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What Is opmnctl?
opmnctl is a command-line interface to the OracleAS components and sub-components. It can start, stop, and provide status of the application.
Full explanation here
Location of opmctl
opmnctl is located at \ORACLE_HOME\opmn\bin
opmnctl Commands
D:\OraHome1\opmn\bin>opmnctl -h
usage: opmnctl [verbose] [<scope>] <command> [<options>]
verbose: print detailed execution message if available
Permitted <scope>/<command>/<options> combinations are:
scope commnad options
------- --------- ---------
start - Start opmn
startall - Start opmn & all managed processes
stopall - Stop opmn & all managed processes
shutdown - Shutdown opmn & all managed processes
[<scope>] startproc [<attr>=<val> ..] - Start opmn managed processes
[<scope>] restartproc [<attr>=<val> ..] - Restart opmn managed processes
[<scope>] stopproc [<attr>=<val> ..] - Stop opmn managed processes
[<scope>] reload - Trigger opmn to reread opmn.xml
[<scope>] status [<options>] - Get managed process status
ping [<max_retry>] - Ping local opmn
validate [<filename>] - Validate the given xml file
help - Print brief usage description
usage [<command>] - Print detailed usage description
D:\OraHome1\opmn\bin>
Starting OracleAS with opmnctl
D:\OracleAS\opmn\bin>opmnctl startall opmnctl: starting opmn and all managed processes... D:\OracleAS\opmn\bin>
Stopping OracleAS with opmnctl
D:\OracleAS\opmn\bin>opmnctl shutdown opmnctl: shutting down opmn and all managed processes... D:\OracleAS\opmn\bin>
Checking Status of OracleAS with opmnctl
D:\OracleAS\opmn\bin>opmnctl status Processes in Instance: OraAS.foobar.com -------------------+--------------------+-------+--------- ias-component | process-type | pid | status -------------------+--------------------+-------+--------- OC4J | OC4J_BI_Forms | 1384 | Alive OC4J | home | 1996 | Alive WebCache | WebCacheAdmin | 1976 | Alive WebCache | WebCache | 3416 | Alive HTTP_Server | HTTP_Server | 2552 | Alive dcm-daemon | dcm-daemon | 2188 | Alive LogLoader | logloaderd | N/A | Down
Stopping and Starting a Single Process
D:\OraHome1\opmn\bin>opmnctl status Processes in Instance: infra_904.foo.bar.com -------------------+--------------------+-------+--------- ias-component | process-type | pid | status -------------------+--------------------+-------+--------- OID | OID | 1456 | Alive OC4J | OC4J_SECURITY | 3392 | Alive HTTP_Server | HTTP_Server | 1100 | Alive dcm-daemon | dcm-daemon | 3340 | Alive LogLoader | logloaderd | N/A | Down D:\OraHome1\opmn\bin>opmnctl stopproc ias-component=OID opmnctl: stopping opmn managed processes... D:\OraHome1\opmn\bin>opmnctl status Processes in Instance: infra_904.foo.bar.com -------------------+--------------------+-------+--------- ias-component | process-type | pid | status -------------------+--------------------+-------+--------- OID | OID | N/A | Down OC4J | OC4J_SECURITY | 3392 | Alive HTTP_Server | HTTP_Server | 1100 | Alive dcm-daemon | dcm-daemon | 3340 | Alive LogLoader | logloaderd | N/A | Down D:\OraHome1\opmn\bin>opmnctl startproc ias-component=OID opmnctl: starting opmn managed processes... D:\OraHome1\opmn\bin>opmnctl status Processes in Instance: infra_904.foo.bar.com -------------------+--------------------+-------+--------- ias-component | process-type | pid | status -------------------+--------------------+-------+--------- OID | OID | 3632 | Alive OC4J | OC4J_SECURITY | 3392 | Alive HTTP_Server | HTTP_Server | 1100 | Alive dcm-daemon | dcm-daemon | 3340 | Alive LogLoader | logloaderd | N/A | Down