Starting a managed server session and keeping the session when you exit

Question

I created a managed server named "xxx_mgd" with the create managed server wizard in the admin console
when I start the managed server it produces a prompt for the username and password, whcih is the same username
and password entered when i was created. The issue I have is that when I exit the session, the process dies.
In comparison to the starting of the admin server, which is started with custom scripts which calls the standard wl startup scripts and it runs in background using nohup....
Is there away to start my managed server the same way, so that it stays running when you exit. I have tried running it as the admin server, using an option where the password if fed, but it dies and never startup
If you have any clue let me know
Joseph

Answer 1

Assuming that you are running WebLogic version 9.x and above.
Copy the "security" folder inside DOMAIN_HOME/servers/AdminServer directory to DOMAIN_HOME/servers/ManagedServer directory.
This security folder will have boot.properties file which contains encrypted username and password which is used when starting the server.
You can run Admin Server in background using nohup command as below from DOMAIN_DIRECTORY. This command will redirect stdout to AdminServer.out file.
nohup ./startWebLogic>>AdminServer.out &
You can run Managed Server in background using nohup command as below from DOMAIN_DIRECTORY/bin folder. This command will redirect stdout to ManagedServer.out file.
nohup ./startManagedWebLogic.sh <Managed Server Name> t3://<AdminServerListenAddress>:<PortNo> >>ManagedServer.out &
Hope this helps.
- Tarun
Edited by: Tarun Boyella on Feb 3, 2011 2:09 PM