How to Install the WebLogic Software

You need to install the WebLogic software before you create WebLogic domains, Administration Servers, or Managed Servers. When you install the WebLogic software, a virtual host that represents the software installation is created. You use this virtual host later as the target host for WebLogic Administration Servers and Managed Servers.

Managed Servers and Administration Servers use the same Install component, which installs the WebLogic 8 software on the Remote Agent. After you have installed the Install component on a Remote Agent, you do not have to reinstall that component again.

You can use this procedure to install the WebLogic software or you can use this procedure to register existing software within the provisioning system by selecting the markOnly option.

Steps

1. In the Common Tasks section in the browser interface, click WebLogic 8.

2. Click the WebLogic Software Installation: Install link.

   The plan's Details page displays.

3. Click Run.

   The Run page displays.

4. In the Plan Parameters area, select the variable settings for the Install component that you plan to deploy.

   • If the variable settings have been established for this component, select the appropriate settings from the menu.

   • If the settings are not available from the menu, click Select From List.

     The Select Variable Settings From List window displays.

     • To create a new set of variable settings, select Create Set.

       The following list provides commonly updated variables for the Install component.

       variable set name

       Required. A name for the new variable set you create

       beaHome

       Required. The WebLogic BEAHOME directory. The default value for beaHome is /usr/local/bea. You need to update this value if you plan to have multiple installations of the WebLogic software on one machine.

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       This directory or link must exist or be able to be created by the weblogicUser. If the directory or link exists, the weblogicUser must have write access to the directory.

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       sourceImage

       Required for all non-markOnly installations. The absolute path to the WebLogic binary package installer or JAR file.

       x86supplementalJAR

       Required only for Solaris x86 installations. The absolute path to the WebLogic Solaris x86 Supplemental JAR file.

       sdkJavaHome

       Required only for AIX and Solaris x86 JAR file installers. JAVA_HOME for SDK version 1.4.2 or higher.

       componentPaths

       Optional. Additional components can be specified in a pipe-separated list. For example, WebLogic Server|WebLogic Workshop|WebLogic Integration|WebLogic Portal.

       By default, the software required to run WebLogic domains and application servers is installed. If additional components are selected more space (beyond the 350 Mbytes) is required.

       altTempDir

       Optional. An alternative directory to expand the install image. The default value is the /var/tmp directory. If the /var/tmp/ directory does not contain 1 Gbyte of available space, set altTempDir to another directory.

       webLogicUser

       Required. The UNIX user to run the WebLogic installation. This user must exist on the host to be installed and must have write permission on the beaHome directory.

       targetRefName

       Required. The unique virtual hostname for this installation. This value is used as the target host during domain and Managed Server creation. You need to provide a unique value for this variable for each installation of WebLogic.

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       If you install the WebLogic software multiple times on the same host, you need to change this variable to a new value. beaHome must also be different for each installation.

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   • To use variable components from another component, click Import Set.

     For more information about importing variable sets, see How to Run a Plan in N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 Operation and Provisioning Guide.

5. Select the target host.

   Install the WebLogic software on the Remote Agent that you plan to use as an Administration Server or a Managed Server.

6. Deselect the Target Host Set checkbox.

7. If you are capturing an existing WebLogic domain within the provisioning system, select the markOnly option.

8. Click Run Plan (Includes Preflight).