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Installing WebLogic Server Using Graphical-Mode Installation
The following sections describe how to install WebLogic Server using the graphical user interface (GUI) mode installation on both Windows and UNIX systems:
Before you start the WebLogic Server installation, please review the following information:
Starting the Installation Program in Graphical Mode on Windows Platforms
To start the GUI-mode installation process on a Windows system, follow these steps:
weblogic81b_win32.exe
Starting the Installation Program in Graphical Mode on a UNIX Platform
The WebLogic Server installation program for some UNIX platforms includes a JVM 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 the JVM in the installation program (filenames ending in .jar). To run these installation programs, you must first include the bin directory of a JVM installed on your system at the beginning of the PATH variable definition.
Note: To run graphical-mode installation, your console must support a Java-based GUI. If the installation program determines that your system cannot support a Java-based GUI, the installation program automatically starts console-mode installation. For details, see Installing WebLogic Server Using Console-Mode Installation.
Starting Graphical-Mode Installation for .bin Installation Files
If you have an installation program file that ends in .bin, follow these steps to start the installation program in graphical mode on a UNIX system:
chmod a+x filename
./filename.bin
Starting Graphical-Mode Installation for .jar Installation Files
To start the graphical-mode installation process for installation files ending in .jar, follow these steps:
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH
java -jar filename.jar
Running the Installation Program
The installation program prompts you to enter specific information about your system and configuration.
Click the Next button to proceed or cancel the installation at any time by clicking Exit. |
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Read the BEA Software License Agreement and indicate your acceptance of the terms of the agreement by selecting Yes. To continue with the installation, you must accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next. |
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Specify the BEA Home directory that will serve as the central support directory for all BEA products installed on the target system. If you already have a BEA Home directory on your system, you can select that directory (recommended) or create a new BEA Home directory. If you choose to create a new directory, the WebLogic Server installer program automatically creates the directory for you. For details about the BEA Home directory, see BEA Home Directory. |
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Select the option button for the type of installation you want to perform:
For additional information about installation types, see Choosing the Type of Installation. If you are using the typical installation option, go to the Choose Product Directory window. |
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Note: This window is displayed only if you select Custom installation in the Choose Install Type window. |
Select the components to install by selecting or clearing the appropriate check boxes. This window displays a tree-view of all the components available for installation. In an initial installation, all components are checked. The check boxes for components already installed on your system appear as a greyed-check box. Note: When you select or deselect components to install, the installation program checks for dependencies between components and automatically modifies the list of selected components. |
Select the JVM that you want to use to install and then run WebLogic Server. Options vary by hardware platform.
See Choosing a JVM for more details. |
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Specify the directory in which you want to install the WebLogic Server software and click Next. You can accept the default product directory (weblogicXXX, where XXX represents the version number of WebLogic Server that you are installing) or create a new product directory. For additional information and a description of the resulting directory structure, see Product Installation Directory. If you choose to create a new directory, the installation program automatically creates the directory for you, if necessary. When you click Next, the installation program begins copying the components you specified to your system. Note: This window is not displayed if you are performing a Custom installation and you have selected the same BEA Home directory that contains previously installed WebLogic Server components. In that case, the selected components are installed in the Product Directory you specified during the initial installation. |
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Install Node Manager as a Windows Service Note: This window is displayed only if you are installing on a Windows platform and if you select Custom installation in the Choose Install Type window. |
Indicate whether you want to install the WebLogic Server Node Manager as a Windows service. The Node Manager is used to monitor and start and stop managed servers in a domain. See Installing the Node Manager as a Windows Service for more information. |
Read the information displayed about BEA products and services and click Next when the installation program has finished copying the specified files to your system. |
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Select the Run the Configuration Wizard check box (selected by default) if you want to run the Configuration Wizard to create an application domain. Click Done to exit the installation program. If you opted to run the Configuration Wizard, proceed to Configuring Domains, Servers, and Clusters with the Configuration Wizard. |
Configuring Domains, Servers, and Clusters with the Configuration Wizard
At the end of the WebLogic Server installation process, you can run the Configuration Wizard to create and configure 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. You can also start the Configuration Wizard from the Start menu or the command line. For complete details, refer to Creating Domains and Servers in the WebLogic Server Administration Console Online Help.
The Configuration Wizard uses pre-configured domain templates that you use to create a domain for the target environment. WebLogic Server 8.1 includes the following templates:
Based on the pre-configured domain template that you choose when running the Configuration Wizard, you are prompted to supply certain types of information for each domain. The following list offers a sampling of the type of information you need to provide. Complete details are provided in Creating Domains and Servers in the WebLogic Server Administration Console Online Help.
Note: You must follow XML guidelines for characters when specifying values in the Configuration Wizard. That is, you cannot use characters reserved for use in XML, such as <, >, [, and ].
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.
On a Windows system, access this file by using the About WebLogic Server shortcut on the Start Menu. On both Windows and UNIX systems, 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.