Starting/Stoping Weblogic Admin Server 

Once you create a domain then to start working on the Weblogic we have to start the Weblogic Admin server.

To start your Admin Server go to your Domain_Home/bin and the command to start Admin Server is startWeblogic.cmd for windows and startWeblogic.sh for Linux.
Admin Server have to be started from command prompt.
Other Options to start Admin Server are
1. using wlst.cmd
2.Making the Admin Server as a service(These all will be discussed later)
Double click on startWeblogic.cmd

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Once you click on the startWeblogic.cmd it opens in a new cmd prompt and
1.It Load all the Class path and Path variable which will be used by the Weblogic Server
2.It initializes the MEM_Argument which the Admin server will use.
3.It Display the JDK version we are using
4.It will display the Weblogic Version which you are using

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1.It will transit from different server Life cycle 
like STARTING,STANDBY,ADMIN,RESUMING,RUNNING
2.It will initialize the security using the security realms
3.It will start listening the request(http and the other protocol) at the Admin Server port which we have specified.
4.Once the Server are in Running state we can go ahead and open the browser .

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1.Hit the URL ie IP and the Port number specified for the Admin server in the Browser
2. Weblogic Server Home page will be displayed
3.Provide the Admin Username and password(The one which we have created at the creation of Domain)

Note"Admin Console is deployed on Admin Server so to get this screen Admin Server should be up and Running.

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To stop Admin Server

To Stop Admin Server we have the script stopWeblogic.cmd
for Windows and stopWeblogic.sh for Linux

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Once you Double click on the stopWeblogic.cmd it will invoke the wlst and using wlst it will connect to Admin Server and stops the Admin Server.

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It Will connect to the Admin Server using the t3 protocol
and issue a shutdown command.

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Admin Server is down.

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