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3 Overview of Node Manager
3-6 Configuring and Managing WebLogic Server
UNKNOWN. Node Manager does not retry the start command. If the Managed Server
successfully starts and establishes a connection with Node Manager, the state of the
Managed Server is updated appropriately.
Node Manager starts a Managed Server in its last runtime state, rather than in the
startup mode configured for the server instance. The startup mode for a server instance
is configured on the Server—>Configuration—>General tab; by default, the startup
mode is
RUNNING. Node Manager does not refer to this attribute value when starting a
Managed Server.
When Node Manager starts a Managed Server, it uses the startup arguments configured
for the Managed Server in the Server—>Configuration—>Remote Start tab.
Note: Node Manager uses the same command arguments that you supply when
starting a Managed Server using a script or at the command line. For
information about startup arguments, see “weblogic.Server Command-Line
Reference” in WebLogic Server Command Reference.
If you do not specify startup arguments for a Managed Server in its Remote Start tab,
Node Manager uses its own properties as defaults to start the Managed Server. (See
“Node Manager Properties” on page 4-10.) Although the Node Manager property
values may suffice to boot a Managed Server, to ensure a consistent and reliable boot
process, you should configure startup arguments for each Managed Server.
Node Manager starts a Managed Server in a dedicated process on the target machine,
separate from the Node Manager and Administration Server processes, in the same
directory where the Node Manager process is running.
The messages that would otherwise be output to
STDOUT or STDERROR when starting a
Managed Server are instead displayed in the Administration Console and written to the
Node Manager log file for that server instance. For more information, see “Managed
Server Log Files” on page 4-13.
Suspend or Stop Managed Servers
Client requests to stop or suspend a Managed Server using Node Manager are issued
to the Administration Server for the domain that contains the Managed Server. The
Administration Server dispatches the command directly to the target Managed Server.
If the Administration Server cannot reach the target Managed Server, the command is
dispatched to the Node Manager process running on the target Managed Server’s