Unable to Start Soa_Server and BAM_SERVER in Web Logic Admin console

Question

Hi,
I am new to this whole thing of SOA and web logic and trying to install SOA and web logic on my machine to learn SOA components.
Appreciate your inputs on the error i am at now.
I am trying to install SOA Suite 11.1.1.1 and in the process have installed web logic server as well.
I am unable to start both the Bam_server and the SOA_SERVER and the error message, I get, when i try to start the server;
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For server bam_server1, the Node Manager associated with machine LocalMachine is not reachable.
All of the servers selected are currently in a state which is incompatible with this operation or are not associated with a running Node Manager or you are not authorized to perform the action requested. No action will be performed.
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When i try to start , Node manager using start menu, i see a error as below :
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May 18, 2012 6:12:56 PM weblogic.nodemanager.server.NMServer main
SEVERE: Fatal error in node manager server
java.net.BindException: Address already in use: JVM_Bind
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:383)
at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:328)
at javax.net.ssl.impl.SSLServerSocketImpl.bind(Unknown Source)
at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:194)
at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:150)
at javax.net.ssl.SSLServerSocket.<init>(SSLServerSocket.java:84)
at javax.net.ssl.impl.SSLServerSocketImpl.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.net.ssl.impl.SSLServerSocketFactoryImpl.createServerSocket(Unkn
own Source)
at weblogic.nodemanager.server.SSLListener.init(SSLListener.java:76)
at weblogic.nodemanager.server.NMServer.start(NMServer.java:206)
at weblogic.nodemanager.server.NMServer.main(NMServer.java:377)
at weblogic.NodeManager.main(NodeManager.java:31)
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Regards:
Nagaraj.s

Answer 1

First of all, I think this is a wrong forum. You had better use WebLogic Application Server forum - WebLogic Server - Upgrade / Install / Environment / Migration
From the error: Address already in use: JVM_Bind one can guess that some config of your Node Manager is wrong.
Note that you don't necessarily need the Node Manager to start WebLogic apps - it is necessary only if you want to use the Weblogic Console.
The link to docs on WLS: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/weblogic/documentation/index.html