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.

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.