# Installing WebLogic RFID Edge Server

# Starting the Installation Program

The following sections describe how to start the installation program on Windows and UNIX platforms:

- Before You Begin
- Starting the Installation Program on Windows Platforms
- Starting the Installation Program on Linux and Other UNIX Platforms
- What's Next?

## Before You Begin

Before you install the software, review the following information:

- Make sure that your hardware and software configuration is supported by your WebLogic RFID Edge Server software. See Supported Configurations.
- Read Preparing for Your Installation.
- You cannot reinstall any BEA product on top of a previously installed version of the same product—in the same BEA Home directory or in the same file location. You can, however, add products and product components to an existing installation. To reinstall the same version of one of the products, you must first uninstall the previous installation, as described in Uninstalling the Software.
- If you will be adding components to an existing installation of WebLogic RFID Edge Server, shut down any running servers before starting the installation.

## Starting the Installation Program on Windows Platforms

The following sections describe how to start the installation program on a Windows platform:

- Starting in Graphical Mode
- Starting in Console Mode

Note: | If you are installing the software on a Windows system that supports more than one monitor, you must disable all but one monitor before starting the installation program.

### Starting in Graphical Mode

To start the graphical-mode installation process on a Windows platform:

1. Log in to the Windows system.
2. Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
3. Complete the appropriate procedure in the following table:

If you are installing from . . . | Perform the following action . . .
--- | ---
Web download | Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
CD-ROM | Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the installation program does not start automatically, open Windows Explorer and double-click the CD-ROM icon. Navigate to the folder for the Windows installation.

4. Double-click the installation file:

`rfid_edge_win32.exe` (BEA installation program for WebLogic RFID Edge Server)

The installation program begins to install the software.

5. Proceed to Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode.

### Starting in Console Mode

To start the console-mode installation process on a Windows platform:

1. Log in to the target Windows system.
2. Complete the appropriate procedure in the following table:

If you are installing from . . . | Perform the following action . . .
--- | ---
Web download | Open an MS-DOS command prompt window. Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
CD-ROM | Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. Open an MS-DOS command prompt window. Go to the CD-ROM directory and navigate to the folder for the Windows installation program.

3. Launch the installation by entering the following command:

`rfid_edge_win32.exe -mode=console` (BEA Products installation program for WebLogic Server)

Note: | You can also include the `-log=``full_path_to_log_file` option in the command line to create a verbose installation log. For example:

Note: | `rfid_edge_win32.exe -mode=console -log=C:\logs\server_install.log`

Note: | For more information, see Generating a Verbose Installation Log.

After a few moments, a BEA Installer window opens and the installation program begins to install the software.

4. Proceed to Running the Installation Program in Console Mode.

## Starting the Installation Program on Linux and Other UNIX Platforms

The BEA Products installation program requires a Java run-time environment (JRE) to run. A JRE is bundled in the Windows installation program, and in some Linux installation programs (those with filenames ending in `.bin`). For other UNIX platforms, the installation program does not include a JRE. Filenames for these installation programs end in `.jar`. To run the `.jar` installation programs, you must have an appropriate version of a JDK installed on your system, and include the `bin` directory of the JDK at the beginning of your `PATH` system variable.

Notes: | It is important that you use a JDK because the installation process assigns values to `JAVA_HOME` and related variables to point to this directory. All scripts installed by your installation program use this JDK by default, including scripts to start sample applications, the Configuration Wizard, and other development tools.

Note: | To run graphical-mode installation, your console must support a Java-based GUI. If the installation program determines that your system cannot support a Java-based GUI, it automatically starts running in console mode. See Running the Installation Program in Console Mode.

The following sections describe how to start the installation program on UNIX platforms using filenames that end in `.bin`.

### Starting the .bin Installation Program in Graphical Mode

To start the graphical-mode installation process for installation files with names ending in `.bin`:

1. Log in to the target UNIX system.
2. Complete the appropriate procedure from the following table.

If you are installing from . . . | Perform the following action . . .
--- | ---
Web download | Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
CD-ROM | Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive and go to the CD-ROM directory. Navigate to the directory that contains the installation program for your platform.

3. Launch the installation by entering the following commands:

`# chmod a+x` `filename``.bin
# ./``filename``.bin`

In these commands, `filename``.bin` is the name of the installation program specific to your platform, for example, `rfid_edge200_linux32.bin`.

Note: | You can also include the `-log=``full_path_to_log_file` option in the command line to create a verbose installation log. For example:

Note: | `# rfid_edge200_linux32.bin -log=/home/logs/BEA_install.log`

Note: | See Generating a Verbose Installation Log.

The installation program begins to install the software.

4. Proceed to Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode.

### Starting the .bin Installation Program in Console Mode

To start the console-mode installation process for installation files with names ending in `.bin`:

1. Log in to the target UNIX system.
2. Complete the appropriate procedure from the following table.

If you are installing from . . . | Perform the following action . . .
--- | ---
Web download | Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program.
CD-ROM | Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive and go to the CD-ROM directory. Navigate to the directory that contains the installation program for your platform.

3. Launch the installation by entering the following commands:

    # chmod a+x filename.bin
    # ./filename.bin -mode=console

Here `filename``.bin` is the name of the installation program specific to your platform; for example, `rfid_edge200_linux32.bin`.

Note: | You can also include the `-log=``full_path_to_log_file` option in the command line to create a verbose installation log. For example:

Note: | `# rfid_edge200_linux32.bin -mode=console -log=/home/logs/BEA_install.log`

Note: | See Generating a Verbose Installation Log.

4. Proceed to Running the Installation Program in Console Mode.

## What's Next?

See one of the following, depending on your selected installation mode:

- Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode
- Running the Installation Program in Console Mode