Oracle® Fusion Middleware

Installing and Configuring Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence

12c (12.1.2)

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June 2013

Documentation for installers and system administrators that describes how to install and configure Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Installing and Configuring Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence, 12c (12.1.2)

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Contents

Preface

- Audience

- Document Organization

- Documentation Accessibility

- Related Documents

- Conventions

1 Planning Your Oracle WebLogic Server Installation

- 1.1 Using this Document

- 1.1.1 Using the Standard Installation Topology as a Starting Point

- 1.1.2 Using this Document in an Upgrade Scenario

- 1.1.3 Using this Document to Extend a Domain

- 1.2 Understanding the WebLogic Server and Coherence Standard Installation Topology

- 1.3 Roadmap for Installing and Configuring the Installation Topology

- 1.4 Roadmap for Verifying Your System Environment

- 1.5 Understanding and Obtaining the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Distribution

2 Installing the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Software

- 2.1 Starting the Installation Program

- 2.2 Navigating the Installation Screens

- 2.3 Understanding the Coherence Installation Type

3 Creating and Configuring a WebLogic Domain

- 3.1 Configuring Your WebLogic Domain

- 3.1.1 Starting the Configuration Wizard

- 3.1.2 Navigating the Configuration Wizard Screens to Configure the Domain

- 3.2 Starting the Servers

- 3.2.1 Starting the Node Manager

- 3.2.2 Starting the Administration Server

- 3.2.3 Starting the Managed Servers

- 3.3 Verifying Your Configuration

4 Next Steps After Configuring a WebLogic Server Domain

- 4.1 Performing Basic Administrative Tasks

- 4.2 Performing Additional Domain Configuration Tasks

- 4.3 Preparing Your Environment For High Availability

5 Deinstalling Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence

- 5.1 Understanding Product Deinstallation

- 5.2 Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware

- 5.3 Deinstalling the Software

- 5.3.1 Starting the Deinstallation Program

- 5.3.2 Navigating the Deinstallation Screens

- 5.4 Removing the Oracle Home Directory Manually

- 5.5 Removing Your Domain and Application Data

- 5.6 Reinstalling Your Software

A Understanding the WebLogic Server and Coherence Distribution

B Understanding the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Directory Structure

Preface

This document describes how to install and configure Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence.

Audience

This document is intended for system administrators or application developers who are installing WebLogic Server. It is assumed that readers are familiar with Web technologies and have a general understanding of Windows and UNIX platforms.

Document Organization

The document is organized as follows:

- Chapter 1, "Planning Your Oracle WebLogic Server Installation," lists the products that are included with the WebLogic Server and Coherence distribution, and describes the high-level tasks and basic information that you should know prior to installing your software.

- Chapter 2, "Installing the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Software," describes how to install your software on Windows and UNIX platforms, using a Java-based graphical user interface (GUI).

- Chapter 3, "Creating and Configuring a WebLogic Domain" describes how to create and configure your WebLogic Server domain using the configuration wizard.

- Chapter 4, "Next Steps After Configuring a WebLogic Server Domain," provides information about post-installation tasks.

- Chapter 5, "Deinstalling Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence," provides procedures for deinstalling your software in graphical, console, and silent modes.

- Appendix A, "Understanding the WebLogic Server and Coherence Distribution" lists the products and feature sets included in the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence distribution.

- Appendix B, "Understanding the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Directory Structure" provides a description of the directory structure created on your system as a result of this installation.

Documentation Accessibility

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the 12c (12.1.2) documentation library:

- Upgrading Oracle WebLogic Server
If you are upgrading your Oracle WebLogic Server installation from an earlier version (for example from a 10.x release in 11g to a 12c release), this document explains how to upgrade the entire WebLogic Server environment, including applications, the WebLogic domains in which they are deployed, and any application data associated with the domain. This may include external resources, such as database servers, firewalls, load balancers, and LDAP servers.

- Installing and Configuring the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure
Oracle WebLogic Server is also available as part of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure distribution. Refer to this book if you want to install Oracle WebLogic Server with Infrastructure capabilities.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention

Meaning

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1 Planning Your Oracle WebLogic Server Installation

This chapter helps to prepare you for your Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence installation.

Various topics are covered that should be reviewed thoroughly to help ensure that you do not encounter any problems either during or after the product installation and domain configuration.

The following sections are included:

- Section 1.1, "Using this Document"

- Section 1.2, "Understanding the WebLogic Server and Coherence Standard Installation Topology"

- Section 1.3, "Roadmap for Installing and Configuring the Installation Topology"

- Section 1.4, "Roadmap for Verifying Your System Environment"

- Section 1.5, "Understanding and Obtaining the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Distribution"

Note:

If you are installing Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence as part of an upgrade procedure, follow the instructions in this book to install the software, but do not run the Configuration Wizard to create a WebLogic domain.

After the software is installed, refer to Upgrading Oracle WebLogic Server.

1.1 Using this Document

This section contains the following topics:

- Section 1.1.1, "Using the Standard Installation Topology as a Starting Point"

- Section 1.1.2, "Using this Document in an Upgrade Scenario"

- Section 1.1.3, "Using this Document to Extend a Domain"

1.1.1 Using the Standard Installation Topology as a Starting Point

This guide will help you create the standard installation topology for Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence (Figure 1-1). This topology can be extended to be highly available and secure, making it suitable for a production system.

The standard installation topology represents a sample topology for this product; it is not the only topology that is supported. For more information, see "Understanding the Standard Installation Topology" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

1.1.2 Using this Document in an Upgrade Scenario

If you are installing Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence as part of an upgrade procedure, follow the instructions in this book to install the software, but do not run the Configuration Wizard to create a WebLogic domain.

After the software is installed, refer to Upgrading Oracle WebLogic Server.

1.1.3 Using this Document to Extend a Domain

The instructions in this document describe how to create a new domain; the same instructions can be used to extend an existing domain. If you choose to do this, be sure to read "Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware for important information.

If you are creating a new domain but your needs do not match the instructions given in the procedure, be sure to make your selections accordingly and refer to the supporting documentation for additional details.

1.2 Understanding the WebLogic Server and Coherence Standard Installation Topology

The standard installation topology for Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence is shown in Figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1 Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Topology

This topology includes a standard WebLogic Server domain that contains two Managed Servers in a cluster and an Administration Server, all configured on a single host.

Each element in this topology illustration is described in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1 Description of the Elements in the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Standard Installation Topology

Element

Description and Links to Additional Documentation

APPHOST

Standard term used in Oracle documentation referring to the machine that is hosting the application tier.

WebLogic Domain

A logically related group of Java components (in this case, the Administration Server, Managed Servers, and other related software components).

For more information, see "What is an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Administration Server

The central control entity of a domain which maintains the domain's configuration objects and distributes configuration changes to Managed Servers.

For more information, see "What is the Administration Server" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Cluster

A collection of multiple WebLogic Server instances running simultaneously and working together.

For more information, see "Understanding Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Machine

Logical representation of the computer that hosts one or more WebLogic Server instances (servers). Machines are also the logical glue between WebLogic Managed Servers and the Node Manager; in order to start or stop a Managed Server with Node Manager, the Managed Server must be associated with a machine.

Managed Server

Host for your applications, application components, Web services, and their associated resources.

For more information, see "Understanding Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.

A roadmap describing the necessary steps to arriving at this topology can be found in Section 1.3.

1.3 Roadmap for Installing and Configuring the Installation Topology

This guide provides all the steps required to install and configure WebLogic Server. Within the procedures, the guide also provides references to additional information you can use if you want to create a modified version of this topology.

Table 1-2 show the steps required to install and configure Oracle WebLogic Server.

Table 1-2 Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Installation Procedure

Task

Description

Documentation

Verify your system environment

Before beginning the installation, verify that the minimum system and network requirements are met.

Section 1.4.

Obtain the appropriate distribution

To create the topology described in this section, obtain the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence distribution (wls_121200.jar).

Section 1.5.

Determine your installation directories

Verify that the directories that will need to be created can be created or accessed by the installer, and exist on systems that meet the minimum requirements.

Appendix B.

Install the software

Run the installation program to install the software.

Chapter 2.

Create a WebLogic domain

Use the Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard to create a WebLogic domain.

Chapter 3.

Perform post-installation tasks

After your domain is created, you can begin to manage the components in your domain, or continue to modify your environment for high availability.

Chapter 4.

1.4 Roadmap for Verifying Your System Environment

This section (Table 1-3) contains important information that you must read and understand prior to beginning the installation and configuration process. It identifies important tasks and checks to perform to make sure your environment is properly prepared for installing and configuring Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure.

Table 1-3 Roadmap for Verifying Your System Environment

Task

Description

Documentation

Verify certification and system requirements.

Verify that your operating system is certified and properly configured for Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure installation and configuration.

See "Verifying Certification and System Requirements" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Identify a proper installation user.

Verify that the installation user has the proper permissions to install and configure the software.

See "Selecting an Installation User" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Select the installation and configuration directories on your system.

Verify that you are able to create the necessary directories for installation and configuration, according to the recommended directory structure.

See "Selecting Directories for Installation and Configuration" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Install a certified JDK.

The installation program for the distribution requires a certified JDK present on your system.

See "Installing a JDK" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

1.5 Understanding and Obtaining the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Distribution

The Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence distribution is available as a .jar file. You must have a certified JDK already installed on your system in order to install and configure this distribution.

Tip:

For more information about distributions, see "Understanding and Obtaining Product Distributions" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

This distribution contains the products and features described in Appendix A.

For information on how to obtain the distribution, see "Obtaining Product Distributions" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

2 Installing the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Software

This chapter describes how to start the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence installation program in graphical mode. It also describes the sequence of screens that appear in the installation process.

The following sections are included:

- Section 2.1, "Starting the Installation Program"

- Section 2.2, "Navigating the Installation Screens"

- Section 2.3, "Understanding the Coherence Installation Type"

2.1 Starting the Installation Program

To start the installation program, perform the following steps.

1. Log in to the target system.

2. The installer requires that a certified JDK already exists on your system. For more information, see the appropriate certification document for 12c (12.1.2) on the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page.

3. Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.

4. Launch the installation program by invoking java -jar from the JDK directory on your system, as shown in the examples below:
On UNIX operating systems:

/home/Oracle/jdk7_15/jdk1.7.0_15/bin/java -jar wls_121200.jar

On Windows operating systems:

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_15\bin\java -jar wls_121200.jar

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

When the installation program appears, you are ready to begin the installation. See Section 2.2 for a description of each installation program screen.

2.2 Navigating the Installation Screens

The installation program displays a series of screens, in the order listed in Table 2-1.

If you need additional help with any of the installation screens, click the screen name.

Table 2-1 Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Installation Screens

Screen

Description

Installation Inventory Setup

On UNIX operating systems, this screen will appear 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 information about the central inventory, see "Understanding the Oracle Central Inventory" in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.

This screen will not appear on Windows operating systems.

Welcome

This screen introduces you to the product installer.

Installation Location

Use this screen to specify the location of your Oracle home directory.

For more information about Oracle Fusion Middleware 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 the WebLogic Server Installation installation type.

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 Section 2.3 for more information about the Coherence Installation installation type.

Prerequisite Checks

This screen verifies that your system meets the minimum necessary requirements.

If there are any warning or error messages, you can refer to one of the following documents in Section 1.4.

Specify Security Updates

If you already have an Oracle Support account, use this screen to indicate how you would like to receive security updates.

If you do not have one and are sure you want to skip this step, clear the check box and verify your selection in the follow-up dialog box.

Installation Summary

Use this screen to verify the installation options you selected. If you want to save these options to a response file, click Save Response File and provide the location and name of the response file. Response files can be used later in a silent installation situation.

For more information about silent or command line installation, see "Using the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode" in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.

Installation Progress

This screen allows you to see the progress of the installation.

Installation Complete

This screen appears when the installation is complete.

The next step is to launch the configuration wizard to create your WebLogic domain. There are two ways to do this:

- Select Automatically Launch the Configuration Wizard on this screen. After you click Finish to dismiss the installer, the configuration wizard is started and you can begin to configure your domain. If you choose to do this, proceed to Section 3.1.2.

- Do not select Automatically Launch the Configuration Wizard on this screen. After you click Finish to dismiss the installer, you must manually start the configuration wizard to begin configuring your domain. If you choose to do this, proceed to Section 3.1.1.

If you chose the Complete with Examples installation type, this screen will give you the option to start the Quick Start Configuration Wizard, which enables you to create sample domains. For more information, see "Quick Start Configuration Wizard" in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

2.3 Understanding the Coherence Installation Type

For the WebLogic Server and Coherence standard installation topology, select the WebLogic Server Installation installation type. When you select this installation type and use the 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 available for users who want to deploy and manage Coherence applications using the WebLogic Management Framework. For more information, see the following:

- "Deploying Coherence Applications" in Administering Oracle Coherence.

- "What is the WebLogic Management Framework?" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.

3 Creating and Configuring a WebLogic Domain

This chapter describes the steps required to create your WebLogic Server domain after your software has been successfully installed.

The following topics are covered:

- Section 3.1, "Configuring Your WebLogic Domain"

- Section 3.2, "Starting the Servers"

- Section 3.3, "Verifying Your Configuration"

3.1 Configuring Your WebLogic Domain

This section provides instructions for creating a WebLogic domain using the configuration wizard. For more information on other methods available for domain creation, see "Additional Tools for Creating, Extending, and Managing WebLogic Domains" in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

The following topics are covered in this section:

- Section 3.1.1, "Starting the Configuration Wizard"

- Section 3.1.2, "Navigating the Configuration Wizard Screens to Configure the Domain"

3.1.1 Starting the Configuration Wizard

To begin domain configuration, navigate to the ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/common/bin directory and start the WebLogic Server Configuration Wizard.

On UNIX operating systems:

./config.sh

On Microsoft Windows operating systems:

config.cmd

3.1.2 Navigating the Configuration Wizard Screens to Configure the Domain

Follow the instructions in this section to configure the domain using the Configuration Wizard.

Note:

You can use the same procedure described in this section to extend an existing domain. If your needs do not match the instructions given in the procedure, be sure to make your selections accordingly, or refer to the supporting documentation for additional details.

If you need to configure multiple products in a single domain, refer to "Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware for important information.

- Task 1, "Selecting the Domain Type and Domain Home Location"

- Task 2, "Selecting the Configuration Templates"

- Task 3, "Configuring the Administrator Account"

- Task 4, "Specifying the Domain Mode and JDK"

- Task 5, "Selecting Advanced Configuration Options"

- Task 6, "Configuring the Administration Server Listen Address"

- Task 7, "Configuring Node Manager"

- Task 8, "Configuring Managed Servers"

- Task 9, "Configure a Cluster"

- Task 10, "Assigning Managed Servers to the Cluster"

- Task 11, "Configuring Coherence Clusters"

- Task 12, "Configuring a New Machine"

- Task 13, "Assigning Servers to Machines"

- Task 14, "Reviewing Your Configuration Specifications and Configuring the Domain"

- Task 15, "Writing Down Your Domain Home and Administration Server URL"

Task 1   Selecting the Domain Type and Domain Home Location

On the Configuration Type screen, select Create a New Domain.

In the Domain Location field, specify your Domain home directory.

It is recommended that you locate your Domain home in accordance with the directory structure summarized in Appendix B, where the Domain home is located outside the Oracle home directory. This directory structure will help you avoid issues when you need to upgrade or re-install your software.

Tip:

More information about the Domain home directory can be found in "Choosing a Domain Home" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware.

More information about reinstalling the software can be found in Section 5.6

More information about the other options on this screen can be found in Configuration Type in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Task 2   Selecting the Configuration Templates

On the Templates screen select the following templates for configuration:

- Basic WebLogic Server Domain (selected by default)

- WebLogic Coherence Cluster Extension
Selecting this template will cause the Managed Servers in the cluster to be managed Coherence servers, and the cluster will be a managed Coherence cluster. This serves as a starting point for setting up your Coherence environment. For more detailed information and next steps, see Table 4-1.

Tip:

More information about the options on this screen can be found in Templates in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Task 3   Configuring the Administrator Account

On the Administrator Account screen, specify the user name and password for the default WebLogic Administrator account for the domain. This account is used to boot and connect to the domain's Administration Server.

Tip:

You must make a note of the user name and password you choose to enter here; you will need this in order to be able to start and access the Administration Server.

Task 4   Specifying the Domain Mode and JDK

On the Domain Mode and JDK screen:

- Select Production in the Domain Mode field.

- Select Oracle Hotspot JDK in the JDK field.

Selecting Production Mode on this screen gives your environment a higher degree of security, requiring a user name and password to deploy applications and to start the Administration Server.

Tip:

More information about the options on this screen, including the differences between development mode and production mode, can be found in Domain Mode and JDK in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

In production mode, a boot identity file can be created to bypass the need to provide a user name and password when starting the Administration Server. For more information, see "Creating a Boot Identity File for an Administration Server" in Administering Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Task 5   Selecting Advanced Configuration Options

To complete domain configuration for the topology, the following must be selected on the Advanced Configuration screen:

- Administration Server
This is required to properly configure the listen address of the Administration Server.

- Node Manager
This is required to configure Node Manager.

- Managed Servers, Clusters and Coherence
This is required to configure the Managed Servers and cluster, and also for configuring the machine and targeting the Managed Servers to the machine.

Tip:

If you want to configure dynamic clusters, see the following:

- "Overview of Dynamic Clusters" in Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server.

- "Creating Dynamic Clusters" in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Task 6   Configuring the Administration Server Listen Address

On the Administration Server screen, select the drop-down list next to Listen Address and select the IP address on the host where the Administration Server will reside. Do not use "All Local Addresses."

Task 7   Configuring Node Manager

The Node Manager screen can be used to select the type of node manager you want to configure, along with the Node Manager credentials.

Select Per Domain as the Node Manager type, then specify the user name and password.

Tip:

More information about the options on this screen can be found in Node Manager in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

More information about the types of Node Manager can be found in "Node Manager Overview" in Administering Node Manager for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Task 8   Configuring Managed Servers

Use the Managed Servers screen to create two new Managed Servers:

1. Click the Add button to create a new Managed Server.

2. Specify wls_server_1 in the Server name column.

3. In the Listen Address drop-down list, select the IP address of the host on which the Managed Server will reside. Do not use "All Local Addresses."

4. Repeat this process to create a second Managed Server named wls_server_2.
Configuring a second Managed Server is one of the steps needed to configure the standard topology for high availability. If you are not creating a highly available environment, then this step is optional.

For more information about the high availability standard topology, see "Understanding the Fusion Middleware Standard HA Topology" in High Availability Guide.

For more information about the next steps to prepare for high availability after your domain is configured, see Section 4.3.

These server names will be referenced throughout this document; if you choose different names then be sure to replace them as needed.

Tip:

More information about the options on this screen can be found in Managed Servers in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Task 9   Configure a Cluster

Use the Clusters screen to create a new cluster.

1. Click the Add button.

2. Specify wls_cluster_1 in the Cluster Name field.

3. Leave the cluster Address field blank.

By default, server instances in a cluster communicate with one another using unicast. If you want to change your cluster communications to use multicast, refer to "Considerations for Choosing Unicast or Multicast" in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Tip:

More information about the options on this screen can be found in Clusters in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Task 10   Assigning Managed Servers to the Cluster

Use the Assign Servers to Clusters screen to assign wls_server_1 and wls_server_2 to the new cluster wls_cluster_1.

1. In the Clusters pane, select the cluster to which you want to assign the servers; in this case, wls_cluster_1.

2. In the Servers pane, assign wls_server_1 to wls_cluster_1 by doing one of the following:

- Click once on wls_server_1 to select it, then click on the right arrow to move it beneath the selected cluster (wls_cluster_1) in the Clusters pane.

- Double-click on wls_server_1 to move it beneath the selected cluster (wls_cluster_1) in the clusters pane.

3. Repeat to assign wls_server_2 to wls_cluster_1.

Tip:

More information about the options on this screen can be found in Assign Servers to Clusters in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Task 11   Configuring Coherence Clusters

Use the Coherence Clusters screen to configure the Coherence cluster that is automatically added to the domain. Leave the default port number 0 as the Coherence cluster listen port.

See Table 4-2 for more information and next steps for configuring Coherence.

Note:

For Coherence licensing information, refer to "Oracle Coherence" in Licensing Information.

Task 12   Configuring a New Machine

Use the Machines screen to create a new machine in the domain. A machine is required in order for the Node Manager to be able to start and stop the servers.

Tip:

If you plan to create a high availability environment and know the list of machines required for your target topology, you can follow the directions in this section to create all of the machines at this time. For more information, see "Optional Scale Out Procedure" in High Availability Guide.

1. Click the Add button to create a new machine.

2. Specify wls_machine_1 in the Name field.

3. In the Node Manager Listen Address field, select the IP address of the machine where the Managed Servers are being configured.
You must select a specific interface and not "localhost." This allows Coherence cluster addresses to be dynamically calculated.

4. Verify the port in the Node Manager Listen Port field.
The port number 5556, shown in this example, may be referenced by other examples in the documentation. Replace this port number with your own port number as needed.

Note:

If you are extending an existing domain, you can assign servers to any existing machine. It is not necessary to create a new machine unless your situation requires it.

Tip:

More information about the options on this screen can be found in Machines in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

If you plan to create a high availability environment and know the list of machines required for your target topology, you can create all of the machines at this time. For more information, see

Task 13   Assigning Servers to Machines

Use the Assign Servers to Machines screen to assign the Administration Server and Managed Servers to the new machine you just created:

1. In the Machines pane, select the machine to which you want to assign the servers; in this case, wls_machine_1.

2. In the Servers pane, assign AdminServer to wls_machine_1 by doing one of the following:

- Click once on AdminServer to select it, then click on the right arrow to move it beneath the selected machine (wls_machine_1) in the Machines pane.

- Double-click on AdminServer to move it beneath the selected machine (wls_machine_1) in the Machines pane.

3. Repeat to assign both wls_server_1 and wls_server_2 to wls_machine_1.

Tip:

More information about the options on this screen can be found in Assign Servers to Machines in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Task 14   Reviewing Your Configuration Specifications and Configuring the Domain

The Configuration Summary screen contains the detailed configuration information for the domain you are about to create. Review the details of each item on the screen and verify that the information is correct.

You can go back to any previous screen if you need to make any changes, either by using the Back button or by selecting the screen in the navigation pane.

Domain creation will not begin until you click Create.

Tip:

More information about the options on this screen can be found in Configuration Summary in Creating Domains Using the Configuration Wizard.

Task 15   Writing Down Your Domain Home and Administration Server URL

The Configuration Success screen will show the following items about the domain you just configured:

- Domain Location

- Administration Server URL

You must make a note of both items as you will need them to start the servers and access the Administration Server.

Click Finish to dismiss the configuration wizard.

3.2 Starting the Servers

After configuration is complete, in order to access the tools with which you can manage your domain, you must do the following:

- Section 3.2.1, "Starting the Node Manager"

- Section 3.2.2, "Starting the Administration Server"

- Section 3.2.3, "Starting the Managed Servers"

3.2.1 Starting the Node Manager

To start your per-domain Node Manager, go to the DOMAIN_HOME/bin directory.

On UNIX operating systems, start Node Manager as shown below, using nohup and nm.out as an example output file:

nohup ./startNodeManager.sh > nm.out&

On Windows operating systems, run:

startNodeManager.cmd

Note:

It is recommended that you install Node Manager to run as a startup service. This allows Node Manager to start up automatically each time the system is restarted.

For more information, see "Running Node Manager as a Startup Service" in Administering Node Manager for Oracle WebLogic Server.

3.2.2 Starting the Administration Server

To start the Administration Server, go the DOMAIN_HOME/bin directory.

On UNIX operating systems, run:

./startWebLogic.sh

On Windows operating systems, run:

startWebLogic.cmd

If you selected Production Mode on the Domain Mode and JDK screen in Task 4, you will be prompted for the login credentials of the Administrator user as provided on the Administrator Account screen in Task 3.

Tip:

For more information about starting the Administration Server, see "Starting and Stopping Administration Servers" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

In production mode, a boot identity file can be created to bypass the need to provide a user name and password when starting the Administration Server. For more information, see "Creating a Boot Identity File for an Administration Server" in Administering Server Startup and Shutdown for Oracle WebLogic Server.

3.2.3 Starting the Managed Servers

To start the Managed Servers, go the DOMAIN_HOME/bin directory and run the following command:

On UNIX operating systems:

./startManagedWebLogic.sh managed_server_name admin_server_url

On Windows operating systems:

startManagedWebLogic.cmd managed_server_name admin_server_url

Replace managed_server_name with the names of the Managed Server you want to start. For this topology, the Managed Server names are wls_server_1 and wls_server_2, as defined on the Managed Server screen in Task 8. You need to run this command twice; once for each Managed Server.

Replace admin_server_url with the full URL of the Administration Server, as provided on the Configuration Success screen in Task 14.

Below are sample commands used to start wls_server_1 and wls_server_2 on UNIX operating systems:

./startManagedWebLogic.sh wls_server_1 t3:\\examplehost.exampledomain.com:7001 &
./startManagedWebLogic.sh wls_server_2 t3:\\examplehost.exampledomain.com:7001 &

Tip:

For more information about starting Managed Servers, see "Starting and Stopping Managed Servers" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

3.3 Verifying Your Configuration

To verify that your domain is configured properly, see Section 4.1. You should familiarize yourself with the tasks described in this section and perform them to verify that your domain is properly configured.

4 Next Steps After Configuring a WebLogic Server Domain

This chapter describes common tasks you might want to perform on a newly created WebLogic Server domain.

The following sections are included:

- Section 4.1, "Performing Basic Administrative Tasks"

- Section 4.2, "Performing Additional Domain Configuration Tasks"

- Section 4.3, "Preparing Your Environment For High Availability"

4.1 Performing Basic Administrative Tasks

Table 4-1 lists some common administration tasks you will likely want to perform on your newly created domain.

Table 4-1 Basic Administration Tasks for a New Domain

Task

Description

More Information

Getting familiar with Fusion Middleware administration tools

Get familiar with the various tools available which you can use to manage your environment.

"Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Tools" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Starting and stopping products and servers

Learn how to start and stop Oracle Fusion Middleware, including the Administration Server, Managed Servers, and components.

"Starting and Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Configuring Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Learn how to set up secure communications among between Oracle Fusion Middleware components using SSL.

"Configuring SSL in Oracle Fusion Middleware" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware

Learn how to keep track of the status of Oracle Fusion Middleware components.

"Monitoring Oracle Fusion Middleware" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Understanding backup and recovery procedures

Learn the recommended backup and recovery procedures for Oracle Fusion Middleware.

"Introducing Backup and Recovery" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

4.2 Performing Additional Domain Configuration Tasks

Table 4-2 lists some additional tasks you will likely want to perform on your newly created domain.

Table 4-2 Additional Domain Configuration Tasks

Task

Description

More Information

Deploying applications

Learn how to deploy your applications to Oracle Fusion Middleware.

"Deploying Applications" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Adding a Web Tier front-end to your WebLogic domain

Oracle Web Tier hosts Web pages (static and dynamic), provides security and high performance along with built-in clustering, load balancing, and failover features. In particular, the Web Tier contains Oracle HTTP Server.

Follow the instructions to install and configure a standalone Oracle HTTP Server in Installing and Configuring Oracle HTTP Server.

Also refer to "Installing Multiple Products in the Same Domain" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware for important information.

Tuning and configuring Coherence for your topology.

The standard installation topology includes a Coherence cluster that contains storage-enabled Managed Coherence Servers. This configuration is a good starting point for using Coherence, but depending upon your specific requirements, consider tuning and reconfiguring Coherence to improve performance in a production environment.

For information about Coherence clusters, see "Configuring and Managing Coherence Clusters" in Administering Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server.

For information about tuning Coherence, see Administering Oracle Coherence.

For information about storing HTTP session data in Coherence, see "Using Coherence*Web with WebLogic Server" in Administering HTTP Session Management with Oracle Coherence*Web.

For more information about creating and deploying Coherence applications, see Developing Oracle Coherence Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server.

4.3 Preparing Your Environment For High Availability

Table 4-3 provides a list of tasks to perform if you want to scale out your standard installation environment for high availability.

Table 4-3 Tasks Required to Prepare Your Environment for High Availability

Task

Description

More Information

Configuring Node Manager

Node Manager enables you to start, shut down, and restart the Administration Server and Managed Server instances from a remote location, making this an essential utility for any high availability environment.

Administering Node Manager for Oracle WebLogic Server.

Scaling out to multiple host computers

To enable high availability, it is important to provide failover capabilities to another host computer. That way, if one computer goes down, your environment can continue to serve the consumers of your deployed applications.

"Scaling Out a Topology (Machine Scaleout)" in the High Availability Guide.

Configuring high availability for your Web Tier components

If you have added a Web tier front-end, then you must configure the Web Tier for high availability, as well as the WebLogic Server software.

"Configuring High Availability for Web Tier Components" in High Availability Guide.

Setting up a front-end load balancer

A load balancer can be used to distribute requests across servers more evenly.

"Server Load Balancing in a High Availability Environment" and "Configure Load Balancer" in High Availability Guide.

5 Deinstalling Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence

This chapter describes how to deinstall and reinstall Oralce WebLogic Server and Coherence.

You should always use the instructions provided in this chapter for removing the software. If you try to remove the software manually, you may experience problems when you try to reinstall the software again at a later time. Following the procedures in this chapter will ensure that the software is properly removed.

This chapter includes the following sections:

- Section 5.1, "Understanding Product Deinstallation"

- Section 5.2, "Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware"

- Section 5.3, "Deinstalling the Software"

- Section 5.4, "Removing the Oracle Home Directory Manually"

- Section 5.5, "Removing Your Domain and Application Data"

- Section 5.6, "Reinstalling Your Software"

5.1 Understanding Product Deinstallation

The Oracle Fusion Middleware deinstaller removes software from the Oracle home directory from which it is started. Table 5-1 summarizes the procedure and provides links to supporting documentation.

Table 5-1 Roadmap for Deinstalling Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure

Task

Description and Documentation

Documentation

Stop Oracle Fusion Middeware.

All servers and processes in your domain should be stopped before running the deinstaller.

See Section 5.2.

Remove the software.

Run the product deinstaller to remove Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence.

See Section 5.3.

Remove the Oracle home directory.

The deinstaller does not remove all files and folders from the Oracle home directory. After the deinstaller is finished, you must manually remove the Oracle home to complete your product removal.

See Section 5.4.

Remove your domain and application data.

The deinstaller does not remove data contained in your Domain home or Application home directories, even if they are located inside the Oracle home. You must remove these directories manually.

See Section 5.5.

Not all files and directories in the Oracle home are removed by the deinstaller

The deinstaller does not remove the JDK or any user-created data such as WebLogic domains or custom application data. Only the components that were installed by the installation program are removed by the deinstaller.

5.2 Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware

Before running the deinstaller, you should stop all servers and processes associated with the Oracle home you are going to remove.

For more information, see "Stopping an Oracle Fusion Middleware Environment" in Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

5.3 Deinstalling the Software

Follow the instructions in this section to start the product deinstaller and remove the software.

- Section 5.3.1, "Starting the Deinstallation Program"

- Section 5.3.2, "Navigating the Deinstallation Screens"

If you want to perform a silent (command-line) deinstallation, see "Running the Oracle Universal Installer for Silent Deinstallation" in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.

5.3.1 Starting the Deinstallation Program

To start the deinstaller on a Windows operating system, do one of the following:

1. Use a file manager window to go to the ORACLE_HOME\oui\bin directory and double click on deinstall.cmd.

2. From the command line, go to the ORACLE_HOME\oui\bin and enter the following command:

deinstall.cmd

3. From the Start menu, select All Programs, then select Oracle, then select OracleHome, then select Uninstall Oracle Middleware.

To start the deinstaller on a UNIX operating system, go to the ORACLE_HOME/oui/bin directory and enter the following command:

./deinstall.sh

5.3.2 Navigating the Deinstallation Screens

The deinstallation program displays a series of screens, in the order listed in Table 5-2.

If you need additional help with any of the deinstallation screens, click the screen name.

Table 5-2 Deinstallation Screens and Descriptions

Screen

Description

Welcome

This screen introduces you to the product deinstaller.

Deinstallation Summary

This screen shows the Oracle home directory and its contents that will be deinstalled. Verify that this is the correct directory.

Click Deinstall to begin removing the software.

Deinstallation Progress

This screen shows the progress of the deinstallation.

Deinstallation Complete

This screen appears when the deinstallation is complete. Review the information on this screen, then click Finish to dismiss the deinstaller.

5.4 Removing the Oracle Home Directory Manually

After the deinstaller is finished, you must manually remove your Oracle home directory and any existing sub-directories that were not removed by the deinstaller. For example, if your Oracle home directory was /home/Oracle/products/Oracle_Home on a UNIX operating system:

> cd /home/Oracle/products
> rm -rf Oracle_Home

On a Windows operating system, if your Oracle home directory was C:\Oracle\Products\Oracle_Home, use a file manager window and navigate to the C:\Oracle\Products directory, then right-click on the Oracle_Home folder and select Delete.

5.5 Removing Your Domain and Application Data

To remove your domain and application data:

1. Manually remove your Domain home directory.
For example, if your Domain home directory was /home/Oracle/config/domains/infra_domain on a UNIX operating system:

> cd /home/Oracle/config/domains
> rm -rf infra_domain

On a Windows operating system, if your Domain home directory was C:\Oracle\Config\domains\infra_domain, use a file manager window and navigate to the C:\Oracle\Config\domains directory, then right-click on the infra_domain folder and select Delete.

2. Manually remove your Application home directory.
For example, if your Application home directory was /home/Oracle/config/applications/infra_domain on a UNIX operating system:

> cd /home/Oracle/config/applications
> rm -rf infra_domain

On a Windows operating system, if your Application home directory was C:\Oracle\Config\applications\infra_domain, use a file manager window and navigate to the C:\Oracle\Config\applications directory, then right-click on the infra_domain folder and select Delete.

3. Backup the domain_registry.xml file in your Oracle home, then edit the file and remove the line associated with the domain you are removing. For example, to remove the infra_domain, find the following line and remove it:

<domain location="/home/Oracle/config/domains/infra_domain"/>

Save and exit the file when you are finished.

5.6 Reinstalling Your Software

You can reinstall your software into the same Oracle home as a previous installation only if you have deinstalled the software according to the instructions in this chapter, including manually removing the Oracle home directory. When you reinstall, you can then specify the same Oracle home as your previous installation.

Consider the following cases where the Oracle home is not empty:

- Installing in an existing Oracle home that contains the same feature sets.
The installer will warn you that the Oracle home you specified during the installation already contains the same software you are trying to install. Your options are to:

1. Select a different installation type. In this case, only the feature sets that do not already exist in the Oracle home directory will be installed.

2. Select a different Oracle home directory.

- Installing in an existing, non-empty Oracle home.
For example, suppose that you have chosen to create your Domain home or Application home somewhere inside your existing Oracle home. This data is not removed during the deinstallation process, so if you attempt to reinstall into the same Oracle home, the installer will not allow it. Your options are to:

1. Deinstall your software from the Oracle home as described in this chapter, and then remove the Oracle home directory. After this is complete, you can reinstall and reuse the same Oracle home location, using the instructions in Chapter 2. Any domain or application data that was in the Oracle home will have to be re-created.

2. Select a different Oracle home directory.

A Understanding the WebLogic Server and Coherence Distribution

This appendix describes the contents of the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence distribution (wls_121200.jar).

The products and feature sets included with this distribution are described in Table A-1.

Note:

Oracle WebLogic Server is also available with the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure distribution (fmw_infra_121200.jar). See "Understanding the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Distribution" in Installing and Configuring the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure.

Table A-1 Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Components and Features

Product

Feature Set

Description

Available with Which Install Type?

Core Server

Core Application Server

A complete application server that implements Java Enterprise Edition 6 (Java EE 6) technologies, Web Services, and other leading Internet standards to provide a reliable framework for highly available, scalable, and secure applications and services. Includes the full set of components that comprise the essential WebLogic Server run time with full Java EE 6 support.

This feature set does not include administration tools and add-on technologies, such as the Administration Console, Web Server plug-ins, JDBC drivers, and so on.

All

Coherence Product Files

Coherence provides replicated and distributed (partitioned) data management and caching services on top of a reliable, highly scalable peer-to-peer clustering protocol. Coherence has no single points of failure; it automatically and transparently fails over and redistributes its clustered data management services when a server becomes inoperative or is disconnected from the network. When a new server is added, or when a failed server is restarted, it automatically joins the cluster and Coherence fails back services to it, transparently redistributing the cluster load. Coherence includes network-level fault tolerance features and transparent soft re-start capability to enable servers to self-heal.

For more information about Coherence, see Developing Applications with Oracle Coherence.

All

Web 2.0 HTTP Pub-Sub Server

A channels based publish-subscribe mechanism for Web-based clients to send and receive asynchronous messages over HTTP. The HTTP Publish-Subscribe server can be used by Web clients to subscribe to channels (a representation in Bayeux for destinations) and publish messages to the channels.

For more information, see "Using the HTTP Publish-Subscribe Server" in Developing Web Applications, Servlets, and JSPs for Oracle WebLogic Server.

All

WebLogic SCA

This is a Spring container for Java applications that use SCA semantics to expose services and invoke references. The container is included as an optional library in WebLogic Server.

All

WebLogic Client Jars

These are client-side WebLogic applications.

WebLogic Server

Complete with Examples

Administrative Tools

Administration Console Additional Language Help Files

Language-specific online help files for the Administration Console.

All

CIE WLS Config

Provides files used by the Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard.

All

Database Support

Third-Party JDBC Drivers

Other JDBC drivers bundled with WebLogic Server that can be used to connect a WebLogic Server environment to an external database.

For more information about this feature set, see "Using JDBC Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Administering JDBC Data Sources for Oracle WebLogic Server.

WebLogic Server

Complete with Examples

WebLogic Evaluation Database

Installs an evaluation database, which is used by the Server Examples, into the ORACLE_HOME/wlserver/common/derby directory.

If you do not choose the Complete with Examples install type, this evaluation database is still installed.

All

Open Source Components

Third Party Jackson

Third party open source software for processing JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) data formats.

All

Third Party Jersey

Third party open source software representing the official implementation of the Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture.

All

Third Party Maven Apache

Maven is a build management tool that is central to project build tasks such as compilation, packaging, and artifact management.

For more information, see Developing Applications Using Continuous Integration.

All

Examples

Server Examples

Server Examples are example applications that demonstrate key features of WebLogic Server.

For more information, see "Sample Application and Code Examples" in Understanding Oracle WebLogic Server.

Complete with Examples

Coherence Examples

Coherence Examples demonstrate how to use the features of Coherence in all supported languages (Java, .NET, and C++). The examples are organized collections of code that show how to use one or more features, and provide a single common way (per language) to build and run all examples. Source code for the examples is included.

Complete with Examples

Oracle Installation Infrastructure

OPatch

The OPatch utility is a tool that allows the application and rollback of interim patches to Oracle products.

All

B Understanding the Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Directory Structure

This appendix describes the directory structure that will be created on your system at the end of your Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence installation and domain configuration.

The directory structure is illustrated in Figure B-1.

Note that this example shows the recommended directory structure, as described in "Understanding the Recommended Directory Structure" in Planning an Installation of Oracle Fusion Middleware. Your directory structure may differ slightly based on where you choose to create these directories on your system.

Figure B-1 Oracle WebLogic Server and Coherence Directory Structure

The Domain home, Application home, and contents of the Oracle home directories are described in more detail in Table B-1.

Table B-1 Directory Description for the WebLogic Server and Coherence Oracle Home

Directory or file

Description

Domain Home

This directory contains your domain-related data, including the scripts to start and stop Node Manager, the Administration Server, and Managed Servers.

Application Home

This directory contains your custom application data.

oracle_common

This directory contains the common binary and library files required for Oracle WebLogic Server.

wlserver

This directory contains the WebLogic Server product files.

This directory is also referred to as the WebLogic home directory, or WL_HOME.

coherence

This directory contains the Coherence product files.

OPatch

This directory contains OPatch and supported files. OPatch is a tool used to patch Oracle Fusion Middleware software.

cfgtoollogs

This directory contains the log files for your installation and configuration transactions.

install

This directory contains install-related files and scripts.

inventory

This directory contains metadata about the components, feature sets, and patches installed in this Oracle home directory.

oui

This directory contains files used by the Oracle Universal Installer, including the deinstaller program. If you need to run the Oracle Universal Installer again after the product is installed, you should do so from this directory.

logs

This directory contains log files from the Configuration Wizard.

domain-registry.xml

This registry file contains the location of all domains currently registered with this Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure. Whenever you add a new domain, it is registered in this file.

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