Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode
Running the Installation Program
Start the installation program as described in Starting the Installation Program.
In this window . . . Perform the following action . . . Welcome Click Next to proceed with the installation. You may cancel the installation at any time by clicking Exit. Choose BEA Home Directory Specify the home directory that will serve as the central support directory for all products installed on the target system.
- If you already have a home directory on your system, you can select that directory (recommended) or create a new home directory.
- If you choose to create a new directory by typing a new directory name in the BEA Home Directory field, the installation program automatically creates one for you. You can also click Browse and select a directory from the BEA Home Directory selection window.
Click Next to continue. The Specify Download Options window is displayed.
For details about the home directory, see Choosing a Home Directory.
Specify Download Options Note: This window is displayed only if you are using the net installer.
Indicate your preferences for downloading the software as follows and then click Next to continue. The Choose Install Type window is displayed.
- Storage Directory— specify a storage directory to which you want to download the software components. The installation program downloads an archive file to your system for each component that you choose to install. You can choose any location on your system for these files. The directory you choose need not be the same as the directory that contains the installer or the installed software.
If you have already specified a storage directory, that directory name is displayed. If you have not specified a storage directory, the installer specifies the system's temporary directory as the default. Make sure that your temporary directory has sufficient space to accommodate the archive files and the installation program. For more information about temporary space required by the installation program, see Temporary Disk Space Requirements.
- Remove downloaded files when installer exits— select this option if you want the installation program to delete the downloaded files after the installation is complete. If you do not select this option, the downloaded files are saved to the storage directory you specified.
- Use HTTP Proxy— select this option if you want to use an HTTP Proxy server for the download. To use an HTTP Proxy server, provide the following information:
Host—enter the name or IP address of the proxy server
Port—enter the port number of the proxy server
- Use Authentication— select this option if the HTTP Proxy server you are using requires server-side authentication. If you select this option, provide the following information:
Username— enter a valid username required by the proxy server
Password— enter a valid password for the user
Choose Install Type This window is displayed only during an initial installation. Select one of the following installation types:
- Complete—All the software components included in your installation program, are installed on your system. Sample domains are preconfigured for use with the PointBase database during installation, allowing you to execute the samples when the installation is complete.
- Custom—You select the software components to be installed. On Windows systems, you also have the option to install WebLogic Server Node Manager as a Windows service.
Click Next, the Choose Product and components window is displayed
For more information, see Choosing the Type of Installation.
Choose Products and Components This window is displayed only under the following conditions:
- You selected Custom installation in the Choose Install Type window.
- You are adding components to an existing installation.
Specify the components to be installed by selecting or clearing the appropriate check boxes. This window displays a tree-view of all the components available for installation. When you select or clear a component at the folder level, all subcomponents are selected or cleared accordingly.
If any components are already installed on your system, the corresponding check boxes are grayed out.
This window also displays the description and the approximate installed size of the selected component.
When you select or deselect components, the installation program checks for dependencies between the components and automatically modifies the list of selected components. For example, if you deselect WebLogic Server, the components that require WebLogic Server are also deselected.
For details about the components available for installation on your system, see Installable Product Components.
JDK Selection This window is displayed only if you have opted for custom installation.
This window displays a list of JDKs. This list contains JDKs that are already available for (and common across) previous installations of all the selected components. Select the JDK that you want to install with the product.
You can also browse for and select a local JDK(atleast 1.6.0_05) installed on your machine.
This window also displays the approximate installed size of the highlighted JDK, the total installed size of all the selected JDKs, and the total installed size of all the components.
Downloading Archive Information This window is displayed only if you are using the net installer.
No action required. This window is displayed when the preliminary archive information is downloaded to your system. This window is followed by the Archive Download window. Archive Download This window is displayed only if you are using the net installer.
- Indicate whether you want to proceed with the installation automatically after the download is complete by selecting or clearing the appropriate check box. This check box is selected by default. If you clear it, you need to click Next when the download is complete to proceed with the installation.
- Click Pause if you need to interrupt the download for any reason. The Pause button is replaced by a Resume button. If you click the Pause button, the download is discontinued, and you can go back to the previous windows and change the selections. Click Resume if you are ready to proceed with the download.
Archive Integrity Check This window is displayed only if you are using the net installer.
- No action required. This window is displayed while the installation program verifies that the component archive files have been downloaded successfully.
Install Eclipse Location Options This window is displayed only in the following situations:
- You are performing a complete installation using the generic installer.
- You are performing a custom installation and have selected the Workshop component.
Select whether you want to install Eclipse or you want the Workshop for WebLogic IDE to use a pre-existing Eclipse installation.
- By default, the Install Eclipse option is selected and eclipse will be installed at BEA_Home\tools\eclipse_pkgs\2.0\eclipse_3.3.2\eclipse, unless you are running a generic installer.
If you are running the generic installer, Use Existing Eclipse is the only available option. Eclipse is platform-specific, so download and install a copy of Eclipse 3.3.2 and WTP 2.0.3 for your platform prior to running the generic installer.
- If you select Use Existing Eclipse option, specify the path of an existing Eclipse home(the parent directory of the eclipse plugins and features).
Choose Product Installation Directories This window is not displayed if you are adding components to an existing installation. Instead, you are prompted to confirm the product installation directory. If you do so, the selected components are installed in the product installation directory you specified during the initial installation.
Specify the directories in which you want to install the products, and click Next. You can accept the default product directories or specify new directories. If you choose to create a new directory, the installation program automatically creates one for you.
If you go back to the Choose BEA Home Directory window to change the home Selection, the following changes occur based on the type of changes you make to the home directory:
- If you accept the default product installation directory in the Choose Product Installation Directory window, then the old installation directory is retained in the Choose BEA Home Directory window.
Note: The following are the default installation directories:
Note: WebLogic Server:\BEA_Home\wlserver_<version>
Note: Workshop: \BEA_Home\workshop_<version>
Note: WebLogic Portal: \BEA_Home\wlportal_<version>
- If you enter a new product installation directory in the Choose Product Installation Directory window, the directory name is modified to this new name in the Choose BEA Home Directory window.
- If you specify the installation directory in the Choose Product Installation Directory window, and if it is outside of old home, installation directory will retain the old value.
For more information, see Choosing a Product Installation Directory.
Install Windows Service This window is displayed only if all the conditions are true:
- You have Administrator privileges.
- You are performing an initial installation.
- You are installing on a Windows platform.
- You selected Custom installation in the Choose Install Type window.
Choose whether you want to install the Windows services indicated, specifically the WebLogic Server Node Manager service. Node Manager is used to monitor, start, and stop server instances in a domain. If you select Yes, enter the Node Manager Listen Port in the appropriate field. The default is 5556.
If the Listen Port number you specify is being used by a running application, the installation program prompts you to enter a different Node Manager Listen Port number.
Choose Shortcut Location This window is displayed only under the following conditions:
- You have Administrator privileges.
- You are performing an initial installation.
- You are installing on a Windows platform.
Specify the Start menu folder in which you want the Start menu shortcuts created and, click Next to continue. The Status window is displayed. You can select from the following options:
- All Users Start menu folder
Selecting this option provides all users registered on the machine with access to the installed software. However, only users with Administrator privileges can create shortcuts in the All Users folder. Therefore, if a user without Administrator privileges uses the Configuration Wizard to create domains, Start menu shortcuts to the domains are not created. In this case, users can manually create shortcuts in their local Start menu folders, if desired. Press ALT+A on the keyboard to select the All Users Start Menu.
- Local User's Start menu folder
Selecting this option ensures that other users registered on this machine will not have access to the Start menu entries for this installation. Press ALT+L on the keyboard to select the Local User's start menu.
Installation Summary This window displays a list of product components and JDKs to be installed. It also displays the description and the approximate installed size of each product component, JDKs, and the total size of all the selected items. Click Next.
Status Read the information displayed about products and services. When the installation program has finished copying the specified files to your system, click Next. Installation Complete In this screen you can see the dialog box with the message, “Congratulations! Installation is Complete”
Specify whether you want to run the QuickStart application. QuickStart, designed to assist first-time users in evaluating, learning, and using the software, provides quick access to the sample domains, information for upgrading your applications, and the online documentation. Clear the check box for this option if you do not want to launch QuickStart.
The QuickStart checkbox is not available when you select the components to be installed.
Click Done to exit the installation program and, launch QuickStart, if selected.
What's Next?
We recommend that you run the QuickStart application to familiarize with the software, and execute the samples provided. For additional information, see Post-Installation Information.
For specific information about your software release, see the appropriate release notes.