7 Installing the Software for an Enterprise Deployment

This chapter describes the software installations required for the Oracle WebCenter Content enterprise deployment reference topology. You install Oracle HTTP Server and then Oracle Fusion Middleware.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Note:

Before starting the setup process, read the Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for your platform for additional installation and deployment information.

7.1 Overview of the Software Installation Process

The enterprise deployment software installation is divided into two parts. The first part covers the required web tier installations, while the second part addresses the required Oracle Fusion Middleware components. Later chapters describe the required configuration steps to create the Oracle WebCenter Content reference topology.

Where to Obtain and Download the Software

For information about where to obtain the software, see "Obtain the Oracle Fusion Middleware Software" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide.

Select one of the download locations and download Oracle WebCenter Content and Oracle SOA Suite. The ZIP archive files are saved to your system.

After you download each archive file, extract it into a directory of your choice on the machine where you are performing the installation.

What Software to Install

Table 7-1 shows what software should be installed on each host or be accessible from each host.

Table 7-1 Software To Be Installed on Each Host or Accessible from Each Host

Hosts Oracle HTTP Server Oracle WebLogic Server Oracle WebCenter Content Oracle SOA Suite

WEBHOST1

X

     

WEBHOST2

X

     

WCCHOST1

 

X

X

X

WCCHOST2

 

X

X

X


7.2 Installing Oracle HTTP Server

This section covers these topics:

7.2.1 Prerequisites for Installing Oracle HTTP Server

Prior to installing Oracle HTTP Server (OHS), check that your machines meet the following requirements:

  • Ensure that the system, patch, kernel, and other requirements are met as specified in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Web Tier.

  • Because Oracle HTTP Server is installed on port 7777 by default, you must make sure that port 7777 is not used by any service on the nodes. To check if this port is in use, run the following command before installing Oracle HTTP Server:

    netstat -an | grep 7777
    

    You must free port 7777 if it is in use.

  • On Linux platforms, if the /etc/oraInst.loc file exists, check that its contents are correct. Specifically, check that the inventory is correct and that you have write permissions for that directory. If the /etc/oraInst.loc file does not exist, you can skip this step.

  • Before starting the installation, make sure that the following environment variables are not set:

    • LD_ASSUME_KERNEL

    • ORACLE_INSTANCE

7.2.2 Installing Oracle HTTP Server on WEBHOST1 and WEBHOST2

As described in Chapter 4, "Preparing Storage for an Enterprise Deployment," you install Oracle Fusion Middleware in at least two storage locations for redundancy. Follow the same procedure to install Oracle HTTP Server on WEBHOST1 and on WEBHOST2.

To install Oracle HTTP Server on WEBHOST1 and WEBHOST2:

  1. Start the installer for Oracle HTTP Server from the installation media:

    ./runInstaller
    
  2. In the Specify Inventory Directory screen, do the following steps:

    1. Enter HOME/oraInventory, where HOME is the home directory of the user performing the installation (this is the recommended location).

    2. Enter the OS group for the user performing the installation.

    3. Click Next.

    Follow the instructions on the screen to execute createCentralInventory.sh as root.

    Click OK.

  3. In the Welcome screen, click Next.

  4. In the Install Software Updates screen, choose Skip Software Updates and click Next.

  5. In the Select Installation Type screen, select Install - Do Not Configure, and click Next.

  6. In the Prerequisite Checks screen, verify that all checks complete successfully, and click Next.

  7. In the Specify Installation Location screen, specify the following values:

    • Fusion Middleware Home Location (installation location): ORACLE_BASE/product/fmw

    • Oracle Home Location Directory: web

    Click Next.

  8. In the Specify Security Updates screen, choose whether you want to receive security updates from Oracle support and if you do, enter your email address.

  9. In the Installation Summary screen, review the selections to ensure they are correct. If they are not, click Back to modify selections on previous screens. When you are ready, click Install.

    On UNIX systems, if prompted to run the oracleRoot.sh script, make sure you run it as the root user.

    The Oracle HTTP Server software is installed.

  10. In the Installation Completed screen, click Finish to exit.

  11. Validate the installation by verifying that the following directories appear in the Middleware home directory after you install Oracle HTTP Server:

    • oracle_common

    • web

7.2.3 Backing Up the Installation

The Middleware home should be backed up now from WEBHOST1 (make sure no server is running at this point):

tar -cvpf fmwhomeback.tar ORACLE_BASE/product/fmw HOME/oraInventory

7.3 Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware

This section describes how to install the required Oracle Fusion Middleware software for the Oracle WebCenter Content enterprise deployment reference topology. The software components to be installed consist of the WebLogic Server home (WL_HOME) and Oracle home (ORACLE_HOME). As described in Chapter 4, "Preparing Storage for an Enterprise Deployment," you install Oracle Fusion Middleware in at least two storage locations for redundancy.

Note:

Before starting the setup process, read the Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for your platform for additional installation and deployment information.

This section covers these topics:

7.3.1 Installing Oracle WebLogic Server and Creating a Middleware Home

Follow the same procedure to install Oracle WebLogic Server on WCCHOST1 and on WCCHOST2.

To install Oracle WebLogic Server on WCCHOST1 or WCCHOST2:

  1. To install Oracle WebLogic Server on WCCHOST1 and WCCHOST2 on a 64-bit UNIX operating system, use either of these commands:

    JAVA_HOME/bin/java -jar wls103n_generic.jar
    
    JAVA_HOME/bin/java -d64 -jar wls103n_generic.jar
    

    To install Oracle WebLogic Server on WCCHOST1 and WCCHOST2 on a 32-bit UNIX operating system, start the installer for Oracle WebLogic Server like this:

    $ ./wls1036_linux32.bin
    
  2. In the Specify Inventory Directory screen, do the following:

    1. Enter HOME/oraInventory, where HOME is the home directory of the user performing the installation (this is the recommended location).

    2. Enter the OS group for the user performing the installation.

    3. Click Next.

    Follow the instructions on the screen to execute createCentralInventory.sh as root.

    Click OK.

  3. In the Welcome screen, click Next.

  4. In the Choose Middleware Home Directory screen, do the following:

    Click Next.

  5. In the Register for Security Updates screen, enter your contact information so that you can be notified of security updates, and click Next.

  6. In the Choose Install Type screen, select Custom, and click Next.

  7. In the Choose Products and Components screen, click Next.

  8. In the JDK Selection screen, select Oracle JRockit 1.6.0_version SDK, and click Next.

    Note:

    The examples documented in this guide use Oracle JRockit. Any certified version of Java can be used for this procedure and is fully supported unless otherwise noted.

  9. In the Choose Product Installation Directories screen, accept the directories ORACLE_BASE/product/fmw/wlserver_10.3 and ORACLE_BASE/product/fmw/coherence_3.7, and click Next.

  10. In the Installation Summary screen, click Next.

    The Oracle WebLogic Server software is installed.

  11. In the Installation Complete screen, clear the Run Quickstart checkbox, and click Done.

  12. Validate the installation by verifying that the following directories and files appear in the MW_HOME/ directory after installing Oracle WebLogic Server:

    • coherence_version

    • jrockit-jdk1.6.0_version

    • modules

    • registry.xml

    • utils

    • domain-registry.xml

    • logs

    • ocm.rsp

    • registry.dat

    • wlserver_10.3

7.3.2 Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware Components

This section covers these topics:

7.3.2.1 Installing Oracle WebCenter Content

When you install the Oracle WebCenter Content software, you install product bits for the following feature sets on your system:

  • Oracle WebCenter Content (WebCenter Content, which includes Oracle WebCenter Content Server)

  • Oracle WebCenter Content: Inbound Refinery

  • Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging (which includes the Imaging Viewer Cache and AXF for BPEL)

  • Oracle WebCenter Content: AXF for BPM

  • Oracle WebCenter Capture

  • Oracle Information Rights Management (Oracle IRM)

  • Oracle WebCenter Content: Records

To install Oracle WebCenter Content on WCCHOST1 and WCCHOST2:

  1. Start the installer for Oracle WebCenter Content:

    wcc_media_loc/Disk1/runInstaller -jreLoc jre_location
    

    If you do not specify the JRE location, the installer either prompts you for the location or returns an error. If you get an error, retry the command with the JRE location included; for example, ORACLE_BASE/product/fmw/jrockit-jdk1.6.0_version. For more information, see Section 7.3.1, "Installing Oracle WebLogic Server and Creating a Middleware Home."

  2. In the Welcome screen, click Next.

  3. In the Install Software Updates screen, select Skip Software Updates, and click Next.

  4. In the Prerequisite Checks screen, verify that all checks complete successfully, and click Next.

  5. In the Specify Installation Location screen (Figure 7-1), provide the installation location for Oracle WebCenter Content. Select the previously installed Middleware home from the drop-down list. For the Oracle home directory, enter the directory name (wcc).

    Click Next when you are done.

    Figure 7-1 Specify Installation Location Screen in the Installation Wizard

    Description of Figure 7-1 follows
    Description of "Figure 7-1 Specify Installation Location Screen in the Installation Wizard"

  6. In the Application Server screen, make sure WebLogic Server is selected (which is the default), and click Next.

  7. In the Installation Summary screen, click Install.

    The Oracle WebCenter Content software is installed.

  8. In the Installation Complete screen, click Finish.

  9. Validate the installation by verifying that the following directories and files appear in the MW_HOME/ directory after installing Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle WebCenter Content:

    • coherence_version

    • jrockit-jdkversion

    • modules

    • oracle_common

    • registry.xml

    • utils

    • domain-registry.xml

    • logs

    • ocm.rsp

    • registry.dat

    • wlserver_10.3

    • wcc

7.3.2.2 Installing Oracle SOA Suite

If you plan to use Oracle SOA Suite with Imaging, such as for the Oracle Application Extension Framework (AXF), you need to install and configure Oracle SOA Suite first. This section describes how to install it. For configuration information, see Section 13.3, "Extending the Domain for Oracle SOA Suite Components."

To install Oracle SOA Suite on WCCHOST1 and WCCHOST2:

  1. On Linux platforms, if the /etc/oraInst.loc file exists, check that its contents are correct. Specifically, check that the inventory directory (oraInventory) is correct and that you have write permissions for that directory. If the /etc/oraInst.loc file does not exist, you can skip this step.

  2. Start the installer for Oracle SOA Suite from the installation media:

    soa_media_loc/Disk1/runInstaller -jreLoc jre_location
    

    If you do not specify the JRE location, the installer either prompts you for the location or returns an error. If you get an error, retry the command with the JRE location included; for example, ORACLE_BASE/product/fmw/jrockit-jdk1.6.0_version. For more information, see Section 7.3.1, "Installing Oracle WebLogic Server and Creating a Middleware Home."

  3. In the Welcome screen, click Next.

  4. In the Install Software Updates screen, select Skip Software Updates, and click Next.

  5. In the Prerequisite Checks screen, verify that all checks complete successfully, and click Next.

  6. In the Specify Installation Location screen (Figure 7-1), provide the installation location for Oracle SOA Suite. Select the previously installed Middleware home from the drop-down list. For the Oracle home directory, enter the directory name (soa).

    Click Next when you are done.

  7. In the Application Server screen, make sure WebLogic Server is selected (which is the default), and click Next.

  8. In the Installation Summary screen, click Install.

    The Oracle SOA Suite software is installed.

  9. In the Installation Complete screen, click Finish.

  10. Validate the installation by verifying that the following directories and files appear in the MW_HOME/ directory after installing Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle WebCenter Content, and Oracle SOA Suite:

    • coherence_version

    • jrockit-jdkversion

    • modules

    • oracle_common

    • registry.xml

    • utils

    • domain-registry.xml

    • logs

    • ocm.rsp

    • registry.dat

    • soa

    • wlserver_10.3

    • wcc

7.3.3 Backing Up the Installation

The Middleware home should be backed up now from WCCHOST1 (make sure that you stop the servers first):

tar -cvpf fmwhomeback.tar ORACLE_BASE/product/fmw

This creates a backup of the installation files for both Oracle WebLogic Server and the Oracle Fusion Middleware components.