Running the Installation in the Console Mode

The chapter describes how to run the installation program in the console mode on the following platforms:

Windows

To Install Using the Console Mode

At the Welcome prompt, type Next (or n for short) or press Enter to continue with the installation process.

The BEA Systems License Agreement prompt is displayed (see Listing 4-2).

Listing 4-2 BEA Systems License Agreement

1.  LICENSE TERMS

a.  WebLogic SDK Use.  The terms of this Section 1(a) are applicable to you if you have registered as a WebLogic SDK customer. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, BEA grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to use WebLogic SDK solely for Development Use and Scale-Limited Personal Use for the number of users and/or developers and the number of CPU's,Servers and/or at the Sites, as specified at the time of registration. Third party software products or modules supplied by BEA, if any, may be used solely with the Software. All rights not specifically granted to you herein are retained by BEA.

b. WebLogic SDK Pro Use.  The terms of this Section 1(b) are applicable to you if you have registered as a WebLogic SDK Pro customer. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, BEA grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable,

Use above value or select another option:

    1 - Yes, I agree with the terms of the license

    2 - No, I do not agree with the terms of the license

Enter option number to select OR [Down][Exit][Previous]>1

Read the Agreement and indicate your acceptance or rejection of its terms by doing one of the following at the prompt:

Type 1 to indicate your acceptance of the terms of the license and proceed with the installation. To review the entire agreement, press Enter or type Down several times. Type Up and press Enter to scroll back through sections previously displayed.
Type 2 press Enter if you do not accept the terms of the license. If you type 2, the installation process terminates.

The Choose BEA Home Directory prompt is displayed.

Specify the BEA Home directory that will serve as the central support directory for all BEA products installed on the target system. For details about the BEA Home directory, Choosing a BEA Home Directory.
One of the following is displayed on your system:

Listing 4-3 Choosing the BEA Home Directory

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Choose BEA Home Directory:
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 ->1¦* Create a new BEA Home

   2¦C:\bea_ga

Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> 1

If BEA Home directories exist on your system, a list of the directories is displayed, as shown in the Listing 4-3 above:

To use an existing BEA Home directory, type the number associated with the desired BEA Home directory.
To create a new BEA Home directory, type 1 or press Enter.

If there are no BEA Home directories on your system, or you have selected to create a new BEA Home, the installation program displays the prompt as in Listing 4-4:

Listing 4-4 Create a BEA Home

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Choose BEA Home Directory:
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    "BEA Home" = [Enter new value or use default "C:\bea"]

Enter new BEA Home OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

Do one of the following:

To use the default BEA Home directory, type Next (or n for short), or press Enter.
To create a new BEA Home directory, enter the full path of the BEA Home directory, for example C:\beahome2. If you specify a directory that does not exist, the installation program creates it for you.

The installation program displays the BEA Home directory you have specified, as shown in Listing 4-5:

Listing 4-5 Accept BEA Home Directory

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Choose BEA Home Directory:
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"BEA Home" = [C:\bea1]

Use above value or select another option:

    1 - Enter new BEA Home

    2 - Change to default [C:\bea]

Enter option number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> Next

Press Enter to accept your selection. Otherwise, type 1 or 2 to return to the Choose BEA Home Directory panel, where you can modify your entry.

After you have selected your BEA Home directory and confirmed your selection, type Next or press Enter. One of the following occurs:

If you are adding components to an existing installation, the Choose Components to install panel is displayed. Go to step 5.
If you are performing an initial installation, the Choose Install Type (see Listing 4-6) prompt is displayed.

Listing 4-6 Choose the Install Type

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Choose Install Type:
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Select the type of installation you wish to perform.

->1¦Complete

    ¦  Install the following software components and examples:

    ¦ - WebLogic Server

    ¦ - Workshop for WebLogic Platform

    ¦ - AquaLogic Service Bus

   2¦Custom

    ¦  Choose software components to install and perform optional configuration.

Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> 2

Specify the type of installation you want to perform by entering the number associated with the install type, as shown in the Listing 4-6 above:

Type 1 or press Enter to choose a Complete installation type. Proceed to step 6.
Type 2 to choose a Custom installation type. The Choose Components to install prompt is displayed.

For more information about complete and custom installations, see Choosing the Type of Installation.

If you the choose the Custom type installation select the components you want to install. The available components are displayed as in:

Listing 4-7 Choose Components to Install

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Choose Components to install:
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Release 9.2.0.0

    +----WebLogic Server [1] v

    ¦    +----Server [1.1] v

    ¦    +----Server Examples [1.2] v

    ¦    +----Web Server Plug-Ins [1.3]

    +----Workshop for WebLogic Platform [2] v

    ¦    +----Workshop [2.1] v

    ¦    +----Workshop Examples [2.2] v

    +----AquaLogic Service Bus [3] v

         +----Service Bus Server [3.1] v

         +----Data Transformation Tools [3.2] v

         +----Service Bus Examples [3.3] v

Enter number exactly as it appears in brackets to toggle selection OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> 1.3

Note: In a Complete installation, only the Web Server Plug-ins are not selected; all other components are selected by default as indicated by the "x" (on UNIX systems) or "v" (on Windows systems) at the end of each line. Selected components will be installed on your system. If, however, you want Web Server Plug-ins installed on your system, you must manually enter "1.3". To deselect a component, type the numeric code for it on the command line, exactly as it is displayed within the brackets. For example, if you do not want to install the Server Examples, type 1.2 on the command line. Press enter. The screen displays the selected list (see Listing 4-8).

Listing 4-8 Selected Components

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Choose Components to install:
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    Release 9.2.0.0

    +----WebLogic Server [1] v

    ¦    +----Server [1.1] v

    ¦    +----Server Examples [1.2] v

    ¦    +----Web Server Plug-Ins [1.3] v

    +----Workshop for WebLogic Platform [2] v

    ¦    +----Workshop [2.1] v

    ¦    +----Workshop Examples [2.2] v

    +----AquaLogic Service Bus [3] v

         +----Service Bus Server [3.1] v

         +----Data Transformation Tools [3.2] v

         +----Service Bus Examples [3.3] v

Enter number exactly as it appears in brackets to toggle selection OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> Next

The word Installed is shown in brackets for any components you have already installed on your system.

When you select or deselect components to install, the installation program checks for dependencies between components and automatically modifies the list of selected components. For example, if you deselect the WebLogic Server component, the remaining components are also deselected, since they require WebLogic Server to run.

When you have selected the components, press Enter or type Next (or n for short). The Optional Tools prompt is displayed (see Listing 4-9)

Listing 4-9 Optional Tools

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Optional Tools

Do you want to install Mercury profiling tools (development

environment only)?

    1 - Yes, install Mercury profiling tools.

    2 - No, do not install.

Enter a number or [Exit][Previous][Next]> 1

Specify whether you want to install the Mercury profiling tools, as shown in the Listing 4-9 above.Do one of the following:

Type 1 if you want to install the Mercury profiling tools. In the Next panel you are prompted to read and accept the Mercury Tools license agreement.
Type 2 if you do not want to install the Mercury profiling tools. The Choose Product Directory prompt is displayed. Proceed to step 8.
For more information about the Mercury profiling tools, see BEA JRockit JDK.

Note:

This prompt is displayed only on platforms that support BEA JRockit

If you type 1 to install the Mercury Profiling tools read the License Agreement (see Listing 4-10) and indicate your acceptance or rejection of its terms. To review the entire agreement, press Enter or type Down several times. Type Up to scroll back through sections previously displayed.

Listing 4-10 View Mercury Profiling Tools License Agreement

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Mercury Tools License Agreement:

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MERCURY DIAGNOSTICS PROFILER SOFTWARE SHRINK-WRAP/CLICK-WRAP LICENSE AGREEMENT BY CLICKING "I AGREE" OR "YES" OR BY INSTALLING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE OF MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION, ITS AFFILIATES ("MERCURY") AND/OR OF ITS LICENSORS PROVIDED HEREUNDER THAT IS CURRENTLY KNOWN AS MERCURY DIAGNOSTICS PROFILER OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MERCURY MAY DESIGNATE ("SOFTWARE"),INCLUDING ANY "UPDATES" AND "DOCUMENTATION" THERETO (EACH AS DEFINED BELOW),YOU AS LICENSEE ("YOU") AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS MERCURY DIAGNOSTICS PROFILER SOFTWARE SHRINK-WRAP/CLICK-WRAP LICENSE AGREEMENT("AGREEMENT"). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE AND IMMEDIATELY RETURN OR DESTROY IT AND ALL COMMERCIALLY DISTRIBUTED DOCUMENTATION ACCOMPANYING THE SOFTWARE

("DOCUMENTATION")..

Mercury, or its licensors, owns all intellectual property rights, including patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and other proprietary rights, in and to the Software, Updates and Documentation. Your rights are limited to those expressly granted in this Agreement. Subject to Your compliance with the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement grants You a nontransferable and non-exclusive license to use, solely for Your internal business purposes in a pre-production, non-staging, non-mission critical development environment for diagnosing application performance problems, an object code version of the

Use above value or select another option:

    1 - Yes, I agree with the terms of the license

    2 - No, I do not agree with the terms of the license

Enter option number to select OR [Down][Exit][Previous]> 1

Do one of the following:

Type Down and press enter to read rest of the license agreement.
If you agree with the terms of the license agreement, type 1 at the prompt to proceed with the installation. The Choose Product Directory prompt is displayed.
If you do not agree with the terms of the license, you can either type p (to go to the previous page) to return to the Optional Tools panel where you can choose not to install the Mercury profiling tools, or you can type 2. If you type 2, the installation process terminates.

If you do not want to install Mercury Profiling tools or you accept the license agreement for Mercury Profiling tools the Choose Product Directory prompt is displayed (see Listing 4-11)

Listing 4-11 Choose Product Installation Directory

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Choose Product Installation Directories:

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BEA Home Directory: [C:\bea1]

Product Installation Directories:

   1¦Default Product Home: [C:\bea1\weblogic92]

   2¦Workshop for WebLogic Platform: [C:\bea1\workshop92]

Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>1

Specify the directory in which you want to install the software. You can accept the default product directory (bea_home\weblogic92) or create a new product directory.

If you are adding components to an existing installation, you are prompted to confirm the product installation directory.

If you specify a new directory, the installation program automatically creates it for you.

The following Listing 4-11 shows the choices displayed in this section:

Listing 4-12 Product Home for WebLogic Server

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Choose Product Installation Directories:

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"Default Product Home" = [Enter new value or use default

"C:\bea1\weblogic92"]

Enter new Default Product Home OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> C:\beahome25

To specify the directory for WebLogic Server do one of the following:

Press Enter or type Next (or n for short) to accept the current selection.
Enter the full path to the directory in which you want to install the software, and press Enter.

The installer asks you to confirm your selection.

Listing 4-13 Confirm Product Home

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Choose Product Installation Directories:

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"Default Product Home" = [C:\beaweblogic]

Use above value or select another option:

    1 - Enter new Default Product Home

    2 - Change to default [C:\bea1\weblogic92]

Enter option number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> Next

Verify your entry and type Next and press Enter to proceed with the installation. Otherwise, do one of the following:

Type 1 and press Enter to change the product installation directory for the WebLogic server.
Type 2 and press Enter to change accept the default directory

Modify your entry, confirm it. Type Next, Press Enter. Now the you have choose the directory for the Workshop for WebLogic.

Listing 4-14 Choose Product Home for Workshop for WebLogic

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Choose Product Installation Directories:

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BEA Home Directory: [C:\bea1]

Product Installation Directories:

   1¦Default Product Home: [C:\beaweblogic]

   2¦Workshop for WebLogic Platform: [C:\bea1\workshop92]

Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

To specify the location for Workshop for WebLogic do one of the following:

Enter 1 to accept the default directory for the Workshop for WebLogic.
Enter 2 to set the directory for the Workshop for WebLogic. The prompt to enter the directory name is displayed (see Listing 4-15)

Listing 4-15 Enter New Home for Workshop for WebLogic

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Choose Product Installation Directories:

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"Workshop for WebLogic Platform" = [Enter new value or use default

"C:\bea1\workshop92"]

Enter new Workshop for WebLogic Platform OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> C:\workshop

The installer asks you to confirm your entry (see Listing 4-16)

Listing 4-16 Confirm Home for Workshop for WebLogic

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Choose Product Installation Directories:

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"Workshop for WebLogic Platform" = [C:\workshop]

Use above value or select another option:

    1 - Enter new Workshop for WebLogic Platform

    2 - Change to default [C:\bea1\workshop92]

Enter option number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> Next

Verify your entry and type Next and press Enter to proceed with the installation. Otherwise, do one of the following:

Type 1 and press Enter to change the product installation directory for the WebLogic server.
Type 2 and press Enter to change accept the default directory

Modify your entry, confirm it. Type Next, Press Enter.

Enter your choice to confirm. Enter Next to go to install the Node Manager as a Windows service (see Listing 4-17)

Listing 4-17 Installing Node Manager as a Windows Service

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Install Node Manager as a Windows Service

    1 - Yes, install now.

    2 - No, do not install now. See product documentation for post-install
	registration of Node Manager as a Windows Service.

Enter a number or [Exit][Previous][Next]>

To install the node manager as a Windows service, do one of the following:

Enter 1 to install Node Manager as a Windows Service.
Enter 2 to defer the installation of the Node Manager.

If you choose to install Node Manager as a Windows Service you will be prompted to do one of the following:

At the prompt, enter the Node Manager Listen Port
Press Enter to accept the default (5556).

If the Listen Port number you specify is currently being used by a running application, the installation program prompts you to enter a different Node Manager Listen Port number. You are prompted to confirm your selection.

Note:

Node Manager is used to monitor, start, and stop server instances in a domain. See About Installing Node Manager as a Windows Service for more information.

Enter Next to set the location for the Shortcut.

The locations for Shortcut prompt is displayed (see Listing 4-18).

Listing 4-18 Location for the Shortcut

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Choose Shortcut Location:

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*The installer creates shortcuts to BEA components, samples, and tools. As

    *a user with administrative privileges, you can specify where these

    *shortcuts are created.

  ->1¦"All Users" Start Menu folder (recommended)

     ¦If a user without administrative privileges uses the BEA Configuration

     ¦Wizard in this installation to create domains, the user may have to

     ¦create Start Menu shortcuts manually. Refer to the documentation for

     ¦more information.

    2¦Local user's Start Menu folder

     ¦Select this option if you need to ensure that other profiles registered

     ¦on this machine will not have access to these shortcuts.

Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>1

Confirm your choice for the location of the shortcut (see Listing 4-19).

Listing 4-19 Confirm the Location for the Shortcut

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Choose Shortcut Location:

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*Are you sure you wish to create the shortcuts in the selected location?

    * *"All Users" Start Menu folder (recommended)

    *If a user without administrative privileges uses the BEA Configuration

    *Wizard in this installation to create domains, the user may have to create

    *Start Menu shortcuts manually. Refer to the documentation for more

	information.

 ->1¦Yes.

   2¦No, Go back to the previous screen and make another choice.

Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

Installation starts and you can see the progress of the installation at the prompt.

Note:

It is normal for the installation program to pause for a fairly long time, especially toward the end. The installation program is still working when this occurs.

When the installation is complete, the Installation Complete panel is displayed.

Press Enter or type Exit to exit the installation program.

UNIX

This section describes the installation using the console mode on the UNIX platforms. Following sections describe the installation using:

Installers with Filenames Ending in .bin

Installers with Filenames Ending in .jar

What's Next

By default, your BEA software uses the development license file installed in the BEA Home directory so that you can start using the product immediately.BEA recommends that you run the QuickStart application to familiarize yourself with the software, and execute the samples provided. For additional information, see ,

QuickStart is not invoked automatically for console-mode or silent-mode installations. You can launch QuickStart from the Start Menu (Windows) or from the command line (Windows and UNIX). For instructions, see Using QuickStart.

For specific information about your software release, see the appropriate release notes:

Installation Guide

Running the Installation in the Console Mode

Windows

To Install Using the Console Mode

UNIX

Installers with Filenames Ending in .bin

Installers with Filenames Ending in .jar

What's Next