Due to its properties, a Standalone Reports Server provides better control outside the rwservlet process with the ability to separate the server process from the WebLogic Server instance.

As stated in Oracle® Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware, starting with 12c version, OPMN is no longer used in Oracle Fusion Middleware. Instead, system
components are managed by the WebLogic Management Framework, which includes WLST and Node Manager. Therefore, managing reports component process has been adapted as well.

With no further ado, here are the instructions to create and start a standalone reports server in the latest 12c version.


A. Create the components

The first step after running the Configuration Wizard in a new environment with Oracle Reports 12c is, to run the WLST command createReportsToolsInstance().
This command will create all the components at the file system level needed for Oracle Reports:

Example

1- Execute wlst.cmd/wlst.sh from ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/common/bin

2- Connect to AdminServer.

    connect(“weblogic”,”weblogic_password”,”hostname:7001″)

3- Run the following wlst command.

    createReportsToolsInstance(instanceName=’reptools1′,machine=’AdminServerMachine’)


B. Create the standalone reports server

Example

1- Execute wlst.cmd/wlst.sh from ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/common/bin

2- Connect to the AdminServer.

    connect(“weblogic”,”weblogic_password”,”hostname:7001″)

3- Run the following WLST command.

    createReportsServerInstance(instanceName=’rep_server1′,machine=’AdminServerMachine’)

* this will create a new standalone Reports Server named ‘rep_server1’

4- Start the Reports Server.

Note: The examples use default credentials and ports.

 

C. Start / Stop the standalone reports server

Go to the DOMAIN_HOME/bin folder and issue any of the following commands:

startComponent.cmd or startComponent.sh [Reports Server Name]
or
stopComponent.cmd or stopComponent.sh [Reports Server Name]


Read more about Reports 12c in the official documentation:

Oracle® Fusion Middleware Publishing Reports to the Web with Oracle Reports Services
and
Oracle® Fusion Middleware Oracle Reports User’s Guide to Building Reports