Installation Guide

Preparing for the Installation

Installation Overview and Roadmap

Installation Modes

Main Installation Steps

Planning Your Virtualized Installation

Verifying That Your Environment Supports WLS-VE

Determining Appropriate Applications for WLS-VE

Understanding Machine Roles

Using an NFS Share

Designing a File Storage Solution

Understanding the WLS-VE Storage Architecture

Storage Requirements

Storage for Exclusive File Access

Storage for Shared File Access

WLS-VE ISO Image Considerations

Planning System Capacity

Determine Physical Disk Space Requirements

Determine the Number of Physical Machines

Determine Physical Memory Requirements

Downloading WLS-VE

DVD Distribution

Windows and Linux Installers

Understanding WLS-VE Installation Directories

The BEA Home Directory

Sharing the BEA Home Directory on the Launcher Machine with Other BEA Products

Structure of the WLS-VE BEA Home Directory

The WLS-VE Product Installation Directory

Structure of the WLS-VE Product Installation Directory

The Installation Directory for the WLS-VE ISO Image

The WLS-VE Windows Shortcuts

Installing the Software

Before You Start

Specifying WLS-VE Directory Locations

Specifying Optional Startup Settings

Generating a Verbose Installation Log

Syntax

Specifying Temporary Disk Space

Starting the Installation Program on Windows Platforms

Starting in Graphical Mode

Starting in Console Mode

Starting the Installation Program on Linux Platforms

Starting in Graphical-Mode

Starting in Console-Mode

Starting the Installation Program in Silent Mode

Creating the silent.xml File

What's Next?

Post-Installation Information

Copying the WLS-VE ISO Image

Licensing

Downloading and Applying Patches

Run Smart Update on an Ordinary OS and Copy the Patches

Run Smart Update on a BEA Home on an NFS Share

WebLogic Server Service Packs

What's Next?

Uninstalling the Software

About the Uninstallation Program

Uninstalling Your Software in Graphical Mode

Uninstalling Your Software in Console Mode

Deleting the ISO Image File

Reinstalling Your Software