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Installing WebLogic Server Using Console-Mode Installation
The following sections describe how to install WebLogic Server using console-mode installation:
Before you start the WebLogic Server installation, please review the following information:
Starting Console-Mode Installation on Windows Systems
To start the installation in console mode on a Windows system, follow these steps:
weblogicXXX_win32.exe -mode=console
Starting Console-Mode Installation on UNIX Systems
The WebLogic Server installation program for some UNIX platforms includes JVM options bundled in the installation program (filenames ending in .bin). The WebLogic Server installation program uses the bundled JVM to install WebLogic Server and then installs the JVM for use with WebLogic Server. For other UNIX platforms, the WebLogic Server installation program does not include a JVM in the installation program (filenames ending in .jar). To run these installation programs, you must first include the bin directory of a supported JVM installed on your system at the beginning of your PATH variable definition.
Starting Console-Mode Installation for .bin Installation Files
To start the console-mode installation process for installation files ending in .bin, follow these steps:
chmod a+x filename.bin
./filename.bin -mode=console
Starting Console-Mode Installation for .jar Installation Files
To start the console-mode installation process for installation files ending in .jar, follow these steps:
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH
java -jar filename.jar -mode=console
Running Console-Mode Installation
The console mode installer displays a series of text panels that correspond to the windows in the graphical installer. To complete the console-mode installation process, respond to the prompts in each panel by entering the number associated with your choice or by pressing Enter to accept the default. To exit the installation process, enter exit in response to any prompt. To review or change your selection or to go back to a previous panel, enter previous at the prompt.
Note: The sample console text and directory pathnames in this section use UNIX conventions (forward slashes) in pathnames, for example, /home1/bea/weblogicXXX. When entering pathnames on a Windows system, use the Windows convention (backslashes) for pathnames, for example c:\bea\weblogicXXX.
The following procedure steps you through the installation program. Use this procedure after you have started the installation program in console mode as described in the previous sections.
The installation program displays the following text:
Choose BEA Home Directory:
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BEA Home = [/home/bea]
Input new BEA Home Directory OR [Exit][Previous][Next]> /nfs/homes/dcabelus/bea_load10
Whether you accept the default BEA Home directory or choose to create a new BEA Home directory, you are prompted to confirm your selection, as shown in the following sample:
*BEA Home Choice:
->1¦ Yes, Use this BEA home directory [/home/bea]
2¦ No, return to BEA home directory selection
Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>
On the command line, type 1 or press Enter to accept your selection. Otherwise, type 2 to return to the Choose BEA Home Directory panel where you can modify your entry.
After you have selected your BEA Home directory and confirmed your selection, the Choose Install Type panel is displayed.
Choose Install Type:
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->1|Typical Installation
|Install all software components, including program files and examples.
2|Custom Installation
|Choose software components to install and optionally create custom application domains. Recommended for advanced
|users.
Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>
-All software components provided with WebLogic Server, including sample files, are installed on your system.
-Sample domains are preconfigured for use with the PointBase database during installation allowing you to execute the samples when the installation is complete.
-The default JVM is installed.
-The WebLogic Server Node Manager is installed as a Windows service, if you are installing on a Windows platform.
If you select the Typical option, the Choose Product Directory panel is displayed. Go to step 6.
For more information about typical and custom installations, see Choosing the Type of Installation.
Choose Components:
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Release 8.1.0.0
|_____WebLogic Server [0] x
|_____Server [0.0] x
|_____Server Examples [0.1] x
Enter number exactly as it appears in brackets to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>
By default, all components are selected as indicated by the x (UNIX systems), or check mark (Windows systems), at the end of each line. To deselect a component, type the numeric code for the component on the command line exactly as it appears within the brackets. For example, if you do not want to install the Server Examples for WebLogic Server, type 0.1.
When you are finished selecting components, press Enter or type next. You are prompted to confirm your selection. Type 1 or press Enter to accept your selection. Otherwise, type 2 to return to the Choose Components panel where you can modify your selections.
Select Java Virtual Machine:
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1¦Install JRockit
->2¦Install Other JVM
3¦Specify JVM Location
Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>
See Choosing a JVM for more details.
After you make a JVM selection, you are prompted to make a selection within the category of JVMs that you selected. For example, if you selected Install Other JVM, the following text is displayed:
Select Java Virtual Machine:
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->1|Sun SDK 1.4.1
** Please specify the other type of JVM to install.
Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>
Press Enter to continue. You are then prompted to confirm your selection. Press Enter to continue.
Choose Product Directory:
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Product Installation Directory = [/home/bea/weblogicXXX]
Input new Product Installation Directory OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>
Press Enter to select the default product directory (bea_home/weblogicXXX) or enter the full path to a new product directory. If you specify a new directory, the installation program automatically creates the directory for you.
The following text is displayed:
Choose Product Directory:
->1| Yes, use this product directory [/home/bea/weblogicXXX]
2| No, select another product directory
Enter index numbers to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>
Verify that your entry is correct, then type 1 or press Enter to proceed with the installation. Otherwise, type 2 to return to the Choose Product Directory panel where you can modify your entry.
The following text is displayed:
Install Node Manager as a Windows Service
->1 - Yes, install now.
2 - No, do not install now. See product documentation for
post-install registration of Node Manager as a Windows
Service.
Enter a number or [Exit][Previous][Next]>
Enter 1 or press Enter to install the Node Manager as a Windows Service. See Installing the Node Manager as a Windows Service for more information. Enter 2 if you do not want to install the Node Manager as a Windows service.
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Copying JDK....
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Installation Complete
->1 - Run the Configuration Wizard
2 - Exit Installation
Enter a number or [Exit][Previous][Next]>
Press Enter or type 1 to launch the Configuration Wizard. Type 2 or next to skip the Configuration Wizard.
You use the Configuration Wizard to create and configure custom WebLogic domains. A WebLogic domain is an interrelated set of WebLogic Server resources that are managed as a unit. A domain includes one or more WebLogic Servers, and may also include WebLogic Server clusters.
For more information about the Configuration Wizard, see Configuring Domains, Servers, and Clusters with the Configuration Wizard.
To learn more about WebLogic Server, view the following files:
Summarizes new features in this version of WebLogic Server and provides pointers to useful related information.
You can access the about_wls.html file at WL_HOME/server/about_wls.html, where WL_HOME represents the top-level installation directory for the WebLogic Server software.