Installation Overview

 

This section lists the contents of the BEA WebLogic Collaborate^TM 1.0.1 package and summarizes the installation steps. It includes the following topics:

• Your Software Package

• Platform Support

• Installation Steps

• Installing Your Software License

 

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Your Software Package

The BEA WebLogic Collaborate 1.0.1 software is available for downloading from the BEA Web site and from the software CD ROM delivered in the product package.

WebLogic Collaborate Product Package

The product package contains the following components:

• WebLogic Collaborate software CD

  The software CD includes the BEA WebLogic Process Integrator and the Apache XML Server software.

• WebLogic Collaborate documentation CD

  The documentation CD contains the following documents:

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate Installation Guide (this document)

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate Getting Started

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate C-Hub Administration Guide

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate C-Enabler Administration Guide

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate Developer Guide

  • BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Studio User Guide

  • BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Worklist User Guide

  • BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Tutorial

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate Glossary

  • Javadoc

    The Javadoc for the WebLogic Collaborate API is automatically installed as part of the WebLogic Collaborate installation at the following location:

    %WLC_HOME%\classdocs

    WLC_HOME represents the environment variable that is set to the WebLogic Collaborate root directory on your system.

    To read the Javadoc, open the index.html start page in the root directory in a web browser.

    You do not need to install the BEA WebLogic Collaborate online documentation CD. You can either browse the contents of the CD directly, or copy the contents onto your hard drive and then browse the local copy. The top-level HTML file, from which you can start browsing, is named index.htm. It is located in the docs/wlc/v1_0_1 directory.

• Hardcopy documentation:

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate Installation Guide (this document)

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate Release Notes

• You will receive a license by email when you purchase the WebLogic Collaborate software. The license is valid for the WebLogic Collaborate, WebLogic Process Integrator, and Apache XML Server software. For more information about installing the WebLogic Collaborate software license, see the section Installing Your Software License.

WebLogic Collaborate Web Distribution

WebLogic Collaborate is available as a downloadable distribution for both Windows and UNIX systems from the BEA Web site. It contains the following components:

• Installation script for your Windows or UNIX system

  The WebLogic Collaborate installation includes installation of the BEA WebLogic Process Integrator and the Apache XML Server software.

• Evaluation license included in the installed evaluation software

• Documentation:

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate Installation Guide (this document)

  • BEA WebLogic Collaborate Release Notes

    Note: You can access the complete WebLogic Collaborate documentation set at the following URL:

    http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13208_01/wlcollab/v1_0_1/index.htm

 

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Platform Support

WebLogic Collaborate is available on the following platforms.

Platform	Version
Microsoft Windows NT	4.0 with Service Pack 5 or later
Microsoft Windows	2000
Sun Solaris	2.7
IBM AIX	4.3.3
Hewlett-Packard HP-UX	11.0

 

For current information about platform support, see BEA WebLogic® Collaborate Supported Product Information at the following URL:

http://www.bea.com/products/weblogic/collaborate/platforms.shtml

 

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Installation Steps

To install the WebLogic Collaborate software, complete the following steps:

1. Make sure your machine has the required hardware and software configuration.

2. Install the WebLogic Collaborate software and license.

3. Run the installation verification sample application.

To install the WebLogic Collaborate software and run the installation verification, follow the instructions provided for your operating system.

Windows	See WebLogic Collaborate Installation on Windows Systems.
UNIX	See WebLogic Collaborate Installation on UNIX Systems.

 

 

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Installing Your Software License

Your WebLogic Collaborate distribution requires a valid license to run. The WebLogic Collaborate license is valid for the entire WebLogic Collaborate distribution, including the WebLogic Process Integrator and Apache Software Foundation software.

If you download WebLogic Collaborate from the BEA Web site, an evaluation license is automatically generated and merged into your existing license file. If you purchase WebLogic Collaborate on a CD, you will receive a license by email from BEA.

To modify your existing license after you install the WebLogic Collaborate software:

1. Execute the setEnv script in the root directory in which you installed the WebLogic Collaborate 1.0.1 software.

2. Copy the new license file into the BEA home directory on your machine.

3. Change to the BEA home directory.

4. To merge the new license file into your existing license, enter the following command, where new_license represents the name of the license file you received from BEA:

   UpdateLicense new_license