Installing and Configuring the Oracle WebLogic Server Application

This section contains the following procedures to install and configure the Oracle WebLogic Server application.

• How to Install Oracle WebLogic Server

• Installing a Database

• Installing a Web Server

How to Install Oracle WebLogic Server

1. Follow the Oracle WebLogic Server documentation to install the Oracle WebLogic Server on the global file system or a failover file system.
2. Follow the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Guide to configure the WebLogic Domain.

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   Note - For failover services, type the logical hostname or its IP address when configuring the Oracle WebLogic Servers.

   For multi-master configurations, ensure that each managed server is configured to listen on each logical hostname or its IP address.

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3. After completing all necessary configuration for the domain, shut down the Administration Server.
4. Edit the Administration Server START script and the Managed Server START script by setting the WLS_USER and WLS_PW.

   The START scripts should be able to run without any arguments.

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   Note - To perform a smooth shutdown of the Oracle WebLogic Server, the boot.properties file with a valid user name and password is required. You do not need to set the WLS_USER and WLS_PW variables for a smooth shutdown if the boot.properties file is available. This waiver applies only to Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 or later versions.

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   Note - Starting with Oracle WebLogic Server version 10.3, the boot.properties file must reside in both the $DOMAIN_DIR and $DOMAIN_DIR/servers/server-name/security directories to bypass the need to prompt for user credentials when starting and stopping instances of Oracle WebLogic Server. If the $DOMAIN_DIR/servers/server-name/security directory does not exist or does not include a boot.properties file, create the directory and copy the boot.properties file from the $DOMAIN_DIR. For more information about the boot.properties file for Oracle WebLogic Server version 10.3, see http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12840_01/wls/docs103/server_start/overview.html.

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5. In the Managed Server START script, set the ADMIN_URL and the SERVER_NAME variables.

   This script should be able to run without any arguments.

6. Set the necessary environment variables in the setWLSEnv.sh or the startWLS.sh scripts.

   These environment variables include any additional CLASSPATH or LD_LIBRARY_PATH, etc. These scripts contain all necessary environmental variables such as CLASSPATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

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   Note - Starting with Oracle WebLogic Server version 10.3, the startWLS.sh script has been removed. Therefore, these environment settings must be made only in the setWLSEnv.sh script.

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7. For versions of Oracle WebLogic Server before 10.3, verify that the config.xml file is in the same directory as the START scripts.
8. For a multi-master configuration of Oracle WebLogic Server installed on a local file system, replicate the domain and Managed Servers across the cluster.
   1. Use the pack.sh command to create a template of the domain and Managed Servers that you created.
   2. Copy the template to other Oracle Solaris Cluster nodes.
   3. Use the unpack.sh command to unpack the template to create the domain and Managed Servers.

   For more information, see http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12840_01/wls/docs103/server_start/overview.html.

Installing a Database

If you are using a database with Oracle WebLogic Server, install the database by using its installation documentation. If the database that you are using has a highly available agent on Oracle Solaris Cluster software, install that version.

Installing a Web Server

If you are using a web server with Oracle WebLogic Server, install the web server by using its installation documentation. If the web server that you are using has a highly available agent on Oracle Solaris Cluster software, install that version.