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WebLogic Enterprise Installation Guide

 

This document explains how to install the BEA WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 software components, and is organized into the following parts:

 

Before You Install

 

Preparing to Install the WebLogic Enterprise Software

Checking the WebLogic Enterprise Product Boxes

WebLogic Enterprise CDs #1 and #2 Software Components

Hardware and Software Prerequisites for the WebLogic Enterprise Software

For UNIX Systems

For Windows Systems

Overview of Upgrade Considerations

Managing Files and Databases

Assigning File Ownership on UNIX Systems

Allocating Disk Space

The WebLogic Enterprise System Disk Management Interface

Arranging for Raw Disk Space

How the WebLogic Enterprise File System Is Organized

Space for Queue Spaces (If You Are Using /Q)

Space for Application Servers

Space for Stateful Session Bean Storage

Selecting Directories for the WebLogic Enterprise Files

For All Platforms

For All Server Platforms Supporting the BEA Administration Console

Selecting an Administrative Password

Configuring the WebLogic Enterprise System for Windows 2000 or NT

Configuring the UNIX Operating System for the WebLogic Enterprise Software

Semaphores

Message Queues and Messages

Shared Memory

Other Kernel Tuning Parameters

Calculating IPC Requirements

 

T-Engine Installation

 

WebLogic Enterprise T-Engine Installation on Windows Systems

Platforms Supported

If You Are Upgrading from a Previous Release

Starting with a Clean System

Installing the WebLogic Enterprise Software on Microsoft Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 Systems

Preinstallation Considerations

Backing Up Files

Stopping WebLogic Enterprise or BEA Tuxedo Applications and Related Services

Checking That Your Account Has Administrator Privilege

Microsoft Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 Installation Procedure

Setting Microsoft Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 Environment Variables

Installing the Product License After You Install the WebLogic Enterprise Software

Running Simpapp to Verify the WebLogic Enterprise CORBA ++ Software Installation on Microsoft Windows 2000 or NT 4.0

Running Simpapp to Verify the WebLogic Enterprise CORBA Java Software Installation on Microsoft Windows 2000 or NT 4.0

Running a Basic EJB Sample to Verify the WebLogic Enterprise J2EE Software Installation

Installing the WebLogic Enterprise Software on Microsoft Windows 98 and 95 Systems

Removing (Uninstalling) the WebLogic Enterprise Software from Your System

 

WebLogic Enterprise T-Engine Installation on UNIX Systems

Platforms Supported

Installing the WebLogic Enterprise Software on UNIX Systems

Preinstallation Considerations

Backing Up Files

Stopping WebLogic Enterprise or BEA Tuxedo Applications and Related Services

Checking That Your Account Has the Required Privileges

UNIX Installation Procedure

Installing the T-Engine Product License After You Install the WebLogic Enterprise Software

If you Installed WebLogic Enterprise on Solaris

Running Simpapp to Verify the WebLogic Enterprise CORBA C++ Software Installation

Running Simpapp to Verify the WebLogic Enterprise CORBA Java Software Installation

Running a Basic EJB Sample to Verify the WebLogic Enterprise J2EE Software Installation

Removing (Uninstalling) the WebLogic Enterprise Software from Your System

 

WebLogic Enterprise T-Engine Postinstallation Considerations

Configuring the WebLogic Enterprise System for Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0

Accessing the Control Panel Applet

Accessing Machines on a Network

Modifying Environment Variables

Directing WebLogic Enterprise Messages to the Windows Event Log

Configuring tlisten Processes to Start Automatically

Maximizing System Performance

Setting Up Your Environment on UNIX Systems

Editing a UBBCONFIG File

Verifying IPC Requirements

Creating the Universal Device List and TLOG

Creating the UDL

Creating the TLOG

Starting the tlisten Process on UNIX Systems

Running buildtms and buildXAJS for WebLogic Enterprise Applications That Use XA Resource Managers

Using the TYPE Parameter in the UBBCONFIG File

Internet Browser Requirements

 

BEA Administration Console Startup

System Requirements

Platforms Supported

Hardware Requirements

Operating System Requirements

Browser Requirements

Setting Up Your Environment

Starting tuxwsvr

Starting wlisten

Starting the BEA Administration Console

 

WebLogic Enterprise T-Engine Platform Data Sheets

Supported Platforms

Compaq Tru64 UNIX on Alpha Systems

Available BEA WebLogic Enterprise Version 5.1 Packages

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Network Requirements

Disk Space Requirements

Mounting and Unmounting the CD

Tuning Parameters

HP-UX Version 11.0 (32-bit) on HP 9000 Series

WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 Components

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Network Requirements

Disk Space Requirements

Mounting and Unmounting the CD

Tuning Parameters

IBM AIX 4.3.3

Available BEA WebLogic Enterprise Version 5.1 Packages

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Network Requirements

Disk Space Requirements

Mounting and Unmounting the CD

Tuning Parameters

Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 (SP5) on Intel

BEA WebLogic Enterprise Version 5.1 Components

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Network Requirements

Disk Space Requirements

Tuning Parameters

Microsoft Windows 98 and 95

Available BEA WebLogic Enterprise Version 5.1 Packages

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Network Requirements

Disk Space Requirements

SCO UnixWare 7.1.1

Available BEA WebLogic Enterprise Version 5.1 Packages

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Network Requirements

Disk Space Requirements

Mounting and Unmounting the CD

Tuning Parameters

Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 (32-Bit) SPARC

Available BEA WebLogic Enterprise Version 5.1 Packages

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Network Requirements

Disk Space Requirements

Mounting and Unmounting the CD

Tuning Parameters

 

J-Engine Installation

 

Overview of Installing WebLogic Server 5.1

What's New in WebLogic Server, Version 5.1

Checking Your Package

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Upgrading from an Earlier Release of WebLogic Server

Important Notes

Steps to Take Before Installation

Steps to Take After Installation

Installing WebLogic Server on Your Platform

 

Installing WebLogic Server Using the InstallShield Distribution (Windows NT)

Uninstalling a Previous Release

Running the InstallShield Program

Next Steps

 

Installing WebLogic Server from a Zip Archive (UNIX, Windows NT)

Overview

Installing on Windows NT Using the Zip Archive

Upgrading from a Previous Release

Installing from the Zip Archive

Next Steps

 

Setting Up and Starting WebLogic Server 5.1

Installing a JDK

Native Versus Green Threads

Hot Spot

Setting the Environment

Setting the System PATH

Setting the Classpath

Upgrading from a Previous Release

Setting your Java System Classpath

Setting your WebLogic Classpath

Microsoft SDK for Java (JView)

Starting WebLogic Server Statically

Cloudscape DBMS

Setting up the Java Security Manager for Java 2

Modifying the weblogic.policy File for General Use

Modifying the weblogic.policy File for Third-party or User-written Classes

Installing a WebLogic License

Evaluation Licenses

Other Licenses

Updating a License

Upgrading Licenses from a Previous Release

Starting WebLogic Server on Windows NT

Start Menu

NT Service

Windows Convenience Programs

Starting WebLogic Server from the Command Line

Important Note Regarding WebLogic RMI over IIOP

Requirements for Starting WebLogic Server

Command-line Examples

JDK 1.1.x Example

JDK 1.2 (Java 2) Example

Jview Example

Additional Options

Starting WebLogic Enterprise Connectivity

Starting WebLogic Server from the WebLogic Console

Starting WebLogic Server Using Scripts

Next Steps

Set Up Your Development Environment

Install JDBC Drivers for Use with WebLogic Server

Oracle

Informix

Microsoft SQL Server

Sybase

Other Documentation

 

Installing WebLogic jDriver for Oracle

Overview

Other JDBC Drivers

Installation Steps

Editing an Entry to the XML License File

Setting Your Path and Client Libraries

JDBC 2.0

Platform Considerations

Directory to Put in Your System PATH

Windows NT

Solaris

IBM AIX

HP-UX 11

SGI IRIX

Siemens MIPS

Compaq Tru64 UNIX

Note for Microsoft SDK for Java (Jview) Users

Checking Connections to the Oracle Database

Setting Up a Connection Pool

Configuring a Connection Pool with WebLogic Server

Using the Connection Pool in Your Application

Using IDEs or Debuggers with WebLogic jDrivers

Next Step

 

Encryption Package Installation

 

WebLogic Enterprise Encryption Package Installation on Windows Systems

Before You Install

Installing a WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 Encryption Package Product to Support WebLogic Enterprise Connectivity

Confirming That the WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 Software Has Been Installed

LDAP Information Required During the Installation

Before Re-installation, Backup LDAP Files

Stopping WebLogic Enterprise or BEA Tuxedo Applications and Related Services

Check That Your Account Has Administrator Privileges

Platforms Supported

Installing the WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 Encryption Package on Microsoft Windows Systems

Microsoft Windows Installation Procedure

Removing (Uninstalling) the WebLogic Enterprise Encryption Package from Your System

 

WebLogic Enterprise Encryption Package Installation on UNIX Systems

Before You Install

Installing a WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 Encryption Package Product to Support WebLogic Enterprise Connectivity

Confirming That the WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 Software Has Been Installed

Environment Variables

LDAP Information Required During the Installation

Before Re-installation, Back Up LDAP Files

Stopping WebLogic Enterprise or BEA Tuxedo Applications and Related Services

Checking That Your Account Has Administrator Privileges

Platforms Supported

Installing WebLogic Enterprise Encryption Package on UNIX Systems

UNIX Installation Procedure

Removing (Uninstalling) the WebLogic Enterprise Encryption Package Software from Your System

 

BEA Jolt Installation

 

Preparing to Install BEA Jolt

What's New in Jolt

What's Changed in Jolt

System Requirements

WebLogic Enterprise

Web Servers Supported

Supported Platforms for Jolt Server

Client Support

Jolt Client Requirements

Jolt Client Class Library

Release Migration/Interoperability

Jolt ASP Connectivity for BEA Tuxedo

Requirements

Installation Instructions

Preinstallation Checklist

 

Installing BEA Jolt

Microsoft Windows NT Installation Instructions

UNIX System Installation Instructions

Invoking the UNIX Installation Script

Unix/Linux System Installation Script

Licensing Jolt for WebLogic Enterprise 5.1

UNIX Licensing Instructions

NT Licensing Instructions

 

Configuring the BEA Jolt System

Quick Configuration

Configure Jolt on BEA Tuxedo

Edit the UBBCONFIG file

Configure the Jolt Repository

Initialize Services Using BEA Tuxedo and the Repository Editor

Log on to the Repository Editor

Exit the Repository Editor

Configure the BEA Tuxedo TMUSREVT Server for Event Subscription

Configure Jolt Relay

Jolt Background Information

Jolt Server

Starting the JSL

Shutting Down the JSL

Restarting the JSL

Configuring the JSL

JSL Command-Line Options

Security and Encryption

Jolt Relay

Jolt Relay Failover

Jolt Client to JRLY Connection Failover

JRLY to JRAD Adapter Connection Failover

Jolt Relay Process

Starting the JRLY on UNIX

JRLY Command-Line Options for NT

JRLY Command-Line Option for UNIX

JRLY Configuration File

Jolt Relay Adapter

JRAD Configuration

Network Address Configurations

Jolt Repository

Configuring the Jolt Repository

GROUPS Section

SERVERS Section

Repository File

Initializing Services Using BEA Tuxedo and the Repository Editor

Event Subscription

Configuring for Event Subscription

Filtering BEA Tuxedo FML or VIEW Buffers

BEA Tuxedo Background Information

Configuration File

The UBBCONFIG File

Parameters Associated With RESTART

Entering Parameters

Sample Applications in Jolt Online Resources

 

Post Installation Considerations for BEA Jolt

Installing JRLY After Normal Installation

Installing JRLY on UNIX

Installing JRLY on NT

Uninstalling Jolt

Uninstalling Jolt From NT

Uninstalling Jolt From UNIX