Fusion Middleware 11g download and install

As of the first of july it is possible to download the new Fusion Middleware 11g software.

This means we can now officially play with the new SOA 11gR1 software. But first we have to install it...

As I'm writing this, I am also trying to install a full version of the SOA Suite. (So no developer version and it's on windows).

Software Checklist:
- Soa Suite 11gR1
- Weblogic 10.3
- Repository Creation Utility (RCU)
- Oracle Database 9+
- JDeveloper 11g
- SOA JDeveloper extensions
It turns out these are hard to find, so here is the link:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/101/update/fmw_products.xml


There are quite a few steps to take before we are ready to test-drive the new SOA Suite.

1. First you must have a database to use as a repository. I used an 10g XE database.
- Be sure to set the processes parameter to 200 and after doing so restart the database.
(alter system set PROCESSES=200 scope=SPFILE;)

2. You have to create the soa repositories by using the Repository Creation Utility which is a really nice tool! (RCU)
- Ignore the warning about database incompatibility (if you are using Oracle XE)

3. Install weblogic server... which is mainly next... next... next... finish...

4. Install a loopback adapter on your (windows) pc.

5. Set java home and add the jdk and jre to your path variable and start the SoaSuite 11g setup. Which is really next... next... next... finish!

6. Configure the SOA Suite by running the domain creation wizard which is mostly self explanatory

7. Start the admin server using the command:
%MIDDLEWARE_HOME%\user_projects\domains\[domain_name]\bin\startWeblogic.cmd

8. Start the managed servers (soa_server1, bam_server1) by using the following command:
%MIDDLEWARE_HOME%\user_projects\domains\[domain_name]\bin\startManagedWeblogic.cmd soa_server1 [hostname]:[admin_port]

9. Wait a minute for the servers to startup.
(in some cases you might get a PermgenSpace error, which you can fix by adding the startup argument "-xx:MaxPermSize=256M" or any other amount of increased MB's)

10. When everything is well, you can now login to the enterprise manager as follows:
http://[hostname]:[admin_port]/em
(username and password you must know already because you specified these during domain creation)

11. Or you can login to the weblogic adminstration console:
http://[hostname]:[admin_port]/console

12. Check out the consoles and start developing your first services (more on that later)

(ps. Don't forget to install the soa suite design time components for JDeveloper!)


Comparing this installation to 10g I find that the installation of the prerequisites are far easier than they used to be in 10g. (Think IRCA) The same goes for the installation and configuration of the suite itself.

Useful link:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12839_01/doc.1111/e13925/toc.htm

Good luck!