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

Types of Oracle Weblogic Installers

Weblogic Installers Types:

OS-specific Package installer: Operating System specific installer is a standalone version of the installation program that includes the JDKs for the selected platform. The installer may be either an .exe file or a .bin file, depending on the selected platform. (.exe for windows and .bin for UNIX and LINUX)

Please note that Silent mode installation is supported only for Package installers.

Generic Package installer: This type of installer is a .jar file. It does not include the JRockit SDK and Sun JDK. You can use tzhis type of installer to install the product on any supported platform on which Java is already installed.

Upgrade installer: This type of installers allow you to upgrade an existing WebLogic Server installation to the current patch release. For example, if you have WebLogic Server 10.3.0 installed, you can use an Upgrade installer to upgrade your installation to WebLogic Server 10.3.6. If a patch release is available for your current WebLogic Server installation, you can download an Upgrade installer from My Oracle Support.

Depending on the platform, the Upgrade installer is either an OS-specific Package installer (.bin or .exe file) or a Generic Package installer (.jar file). Upgrade installers are available only from My Oracle Support.

Development-only and supplemental installers: The development-only installer is a ZIP file that you extract to a Middleware home directory to create a WebLogic Server installation. It contains a WebLogic Server installation that includes all of the artifacts needed for development. You must not use this WebLogic Server installation for production.