On Server:
emctl status dbconsole
here you get also your http-adress to call
if it's not running:
emctl start dbconsole
to start oracle enterprise manager database control 10g
emctl start dbconsole(this will start dbcontrol on
http://hostname:1158/em
to get the status of dbconsole
emctl status dbconsole
to stop the dbconsole
emctl stop dbconsole
NOTE: if you got the message FAILED TO SHUTDOWN DBCONSOLE GRACEFULLY on linux machine, it means that emctl cannot recognize the localhost ip address check your network configuration, check your network config