Step by Step Install: Installing WebLogic

This is a continuation of the Windows 8 install.  Previously, I installed the JRockit JVM.  In this post, I am installing the WebLogic web server.  This is the middleware that makes the PIA work.  The PIA is actually created from the psadmin utility, and I’ll do that in a later step/post.

First, I downloaded the WebLogic installer from Oracle’s EDelivery website.  I unzipped the file to get a runnable jar file inside.

I had to run the installer from the command-line.  The advantage was that I knew it was running in Administrator mode.

Eventually, it started the install wizard.

The first option was the path to install into.

I bypassed the security updates just for this install (just because this is experimentation).

I did a typical install.

I had to add the JRockit JDK with the Browse button:

I accepted the defaults for the feature install paths:

I also accepted the defaults for the start menu:

Finally, I got a summary screen:

Then, it started to install.

At the end, it gave a success screen: