Can I use Admin Console to Start Clustered Servers ?

Question

          I have just started to look at clustering and am in the process of running through
          the cluster example tutorial. I have used the domain config wizard to create
          a manged server with a cluster and another server to act as the http proxy. As
          I prefer to use the admin console for all tasks I wondered if there is any way
          to start the managed servers from the console. The reason I ask is that I cannot
          find a way to start another server from the console apart from the admin server.
          On a seperate note can anyone tell me whether the multicast IP address is something
          that I should be concerned with as a developer. The reason I ask is that I know
          it is used for clustered servers to communicate, but how can it do that if the
          IP address is a physical box that does not have BEA installed.
          Thanks
          Justin
          

Answer 1

Yes, you can start all managed servers from the console ... Look under the
          cluser that you create and click on the control tab ... you should be able
          to start all the managed servers that will be apart of the cluster there.
          Weblogic uses a service on the local machine called node manager which will
          start and stop the services on each managed server.
          Its good for developers to know something about multicasting as far as what
          it does, how it works but most system administrators all well versed with
          the inner workings of it. You have to have weblogic installed in order for
          that particular box to become apart of the cluster, and you can run multiple
          managed servers on one physical box but be careful with resource intensive
          apps.
          "Justin Flanagan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
          news:[email protected]...
          >
          > I have just started to look at clustering and am in the process of running
          through
          > the cluster example tutorial. I have used the domain config wizard to
          create
          > a manged server with a cluster and another server to act as the http
          proxy. As
          > I prefer to use the admin console for all tasks I wondered if there is any
          way
          > to start the managed servers from the console. The reason I ask is that I
          cannot
          > find a way to start another server from the console apart from the admin
          server.
          >
          > On a seperate note can anyone tell me whether the multicast IP address is
          something
          > that I should be concerned with as a developer. The reason I ask is that
          I know
          > it is used for clustered servers to communicate, but how can it do that if
          the
          > IP address is a physical box that does not have BEA installed.
          >
          > Thanks
          >
          > Justin
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