Graphical Mode Installation of Oracle Weblogic Sever using '.bin' file on UNIX Machines

og in to the UNIX system

Navigate to the directory that contains the installation .bin file.

Launch the server installation by executing the following commands:

    chmod a+x Install_file_name.bin

By this unix command, you are making the file to be executable

    ./Install_file_name.bin

The GUI Screen will pop-up and you can proceed with the installation

Install_file_name.bin is the name of the Weblogic installation file. The installation comes with some server examples, If you want them to be installed you must include the following parameter in the installation command If not, the installation may take more time.

    -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/./urandom

Note: you should be having administration rights to execute the installation.

Graphical Mode Installation of Oracle WebLogic Server on a 64-bit platform using a .jar file

On Windows System:

Follow the below instructions to set the JAVA PATH, set JAVA_HOME to 64 bit JDK file location.

JAVA_HOME=path_to_64-bit_JDK; export JAVA_HOME

PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH; export PATH

Ensure you are setting the Java path to JDK not to the JRE. Go to the weblogic installation jar file path and execute the below command.

java -Xmx1024m -jar wlsversion_generic.jar

The GUI screen follows and proceed with the installation.

On UNIX or Linux Systems, you need include the -d64 flag in the installation command.

java -d64 -jar wlsversion_generic.jar

Common Errors: 

D:\Weblogic\Install>java -X1024m -jar wls_121200.jar
Error: Invalid or corrupt jarfile wls_121200.jar

This is due to the installation file has got corrupted. Download or copy the fresh jar and proceed with the installation