Getting Started

 

This section describes what you need to know before you install and run BEA WebLogic Process Integrator. This topic includes the following sections:

• Checking Your Package

• Downloading the Software

• WebLogic Process Integrator Components

• Installation Prerequisites

 

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Checking Your Package

If you purchased WebLogic Process Integrator from your local sales representative, you will find the following items in the WebLogic Process Integrator product package:

• Software CD

  The software CD contains the following BEA WebLogic Process Integrator components:

  • BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Server

  • BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Studio

  • BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Worklist

• Documentation CD

  The documentation CD contains the following documents:

  • Installing and Configuring BEA WebLogic Process Integrator (this document)

  • Learning to Use BEA WebLogic Process Integrator

  • Using the BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Studio

  • Using the BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Worklist

  • BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Javadoc

  • Programming BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Client Applications

• Printed Documentation

  • Installing and Configuring BEA WebLogic Process Integrator (this document)

  • BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Release Notes

 

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Downloading the Software

You can download BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Process Integrator for a 30-day evaluation from the BEA Web site at: http://commerce.bea.com/downloads/weblogic_server.jsp.

Information about purchasing licenses for BEA products can be found at http://www.beasys.com/buy.

 

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WebLogic Process Integrator Components

BEA WebLogic Process Integrator is made up of the following components:

• BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Server

• BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Studio

• BEA WebLogic Process Integrator Worklist

The WebLogic Process Integrator server must be installed on a system hosting WebLogic Server. The WebLogic Process Integrator client applications, Studio and Worklist, can be installed on the same system or on another system that can connect to the WebLogic Process Integrator server over the network.

If you are installing WebLogic Process Integrator in a clustered environment, you will most likely need to install only the server on each of the clustered machines.

 

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Installation Prerequisites

Before you install the components included on the BEA WebLogic Process Integrator software CD, make sure your system meets the requirements. This section provides lists of the hardware and software requirements that are both specific to individual platforms and applicable to all platforms.

Platform-Specific Requirements

The following table lists the required operating system and processor requirements.

Table 1-1 Platform-Specific Requirements

Platform	Processor	Operating System	With
Windows	Intel Pentium II or better	Windows NT 4.0	Service Pack 6 or later
		Windows 2000 Professional
UNIX	Ultrasparc	Solaris 2.7 (from Sun Microsystems)	System patches recommended by Sun Microsystems
	PA-RISC, 100 MHz or higher	HP-UX 11.0 (from HP)

 

General Requirements

The following items are required for all platforms, except as noted:

• Minimum of 256 MB of RAM

• 100 MB of free disk space

• Network connection

• Access to a CD reader (required only if you obtain BEA WebLogic Process Integrator from the product software CD rather than from the BEA Web site).

• Web browser

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or above

  • Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above

    On UNIX, install Netscape in its default installation directory. If you have installed Netscape in an alternate directory, you will need to modify the WebLogic Process Integrator client startup script. For information on this file, see Updating Client Settings.

• BEA WebLogic Process Integrator installation software and a valid BEA WebLogic Process Integrator license. (The installation software is available on CD or can be downloaded from the BEA Web site.)

• BEA WebLogic Server

  You must install the full version of BEA WebLogic Server 6.0 Service Pack 2—Server with Examples—before you can install WebLogic Process Integrator 2.0.

  Users should have a solid understanding of WebLogic Server 6.0 Service Pack 2 configuration and the WebLogic Server Administration Console. For detailed information, see http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs60.

• EJB 2.0 Upgrade for WebLogic Server 6.0 Service Pack 2

  This is available at the following BEA WebLogic Server download site:

  http://commerce.bea.com/downloads/weblogic_server.jsp

  Copy the EJB20.jar file into the WebLogic_Server_Home/lib directory.

• Java 2 SDK

  WebLogic Server 6.0 Service Pack 2 requires Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v1.3. The WebLogic Server 6.0 Service Pack 2 distribution includes the required JDK.

  Add the JDK to your PATH variable by entering one of the following commands at a command prompt:

  • On a Windows system:
    set PATH=.\jdk130\bin:path

  • On a UNIX system:
    set PATH=./jdk130/bin:path

• One of the following supported databases:

  • Cloudscape 3.5.1

    Cloudscape is bundled with WebLogic Server 6.0 Service Pack 2, and is automatically installed if you select the Samples option when installing WebLogic Server 6.0. The Cloudscape program files are contained in the samples/eval/cloudscape directory of the WebLogic Server installation.

  • Sybase System 11.9.2

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or 7.0 Service Pack 3

  • Oracle

    WebLogic Server 6.0 Service Pack 2 is certified for use with Oracle 8.1.6.

    BEA WebLogic Process Integrator must have access to a database server that is installed on the local network. You must also have a database server account with sufficient privileges to create a database with tables.

• JDBC driver for your database server:

  • Cloudscape
    The Cloudscape driver is bundled with your BEA WebLogic Server distribution; the weblogic.jar file contains the class files.

  • Sybase
    The jConnect Type-4 driver from Sybase is bundled with your BEA WebLogic Server distribution; the weblogic.jar file contains the class files.

  • Microsoft SQL Server
    WebLogic jDriver for SQL Server, a Type-4 driver that provides connectivity to the Microsoft SQL Server, is bundled with your BEA WebLogic Server distribution; the weblogic.jar file contains the class files.

  • Oracle
    The Oracle thin driver, the Type 4 driver, is bundled with your BEA WebLogic Server distribution; the weblogic.jar file contains the class files.

    Information about the WebLogic jDrivers for WebLogic Server 6.0 Service Pack 2 can be found at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs60/jdrivers.html.

    For additional information about the Oracle and Sybase JDBC drivers, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs60/jdbc/thirdparty.html.

Clustered Environment Requirements

WebLogic Process Integrator 2.0 supports clustering. If you are installing WebLogic Process Integrator on multiple machines in a cluster, your environment must meet the following prerequisites:

• All machines in the cluster must be running the same version of WebLogic Server: WebLogic Server 6.0 Service Pack 2.

• You must install the same version of WebLogic Process Integrator—WebLogic Process Integrator 2.0—on all of the machines in the cluster.

• All machines must have access to the same database server, as described in General Requirements.

Procedures for setting up the cluster after you have installed WebLogic Process Integrator are given in Configuring WebLogic Process Integrator to Run in a Clustered Environment.