Installation Guide

Preparing for Your Installation

Installation Overview

WebLogic Express Support

Installation Modes

Installable Product Components

WebLogic Server

AquaLogic Service Bus

BEA JRockit JDK

BEA JRockit Mission Control

Mercury Profiling Tools

Product Distribution Methods

Web Distribution

CD-ROM Distribution

Installation Prerequisites

System Requirements

Temporary Disk Space Requirements

Administrator Privileges

Licensing

Selecting Directories for Your Installation

Choosing a BEA Home Directory

Understanding the Functions of the BEA Home Directory

Creating Multiple BEA Home Directories

Choosing a Product Installation Directory

Choosing the Type of Installation

Complete Installation

Custom Installation

About Installing Node Manager as a Windows Service

Additional Considerations for Node Manager Installation

Generating a Verbose Installation Log

Syntax

Where to Find Upgrade Information

Starting the Installation Program

Before You Start

Starting the Installation Program on Windows Platforms

Starting in Graphical Mode

Starting in Console Mode

Starting in Silent Mode

Starting the Installation Program on UNIX Platforms

Using Installers with Filenames Ending in .bin

Starting Graphical-Mode Installation

Starting Console-Mode Installation

Starting Silent-Mode Installation

Using Installers with Filenames Ending in .jar

Starting Graphical-Mode Installation

Starting Console-Mode Installation

Starting Silent-Mode Installation

What's Next?

Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode

Running the Installation Program

What's Next?

Running the Installation Program in Console Mode

Running Console-Mode Installation

What's Next?

Running the Installation Program in Silent Mode

What Is Silent-Mode Installation?

Using Silent-Mode Installation: Main Steps

Important Considerations for Silent-Mode Installation

Creating a silent.xml File for Silent-Mode Installation

Guidelines for Component Selection

Sample silent.xml File for Silent-Mode Installation

Returning Exit Codes to the Console

What's Next?

Installing and Updating License Files

About BEA Product Licenses

Updating Your license.bea File

Important Considerations for Updating Your license.bea File

Updating license.bea Using the UpdateLicense Utility

Upgrading Licenses from Previous Software Releases

Installing Licenses for Use with Promotional CD Distributions

Post-Installation Information

Using QuickStart

Determining Which JDK Version You Are Using

Understanding the Windows Shortcuts

Understanding the Product Directory Structure

Uninstalling the Software

About the Uninstallation Program

Uninstalling Your Software in Graphical Mode

Uninstalling Your Software in Console Mode

Uninstalling Your Software in Silent Mode

Reinstalling Your Software