4 Installing the Software

This chapter describes how to start the Oracle Communications Converged Application Server installation program in graphical mode in different environments, and describes the sequence of screens that may appear in the installation process, depending on the type of installer you are using and the components you select.

Note:

In order to run the installation program in graphical mode, the console attached to the machine on which you are installing the software must support a Java-based GUI. All consoles for Windows systems support Java-based GUIs, but not all consoles for UNIX systems do. If you attempt to start the installation program in graphical mode on a system that cannot support graphical display, the installation program automatically starts in console mode.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Running the Installation Program
Responding to the Oracle Installer Screens

Running the Installation Program

The Converged Application Server software must be installed on all server machines that will run an instance of Converged Application Server. Follow these installation procedures for the computers on which you will install the Administration Server and all managed servers.

Additional Installation Features

The installation program provides additional features you can use, depending on your needs and environment, including the following:

Choice of installation mode

This guide shows the graphical-mode installation, the interactive, GUI-based method for installation. Installers also can be run in console mode, which is an interactive, text-based method used from the command line; and silent-mode, which is a non-interactive method that can be run from a script as well as the command line.
Option to create a detailed installation log.

If you launch the installation from the command line or from a script, you can specify the -log option to generate a verbose installation log. The installation log stores messages (informational, warning, error, and fatal) about events that occur during the installation process. This type of file can be especially useful for silent installations.

Complete details about each of these installation features are provided in Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.3) Installation Guide in the Oracle WebLogic Server documentation.

Starting the Installation Program on Windows

To start the installation program in graphical mode on a Windows platform, follow these steps.

Log in to the Windows system.
Go to the directory that contains the installation program.
Double-click the installation program.

For example, the name of the installation program for the Converged Application Server installer for Windows 32-bit is occas500_ja_win32.exe.

The installation program begins to install the software.

Starting .bin Installation Programs on Linux or UNIX

To start the graphical-mode installation process with .bin installation files, follow these steps.

Log in to the target Linux or UNIX system.
Go to the directory that contains the installation program.
Launch the installation by entering the following commands:

chmod a+x filename.bin

./filename.bin

Where filename.bin is the name of your installation program. For example, for Oracle Communications Converged Application Server 5.0, the name of the Package installer file for Solaris is occas500_ja__solaris32.bin. Substitute the appropriate filename for the installation program you have obtained

The installation program begins to install the software.

See "Responding to the Oracle Installer Screens" for a description of each installation program screen.

Starting JAR File Installation Programs for UNIX and Windows

The Converged Application Server occas500_ja_generic.jar installation program is provided as a single, generic file for use with all supported operating systems. The JAR file is also the only installation program for use with 64-bit operating systems (See "Installing JAR File Installation Programs for 64-Bit Platforms Using a 64-bit JDK" for more information.).

Note:

No JDK is included in the generic installation. You must have installed a JDK appropriate to your operating system prior to using the JAR file installation program.

To start the JAR installation program, perform the following steps.

Log in to the target operating system.
Add the bin directory of the JDK to the beginning of the PATH variable definition on the target system. For example:
```
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH
```
Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
Launch the installation program by entering the following command:
```
java -jar occas500_ja_generic.jar
```
The installation program begins to install the software.

See "Responding to the Oracle Installer Screens" for a description of each installation program screen.

Installing JAR File Installation Programs for 64-Bit Platforms Using a 64-bit JDK

The JAR file is the only installation program for use with 64-bit operating systems. If you are installing Converged Application Server on a 64-bit platform using a JAR installation program:

Include the -d64 flag in the installation command when using a 32/64-bit hybrid JDK (such as for the Solaris64 platforms). For example, if installing in graphical mode using the Package installer:
```
java -d64 -jar occas500_ja_generic.jar
```
Run the Java -version command (or java -d64 -version command on platforms using a 32/64-bit hybrid JDK) to ensure that your JAVA_home refers to a 64-bit JDK.
If you are using the Sun 64-bit JDK, use the following command to install Converged Application Server:
```
java -Xmx1024m -jar occas500_ja_generic.jar
```

Responding to the Oracle Installer Screens

The installation program displays a series of screens prompting for information from which to create your Converged Application Server deployment. To install the software, see the Oracle WebLogic Server Installation Guide in the Oracle WebLogic Server documentation for information on responding to the installation program prompts.

After installing the Converged Application Server software, you must run the Configuration Wizard to configure the Converged Application Server domain for your particular deployment. See Chapter 5, "Post-Installation Tasks" for more information.