2 Installing the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Software

This section describes how to start the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence installation program in graphical mode and the sequence of screens during the installation process.

This section includes the following topics:

Starting the Installation Program

You launch the installation program from the JDK directory on your system.

To start the installation program:

  1. Sign in to the target system.
  2. Verify that a certified JDK already exists on your system; the installer requires a certified JDK. See Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations. To download the JDK, see About JDK Requirements for an Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation.
  3. Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
  4. Launch the installation program by running java -jar from the JDK directory on your system.

    On UNIX operating systems, you can use one of the following installers:

    /home/Oracle/jdk/jdk1.8.0_131/bin/java -jar fmw_14.1.2.0.0_wls.jar

            
    /home/Oracle/jdk/jdk1.8.0_131/bin/java -jar fmw_14.1.2.0.0_infrastructure.jar

    On Windows operating systems, you can use one of the following installers:

    C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_131\bin\java -jar fmw_14.1.2.0.0_wls.jar

            
    C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_131\bin\java -jar fmw_14.1.2.0.0_infrastructure.jar

    Note:

    Be sure to replace the JDK location in these examples with the actual JDK location on your system.

    Note:

    When using the standalone installer for WebLogic, you must manually add the oamAuthnProvider.jar file after the installation. This file is included when using the Infrastructure installer, but it is not included in the WebLogic standalone installer. To obtain this file, apply the OPatch and then copy the jar file to the following directory: <HOME>/wlserver/server/lib/mbeantypes/. For more information see Installing Oracle ADF and Manually Enabling the OAMIdentityAsserter Provider

When the installation program opens, you are ready to begin the installation. Navigating the Installation Screens describes each screen.

Parent topic: Installing the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Software

Navigating the Installation Screens

The installation program shows a series of screens.

Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Installation Screens

The following table describes installation program screens in the order in which they appear.

Tip:

If you need more help with any installation screen, click the screen name.

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.

See Understanding the Oracle Central Inventory in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.

This screen does not appear on Windows operating systems.

Auto Updates

If you enable Auto Updates, the installer checks for new versions of this software.

Keep the default setting Skip Auto Updates if you do not want your system to check for software updates at this time.

Click 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.

Welcome

This screen introduces you to the product installer.

Installation Location

Use this screen to specify your Oracle home directory location.

For more on the directory structure, see Selecting Directories for Installation and Configuration in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Installation Type

To create the standard installation topology for WebLogic Server and Coherence, select WebLogic Server.

Note:

The Coherence gets installed with the Weblogic Server Installation and there is no option to deselect it under 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.

Prerequisite Checks

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.

Installation Summary

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 Running the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.

Installation Progress

Shows the installation progress.

Installation Complete

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 Creating WebLogic Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Parent topic: Installing the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Software

About the Coherence Installation Type

For the WebLogic Server and Coherence standard installation topology, select the WebLogic Server installation type. When you select this installation type and use instructions in this guide, the standard installation topology includes a Coherence cluster that contains storage-enabled Managed Coherence Servers.

The Coherence Installation installation type is for users who want to deploy and manage Coherence applications using the WebLogic Management Framework. See the following:

Parent topic: Installing the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Software

Installing Oracle ADF and Manually Enabling the OAMIdentityAsserter Provider

If you installed a standalone WebLogic Server domain, then you must manually enable the OAMIdentityAsserter provider using a database or data source.

Note:

The oamAuthnProvider.jar file is included when using the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure installer, but it is not included in the WebLogic standalone installer. If you used the Infrastructure installer, then you can skip this step.

WebLogic and Oracle ADF are required to connect and use the Oracle Repository Creation Utility (RCU) when extending a domain with Oracle JRF because Oracle JRF natively uses a data source and database for parts of its provided functionality. However, the additional functionality provided by Oracle JRF is not required for the SSO and SAML implementation and, therefore, is not included in a WebLogic Server standalone installation. The following instructions provide the steps to install Oracle ADF and manually enable the OAMIdentityAsserter provider using a database or data source.

  1. Download and install Oracle ADF into your WebLogic deployment. For more information about downloading and installing Oracle ADF, refer to the Oracle Application Development Framework – Oracle ADF page at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/adf/overview/index.html.
  2. Complete the following to add the OAMIdentityAsserter provider to the Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard:
    1. Navigate to the oracle.oamprovider_<version_number> folder at <Middleware_Home>/Oracle_Home/oracle_common/modules/ oracle.oamprovider_<version_number>
    2. Copy the oamAuthnProvider.jar file.
    3. Navigate to the mbeantype folder at <Middleware_Home>/Oracle_Home/wlserver\server\lib\mbeantypes.
    4. Paste the oamAuthnProvider.jar file to the mbeantypes folder.
    5. Restart your WebLogic domain.

To obtain the oamAuthnProvider.jar file, apply the OPatch <number/link>

Parent topic: Installing the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Software