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Preparing for Installation
This section discusses the following topics:
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Section 2.1, Types of Installers
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Section 2.2, Product Distribution
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Section 2.3, Installation Prerequisites
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Section 2.4, Selecting Directories for Installation
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Section 2.5, Installation Modes
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Section 2.6, Choosing the Type of Installation
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Section 2.7, Installable Product Components
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Section 2.8, Generating a Verbose Installation Log
2.1 Types of Installers
The following types of WebLogic Server installers are available:
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OS-specific Package installer —This type of 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.
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Generic Package installer —This type of installer is a .jar file. It does not include
the JRockit SDK and Sun JDK. You can use this type of installer to install the product on any supported platform on which Java is already installed.
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Upgrade installer —Upgrade 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 10.3.5. If a patch release is available for your current WebLogic Server installation, you can download an Upgrade installer from
My Oracle Support.
Note: Silent mode installation is supported only for Package
installers.
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Depending on your 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. For information about how to download from this site, see
Section 2.2.3, Downloading an Upgrade Installer From My Oracle Support.
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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.
A supplemental installer ZIP file is also available to provide additional features, such as server examples, for a development-only installation.
For more information about these installers, see Appendix B, Development-Only
Installation. For a complete list of the available installers, see
Appendix C, WebLogic Server Installers.
For information on how to obtain the appropriate installer for your platform, see
Section 2.2, Product Distribution.
