbox.
   4. Click Start.
   5. If prompted to confirm, click Yes.

      After a few moments, the state of the server changes to RUNNING.

10. If you use Oracle Empirica Topics, start or restart the Oracle Empirica Topics server using the Node Manager:
    1. In the table, review the State property for the Oracle Empirica Topics server.
    2. If the state of the server is RUNNING, shut down the server:
       1. Select the TopicsServer checkbox.
       2. Expand the Shutdown drop-down menu, and then select Force Shutdown Now.
       3. If prompted to confirm, click Yes.
          After a few moments, the state of the server changes to SHUTDOWN.

          Note:

          The page does not refresh automatically. To refresh the page, you can click the refresh button located above the table.
    3. Select the TopicsServer checkbox.
    4. Click Start.
    5. If prompted to confirm, click Yes.

       After a few moments, the state of the server changes to RUNNING.