As OAM domains use the WebLogic Kubernetes Operator, domain lifecyle operations are managed using the WebLogic Kubernetes Operator itself.
This document shows the basic operations for starting, stopping and scaling servers in the OAM domain.
For more detailed information refer to Domain Life Cycle in the WebLogic Kubernetes Operator documentation.
Do not use the WebLogic Server Administration Console or Oracle Enterprise Manager Console to start or stop servers.
The default OAM deployment starts the Administration Server (AdminServer), two OAM Managed Servers (oam_server1 and oam_server2) and two OAM Policy Manager server (oam_policy_mgr1 and oam_policy_mgr2 ).
The deployment also creates, but doesn’t start, three extra OAM Managed Servers (oam-server3 to oam-server5) and three more OAM Policy Manager servers (oam_policy_mgr3 to oam_policy_mgr5).
All these servers are visible in the WebLogic Server Console https://${MASTERNODE-HOSTNAME}:${MASTERNODE-PORT}/console by navigating to Domain Structure > oamcluster > Environment > Servers.
To view the running servers using kubectl, run the following command:
$ kubectl get pods -n <domain_namespace>
For example:
$ kubectl get pods -n oamns
The output should look similar to the following:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Running 0 3h29m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 3h36m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Running 0 3h21m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Running 0 3h21m
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Running 0 3h21m
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Running 0 3h21m
helper 1/1 Running 0 3h51m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 55m
The number of OAM Managed Servers running is dependent on the replicas parameter configured for the cluster. To start more OAM Managed Servers perform the following steps:
Run the following kubectl command to edit the domain:
$ kubectl edit domain <domain_uid> -n <domain_namespace>
For example:
$ kubectl edit domain accessdomain -n oamns
Note: This opens an edit session for the domain where parameters can be changed using standard vi commands.
In the edit session search for clusterName: oam_cluster and look for the replicas parameter. By default the replicas parameter is set to “2” hence two OAM Managed Servers are started (oam_server1 and oam_server2):
clusters:
- clusterName: oam_cluster
replicas: 2
serverPod:
affinity:
podAntiAffinity:
preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
- podAffinityTerm:
labelSelector:
matchExpressions:
- key: weblogic.clusterName
operator: In
values:
- $(CLUSTER_NAME)
To start more OAM Managed Servers, increase the replicas value as desired. In the example below, two more managed servers will be started by setting replicas to “4”:
clusters:
- clusterName: oam_cluster
replicas: 4
serverPod:
affinity:
podAntiAffinity:
preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
- podAffinityTerm:
labelSelector:
matchExpressions:
- key: weblogic.clusterName
operator: In
values:
- $(CLUSTER_NAME)
Save the file and exit (:wq!)
The output will look similar to the following:
domain.weblogic.oracle/accessdomain edited
Run the following kubectl command to view the pods:
$ kubectl get pods -n <domain_namespace>
For example:
$ kubectl get pods -n oamns
The output will look similar to the following:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Running 0 3h33m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 3h40m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Running 0 3h25m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Running 0 3h25m
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Running 0 3h25m
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Running 0 3h25m
accessdomain-oam-server3 0/1 Running 0 9s
accessdomain-oam-server4 0/1 Running 0 9s
helper 1/1 Running 0 3h55m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 59m
Two new pods (accessdomain-oam-server3 and accessdomain-oam-server4) are started, but currently have a READY status of 0/1. This means oam_server3 and oam_server4 are not currently running but are in the process of starting. The servers will take several minutes to start so keep executing the command until READY shows 1/1:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Running 0 3h37m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 3h43m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Running 0 3h29m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Running 0 3h29m
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Running 0 3h29m
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Running 0 3h29m
accessdomain-oam-server3 1/1 Running 0 3m45s
accessdomain-oam-server4 1/1 Running 0 3m45s
helper 1/1 Running 0 3h59m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 63m
Note: To check what is happening during server startup when READY is 0/1, run the following command to view the log of the pod that is starting:
$ kubectl logs <pod> -n <domain_namespace>
For example:
$ kubectl logs accessdomain-oam-server3 -n oamns
To start more OAM Policy Manager servers, repeat the previous commands but change the replicas parameter for the policy_cluster. In the example below replicas has been increased to “4”:
- clusterName: policy_cluster
replicas: 2
serverPod:
affinity:
podAntiAffinity:
preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
- podAffinityTerm:
labelSelector:
matchExpressions:
- key: weblogic.clusterName
operator: In
values:
- $(CLUSTER_NAME)
After saving the changes two new pods will be started (accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr3 and accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr4). After a few minutes they will have a READY status of 1/1. In the example below accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr3 and accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr4 are started:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Running 0 3h43m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 3h49m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Running 0 3h35m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Running 0 3h35m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr3 1/1 Running 0 4m18s
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr4 1/1 Running 0 4m18s
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Running 0 3h35m
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Running 0 3h35m
accessdomain-oam-server3 1/1 Running 0 9m27s
accessdomain-oam-server4 1/1 Running 0 9m27s
helper 1/1 Running 0 4h4m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 69m
As mentioned in the previous section, the number of OAM Managed Servers running is dependent on the replicas parameter configured for the cluster. To stop one or more OAM Managed Servers, perform the following:
Run the following kubectl command to edit the domain:
$ kubectl edit domain <domain_uid> -n <domain_namespace>
For example:
$ kubectl edit domain accessdomain -n oamns
In the edit session search for clusterName: oam_cluster and look for the replicas parameter. In the example below replicas is set to “4”, hence four OAM Managed Servers are started (access-domain-oam_server1 - access-domain-oam_server4):
clusters:
- clusterName: oam_cluster
replicas: 4
serverPod:
affinity:
podAntiAffinity:
preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
- podAffinityTerm:
labelSelector:
matchExpressions:
- key: weblogic.clusterName
operator: In
values:
- $(CLUSTER_NAME)
To stop OAM Managed Servers, decrease the replicas value as desired. In the example below, we will stop two managed servers by setting replicas to “2”:
clusters:
- clusterName: oam_cluster
replicas: 2
serverPod:
affinity:
podAntiAffinity:
preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
- podAffinityTerm:
labelSelector:
matchExpressions:
- key: weblogic.clusterName
operator: In
values:
- $(CLUSTER_NAME)
Save the file and exit (:wq!)
Run the following kubectl command to view the pods:
$ kubectl get pods -n <domain_namespace>
For example:
$ kubectl get pods -n oamns
The output will look similar to the following:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Running 0 3h45m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 3h51m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Running 0 3h37m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Running 0 3h37m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr3 1/1 Running 0 6m18s
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr4 1/1 Running 0 6m18s
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Running 0 3h37m
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Running 0 3h37m
accessdomain-oam-server3 1/1 Running 0 11m
accessdomain-oam-server4 1/1 Terminating 0 11m
helper 1/1 Running 0 4h6m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 71m
One pod now has a STATUS of Terminating (accessdomain-oam-server4). The server will take a minute or two to stop. Once terminated the other pod (accessdomain-oam-server3) will move to Terminating and then stop. Keep executing the command until the pods have disappeared:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Running 0 3h48m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 3h54m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Running 0 3h40m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Running 0 3h40m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr3 1/1 Running 0 9m18s
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr4 1/1 Running 0 9m18s
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Running 0 3h40m
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Running 0 3h40m
helper 1/1 Running 0 4h9m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 74m
To stop OAM Policy Manager servers, repeat the previous commands but change the replicas parameter for the policy_cluster. In the example below replicas has been decreased from “4” to “2”:
- clusterName: policy_cluster
replicas: 1
serverPod:
affinity:
podAntiAffinity:
preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
- podAffinityTerm:
labelSelector:
matchExpressions:
- key: weblogic.clusterName
operator: In
values:
- $(CLUSTER_NAME)
After saving the changes one pod will move to a STATUS of Terminating (accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr4).
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Running 0 3h49m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 3h55m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Running 0 3h41m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Running 0 3h41m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr3 1/1 Running 0 10m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr4 1/1 Terminating 0 10m
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Running 0 3h41m
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Running 0 3h41m
helper 1/1 Running 0 4h11m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 75m
The pods will take a minute or two to stop, so keep executing the command until the pods has disappeared:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Running 0 3h50m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 3h57m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Running 0 3h42m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Running 0 3h42m
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Running 0 3h42m
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Running 0 3h42m
helper 1/1 Running 0 4h12m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 76m
To stop all the OAM Managed Servers and the Administration Server in one operation:
Run the following kubectl command to edit the domain:
$ kubectl edit domain <domain_uid> -n <domain_namespace>
For example:
$ kubectl edit domain accessdomain -n oamns
In the edit session search for serverStartPolicy: IF_NEEDED:
volumes:
- name: weblogic-domain-storage-volume
persistentVolumeClaim:
claimName: accessdomain-domain-pvc
serverStartPolicy: IF_NEEDED
webLogicCredentialsSecret:
name: accessdomain-credentials
Change serverStartPolicy: IF_NEEDED to NEVER as follows:
volumes:
- name: weblogic-domain-storage-volume
persistentVolumeClaim:
claimName: accessdomain-domain-pvc
serverStartPolicy: NEVER
webLogicCredentialsSecret:
name: accessdomain-credentials
Save the file and exit (:wq!).
Run the following kubectl command to view the pods:
$ kubectl get pods -n <domain_namespace>
For example:
$ kubectl get pods -n oamns
The output will look similar to the following:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Terminating 0 3h52m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 3h59m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Terminating 0 3h44m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Terminating 0 3h44m
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Terminating 0 3h44m
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Terminating 0 3h44m
helper 1/1 Running 0 4h14m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 78m
The Administration Server pods and Managed Server pods will move to a STATUS of Terminating. After a few minutes, run the command again and the pods should have disappeared:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 4h
helper 1/1 Running 0 4h15m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 80m
To start the Administration Server and Managed Servers up again, repeat the previous steps but change serverStartPolicy: NEVER to IF_NEEDED as follows:
volumes:
- name: weblogic-domain-storage-volume
persistentVolumeClaim:
claimName: accessdomain-domain-pvc
serverStartPolicy: IF_NEEDED
webLogicCredentialsSecret:
name: accessdomain-credentials
Run the following kubectl command to view the pods:
$ kubectl get pods -n <domain_namespace>
For example:
$ kubectl get pods -n oamns
The output will look similar to the following:
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 4h1m
accessdomain-introspector-jwqxw 1/1 Running 0 10s
helper 1/1 Running 0 4h17m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 81m
The Administration Server pod will start followed by the OAM Managed Servers pods. This process will take several minutes, so keep executing the command until all the pods are running with READY status 1/1 :
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
accessdomain-adminserver 1/1 Running 0 10m
accessdomain-create-oam-infra-domain-job-7c9r9 0/1 Completed 0 4h12m
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr1 1/1 Running 0 7m35s
accessdomain-oam-policy-mgr2 1/1 Running 0 7m35s
accessdomain-oam-server1 1/1 Running 0 7m35s
accessdomain-oam-server2 1/1 Running 0 7m35s
helper 1/1 Running 0 4h28m
nginx-ingress-ingress-nginx-controller-76fb7678f-k8rhq 1/1 Running 0 92m