Oracle provides a complete WebLogic Server installation in a ZIP file for development use only. This installation is supported on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems.
The extracted installation contains all the necessary artifacts you need to develop applications on WebLogic Server, but uses less disk space than a WebLogic Server installation performed in Typical mode. It includes all WebLogic Server components except for the following:
Samples
Derby database
WebServer plug-ins
Native JNI libraries for unsupported platforms
Administration Console help files for non-English locales
Oracle Configuration Management (OCM) and ADR files
Sun SDK and Oracle JRockit SDK
Coherence libraries
Oracle also provides a supplemental ZIP file which contains additional files that complement the development-only installer. The supplemental ZIP file contains the following components:
Samples files (extracted to WL_HOME/samples)
Derby database and relevant scripts (extracted to WL_HOME/common/derby)
Administration Console help files for non-English locales (extracted to WL_HOME/server/lib/consoleapp/consolehelp/locale_directory, where the locale directories are:
de
es
fr
it
ja
ko
pt-br
zh-cn
zh-tw
To use the development-only WebLogic Server installation:
Download the ZIP file from the Oracle Technology Network. See Downloading the Installer From Oracle Technology Network, for instructions. When on the download page, click the appropriate link on the Oracle WebLogic Server 12gR1 (12.1.1) Development-Only Installer row.
When the installer download completes, extract the file to the directory you want to use as the Middleware home directory. For example, if you want the Middleware home for this WebLogic Server installation to be C:\Oracle\MW_dev, extract the files to that directory.
Note:
Do not extract the files to an existing Middleware home that already contains a WebLogic Server installation.
Optionally download the supplemental ZIP file from the Oracle Technology Network. When on the download page, click the appropriate link on the Oracle WebLogic Server 12gR1 (12.1.1) Supplemental Installer row.
When the download completes, extract the supplemental ZIP file to the same Middleware home directory in which you extracted the development-only installer files.
Open the README.txt file in the Middleware home directory to which you extracted the files, and follow the instructions in the QUICKSTART section. The README.txt file contains the most up-to-date preparation and installation instructions.
Note:
If you choose to download and install the supplemental ZIP after you have already run the configuration script described in the README.txt file, you must run the configuration script again after you extract the supplemental ZIP files to the Middleware home directory.
The README file also contains a list of all known issues for the current version of the development-only installation, as well as other important information.
If you extracted the supplement ZIP file, open the README_SUPP.txt file in the Middleware home directory and follow the instructions in the QUICKSTART section. The README_SUPP.txt file contains the most up-to-date installation and configuration instructions for the supplemental files, as well as information about the sample domains.
Refer to the following sections for additional information:
Oracle recommends that you create all domains for your development environment outside of the Middleware home directory. This makes it easier for you to remove an existing development-only installation, or upgrade to a newer version, without having to recreate your domains and applications.
You can create a domain using WLST, the unpack command, or the Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard. WebLogic Server domain and extension templates are available in the MW_HOME/wlserver/common/templates/domains and MW_HOME/wlserver/common/templates/applications directories to help you get started with domain creation. See the following documents for more information about creating domains:
In-place upgrade of an existing installation is not supported by this installer. To upgrade to a newer version of the development-only installer:
Download the latest version from Oracle Technology Network.
Extract the ZIP file to a new Middleware home location.
Change the MW_HOME variable to point to new Middleware home.
Update the startup scripts for your domains to point to the new Middleware home.
To completely remove an existing development-only installation, delete the entire Middleware home directory in which you extracted the files. If you also installed the supplemental files, those files are also removed when you delete the Middleware home directory.
Note:
If you created any domains and applications in the Middleware home directory, and you want to keep them for future use, move the directory that contains them to another location outside of the Middleware home before you delete it.