This section includes the following topics:
You launch the installation program from the JDK directory on your system.
To start the installation program, perform the following steps.
When the installation program opens, you are ready to begin the installation. Navigating the Installation Screens describes each screens.
The installation program includes a series of screens.
The following table describes installation program screens in the order in which they appear.
If you need more help with any installation screen, click the screen name.
Table 3-1 Oracle WebLogic Server MT Installation Screens
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On UNIX operating systems, this screen opens if this is the first time you are installing any Oracle product on this host. Specify the location where you want to create your central inventory. Make sure that the operating system group name selected on this screen has write permissions to the central inventory location. See Understanding the Oracle Central Inventory in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer. This screen does not appear on Windows operating systems. |
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Auto Updates |
If you enable Auto Updates, your system periodically checks for new versions of this software. If your system finds a new version, the software prompts you for your permission to upgrade your installation. Keep the default setting Skip Auto Updates if you do not want your system to check for software updates at this time. Select Select patches from directory to navigate to a local directory if you downloaded patch files. Select Search My Oracle Support for Updates to automatically download software updates if you have a My Oracle Support account. You must enter Oracle Support credentials then click Search. To configure a proxy server for the installer to access My Oracle Support, click Proxy Settings . Click Test Connection to test the connection. |
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This screen introduces you to the product installer. |
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Use this screen to specify your Oracle home directory location. For more on the directory structure, see Selecting Directories for Installation and Configuration in Oracle Fusion Middleware Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware. |
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To create the standard installation topology for WebLogic Server and Coherence, select WebLogic Server. NOTE: The topology in this document does not include server examples; Oracle strongly recommends that you do not install the examples into a production environment. See About the Coherence Installation Type for more on the Coherence installation type. See About the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Distribution for more on Oracle WebLogic Server installation types. |
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Verifies that your system meets the minimum necessary requirements. If you see a warning or error message, see one of the documents in Roadmap for Verifying Your System Environment. |
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If you already have an Oracle Support account, use this screen to indicate how you would like to receive security updates. If you do not have one and are sure you want to skip this step, clear the check box and verify your selection in the follow-up dialog box. |
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Use this screen to verify the installation options you chose. Optional: To save these options to a response file, click Save Response File and enter the location and file name. You can use response files later for silent installations. For more on silent or command line installation, see Using the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer. |
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Shows the installation progress. |
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Opens when installation is complete. The next step is launching the Configuration Wizard to create a WebLogic domain. There are two ways to do this:
If you chose the Complete with Examples installation type, you see an option to start the Quick Start Configuration Wizard, which you use to create sample domains. See Quick Start Configuration Wizard in Oracle Fusion Middleware Creating WebLogic Domains Using the Configuration Wizard. |