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Administration Guide 3-1
CHAPTER
3 Node Manager
The following sections describe how to use the Node Manager:
n Overview of Node Manager
n Setting Up Node Manager
n Platform Support for Node Manager
n Starting the Node Manager from the Command Line
n Starting the Node Manager Using Start Scripts
n Remote Starting and Killing of Managed Servers
n Setting Up Node Manager as a Windows Service
Overview of Node Manager
Node Manager is a Java program that enables you to start and kill WebLogic Managed
Servers remotely from the Administration Console. Node Manager is a separate Java
program that is provided with the WebLogic Server software.
Using the Node Manager to kill a remote Managed Server is an alternative to the
facility for stopping Managed Servers provided in the Administration Console. Killing
a remote server process is intended for situations where the server is hung or is
unresponsive.
In order to enable remote starting of Managed Servers, you need to configure and run
one Node Manager on each machine where your Managed Servers will be running. A
single Node Manager process on a machine can handle remote starting and killing of