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Remote Starting and Killing of Managed Servers
Administration Guide 3-17
When you start the Managed Server, the messages that are usually printed to STDOUT
or
STDERROR when starting a WebLogic Server are displayed in the right pane of the
Administration Console. These messages are also written to the Node Manager log file
for that server.
You can stop the Managed Server in the same way:
1. Right click on the name of the Managed Server in the left pane.
2. Select Kill this server....
The Kill this server... option instructs the Node Manager on the machine where the
target Managed Server is running to kill the target WebLogic Server process.
Note: The Kill this server... option cannot be used to stop the Administration Server.
The Distinction Between Stopping and Killing a
Managed Server
If you right click on the name of a server in the left pane of the Administration Console,
one of the options is Stop this server.... This option does not use the Node Manager to
stop the selected server. If you select the Stop this server... option, the Administration
Server sends an administrative shutdown request to the selected server. The Node
Manager is not used in that case. Unlike the Kill this server... option, the Stop this
server... option can be used to shut down the Administration Server.
Because the Stop this server... option uses the administrative capability of a Managed
Server to initiate a shutdown, it can only be used if the server is alive and responding
to administrative requests. The Kill this server... option would be typically used in
situations where the target server is hung or not responding to administrative requests
from the Administration Server.
The same pop-up menu gives you access to the
StdOut and StdErr output generated
by the Managed Server. Select the Get StdOut for this server option to view the
StdOut output or select Get StdErr for this server to view the StdErr output.