Post-Installation Information

Post-Installation Information

The following sections describe information you may need to know after installing WebLogic Server:
Understanding the WebLogic Server Windows Shortcuts
Understanding the WebLogic Server Directory Structure

Understanding the WebLogic Server Windows Shortcuts

When you install WebLogic Server on a Windows system, the installation program automatically creates shortcut files on the Start Menu. Options on the Start Menu vary according to options you select during installation. The WebLogic Platform 8.1 folder (Start - >Programs - >WebLogic Platform) contains the shortcut files shown in Figure 7-1.
Figure 7-1 BEA WebLogic Platform Start Menu

Examples - Contains shortcuts to launch the Examples, MedRec, and WebLogic Workshop Examples servers, as well as some other supporting utilities. See Figure 7-2, "WebLogic Server 8.1 Examples Start Menu," on page 7-2.
Other Development Tools - Contains shortcuts to launch the Configuration Template Builder, DbVisualizer, Node Manager, Format Builder, and the WebLogic Builder development tools. For more information about WebLogic Builder, see the WebLogic Builder Online Help.
Configuration Wizard - Launches the Configuration Wizard to create and configure WebLogic domains and servers. See Creating and Configuring Domains Using the Configuration Wizard in Configuring and Managing WebLogic Server.
Online Documentation - Opens the WebLogic Platform online documentation. WebLogic Server is a component in WebLogic Platform.
QuickStart - Launches WebLogic QuickStart, which provides quick access to the WebLogic Workshop SamplesApp sample application, the full WebLogic Server example application - Medical Records, the WebLogic Configuration Wizard, and online documentation.
Smart Update - Runs Smart Update to check for and install available software updates for installed BEA products. See Installing WebLogic Server Service Packs and Rolling Patches.
Uninstall WebLogic Platform - Launches the uninstall program to uninstall individual WebLogic Platform components or all of WebLogic Platform.
WebLogic Workshop - Launches WebLogic Workshop. WebLogic Workshop is the visual development environment that you use to rapidly create, test, and deploy enterprise-class Web applications, Web services, and custom controls for WebLogic Server, WebLogic Integration, and WebLogic Portal.

Note: When you create WebLogic configurations using the Configuration Wizard, additional Start Menu entries, such as User Projects and Development and Admin Tools are also created.
Figure 7-2 shows the options on the WebLogic Server Examples Start Menu (Start - >Programs - >WebLogic Platform 8.1 - >WebLogic Server Examples).
Figure 7-2 WebLogic Server 8.1 Examples Start Menu

WebLogic Server Examples - Contains the following shortcuts:
About Examples - Opens the WebLogic Server Examples Guide in a Web browser.
Examples Shell - Opens a command window and runs the setExamplesEnv.cmd script, which sets the environment for running WebLogic Server examples.
Launch WebLogic Server Examples - Starts the Examples server so you can run example applications installed with WebLogic Server.
PointBase Console - Opens the PointBase Administration Console. The Examples and MedRec domains use an evaluation copy of the PointBase relational database management system.
Server Admin Console - Opens the WebLogic Server Administration Console for the Examples or MedRec server in a Web browser.
WebLogic Server MedRec - Contains the following shortcuts:
Launch Medical Records - Starts the MedRec server and the Avitek Medical Records sample application.
MedRec Shell - Opens a command window and runs the setMedRecEnv.cmd script. You can use this shell to work with the Avitek Medical Records source files installed with WebLogic Server.
PointBase Console - Opens the PointBase Administration Console. The Examples and MedRec domains use an evaluation copy of the PointBase relational database management system.
Server Admin Console - Opens the WebLogic Server Administration Console for the Examples or MedRec server in a Web browser.
WebLogic Workshop - Contains the following shortcuts:
Launch Examples Server - Launches the WebLogic Workshop examples server (cgServer).
PointBase Console - Opens the PointBase Administration Console. The Workshop examples use an evaluation copy of the PointBase relational database management system.
Server Admin Console - Opens the WebLogic Server Administration Console for the Workshop examples domain in a Web browser.

Understanding the WebLogic Server Directory Structure

During the WebLogic Server installation, you are asked to select or create a BEA Home directory and a product installation directory. For information about the BEA Home directory, see BEA Home Directory. For a typical installation, the installation program creates the directory structure shown in Figure 7-3 for WebLogic Server software, which may or may not be in the BEA Home directory:
Figure 7-3 WebLogic Server Product Installation Directory

The contents of each directory are described in the Table 7-1.

This directory . . .

Contains . . .
weblogicXX Folders for files shared by all WebLogic Platform components, as well as individual folders for each installed WebLogic Platform component.XX refers to the version number of Weblogic Platform.
common Files shared by WebLogic Platform components, including environment scripts used for setting environment attributes common to all WebLogic domains running on the machine, template jar files used by the Configuration Wizard when creating domains, and evaluation software from third-party vendors.
javelin A 100% Java/JSP compiler that is used by the component products in WebLogic Platform for compiling .java and other source files generated by the Workshop IDE and other development tools.
samples Sample code, resources, and preconfigured domains designed to help you learn how to develop your own applications using WebLogic Server. Samples are organized by component installed on the system. Source files for examples is stored separately from the domain directory for each installed example set. Each WebLogic Platform component has its own folder within the samples folder. The server folder in the contains the source code for examples and medrec sample applications. The workshop folder contains the source code for WebLogic Workshop examples.
server WebLogic Server program files.
uninstall Code required to uninstall the WebLogic Server software.
workshop WebLogic Workshop application and documentation files.
Note: WebLogic Workshop is installed on Windows platforms only.

Determining Which SDK Version You Are Using

You can determine which version of the SDK you are using in either of two ways: by issuing a command or by examining the contents of the log file created for the server. Instructions for both methods are provided in Table 7-2.

To determine the SDK . . .

Perform the following steps . . .
From the command line
1. Open a command prompt window and go to the following directory:

WL_HOME\server\bin (Windows)
WL_HOME/server/bin (UNIX)
In this pathname, WL_HOME represents the directory in which you installed WebLogic Platform.
2. Make sure that your environment is set by entering the following command at the prompt:

setWLSenv.cmd (Windows)
setWLSEnv.sh (UNIX)
3. Enter the following command at the prompt:

java -version
If you are using WebLogic JRockit, BEA WebLogic JRockit(R) Virtual Machine is displayed in the output.
Using the server log file
1. In a text editor, open the server log file for your domain.

The location of the server log file may vary. For some domains, the log file is called weblogic.log and is located in the domain_name\logs directory, where domain_name is one of the following: the name of the domain you provided when you created the domain using the Configuration Wizard, or, the name of a sample domain.
For example, C:\bea\user_projects\mydomain\logs\weblogic.log. For details about server log files, see "Server Log in the WebLogic Server Administration Console Online Help.
Note: The server log file is created the first time the server is started.

2. Search the log file for the following values:

java.vm.version
java.vm.vendor
These entries in the log file provide the build version of the JVM and the JVM vendor (for example Sun Microsystems Inc. or BEA Systems, Inc.)
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What's Next

The examples optionally installed with WebLogic Server demonstrate a variety of features using WebLogic Server and WebLogic Workshop. For instructions to start the examples servers, see "Starting and Stopping Servers: Quick Reference in the Configuring and Managing WebLogic Server.

This directory . . .	Contains . . .
weblogicXX	Folders for files shared by all WebLogic Platform components, as well as individual folders for each installed WebLogic Platform component.XX refers to the version number of Weblogic Platform.
common	Files shared by WebLogic Platform components, including environment scripts used for setting environment attributes common to all WebLogic domains running on the machine, template jar files used by the Configuration Wizard when creating domains, and evaluation software from third-party vendors.
javelin	A 100% Java/JSP compiler that is used by the component products in WebLogic Platform for compiling .java and other source files generated by the Workshop IDE and other development tools.
samples	Sample code, resources, and preconfigured domains designed to help you learn how to develop your own applications using WebLogic Server. Samples are organized by component installed on the system. Source files for examples is stored separately from the domain directory for each installed example set. Each WebLogic Platform component has its own folder within the samples folder. The server folder in the contains the source code for examples and medrec sample applications. The workshop folder contains the source code for WebLogic Workshop examples.
server	WebLogic Server program files.
uninstall	Code required to uninstall the WebLogic Server software.
workshop	WebLogic Workshop application and documentation files. Note: WebLogic Workshop is installed on Windows platforms only.