Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Conventions
• 1 Introduction and Roadmap
  • Document Scope and Audience
  • Guide to This Document
  • Related Documentation
  • New and Changed Features for Managing Server Life Cycle
• 2 Starting and Stopping Servers
  • Starting Servers: Before You Begin
  • Version Requirements for a Domain
  • Starting an Administration Server with a Startup Script
  • Starting an Administration Server with the java weblogic.Server Command
  • Starting an Administration Server Using WLST and Node Manager
  • Starting an Administration Server Using WLST Without Node Manager
  • Starting Managed Servers with a Startup Script
  • Starting Managed Servers from the Administration Console
  • Starting Managed Servers and Clusters with WLST and Node Manager
  • Starting Managed Servers with the java weblogic.Server Command
  • Starting a Managed Server When the Administration Server Is Unavailable
  • Provide User Credentials to Start and Stop Servers
    • Specifying an Initial Administrative User for a Domain
    • Boot Identity Files
      • Creating a Boot Identity File for an Administration Server
      • Using java weblogic.Server to Create a Boot Identity File for an Administration Server
      • Creating Boot Identity Files for Managed Servers
      • How a Server Uses a Boot Identity File at Startup
      • Removing Boot Identity Files After Startup
      • Limitation Regarding User weblogic
    • Specifying User Credentials for Starting a Server with Node Manager
    • Changing the Credentials Used for Starting a Server
  • Other Startup Tasks
    • Making Java Classfiles Globally Available
    • Configuring Managed Server Connections to the Administration Server
    • Specifying Java Options for a WebLogic Server Instance
    • Changing the JVM That Runs Servers
    • Configuring Server Level Startup and Shutdown Classes
    • Customizing Domain Wide Server Parameters
  • Shutting Down Instances of WebLogic Server
    • Shutting Down Servers with a Stop Script
    • Killing the JVM
• 3 Setting Up a WebLogic Server Instance as a Windows Service
  • Setting Up a Windows Service: Main Steps
    • Creating a Server-Specific Script
    • Configuring a Connection to the Administration Server
    • Requiring Managed Servers to Start After Administration Servers
    • Enabling Graceful Shutdowns
      • Java Class that Shuts Down a Server Instance
    • Redirecting Standard Out and Standard Error to a File
      • Changing the Default Rotation Criteria
    • Adding Classes to the Classpath
    • Run the Server-Specific Script
  • Verifying the Setup
    • Verifying the User Account Under Which the Service Runs
  • Using the Services Window to Stop or Restart a Server Instance
  • Removing a Server as a Windows Service
  • Changing Startup Credentials for a Server Set Up as a Windows Service
• 4 Avoiding and Recovering From Server Failure
  • Failure Prevention and Recovery Features
    • Overload Protection
    • Failover for Clustered Services
    • Automatic Restart for Failed Server Instances
    • Server-Level Migration
    • Service-Level Migration
    • Managed Server Independence Mode
  • Directory and File Backups for Failure Recovery
    • Back Up Domain Configuration Directory
    • Back Up LDAP Repository
    • Back Up SerializedSystemIni.dat and Security Certificates
  • WebLogic Server Exit Codes and Restarting After Failure
  • Restarting a Failed Administration Server
    • Restarting an Administration Server
      • Restarting Administration Server Scenarios
      • Restarting an Administration Server on Another Machine
      • Managed Servers and the Re-started Administration Server
  • Restarting a Failed Managed Server
    • Starting a Managed Server When the Administration Server Is Accessible
    • Starting a Managed Server When the Administration Server Is Not Accessible
    • Understanding Managed Server Independence Mode
      • MSI Mode and the Security Realm
      • MSI Mode and SSL
      • MSI Mode and Deployment
      • MSI Mode and the Domain Log File
      • MSI Mode and Managed Server Configuration Changes
    • Starting a Managed Server in MSI Mode
  • Additional Failure Topics
• 5 Understanding Server Life Cycle
  • Diagram of the Server Life Cycle
  • Getting and Using Server State
  • Understanding Server States in the Server Life Cycle
    • SHUTDOWN State
    • STARTING State
    • STANDBY State
    • ADMIN State
    • RESUMING State
    • RUNNING State
    • SUSPENDING State
    • FORCE_SUSPENDING State
    • SHUTTING_DOWN State
    • FAILED State
    • FAILED_NOT_RESTARTABLE State
  • Using Server Life Cycle Commands
    • Start
    • Start in Standby
    • Start in Admin
    • Resume
    • Graceful Suspend
    • Force Suspend
    • Graceful Shutdown
      • Controlling Graceful Shutdown
      • Shutdown Operations and Application Undeployment
    • Force Shutdown
  • Processing In-Flight Work During Suspend and Shutdown
    • RMI Subsystem
    • Web Container
    • Timer Service
    • Application Service
    • EJB Container
    • JMS Service
    • JDBC Service
    • Transaction Service
• A Starting and Stopping Servers: Quick Reference
  • Starting Instances of WebLogic Server
  • Shutting Down Instances of WebLogic Server