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 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 from the Windows Start Menu
• 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
• Limiting Run-Time Footprint When Starting WebLogic Server
  • Server Type Startup Command
  • Limitations
• 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
• 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
• 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 Node Manager
    • 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
• 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