Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Intended Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Understanding Your Installation Starting Point

• 1.1 Starting as a New Oracle Fusion Middleware User
  • 1.1.1 Using the Full Installer
    • 1.1.1.1 Creating the Database Schemas
    • 1.1.1.2 Installing an Application Server
    • 1.1.1.3 Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware Release 11g (11.1.1.4.0) Products
    • 1.1.1.4 Configuring Your Products and Creating the WebLogic Domains
  • 1.1.2 Using the Patch Set Installer
    • 1.1.2.1 Creating the Database Schemas
    • 1.1.2.2 Installing Oracle WebLogic Server
    • 1.1.2.3 Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware Release 11g (11.1.1.2.0) Products
    • 1.1.2.4 Updating Your Products to Release 11g (11.1.1.4.0)
    • 1.1.2.5 Configuring Your Products and Creating Your WebLogic Domains
• 1.2 Starting with Oracle Application Server 10g
• 1.3 Starting with Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g (11.1.1.1.0)
  • 1.3.1 Updating Oracle WebLogic Server to Version 10.3.2
  • 1.3.2 Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0) Products
  • 1.3.3 Migrating Your 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.1.0) Configuration Data to 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0)
  • 1.3.4 Updating Oracle WebLogic Server to Version 10.3.4
  • 1.3.5 Updating Your Existing Software to 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0)
  • 1.3.6 Updating Your Database Schemas
• 1.4 Starting with Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g (11.1.1.2.0) and 11g (11.1.1.3.0)
  • 1.4.1 Update WebLogic Server
  • 1.4.2 Update Your Existing Software
  • 1.4.3 Update Your Database Schemas

2 Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts and Directory Structure

• 2.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts
• 2.2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Directory Structure
  • 2.2.1 Middleware Home and WebLogic Server Home Directories
  • 2.2.2 Oracle Home and Oracle Common Home Directories
    • 2.2.2.1 Creating the Product Oracle Home
    • 2.2.2.2 Creating the Oracle Common Home
    • 2.2.2.3 Checking Port Numbers Across Multiple Oracle Homes
  • 2.2.3 WebLogic Server Domain
  • 2.2.4 Multiple Products with Multiple WebLogic Server Domains
    • 2.2.4.1 Notes for Creating Multiple Domains
    • 2.2.4.2 Additional Information for Multiple Products and Multiple Domains
  • 2.2.5 Extending an Existing Domain
  • 2.2.6 Oracle Instance and WebLogic Server Domain

3 Common Installation Tasks

• 3.1 Before You Begin
  • 3.1.1 Review System Requirements and Specifications
  • 3.1.2 Review Certification Information
  • 3.1.3 Review Interoperability and Compatibility
  • 3.1.4 Read and Understand Oracle Fusion Middleware Concepts
  • 3.1.5 Obtain the Oracle Fusion Middleware Software
  • 3.1.6 Install an Application Server
  • 3.1.7 Install and Configure a Database
  • 3.1.8 Create Operating System Users for IBM DB2 Databases
• 3.2 Installing Oracle Configuration Manager
• 3.3 Installation and Configuration Privileges
• 3.4 Installing and Configuring Java Access Bridge (Windows Only)
• 3.5 Installing on DHCP Hosts
  • 3.5.1 For Linux x86 Platforms
  • 3.5.2 For Windows x86 Platforms
  • 3.5.3 Installing a Loopback Adapter (Windows Only)
  • 3.5.4 Removing a Loopback Adapter (Windows Only)
• 3.6 Installing on a Non-Networked Computer
• 3.7 Installing on a Multihomed Computer
• 3.8 Checking Your Hosts File Entries for OPMN
• 3.9 Recovering From a Partial or Interrupted Installation
• 3.10 Creating and Starting Managed Servers on a Remote Machine

4 Silent Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation and Deinstallation

• 4.1 What is a Silent Installation?
• 4.2 Response Files
  • 4.2.1 Creating a Response File
  • 4.2.2 Sample Response Files
  • 4.2.3 Securing Your Response Files for Silent Installation
• 4.3 Pre-Installation Tasks
  • 4.3.1 UNIX Users: Creating the oraInst.loc File
  • 4.3.2 Windows Users: Creating the Registry Key
• 4.4 Silent Database Schema Creation
• 4.5 Silent Oracle WebLogic Server Installation
• 4.6 Silent Product Installation
  • 4.6.1 Sample Silent Install Commands
  • 4.6.2 Sample Silent Install Output
• 4.7 Silent Product Configuration
  • 4.7.1 System Components
  • 4.7.2 Java Components
• 4.8 Silent Product Deinstallation
  • 4.8.1 Command Line Parameters for Silent Deinstallation
  • 4.8.2 Sample Silent Deinstall Output

Index