Installing Oracle Endeca Server

This topic describes how to install the Oracle Endeca Server package.

Before you install Endeca Server, Oracle WebLogic Server must be installed on the machine.

Note the following about the Endeca Server installation:
  • The Endeca Cluster Coordinator software is installed as part of the package.
  • You can install Endeca Server in either secure (SSL) or non-secure mode. Secure mode is highly recommended for production deployments, while non-secure installations can be used for development environments.
  • When installing Endeca Server on Linux, do not run the installation program as the root user.
  • You must have an X-Windows (X11) environment on Linux. The installer requires your monitor to be configured to display at least 256 colors.

To install Oracle Endeca Server:

  1. Unpack the Endeca Server ZIP file (endecaserver.zip) to a temporary directory.
    As a result, you will see an endecaserver directory, which has a Disk1 subdirectory.
  2. From a command prompt, change to the Disk1 directory and run the installer:
    • For Linux, use this command:

      ./runInstaller -jreLoc <jre_location>

    • For Windows, use this command:

      setup.exe -jreLoc <jre_location>

    For both commands, jre_location is the full path to the location of a Java SE 7 or 8 SDK directory on your system. Note that the path cannot contain spaces. For example on Windows: 

    setup.exe -jreLoc c:\java\jdk1.8.0_66

    When the installer runs, it displays the installation wizard's Welcome screen.

  3. At the Welcome screen, read the information and click Next.

  4. At the Install Software Updates screen, select Skip Software Updates and then click Next.
    Do not select either of the two search options as those features are not implemented.

  5. At the Prerequisite Checks screen, click Next if everything passes the checks.

  6. At the Specify Installation Location screen, do the following:
    1. In the Oracle Middleware Home field, enter the Oracle Middleware home directory.
    2. In the Oracle Home Directory field, either accept the default name of the Endeca Server home directory or enter a new name (for example: EndecaServer7.7_0). This will be the root directory of the Endeca Server installation. The Endeca Server 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 Select Security Mode screen, leave the YES checkbox selected if you want to install Endeca Server in a secure mode. Uncheck it if you don't.
    Remember that you should always install in secure mode for production environments.


  8. At the Installation Summary screen, verify the installation details and click Install.

    Note that the Save button allows you to save a Response File for silent-mode installations.

  9. At the Installation Progress screen, click Next when the installation progress has completed.

  10. At the Installation Complete screen, click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

    Before exiting the installation wizard, you have the option of first saving the installation details to a disk file.

When the installation finishes, the Endeca Server files and directories are written to the Oracle Home Location (as indicated in the Installation Complete screen).

The next step is to create a WebLogic domain for the Oracle Endeca Server application.

Note: If you are deploying the Endeca Server cluster, then the step for creating a WebLogic domain should occur on the machine that is going to serve as the Admin Server in your WebLogic domain. That is, on those machines that will become the Managed Servers, you do not need to create a WebLogic domain since it has already been created on the machine serving as the Admin Server.