Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to This Document
• Related Documentation
• New and Changed Features in This Release

2 Node Manager Overview

• Introduction
• Node Manager Versions
  • Java-based Node Manager
  • Script-based Node Manager
  • Determining Which Node Manager Version to Use
• Accessing Node Manager
• What You Can Do with Node Manager
  • Start, Shut Down, and Restart an Administration Server
  • Start, Shut Down, Suspend, and Restart Managed Servers
  • Restart Administration and Managed Servers
  • Monitor Servers and View Log Data
• How Node Manager Works in the WebLogic Server Environment
  • Diagram of Node Manager and Servers
  • How Node Manager Starts an Administration Server
  • How Node Manager Starts a Managed Server
  • How Node Manager Restarts an Administration Server
  • How Node Manager Restarts a Managed Server
  • How Node Manager Shuts Down a Server Instance
• Node Manager and System Crash Recovery
• Node Manager Configuration and Log Files
  • Configuration Files
    • nodemanager.properties
    • nodemanager.domains
    • nm_data.properties
    • nm_password.properties
    • boot.properties
    • startup.properties
    • server_name.addr
    • server_name.lck
    • server_name.pid
    • server_name.state
  • Log Files
    • nodemanager.log
    • server_name.out
    • WebLogic Server Log Files

3 General Node Manager Configuration

• Overview of Node Manager Configuration
• Step 1: Configure Your Computer to Run Node Manager
  • Controlling and Configuring Node Manager Using WLST
    • Using nmConnect in a Production Environment
• Step 2: Specify Node Manager Username and Password
• Step 3: Configure a Machine to Use Node Manager
• Step 4: Configuring nodemanager.domains File
• Step 5: Configuring Remote Startup Arguments
• Step 6: Setting Server Startup Properties
  • startup.properties
  • Setting Startup Properties Using WLST
  • Server Startup Properties
• Step 7: Define the Administration Server Address
• Step 8: Set the Node Manager Environment Variables

4 Configuring Java Node Manager

• Running Node Manager as a Service
  • Reconfigure Startup Service for Windows Installations
• Configuring Java-based Node Manager Security
  • Remote Server Start Security for Java-based Node Manager
• Reviewing nodemanager.properties
  • Deprecated Node Manager Properties
• Configuring Node Manager to Use Start and Stop Scripts
  • Script Location
  • Best Practices When Using Start and Stop Scripts
  • Using Start Scripts
  • Using Stop Scripts
• Using SSL With Java-based Node Manager
• Configuring Node Manager on Multiple Machines
• Configuring Node Manager as an xinetd Service

5 Configuring Script Node Manager

• Overview
• Step 1: Create User Accounts
• Step 2: Configure Node Manager Security
• Step 3: Install WebLogic Server
• Step 4: Create a WebLogic Domain
• Step 5: Start the Administration Server
• Step 6: Configure Node Manager on the Managed Servers
• Step 7: Test Node Manager Setup and Configuration by Starting Managed Servers
• Step 8: Configure UNIX Machines
• Step 9: Assign Servers to Machines
• Step 10: Start Managed Servers
• Overriding the Default SSH Port
• Configuring Security for WebLogic Server Scripts
• Configuring Remote Server Start Security for Script-based Node Manager
• Generating and Distributing Key Value Pairs
  • Shared Key Value Pair
  • Individual Key Value Pairs

6 Using Node Manager

• Starting Node Manager
  • Running Node Manager as a Startup Service
  • Starting Java-based Node Manager Using Scripts
    • Command Syntax for Starting Java-based Node Manager
  • Running Script-based Node Manager
  • Stopping Node Manager
• Using Node Manager to Control Servers
  • Starting the Administration Server Using Node Manager
  • Starting Managed Servers
  • Starting Managed Servers without an Administration Server