2 Installing Oracle WebCenter

2.1.1 Installing Oracle JDeveloper

Oracle JDeveloper is a free integrated development environment (IDE) for building Web service-oriented applications using industry standards for Java, XML, SQL, and Web Services. It supports the complete development life cycle with integrated features for modeling, coding, debugging, testing, profiling, tuning, and deploying applications.

JDeveloper works in tandem with popular open-source frameworks and tools with built-in features for Struts, Ant, JUnit, XDoclets, and CVS, and includes an Extensions SDK that lets developers add capabilities to, and customize, the development environment.

With WebCenter extensions and Oracle JDeveloper installed, you can write custom WebCenter applications to add services like linking, tagging, and discussions, along with a way for business users to create and customize pages.

If you want to install Oracle JDeveloper, refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle JDeveloper.

2.1.2 Installing WebCenter Back-End Applications

In addition to WebCenter Spaces, Portlet Producers, Oracle Discussions, and optionally Oracle Universal Content Manager, you can integrate several other WebCenter Web 2.0 Services into your applications. Some WebCenter Web 2.0 Services, such as Documents, rely on back-end components, such as Oracle Content Server. Similarly, Worklist relies on Oracle BPEL Process Manager which is available as part of Oracle SOA Suite. To integrate such services into your applications, you must install the required back-end components.

Refer to Chapter 5, "Preparing Back-End Components for WebCenter Services" for more information.

2.1.3 Installing Oracle WebCenter and Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer

Oracle WebCenter and Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer cannot be installed in the same Middleware home directory. If you plan to install both of these products on your system, you must create a separate Middleware home for each product.

2.1.4 Using Custom Port Numbers

By default, the servers that are created in each domain use the same set of port numbers (for example, the Administration Server uses port 7001). If you want to use custom port numbers, you can change the port number when you run the Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Wizard:

• The Administration Server port number can be changed on the Configure the Administration Server Screen.

• The port number for all managed servers in your domain can be changed on the Configure Managed Servers Screen.

For more information, refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring Oracle WebCenter".

Fore more information about port numbers, refer to "Port Numbers" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide.

2.2.1 Obtaining the Software

See "Obtain the Oracle Fusion Middleware Software" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide for information on where to obtain the software.

Select one of the download locations and download "Oracle WebCenter." This will be saved to your system as a .zip archive file.

After you download the archive file, unpack the archive file into a directory of your choice on the machine where you will be performing the installation.

2.2.2 Starting the Installer

To start the installer, go to the directory where you unpacked the archive file and switch to the Disk1 directory.

On UNIX operating systems:

cd unpacked_archive_directory/Disk1
./runInstaller -jreLoc JRE_LOCATION

On Windows operating systems:

cd unpacked_archive_directory\Disk1
setup.exe -jreLoc JRE_LOCATION

The installer requires the full path to the location of a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on your system. When you installed Oracle WebLogic Server, a JRE was installed on your system in the jdk160_21 directory inside the Middleware home. You can use this location as the JRE_LOCATION to start the installer.

On 64-bit platforms, the JRE location is the JAVA_HOME you used to install Oracle WebLogic Server.

If you do not specify the JRE location with the -jreLoc option, you will be prompted to provide the location of your JRE before the installer is started. For example, on a UNIX operating system:

[> ./runInstaller 
Starting Oracle Universal Installer...
 
Checking if CPU speed is above 300 MHz.    Actual 2999 MHz    Passed
Checking Temp space: must be greater than 150 MB.   Actual 66070 MB    Passed
Checking swap space: must be greater than 512 MB.   Actual 4047 MB    Passed
Checking monitor: must be configured to display at least 256 colors.    Actual 256    Passed
Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2010-02-23_10-57-58AM. Please wait ...
Please specify JRE/JDK location ( Ex. /home/jre ), <location>/bin/java should exist :

Specify the absolute path to the JRE on your system before you continue.

2.2.3 Installation Log Files

The installer writes logs files to the Oracle_Inventory_Location/log (on UNIX operating systems) or Oracle_Inventory_Location\logs (on Windows operating systems) directory. Refer to Section D.2.1, "Installation Log Files" for more information about the log files and their contents.

2.2.4 Inventory Screens (UNIX Only)

If you are installing on a UNIX system, and if this is the first time any Oracle product is being installed on your system with the Oracle Universal Installer, you will be asked to provide the location of an inventory directory. This is where the installer will set up subdirectories and maintain inventory data for each Oracle product that is installed on this system.

Follow the instructions in Table 2-1 to configure the inventory directory information. For more help, click on the screen name in the table below, or click the Help button in the GUI.

2.2.5 Installation Screens and Instructions

Follow the instructions in Table 2-2 to install Oracle WebCenter.

If you need additional help with any of the installation screens, refer to Appendix A, "Oracle WebCenter Installation Screens" or click Help to access the online help.

After the installation is complete, you must configure your products before you can begin using them. Go to Chapter 3, "Configuring Oracle WebCenter".