Steps to create node manager & starting managed server from weblogic consoleStep 1:- Login to the WebLogic console.

Step 2:- Navigate to domain(Machines(

Step 3:- Navigate to Machines

Step 4:-Creating new machine

Obtain Lock and edit ( Machines(New

Select the type of machine OS where ever weblogic is configured.

In the current configuration we are installing on Linux so we select OtherStep 5:-Now provide the details of Node manager.

Step 6:-After providing the details in Step 5 the select finish and activate the changes

Step 7:-Now Machine is configured at weblogic server.

We need to target the managed server to which we want to enable the node manager. Follow below steps

Lock & Edit(Environment(Machines(Summary of Machines( cl-nckm-apvm007(Servers

Step 8:- Now add the targeted managed servers to node manager and select next.

Step 9:- Once selected the managed server that need to be part of node manager, now activate the changes.

Step 10:- Now node manager is configured, the next step before restarting the managed server from console, we need to first start the node manager from the backend server. As currently the node manager is in inactive state.

Login to the linux / windows server.

Go to the location /opt/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3/server/bin. Now run the following command

Linux: -/opt/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3/server/binstartNodeManager.shWindows: -D:\Oracle\Middleware\wlserver_10.3\server\bin\startNodeManager.cmd

Now node manager has started successfully. You can view detail from

1. From logs/opt/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3/common/nodemanager/nodemanager.log

2. From Console

Step 11:- Now start managed server ndwl001-m01 from the console.

Go to Domain(Environment(Servers(control(Select checkbox ndwl001-m01(Selct start button.

Now the managed server ndwl001-m01 is in running state.

Step 12:- To stop node manager kill the process ID using below syntax

[root@cl-nckm-apvm007 nodemanager]# ps -ef | grepnodemanagerroot23197 23165 0 10:05 pts/2 00:00:03 /opt/Oracle/Middleware/jrockit_160_29_D1.2.0-10/bin/java -jrockit -Xms128m -Xmx256m -Dcoherence.home=/opt/Oracle/Middleware/coherence_3.7 -Dbea.home=/opt/Oracle/Middleware -Xverify:none -Djava.security.policy=/opt/Oracle/Middleware/wlserver_10.3/server/lib/weblogic.policy -Dweblogic.nodemanager.javaHome=/opt/Oracle/Middleware/jrockit_160_29_D1.2.0-10 weblogic.NodeManager -v