Installing WebLogic Integration - Business Connect
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The following topics are provided for installing the WebLogic Integration - Business Connect server and client applications on computers with Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Use this procedure to install WebLogic Integration - Business Connect from the installation CD.
Note: If you plan to upgrade from an earlier version of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect, see Upgrading, before installing.
Before installing WebLogic Integration - Business Connect, see System Requirements, to ensure your hardware, software and communications are ready.
Optionally, we recommend that you create a Windows user ID and password to be used by all persons who work with WebLogic Integration - Business Connect. Use this user ID for all installation, configuration, maintenance or monitoring of the Administrator, Server and Tracker applications. See your systems administrator for information and assistance.
If the CD menu does not appear after you insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive, use Windows Explorer and double-click the install.bat
file in the windows
directory on the CD.
If you have purchased a license from BEA, provide the complete path to the license.xml
file you received when prompted. If you are evaluating the software, leave the path blank and click Next to continue. A a 30-day evaluation license will be created for you. See About the User License File.
You are also prompted to enter the fully qualified domain name or IP address of the computer where the Server application is installed. The Server application does not need to be running while you are installing the client.
When prompted to select an installation directory, be advised that you cannot use a directory name that includes blank spaces.
When you are prompted to click Install, a window appears that shows the progress of the installation. When the installation is completed, an installation summary window appears.
The installation process adds the WebLogic Integration - Business Connect program group to the Start menu. The icons are shown in the following table.
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There also are icons for opening the PDF file for Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect and the help systems for Administrator and Tracker.
If you are installing the application as an upgrade of an earlier version, Windows might display the incorrect application icons on the Start menu. Windows caches the icons from the previously installed application. This situation does not affect the application or impair performance in any way. But if you encounter this and want to remedy it, follow these steps to clear the cache so Windows uses the new icons.
Running WebLogic Integration - Business Connect as a service in Windows NT or Windows 2000 provides the following functionality:
Note: While the Server application is set up as an Windows service, you should not start the application from the Start menu.
The following topics are provided for using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect as a Windows service.
Use this procedure to install the ECEngine utility to enable you to configure WebLogic Integration - Business Connect as a service in Windows NT or Windows 2000.
Use this procedure to configure WebLogic Integration - Business Connect as a service in Windows NT.
Administrator
, or select it from the list (click the More button to see the list). Type the Administrator's password in the fields.Note: Make sure the Interact with the desktop option is not selected.
You can now start the Server application. If at some time Windows NT stops and is restarted, Server is also restarted and runs in the background. You also can reboot the Windows NT server to have the Server application run in the background.
Note: The WebLogic Integration - Business Connect Windows NT service is set to Automatic mode as the default. If you want to start and stop the application manually, you should change the mode to Manual in the Windows NT Services panel. For more information see Changing the NT Service Start-Up Options.
Use this procedure to configure WebLogic Integration - Business Connect as a service in Windows 2000.
After you have installed WebLogic Integration - Business Connect as a service on Windows NT or Windows 2000, the Server application starts every time you reboot the computer or after every system outage.
Because WebLogic Integration - Business Connect runs in the background, the Server Display window does not display as when you start the Server application from the Start menu. To view transactions and other events as the system writes them to the console log, open the View Server Log tool.
Note: You can stop the Server application in the current Windows session by selecting Programs
Use this procedure to remove WebLogic Integration - Business Connect from the list of services in Windows NT or Windows 2000.
The WebLogic Integration - Business Connect installation process installs the application as a service with an automatic start-up option. This means that the service is automatically started during Windows NT initialization. You can change this option if necessary.
Note: Make sure the Interact with the desktop option is not selected. This option is located at Start
After you have successfully installed WebLogic Integration - Business Connect, Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect provides the information you need to configure the application.
To view a PDF version of Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect, choose Start
Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect is also available on the BEA corporate Web site at the following URL:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13215_01/wlibc/docs81/admin/index.html
Use this procedure to remove WebLogic Integration - Business Connect from your Windows computer using the installation CD.
Note: To uninstall WebLogic Integration - Business Connect manually, delete the WebLogic Integration - Business Connect installation directory and the Start Programs menu shortcuts.
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