# Installing WebLogic RFID Enterprise 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:

- Read Preparing for Your Installation. You must have WebLogic Server 9.2 installed.
- Make sure that your hardware and software configuration is supported by your WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server software. Because WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server software runs on WebLogic Server, see Supported Configurations at:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/index.html

- 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.

## 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 a graphical-mode installation process on a Windows platform:

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

If you are installing from . . . | Perform the following action . . .
--- | ---
Web download | Navigate to the folder 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.

3. Double-click the BEA installation program for WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server:

`rfid_enterprise200_win32.exe`

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

### Starting in Console Mode

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

1. Log in to the 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. If the graphical-mode version of the installation program starts automatically, exit the program. Open an MS-DOS command prompt window. Go to the directory on the CD that contains the Windows installation program.

3. Enter the following command to start the BEA installation program for WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server in console mode:

    > rfid_enterprise200_win32.exe -mode=console

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

Note: | `rfid_enterprise_win32.exe -mode=console -log=C:\logs\server_install.log`

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

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

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

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
- Starting the .bin Installation Program in Console Mode

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

In the following procedure, `filename``.bin` is the name of the installation program specific to your platform, for example, `rfid_enterprise200_linux32.bin`.

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

1. Log in to the 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. Navigate to the directory on the CD that contains the installation program for your platform.

3. If the file is not executable, change its permissions; for example:

    # chmod a+x filename.bin

4. Launch the BEA installation program for WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server:

`# ./``filename``.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_enterprise200_linux32.bin -log=/home/logs/BEA_install.log`

Note: | See Generating a Verbose Installation Log.

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

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

In the following procedure, `filename``.bin` is the name of the installation program specific to your platform, for example, `rfid_enterprise200_linux32.bin`.

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

1. Log in to the 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. Navigate to the directory on the CD that contains the installation program for your platform.

3. If the file is not executable, change its permissions; for example:

    # chmod a+x filename.bin

4. Launch the BEA installation program for WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server:

    # ./filename.bin -mode=console

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_enterprise200_linux32.bin -mode=console -log=/home/logs/BEA_install.log`

Note: | See Generating a Verbose Installation Log.

5. 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