Oracle Fusion Middleware 14c on SLES 15 SP2

Oracle Fusion Middleware - WebLogic

Server 14c (14.1.1.0.0) on SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 15 (SP2) for x86-64

http://www.suse.com

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Table of Contents

Introduction............................................................................................................................3
System Requirements and Specifications.............................................................................3
Hardware Requirements....................................................................................................3
Software Requirements.....................................................................................................3
Testing machine information..............................................................................................3
Prerequisites..........................................................................................................................4
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2..............................................................4
Installing Java....................................................................................................................7
Oracle WebLogic Server 14c Installation...............................................................................8
Installing Oracle WebLogic Server software......................................................................8
Creating and Configuring the WebLogic Domain............................................................17
Starting the AdministrationServer and verifying the Configuration..................................25
Additional Comments ..........................................................................................................28

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Introduction
This document provides details on installing Oracle WebLogic Server 14c on SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 15 SP2. Details are provided for Intel(x86-64) versions of both Oracle
WebLogic Server 14c and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2. Similar steps apply to
other platforms (x86, ia64, System z, etc.).

Official Oracle product documentation is available at: http://docs.oracle.com/en/

System Requirements and Specifications

Hardware Requirements

Requirement Minimum
CPU 1-GHz CPU
Physical Memory 4 GB
Swap space Approx. twice the size of RAM
Disk space in /tmp 2 GB
Disk space for software files 2 GB

Software Requirements

SUSE
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 GM (x86-64)
(https://www.suse.com/download/sles/)

Oracle
• WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1.0.0) (fmw_14.1.1.0.0_wls_Disk1_1of1.zip)
(https://www.oracle.com/downloads/#category-middlewar e)

• Java SE Development Kit 8 (jdk-8u221-linux-x64.tar.gz)

(https://www.oracle.com/downloads/#category-jav a)

Testing Machine Information

Dell Laptop Precision 5530

CPU: 6 * Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8850H CPU @ 2.60GHz
RAM: 32 GB
NIC: 2
Local HDD: 1TB + 512GB
OS: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 GM (x86-64) - Kernel version: 5.3.18-22-default

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Prerequisites
1. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2

1-1. Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 on your testing machine.To do so, follow the
instructions in the official SUSE Linux Enterprise Server documentation at
https://www.suse.com/documentation/.

Figure 1-1 Software Installed as shown below

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In Yast, select the patterns you need. Make sure you select the patterns and packages required to run
Oracle products.

Figure 1-2 Software Installed as shown below

After the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, the following information about the operating
system and the kernel version is displayed.

Figure 1-3 OS release information and kernel version

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1-2. Special Startup Requirements.

1). To set the SHMMAX kernel parameter.

Change the value of SHMMAX to 4294967295 by including the following line in /etc/sysctl.conf:

kernel.shmmax = 4294967295

Change the value of shmall to 9272480 by including the following line in '/etc/sysctl.conf'

kernel.shmall = 9272480

Activate the new SHMMAX setting by running the command:

/sbin/sysctl -p

2). Checking the Open File Limit and Maximum Stack Size.

ulimit -a

To change the open file limits,login as root and edit the /etc/security/limits.conf file. Look for the
following lines:

* soft nofile 4096

* hard nofile 65536
* soft nproc 2047
* hard nproc 16384

To change the maximum stack size,login as root and edit the /etc/security/limits.conf file. Add the
following line:

oracle soft stack 10240

then reboot the machine.

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2. Installing Java

2-1. Log in to the target system (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 64-bit OS) as a non-admin user.
Download Java SE Development Kit 8 (jdk-8u221-linux-x64.tar.gz) from
https://www.oracle.com/downloads/#category-java.

(Note: The classes in com.oracle.weblogic.management.tools.migration.jar are built with JDK8 and

must be run with JDK8. For 14c(14.1.1.0.0), the certified JDK was jdk1.8.0_191 and later.)

2-2. Set environment variables JAVA_HOME and PATH to ensure the proper JDK version is installed
and ready for use.

Figure 2-1 Java information

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Oracle WebLogic Server 14c Installation

1. Installing Oracle WebLogic Server software

1-1. Log in to the target system (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 64-bit OS) as a non-admin user.
Download the Oracle WebLogic Server 14c (14.1.1.0.0) from
https://www.oracle.com/downloads/#category-middleware.

(Note: Please ensure the installation user has the proper permissions to install and configure the
software.)

1-2. Go to the directory where you downloaded the installation program. Extract the contents of this .zip
(fmw_14.1.1.0.0_wls_Disk1_1of1.zip) file and launch the installation program by running 'java -jar
fmw_14.1.1.0.0_wls.jar'

Install Flow:

1). Installation Inventory Setup.

If this is your first Oracle installation on a host that is running SLES, please use this screen to specify
the location of the Oracle central inventory directory and Operating System Group Name, then click OK
to continue.

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2). Welcome.

Review the information on this screen carefully to be sure you have performed all the necessary
prerequisites, then click Next to continue.

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3). Auto Updates.

Select option "Skip Auto Updates" to skip this screen, then click Next to continue.

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4). Installation Location.

Type the full path of the directory in the Oracle Home field, then click Next to continue.

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5). Installation Type.

Use this screen to determine the type of installation you want to perform, then click Next to continue.

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6). Prerequisite Checks.

Prerequisite Checks results will be shown as above, Oracle Fusion Middleware 14c is certified on SLES
15(+), click Next to continue.

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7). Installation Summary.

This screen contains a list of the feature sets you selected for installation, along with the approximate
amount of disk space to be used by the feature sets once installation is complete. Check the
information, then click Install to continue.

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8). Installation Progress.

This screen shows the progress of the installation. When the progress bar reaches 100%, the
installation is complete. Click Finish to continue.

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9). Installation Complete.

This screen appears at the conclusion of the installation. Select option "Automatically Launch the
Configuration Wizard", then click Finish to dismiss the installer.

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2. Creating and Configuring the WebLogic Domain

2-1. To begin domain configuration, you can automatically launch the Configuration Wizard through the
option "Automatically Launch the Configuration Wizard" on the last Installation complete screen.
You can also navigate to the 'ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/common/bin' directory and start the
WebLogic Server Configuration Wizard by running: './config.sh'.

Starting configuration:

1). Configuration Type.

Select option "Create a New Domain" and specify the Domain home directory in the "Domain
Location" field, then click Next to continue.

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2). Templates.

On the Templates screen select "Basic WebLogic Server Domain (selected by default)" and
"WebLogic Coherence Cluster Extension" for configuration, then click Next to continue.

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3). Administrator Account.

Specify the user name and password for the default WebLogic Administrator account for the domain,
then click Next to continue.

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4). Domain Mode and JDK.

Select "Development" in the Domain Mode field, select the "Oracle HotSpot" in the JDK field. Then
click Next to continue.

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5). Advanced Configuration.

According to your requirements, select the desired options on the Advanced Configuration screen.Then
click Next to continue.

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6). Configuration Summary.

Review this screen to verify the information is correct, then click Create to continue.

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7). Configuration Progress.

The Configuration Progress screen as shown above, once you see: "Domain Created successfully",
click Next to continue.

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8). End Of Configuration.

Once you see: "Oracle Weblogic Server Configuration Succeeded", record the "Domain Location" and
"Admin Server URL", then click Finish to dismiss the Configuration Wizard.

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3. Starting the Administration Server and verifying the Configuration

3-1.To start the Administration Server through a terminal, go to the DOMAIN_HOME/bin directory and
run the command ./startWebLogic.sh.

Figure 3-1-1 Starting the Administration Server through a terminal

Figure 3-1-2 Checking the listening port(7001)

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3-2. Access to Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.

Figure 3-2-1 Access to WebLogic Server Admin Console - Login page

Figure 3-2-2 Viewing WebLogic Server Admin Console - Home page

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Figure 3-2-3 Viewing WebLogic Server Admin Console - Summary of Servers

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Additional Comments
This document shows how to create a standard installation topology for Oracle WebLogic Server. You
can extend this topology to make it highly available and secure so it is suitable for a production system.

Thank you !
SUSE ISV Engineering Team
Aug 14th, 2020
https://www.suse.com

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