Installation of Weblogic 12c (12.2.1.4) on Linux

 Prerequisites:

a. Download JDK1.8 (jdk-8u281-linux-x64.tar.gz)   from below link.

https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/javase-jdk8-downloads.html 

b. Download weblogic 12.2.1.4 (fmw_12.2.1.4.0_wls_Disk1_1of1.zip) from below link.

https://www.oracle.com/in/middleware/technologies/weblogic-server-downloads.html

c. Create user webadmin  who installs and configures weblogic server.

useradd webadmin

d. Create the prerequisite directory to hold oracle WebLogic software

mkdir /u01/app/web_12214

mkdir  /u01/app/oraInventory

e. create /etc/oraInst.loc  & add the below lines.

inventory_loc=/u01/app/oraInventory

inst_group=webadmin

f. Stage the software under /u01/app/softwares  .

[webadmin@jaytch softwares]$ pwd

/u01/app/softwares

[webadmin@jaytch softwares]$ ls -ltr

total 986544

-rw-rw-r--. 1 opc      opc      866494253 Apr  4 07:56 fmw_12.2.1.4.0_wls_Disk1_1of1.zip

-rw-rw-r--. 1 webadmin webadmin 143722924 Apr  4 10:27 jdk-8u281-linux-x64.tar.gz

[webadmin@jaytch softwares]$ unzip fmw_12.2.1.4.0_wls_Disk1_1of1.zip

Archive:  fmw_12.2.1.4.0_wls_Disk1_1of1.zip

  inflating: fmw_12.2.1.4.0_wls.jar

[webadmin@jaytch app]$ cd /u01/app

[webadmin@jaytch app]$ tar -zxvf  /u01/app/softwares/jdk-8u281-linux-x64.tar.gz

Installation:

 export PATH=/u01/app/jdk1.8.0_281/bin:$PATH

 cd /u01/app/softwares/

 java -jar fmw_12.2.1.4.0_wls.jar

After the graphical wizard opens, use the guidelines in the following table to install WebLogic Server 12c (12.2.1):

Step	Window/Page Description	Choices or Values
a.	Step 1 of 9 - Welcome	Click Next.
b.	Step 2 of 9 - Auto Updates	Select Skip Auto Updates. Click Next.
c.	Step 3 of 9 - Installation Location	Enter /u01/app/web_12214 for Oracle Home. Click Next.
d.	Step 4 of 9 - Installation Type	Select Complete with Examples. [ If it is production box, Please choose weblogic server ] Click Next.
e.	Step 5 of 9 - Prerequisite Checks	Click Next.
f.	Step 6 of 9 - Security Updates	Unselect I wish to receive security updates via My Oracle Support. Click Next.
g.	My Oracle Support Username/Email Address Not Specified	Click Yes.
h.	Step 7 of 9 - Installation Summary	Click Install.
i.	Step 8 of 9 - Installation Progress	Click Next.
j.	Step 9 of 9 - Installation Complete	Click Finish.

Environment File Setup:

Create the env file $HOME/web12c.env 

ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/web_12214; export ORACLE_HOME

MW_HOME=$ORACLE_HOME ; export MW_HOME

WLS_HOME=$MW_HOME/wlserver; export WLS_HOME

DOMAIN_HOME=/u01/app/web_12214/user_projects/domains/jay_domain; export DOMAIN_HOME

JAVA_HOME=/u01/app/jdk1.8.0_281; export JAVA_HOME

export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch:$PATH

Creating Weblogic Domain:

source $HOME/web12c.env

$ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/common/bin/config.sh

Start the Services:

Create the boot.properties under  $DOMAIN_HOME/WLS_DEMO/security folder .

nohup $DOMAIN_HOME/bin/startNodeManager.sh > /dev/null 2>&1 &

nohup $DOMAIN_HOME/startWebLogic.sh > /dev/null 2>&1 &

nohup $DOMAIN_HOME/bin/startManagedWebLogic.sh WLS_DEMO  > /dev/null 2>&1 &