Installing the Oracle WebCenter Portal Software

3 Installing the Oracle WebCenter Portal Software

Follow the steps in this section to install the Oracle WebCenter Portal software.

Before beginning the installation, ensure that you have verified the prerequisites and completed all steps covered in Preparing to Install and Configure Oracle WebCenter Portal.

Verifying the Installation Checklist

The installation process requires specific information.

Table 3-1 lists important items that you must know before, or decide during, Oracle WebCenter Portal installation.

Table 3-1 Installation Checklist

Information	Example Value	Description
`JAVA_HOME`	`/home/Oracle/Java/jdk17.0.12`	Environment variable that points to the Java JDK home directory.
Database host	`examplehost.exampledomain`	Name and domain of the host where the database is running.
Database port	`1521`	Port number that the database listens on. The default Oracle database listen port is `1521.`
Database service name	`orcl.exampledomain`	Oracle databases require a unique service name. The default service name is `orcl`.
DBA username	`SYS`	Name of user with database administration privileges. The default DBA user on Oracle databases is `SYS`.
DBA password	`password`	Password of the user with database administration privileges.
`ORACLE_HOME`	`/home/Oracle/product/ORACLE_HOME`	Directory in which you will install your software. This directory will include Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure and Oracle WebCenter Portal, as needed.
WebLogic Server hostname	`examplehost.exampledomain`	Host name for Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle WebCenter Portal consoles.
Console port	Note: The default port values will vary depening on how you conifigured your domain. For a list of default values, see Port Numbers by Product and Component.	Port for Oracle WebCenter Portal consoles.
`DOMAIN_HOME`	`/home/Oracle/config/domains/wcp_domain`	Location in which your domain data is stored.
`APPLICATION_HOME`	`/home/Oracle/config/applications/wcp_domain`	Location in which your application data is stored.
Administrator user name for your WebLogic domain	`weblogic`	Name of the user with Oracle WebLogic Server administration privileges. The default administrator user is `weblogic`.
Administrator user password	`password`	Password of the user with Oracle WebLogic Server administration privileges.
RCU	`ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/bin`	Path to the Repository Creation Utility (RCU).
RCU schema prefix	`wcp`	Prefix for names of database schemas used by Oracle WebCenter Portal.
RCU schema password	`password`	Password for the database schemas used by Oracle WebCenter Portal.
Configuration utility	`ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/common/bin`	Path to the Configuration Wizard for domain creation and configuration.

Starting the Installation Program

Before running the installation program, you must verify the JDK and prerequisite software is installed.

To start the installation program:

Sign in to the host system.
Change to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
You must have installed the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 14c (14.1.2.0.0). For instructions, see Installing the Infrastructure Software in Installing and Configuring the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure.
Start the installation program by running the java executable from the JDK directory.

Note:

You can also start the installer in silent mode using a saved response file instead of launching the installer screens. For more about silent or command line installation, see Using the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.

When the installation program appears, you are ready to begin the installation.

Navigating the Installation Screens

The installer shows a series of screens where you verify or enter information.

Table 3-2 lists the order in which installer screens appear. If you need additional help with an installation screen, click Help in the installer.

Table 3-2 Oracle WebCenter Portal Install Screens

Screen	Description
Installation Inventory Setup	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. For more about the central inventory, see Understanding the Oracle Central Inventory in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer. This screen does not appear on Windows operating systems.
Welcome	This screen introduces you to the product installer.
Auto Updates	Use this screen to search for the latest software updates, including important security updates, via your My Oracle Support account.
Installation Location	Use this screen to specify your Oracle home directory location. This Oracle home should already contain Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure. You can click View to verify and ensure that you are installing Oracle WebCenter Portal in the correct Oracle home. For more about Oracle Fusion Middleware directory structure, see Understanding Directories for Installation and Configuration.
Installation Type	Use this screen to select the installation type and then products or feature sets you want to install. Select the WebCenter Portal install type to install the WebCenter product. Select the WebCenter Portal SOA Composites install type to install WebCenter Portal SOA composites into an existing SOA product home. A WebCenter Portal server can then be configured to use that SOA product home to enable the Workflow features.
Prerequisite Checks	This screen verifies that your system meets the minimum necessary requirements. To view the list of tasks that gets verified, select View Successful Tasks. To view log details, select View Log. If there are warning or error messages, see one of the documents in Roadmap for Verifying Your System Environment.
Installation Summary	Use this screen to verify installation options you selected. If you want to save these options to a response file, click Save Response File and enter the response file location and name. You can use response files later if you perform a silent installation. All feature sets that are installed after installation is complete are listed here. For more about silent or command line installation, see Using the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer. Click Install to begin the installation.
Installation Progress	This screen shows the installation progress. When the progress bar reaches 100% complete, click Finish to dismiss the installer, or click Next to see a summary.
Installation Complete	Review the summary information on this screen, then click Finish to dismiss the installer.

Verifying the Installation

After you complete the installation, verify whether it was successful by completing a series of tasks.

Reviewing the Installation Log Files

Review the contents of the installation log files to make sure that the installer did not encounter any problems.

By default, the installer writes logs files to the Oracle_Inventory_Location/logs directory on Linux operating systems.

In case of Windows operating systems, the installer writes logs files to the Oracle_Inventory_Location\logs directory.

For a description of the log files and where to find them, see Installation Log Files in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.

Checking the Directory Structure

The contents of your installation vary based on the options that you selected during the installation.

See What Are the Key Oracle Fusion Middleware Directories? in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Viewing the Contents of the Oracle Home

You can view the contents of the Oracle home directory by using the viewInventory script.

See Viewing the Contents of an Oracle Home in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.