- Installation and Upgrade Instructions
- Prepare the application server
- Start the Oracle WebLogic Server and the Node Manager
Start the Oracle WebLogic Server and the Node Manager
Perform these steps using the non-privileged user account on the application server.
- 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
- If Oracle WebLogic Server is running, stop it, for example:
$ ./stopWebLogic.sh
- Start Oracle WebLogic Server, for example:
$ nohup ./startWebLogic.sh > /dev/null &
- Stop the Node Manager:
$ ./stopNodeManager.sh
- Restart the Node Manager:
$ nohup ./startNodeManager.sh > /dev/null &
- Verify that the Node Manager is reachable:
- In a Web browser, navigate to the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, for example:
https://< servername >:7002/console
- Log in using the administrator credentials provided to you by the system administrator.
- In the Domain Structure pane, expand Environment, and select Machines.
The Summary of Machines page appears.
- Select SignalMachine.
The Settings for SignalMachine page appears.
- Select the Monitoring tab.
- 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.
- In a Web browser, navigate to the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, for example:
- In the Domain Structure pane, select Servers.
- Select the Control tab.
- Start or restart the Oracle Empirica Signal server using the Node Manager:
- In the table, review the State property for the Oracle Empirica Signal server.
- If the state of the server is RUNNING, shut down the server:
- Select the SignalServer checkbox.
- Expand the Shutdown drop-down menu, and then select Force Shutdown Now.
- 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.
- Select the SignalServer checkbox.
- Click Start.
- If prompted to confirm, click Yes.
After a few moments, the state of the server changes to RUNNING.
- If you use Oracle Empirica Topics, start or restart the Oracle Empirica Topics server using the Node Manager:
- In the table, review the State property for the Oracle Empirica Topics server.
- If the state of the server is RUNNING, shut down the server:
- Select the TopicsServer checkbox.
- Expand the Shutdown drop-down menu, and then select Force Shutdown Now.
- 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.
- Select the TopicsServer checkbox.
- Click Start.
- If prompted to confirm, click Yes.
After a few moments, the state of the server changes to RUNNING.
Parent topic: Prepare the application server