Installing WebLogic Server

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

This topic describes the installation of Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.3, which is part of the WebLogic Server 12c product. This procedure applies to the Generic version of the installer (the installer file is named fmw_12.1.3.0.0_wls.jar).

Before starting this procedure, make sure that you have downloaded these two components:

The Generic version of the WebLogic installer, which you downloaded in Downloading WebLogic Server.
The Oracle Java SE 7 or 8 JDK, as described in System requirements.

The installation instructions in this topic are a distillation of the complete instructions in the Oracle Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server, which is available online at: https://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1213/core/WLSIG/toc.htm

These distilled instructions concentrate on installing only those WebLogic Server components that are mandatory for IAS.

To install WebLogic Server:

Make sure that you have installed the Java SE 7 or 8 JDK on the machine you're installing WebLogic Server on.
Unpack the ZIP file of the Generic version of the WebLogic installer.
The ZIP extracts the fmw_12.1.3.0.0_wls.jar file.
From a command prompt, navigate to the directory where the fmw_12.1.3.0.0_wls.jar installer file is stored.
When installing WebLogic Server on Linux, do not run the installation program as the root user.
Launch the installer in Graphical Mode by running:
```
java -jar fmw_12.1.3.0.0_wls.jar
```
When the installer runs, it displays the installation wizard's Welcome screen.
At the Welcome screen, click Next.
At the Installation Location screen, enter the name of the Middleware home directory in the Oracle Home field.
This will be the $MW_HOME directory of your installation. You can either accept the default location or enter a new one. The directory name may only contain alphanumeric, hyphen (-) , dot (.), and underscore (_) characters, and must begin with an alphanumeric character.

If the specified directory exists, it must be empty. If it doesn't exist, the installer creates it.

Click Next when you're done.
At the Installation Type screen, leave WebLogic Server selected and click Next.
At the Prerequisite Checks screen, wait for the installer to verify your operating system and Java version, then click Next.
At the Security Updates screen, if you want to receive security updates, enter your support details and click Next.
If you don't want to receive updates, uncheck I wish to receive security updates via My Oracle Support, click Next, then click Yes in the pop-up.
At the Installation Summary screen, verify that you're installing the correct products, then click Install.
At the Installation Progress screen, wait for the installation to complete, then click Next.
At the Installation Complete screen, uncheck Automatically Launch the Configuration Wizard, then click Finish to exit the installer.
You'll configure WebLogic Server later in the installation process.

On Windows, an Oracle WebLogic shortcut is created in the Start Menu. One of the sub-entries in this shortcut is to the WebLogic Server documentation.

The next step is to install IAS.