Installing WebLogic Server

This topic provides a brief description of how to install Oracle WebLogic Server, which is the Web server container in which the Endeca Server application is hosted.

1. Make sure that you have installed the Java 6 version of the Oracle Sun SE 6 JDK on the machine on which you are installing WebLogic Server.
2. Unpack the V29856-01.zip file, which extracts the wls1036_generic.jar file.
3. From a command prompt, navigate to the directory where the wls1036_generic.jar installer file is stored.
   When installing WebLogic Server on Linux, do not run the installation program as the root user.
4. Launch the installer in Graphical Mode with this command:
   java -jar wls1036_generic.jar
   When the installer runs, it displays the installation wizard's Welcome screen.
5. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
   
6. At the Choose Middleware Home Directory screen, do the following:
   1. Select Create a new Middleware Home.
   2. In the Middleware Home Directory field, enter the name of the Middleware home directory. (This will be the $MW_HOME directory of your installation.) You can either accept the default location or enter another one. The Oracle Middleware Home Directory name may only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-) , dot (.), and underscore (_) characters, and it must begin with an alphanumeric character.
   3. When you have finished, click Next.
   
7. At the Register for Security Updates screen, enter your support details if you want to receive security updates and then click Next. If you do not want to receive security updates (or if your machine has no Internet access), you can bypass the screen as follows:
   1. Click Next without entering an email address.
   2. At the Email Address Not Specified pop-up, click Yes.
   3. At the Are You Sure? prompt, click Yes.
   4. In the Connection Failed dialog, click the I wish to remain uninformed of security issues in my configuration or the machine has no Internet access checkbox and then click Continue.
   
8. At the Choose Install Type, select Custom and click Next.
   
9. At the Choose Products and Components screen, select these components and click Next:
   1. Core Application Server
   2. Administration Console
   3. Configuration Wizard and Upgrade Framework
   
10. At the JDK Selection screen, do the following:
    1. Click the Browse button in the Local JDK pane.
    2. Browse to a local directory that contains the Oracle Java 6 JDK and select it. (The JDK will appear in the Local JDK pane with a checked box next to it.)
    3. Click Next.
    
11. At the Choose Product Installation Directories screen, enter the name of the WebLogic Server installation directory. You can either accept the default installation directory or browse to another one. Then click Next.
    
12. At the Install Windows Service screen, leave the No button selected and click Next.

    Note that you may not get this screen. It is typically displayed if all these conditions are true: you have Administrator privileges, you are performing an initial installation, you are installing on Windows, and you are performing a Custom installation.

    
13. At the Choose Shortcut Location screen, select the Start Menu folder in which to create Oracle shortcuts and then click Next.

    Note that you may not get this screen. It is typically displayed if all these conditions are true: you have Administrator privileges, you are performing an initial installation, you are installing on Windows, and you are performing a Custom installation.

    
14. At the Installation Summary screen, verify that you are installing the correct products, and click Next.
    
15. At the Installation Complete screen, de-select Run Quickstart and click Done to exit the installer.

    Note that you can run the Quickstart application later.