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Oracle® Application Server

Quick Installation Guide

10g Release 3 (10.1.3) for Microsoft Windows

B25215-01

January 2006


Oracle Application Server Quick Installation Guide 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) for Microsoft Windows

B25215-01

Copyright © 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Primary Author: Megan Ginter

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1 Introduction

This guide describes how to install the following Oracle Application Server installation types:

Contents of this Guide

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This document includes the following sections:

3 Installation Types Covered in this Guide

This guide is intended for users who want to install an Integrated Web Server, J2EE Server and Process Management in a single Oracle home. This install type provides the following components:

Integrated Web Server, J2EE Server and Process Management can be installed using the following install modes:

If you want more complex topologies, read the Oracle Application Server Installation Guide for complete installation instructions.

Before installing Oracle Application Server, you should read the Oracle Application Server Release Notes for the latest information.

4 Requirements

Check that your computer meets the minimum requirements:

4.1 Check System Requirements

Your computer must meet the following requirements.

Operating Systems Supported

  • Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or above

  • Windows Server 2003 (32-bit)

  • Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or above

    If you are running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, please see Document ID 280874.1 on the OracleMetaLink site (http://metalink.oracle.com.).

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition

Note that Oracle Application Server can be installed on Windows operating systems that include Terminal Services. However, Oracle Application Server cannot be installed or controlled by the Terminal Services remote client.

Oracle provides 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Oracle Application Server for Windows. The 32-bit version runs on Intel x86, AMD64, and Intel EM64T processors. For additional information, visit OracleMetaLink at http://metalink.oracle.com.

Other System Requirements

The following table shows other system requirements.

Table 1 Minimum System Requirements


Minimum System Requirement

Memory

512 MB

Disk space

468 MB

Space in TEMP directory

150 MB

Total pagefile size (virtual memory)

512 MB


4.2 Set the User to Belong to the Administrators Group

The operating system user performing the installation must belong to the Administrators group.


Note:

The user must be listed directly in the Administrators group. The user cannot belong to the group indirectly (for example, by being a member of a group that is part of the Administrators group).

To check if you belong to the Administrators group:

Windows 2000, Windows 2003, or Windows XP

  1. Display the Computer Management dialog:

    • Windows 2000 or Windows XP: Right-click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage.

    • Windows 2003: Right-click the local computer icon on the desktop and select Manage.

  2. On the left side, expand Local Users and Groups, and click Users.

  3. On the right side, right click the user and select Properties. This displays the Properties dialog.

  4. In the Properties dialog, select the Member Of tab.

If you are not a member of the Administrators group, get an administrator to add you to the group or log in as a user who is a member of the Administrators group.

4.3 Check Environment Variables

The operating system user who will be installing Oracle Application Server needs to set (or unset) the following environment variables.

Table 2 Environment Variables

Environment Variable Set or Unset

ORACLE_HOME

Must not be set.

ORACLE_SID

Must not be set.

TNS_ADMIN

Must not be set.

PATH

Must not be longer than 1023 characters.

TEMP

Optional. If unset, defaults to C:\temp.


4.3.1 How to Set Environment Variables

This section describes how to set environment variables in Windows:

  1. Display the System Control Panel.

    Windows 2000: Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > System.

    Windows 2003: Select Start > Control Panel > System.

    Windows XP: Select Start > Control Panel then double-click System.

  2. Select the Advanced tab.

  3. Click Environment Variables.

  4. To change the value of a variable, select the variable and click Edit.

4.4 Check and Update Windows System Files (wsf)


Note:

Perform this step only if prompted by the installer.

Oracle Application Server requires minimum versions of some system files in the Windows system directory (typically C:\Windows\system32 or C:\Winnt\system32). When you run the installer for Oracle Application Server, the installer checks the Windows system files on your computer. If it finds old versions of these files, and the files are in use by other processes, then it prompts you to exit the installer and run wsf.exe to install the latest Windows system files. (If it finds old versions of the files, but the files are not in use by other processes, then it just replaces the files and you do not have to run wsf.exe.)

You can find wsf.exe in the same directory as the installer.

To run wsf.exe, which you need to do only if prompted by the installer, perform these steps:

  1. Start wsf.exe, which starts up Oracle Universal Installer to install the Windows system files.

    CD-ROM (assumes E: is the CD-ROM drive):

    E:\> wsf.exe
    
    

    DVD-ROM (assumes E: is the DVD-ROM drive):

    E:\> cd application_server
    E:\application_server> wsf.exe
    
    
  2. Welcome screen

    Click Next.

  3. Specify File Locations screen

    Destination Name: Enter a name for the Oracle home for wsf.

    Destination Path: Enter any full path. The installer installs the files in the proper system directories, regardless of the value you enter in this field.

    Click Next.

  4. Warning: System Reboot Required screen

    If you see this screen, the installer will reboot your computer automatically at the end of this installation to complete the Windows system files installation. Save and close applications (other than this installer) that you have running on your computer.

    Click Next.

  5. Summary screen

    Click Next to start installing the Windows system files.

  6. End of Installation screen

    Click Exit to exit the installer.

  7. If the installer displayed the "Warning: System Reboot Required" screen during installation, the installer now reboots your computer. If not, please reboot your computer before continuing.

5 Starting the Installer

To start the installer:

  1. Log in to the computer as a user who is a member of the Administrators group.

  2. Insert the disk:

    CD-ROM: Insert Oracle Application Server Disk 1.

    DVD-ROM: Insert the Oracle Application Server DVD-ROM.

  3. If your computer supports the auto run feature, the installer launches automatically.

    If your computer does not support the auto run feature, you have to start up the installer manually:

    CD-ROM: Double-click the setup.exe file.

    DVD-ROM: Double-click the setup.exe file located in the application_server directory.

    This launches Oracle Universal Installer, through which you can install Oracle Application Server.

6 Basic Installation

This section describes how to install Integrated Web Server, J2EE Server and Process Management using a basic installation. To install using a basic installation:

  1. Start up the installer. See Section 5, "Starting the Installer" for details.

  2. Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.3.0.0 screen

    Installation Directory: Enter the directory where you want install Oracle Application Server.

    Example: C:\product\10.1.3\OracleAS

    Basic Installation Mode: Select this option.

    Installation Type: You cannot change the installation type in a basic installation.

    Instance Name: The instance name identifies this Oracle Application Server instance. If you have more than one Oracle Application Server instance on the same host, the instances must have unique names.

    Example: appserver

    Administration Username: The administration username for Oracle Application Server instances is set to oc4jadmin and cannot be changed. To manage Oracle Application Server instances using Oracle Enterprise Manager, log in as the oc4jadmin user.

    Administration Password and Confirm Password: Enter the password for the oc4jadmin user.

    Example: welcome1

    Click Install.

  3. Configuration Assistants screen

    This screen displays the progress of configuration assistants, which configure Oracle Application Server components.

  4. End of Installation screen

    Click Exit to quit the installer.

7 Advanced Installation

This section describes how to install Integrated Web Server, J2EE Server and Process Management using an advanced installation. To install using an advanced installation:

  1. Start up the installer. See Section 5, "Starting the Installer" for details.

  2. Oracle Application Server 10g 10.1.3.0.0 screen

    Installation Directory: Enter the directory where you want install Oracle Application Server.

    Example: C:\product\10.1.3\OracleAS

    Advanced Installation Mode: Select this option.

    Click Next.

  3. Select Installation Type screen

    Integrated Web Server, J2EE Server and Process Management: Select this option.

    Click Next.

  4. Specify Port Configuration Options screen

    Select Automatic.

    Click Next.

  5. Administration Instance Settings screen

    Select Configure this as an Administration OC4J instance.

    Click Next.

  6. Administration Settings screen

    AS Instance Name: The instance name identifies this Oracle Application Server instance. If you have more than one Oracle Application Server instance on the same host, the instances must have unique names.

    Example: appserver

    Default OC4J Instance Administrator Account Username: The administration username for Oracle Application Server instances is set to oc4jadmin and cannot be changed. To manage Oracle Application Server instances using Oracle Enterprise Manager, log in as the oc4jadmin user.

    Administrator Account Password and Confirm Administrator Account Password: Enter the password for the oc4jadmin user.

    Example: welcome1

    OC4J Instance Name: The OC4J instance name identifies the default OC4J instance created by the installer.

    Example: home

    Click Next.

  7. Cluster Topology Configuration screen

    Deselect Configure this instance to be part of an Oracle Application Server cluster topology.

    Click Next.

  8. Summary screen

    Verify your selections and click Install. The installer now installs the files.

  9. Configuration Assistants screen

    This screen displays the progress of configuration assistants, which configure Oracle Application Server components.

  10. End of Installation screen

    Click Exit to quit the installer.

8 Accessing the Welcome Page

After installation, access the Oracle Application Server Welcome page to verify that the installation was successful. The URL for the Welcome page is:

http://hostname.domainname:http_port

You can locate the URL for accessing the Welcome Page on the End of Installation Screen text, which is stored in the following file:

ORACLE_HOME\install\readme.txt

The Welcome page provides links to these useful pages:

9 Additional Resources

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

Printed documentation is available for sale in the Oracle Store at http://oraclestore.oracle.com.

You can also contact your Oracle representative to purchase printed documentation.

To download free release notes, installation documentation, white papers, or other collateral, visit Oracle Technology Network (OTN). You must register online before using OTN; registration is free and can be done at http://www.oracle.com/technology/membership/.

If you already have a username and password for OTN, then you can go directly to the documentation section of OTN at http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation.

9.1 Oracle Support Services

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  • helpful Web sites

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  • Oracle Support Services news

With Oracle Product Support, you have round-the-clock access to OracleMetaLink, Oracle Support Services premier Web support offering. OracleMetaLink offers you access to installation assistance, product documentation, and a technical solution knowledge base.

It has technical forums, where you can post questions about your Oracle products and receive answers from Oracle Technical Support Analysts and other Oracle users. The questions and answers remain posted for the benefit of all users.

OracleMetaLink options include:

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You can access OracleMetaLink at http://metalink.oracle.com.

9.2 Version Updates

If you do not have a currently supported license, you can purchase the most recent version of an Oracle product from the Oracle Store at:

http://oraclestore.oracle.com

If you do have a currently supported license, you can place non-urgent requests for version update shipments through the iTAR feature on OracleMetaLink. You will need to log the iTAR type as a U.S. Client Relations/Non-Technical Request.

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  • contact information

  • platform

  • product name

  • shipping address

  • version number of the product

Outside the U.S.A., call your local Oracle Support Center.

9.3 Premium Services

For information on our Premium Services, including onsite support, OracleGOLD, remote services, and upgrade packages, visit the Support Web Center at http://www.oracle.com/support

or call your Support Sales Representative in the U.S.A at 1-800-833-3536.

9.4 Quick Reference

Resource Contact Information or Web Site
Purchase additional products, full-use licenses, version updates, and documentation in the U.S.A. http://oraclestore.oracle.com
Access technical resources for developers http://www.oracle.com/technology
Access installation documentation http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation
Access information about technical support http://www.oracle.com/support
Locate local Oracle Support Centers outside the U.S.A. http://www.oracle.com/support
Locate local Oracle offices outside the U.S.A http://www.oracle.com/global
Call Client Relations in the U.S.A 1-800-223-1711
Speak with your sales representative in the U.S.A. 1-800-ORACLE-1
TTY Access to technical support in the U.S.A. 1-800-446-2398