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# Running the Installation Program in Console Mode

The following sections describe how to run the installation program in console mode:

- Running Console-Mode Installation
- What's Next?

# Running Console-Mode Installation

Start the installation program in console mode as described in Starting the Installation Program.

To complete the console-mode installation process, respond to the prompts in each section by entering the number associated with your choice or by pressing Enter to accept the default. To exit the installation process, enter `exit` (or `x`, for short) in response to any prompt. To review or change your selection, enter `previous` (or `p`, for short) at the prompt. To proceed to the following window, enter next (or `n`, for short).

Note: In the sample console text and directory pathnames provided in this section, Windows conventions (such as backslashes in pathnames) are used, for example, `C:\bea\weblogic90`. When entering pathnames on a UNIX system, be sure to use UNIX conventions, instead. For example, use forward slashes in pathnames, such as `/home/bea/weblogic90`.

The following procedure steps you through the installation program. Use this procedure after you have started the installation program in console mode, as described in Starting the Installation Program.

1. At the `Welcome` prompt, type `next` (or `n` for short) or press Enter to continue with the installation process.

The BEA Systems License Agreement prompt is displayed.

2. Read the Agreement and indicate your acceptance or rejection of its terms by doing one of the following at the prompt:

- Type `1` to indicate your agreement with the terms of the license and proceed with the installation. To review the entire agreement, press Enter or type `Down` several times. Type `Up` to scroll back through sections previously displayed.
- Type `2` if you do not agree with the terms of the license. If you type `2`, the installation process terminates.

The `Choose BEA Home directory` prompt is displayed.

3. Specify the BEA Home directory that will serve as the central support directory for all BEA products installed on the target system. For details about the BEA Home directory, see Choosing a BEA Home Directory.

One of the following is displayed on your system:

- If you have existing BEA Home directories on your system, a list of the directories is displayed, as shown in the following example:

`Choose BEA Home Directory:
--------------------------
->1¦* Create a new BEA Home
2¦C:\bea
3¦C:\bea_prod
4¦C:\bea_qa
Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>`

To use an existing BEA Home directory, type the number associated with the desired BEA Home directory.

To create a new BEA Home directory, type `1` or press Enter.

- If there are no BEA Home directories on your system, or you have selected to create a new BEA Home, the installation program displays the following prompt:

`Choose BEA Home Directory:
--------------------------
"BEA Home" = [Use default "C:\bea
Input BEA Home OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>`

Do one of the following:

- To use the default BEA Home directory, type `next` (or `n` for short), or press Enter.
- To create a new BEA Home directory, enter the full path of the BEA Home directory, for example `C:\beahome2`. If you specify a directory that does not exist, the installation program creates it for you.

The installation program displays the BEA Home directory you have specified, as shown in the following example:

`Choose BEA Home Directory:
--------------------------
"BEA Home" = [C:\beahome2]
Select Option:
1 - Input BEA Home
2 - Use default [C:\bea]
Enter option number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>`

On the command line, press Enter to accept your selection. Otherwise, type `1` or 2 to return to the Choose BEA Home Directory panel, where you can modify your entry.

After you have selected your BEA Home directory and confirmed your selection, type `Next` or press Enter. One of the following occurs:

- If you are adding components to an existing installation, the `Choose Components to install` panel is displayed. Go to step 5.
- If you are performing an initial installation, the `Choose Install Type` prompt is displayed.

4. Specify the type of installation you want to perform by entering the number associated with the install type, as shown in the following text:

>     Choose Install Type:
>     --------------------

>      ->1|Complete
>         |Install the following software components and examples: WebLogic
>          Server  AquaLogic Service Bus

>        2|Custom Installation
>         |Choose software components to install and perform optional
>          configuration.

>     Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

Do one of the following:

- Type `1` or press Enter to choose a Complete installation.
- Type `2` to choose a Custom installation. The `Choose Components to install` prompt is displayed.

For more information about typical and custom installations, see Choosing the Type of Installation.

5. Select the components you want to install. The available components are displayed as follows:

Note: If you are using the BEA Products installation program for WebLogic Server, only the WebLogic Server components are displayed.

>     Choose Components to install:
>     -----------------------------

>         Release x.x.x.x
>         +----WebLogic Server [1] v
>         |    +----Server [1.1] v
>         |    +----Server Examples [1.2] v
>         |    +----Web Server Plug-Ins [1.3]
>         +----AquaLogic Service Bus [2] v
>         |    +----Service Bus Server [2.1] v
>         |    +----Data Transformation Tools [2.2] v
>         |    +----Service Bus Examples [2.3] v

>     Enter number exactly as it appears in brackets to toggle selection OR
>     [Exit][Previous][Next]>

In an initial installation, only the Web Server Plug-ins are not selected; all other components are selected by default as indicated by the `x` (UNIX systems) or check mark (Windows systems) at the end of each line. Selected components will be installed on your system. If, however, you want Web Server Plug-ins installed on your system, you must manually enter the appropriate numeric code for them. To deselect a component, type the numeric code for it on the command line, exactly as it appears within the brackets. For example, if you do not want to install the Server Examples, type `1.2` on the command line.

The word `Installed` is shown in brackets for any components you have already installed on your system.

When you are finished selecting components, press Enter or type `next` (or `n` for short).

Note: When you select or deselect components to install, the installation program checks for dependencies between components and automatically modifies the list of selected components. For example, if you deselect the WebLogic Server component, the remaining components are also deselected, since they require WebLogic Server to run.

The `Choose Product Directory` prompt is displayed.

Note: If you are adding components to an existing installation, you are prompted to confirm the product installation directory.

6. Specify the directory in which you want to install the software. You can accept the default product directory (`bea_home``\weblogic90`) or create a new product directory.

If you specify a new directory, the installation program automatically creates it for you.

The following example shows the choices displayed in this section:

>     Choose Product Directory:
>     -------------------------
>     Product Installation Directory= [Use default C:\beahome2\weblogic90]

>     Input Product Installation Directory OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

Do one of the following:

- Press Enter or type `next` (or `n` for short) to accept the current selection.
- Enter the full path to the directory in which you want to install the software, and press Enter.

You are prompted to confirm your selection as shown in the following text:

>     Choose Product Directory:
>     -------------------------
>        ->1| Yes, use this product directory [C:\beahome2\weblogic90]
>          2| No, select another product directory

>     Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

Verify that your entry is correct, then type `1` or press Enter to proceed with the installation. Otherwise, type `2` to return to the `Choose Product Directory` panel, where you can modify your entry.

One of the following occurs:

- If you are performing an initial, custom installation on a Windows platform, the Install Node Manager as a Windows Service panel is displayed. Proceed to step 7.

Node Manager is used to monitor, start, and stop server instances in a domain. See About Installing Node Manager as a Windows Service for more information.

- If you are adding components to an existing installation on a Windows platform, you are prompted to install the BEA JRockit Public JRE if it is not already installed on your system. Proceed to step 8.
- If you are installing on a UNIX platform, the installation program begins copying the components you specified to your system. Proceed to step 11.

Note: It is normal for the installation program to pause for a fairly long time, especially toward the end. The installation program is still working when this occurs.

7. Specify whether you want to install Node Manager as a Windows service, as shown in the following text:

>     Install Node Manager as a Windows Service

>       ->1 - Yes, install now.
>         2 - No, do not install now. See product documentation for
>             post-install registration of Node Manager as a Windows
>             Service.

>     Enter a number or [Exit][Previous][Next]>

Do one of the following:

- Enter `1` or press Enter to install Node Manager as a Windows Service. Then, at the prompt, enter the Node Manager Listen Port, or press Enter to accept the default (5556). If the Listen Port number you specify is currently being used by a running application, the installation program prompts you to enter a different Node Manager Listen Port number. You are prompted to confirm your selection.

Note: You must have Administrator privileges to install Node Manager as a Windows service.

- Enter `2` if you do not want to install Node Manager as a Windows service.

One of the following occurs:

- If the BEA JRockit Public JRE is already installed on your system, you have Administrator privileges, and you are performing an initial installation, the `Choose Shortcut Location` prompt is displayed. Proceed to step 10.
- If the BEA JRockit Public JRE is already installed on your system, and you do not have Administrator privileges, the installation program begins copying the components you specified to your system. Proceed to step 11.

Note: It is normal for the installation program to pause for a fairly long time, especially toward the end. The installation program is still working when this occurs.

- If the BEA JRockit Public JRE is not installed on your system, the `Install Public JRE` prompt is displayed.

8. Specify whether you want to install the JRE and Java Plug-in by entering the number associated with your selection, as shown in the following text:

>     Install JRockit Public JRE:
>     --------------------

>     *A copy of the JRockit JRE will be installed at C:\Program
>     *Files\Java\jrockit-jre1.5.0_03.  JRockit Java Plug-in will not be
>     *installed unless you choose to install the JRockit Public JRE.

>     1 ¦ Yes, install JRockit Public JRE
>     2 ¦ No, don't install JRockit Public JRE

>     Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

The JRockit Public JRE is the BEA JRockit implementation of the Java 2 runtime environment for use by the JDK. The runtime environment includes the BEA JRockit JVM, class libraries, and other files that support the execution of programs written in Java.

Do one of the following:

- Enter `1` to install the JRockit Public JRE. You are prompted to confirm your selection. Enter `1` or press Enter to confirm your selection. The `Install JRockit Java Plugin` prompt is displayed. Proceed to step 9.
- Enter `2` or press Enter if you do not want to install the JRockit Public JRE. One of the following occurs:

If you have Administrator privileges, the `Choose Shortcut Location` prompt is displayed. Proceed to step 10.

If you do not have Administrator privileges, the installation program begins copying the components you specified to your system. Proceed to step 11.

Note: It is normal for the installation program to pause for a fairly long time, especially toward the end. The installation program is still working when this occurs.

9. Select the Web browser(s) you want to associate with the JRockit Java Plug-in, as shown in the following sample text:

>     Install JRockit Java Plug-in:
>     --------------------
>     *Java Plug-in will allow you to specify that Web-based applets or JavaBeans
>     *run using JRockit instead of your browser's default virtual machine.
>     *Please select the Web Browser(s) you want to associate with JRockit's Java
>     *Plug-in. If no selection is made, Java Plug-in will not be installed.

>        ->1 ¦ Internet Explorer
>        ->2 ¦ Netscape and Mozilla

>        Select Option:
>        1- Select
>        2- Unselect

>     Enter option number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

Do one of the following:

- Press Enter to select all of the Web browsers in the list. You are prompted to confirm your selection.
- Enter 1 to select a browser to associate with the JRockit Java Plug-in. You are prompted to enter the numbers associated with the browsers that you want to use the Java Plug-in. By default, all browsers are selected.
- Enter 2 if you do not want to associate all the browsers displayed with the JRockit Java Plug-in. You are then prompted to enter the numbers associated with each browser that you do not want to use the plug-in.

Once you have selected the browsers to associate with the JRockit Java Plug-in and confirmed your selection, the `Choose Shortcut Location` prompt is displayed.

Note: The `Choose Shortcut Location` prompt is displayed only during an initial installation.

10. Specify the folder in which you want to create the Start menu shortcuts. Select the All Users folder or the local user's folder, as shown in the following sample text:

>     Choose Shortcut Location:
>     -------------------------
>     *The installer creates shortcuts to BEA components, samples, and tools.
>     *As a user with administrative privileges, you can specify where these
>     *shortcuts are created.

>      ->1¦"All Users" Start menu folder> (recommended)
>         ¦If a user without administrative privileges uses the BEA
>         ¦Configuration Wizard in this installation to create domains, the user
>         ¦may have to create Start menu shortcuts manually. Refer to the
>         ¦documentation for more information.

>        2¦Local user's Start Menu folder
>         ¦Select this option if you need to ensure that other profiles
>         ¦registered on this machine will not have access to these shortcuts.

>     Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

Do one of the following:

- Type `1` or press Enter to create Start menu shortcuts in the All Users folder. This 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.
- Type 2 to create shortcuts in your local user's Start menu folder. If you do so, other users registered on this machine will not have access to the Start menu entries for this installation.

You are prompted to confirm your selection, as shown in the following text:

>     Choose Shortcut Location:
>     -------------------------
>     *The installer creates shortcuts to BEA components, samples, and tools.
>     *As a user with administrative privileges, you can specify where these
>     *shortcuts are created.

>      ->1¦"All Users" Start menu folder> (recommended)
>         ¦If a user without administrative privileges uses the BEA
>         ¦Configuration Wizard in this installation to create domains, the
>         ¦user may have to create Start menu shortcuts manually. Refer to
>         ¦the documentation for more information.

>        2¦Go back to the previous screen and make another choice.

>     Enter index number to select OR [Exit][Previous][Next]>

Verify that your entry is correct, then type `1` or press Enter to proceed with the installation. Otherwise, type `2` to return to the previous panel, where you can modify your entry.

After you have verified your selection, the installation program begins copying the components you specified to your system.

Note: It is normal for the installation program to pause for a fairly long time, especially toward the end. The installation program is still working when this occurs.

When the installation is complete, the Installation Complete panel is displayed.

11. Press Enter or type `Exit` to exit the installation program.

# What's Next?

By default, your BEA software uses the development license file installed in the BEA Home directory so that you can start using the product immediately. We recommend that you run the QuickStart application to familiarize yourself with the software, and execute the samples provided. For additional information, see Post-Installation Information.

Note: QuickStart is not invoked automatically for console-mode or silent-mode installations. You can launch QuickStart from the Start Menu (Windows) or from the command line (Windows and UNIX). For instructions, see Using QuickStart.

For specific information about your software release, see the appropriate release notes:

- BEA WebLogic Server® and WebLogic ExpressTM Release Notes at `http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs90/notes/index.html`
- BEA AquaLogic Service BusTM Release Notes at `http://e-docs.bea.com/alsb/docs20/relnotes/index.html`
- BEA Products Installation and Configuration Release Notes at `http://e-docs.bea.com/common/docs90/relnotes/index.html`