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Installing WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server

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Starting the Installation Program

The following sections describe how to start the installation program on Windows and UNIX platforms:

 

Before You Begin

Before you install the software, review the following information:

 

Starting the Installation Program on Windows Platforms

The following sections describe how to start the installation program on a Windows platform:

Note: If you are installing the software on a Windows system that supports more than one monitor, you must disable all but one monitor before starting the installation program.

Starting in Graphical Mode

To start a graphical-mode installation process on a Windows platform:

  1. Log in to the Windows system.
  2. Complete the appropriate procedure in the following table.

    3. If you are installing from . . .
    Perform the following action . . .
    Web download
    Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the installation program.
    CD-ROM
    1. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
    2. If the installation program does not start automatically, open Windows Explorer and double-click the CD-ROM icon.
    3. Navigate to the folder for the Windows installation.

  3. Double-click the BEA installation program for WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server:

    4. rfid_enterprise200_win32.exe

  4. Proceed to Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode.

Starting in Console Mode

To start a console-mode installation process on a Windows platform:

  1. Log in to the Windows system.
  2. Complete the appropriate procedure in the following table.

    3. If you are installing from . . .
    Perform the following action . . .
    Web download
    1. Open an MS-DOS command prompt window.
    2. Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
    CD-ROM
    1. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the graphical-mode version of the installation program starts automatically, exit the program.
    2. Open an MS-DOS command prompt window.
    3. Go to the directory on the CD that contains the Windows installation program.

  3. Enter the following command to start the BEA installation program for WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server in console mode:
    4. > rfid_enterprise200_win32.exe -mode=console
    Note: You can also include the -log=full_path_to_log_file option on the command line to create a verbose installation log. For example:
    Note: rfid_enterprise_win32.exe -mode=console -log=C:\logs\server_install.log
    Note: For more information, see Generating a Verbose Installation Log.
  4. Proceed to Running the Installation Program in Console Mode.

 

Starting the Installation Program on Linux and Other UNIX Platforms

The following sections describe how to start the installation program on UNIX platforms using filenames that end in .bin:

Starting the .bin Installation Program in Graphical Mode

In the following procedure, filename.bin is the name of the installation program specific to your platform, for example, rfid_enterprise200_linux32.bin.

To start a graphical-mode installation process for installation files with names ending in .bin:

  1. Log in to the UNIX system.
  2. Complete the appropriate procedure from the following table.

    3. If you are installing from . . .
    Perform the following action . . .
    Web download
    Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
    CD-ROM
    1. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
    2. Navigate to the directory on the CD that contains the installation program for your platform.

  3. If the file is not executable, change its permissions; for example:
    4. # chmod a+x filename.bin
  4. Launch the BEA installation program for WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server:

    5. # ./filename.bin

    Note: You can also include the -log=full_path_to_log_file option in the command line to create a verbose installation log. For example:
    Note: # ./rfid_enterprise200_linux32.bin -log=/home/logs/BEA_install.log
    Note: See Generating a Verbose Installation Log.
  5. Proceed to Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode.

Starting the .bin Installation Program in Console Mode

In the following procedure, filename.bin is the name of the installation program specific to your platform, for example, rfid_enterprise200_linux32.bin.

To start a console-mode installation process for installation files with names ending in .bin:

  1. Log in to the UNIX system.
  2. Complete the appropriate procedure from the following table.

    3. If you are installing from . . .
    Perform the following action . . .
    Web download
    Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
    CD-ROM
    1. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
    2. Navigate to the directory on the CD that contains the installation program for your platform.

  3. If the file is not executable, change its permissions; for example:
    4. # chmod a+x filename.bin
  4. Launch the BEA installation program for WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server:
    5. # ./filename.bin -mode=console
    Note: You can also include the -log=full_path_to_log_file option in the command line to create a verbose installation log. For example:
    Note: # rfid_enterprise200_linux32.bin -mode=console -log=/home/logs/BEA_install.log
    Note: See Generating a Verbose Installation Log.
  5. Proceed to Running the Installation Program in Console Mode.

 

What's Next?

See one of the following, depending on your selected installation mode:


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