Installation guide

1-16 BEA Products Installation Guide
Note: The directory user_projects does not contain anything when the product is installed
on the disk. It is used as the default location for your files when you create domains at
the location.
Creating Multiple BEA Home Directories
Although it is possible to create more than one BEA Home directory, we recommend that you
avoid doing so. In almost all situations, a single BEA Home directory is sufficient. There may be
circumstances, however, in which you prefer to maintain separate development and production
environments, with a separate product stack for each. With two directories, you can update your
development environment (in a BEA Home directory) without modifying the production
environment until you are ready to do so.
Choosing a Product Installation Directory
The product installation directory contains all the software components that you choose to install
on your system, including program files and examples. You are prompted during your initial
installation to choose a product installation directory. Table gives information about the product
install directories for different products if you accept default on windows:
The Figure 1-2 illustrates the window for choosing different directories for WebLogic Server and
BEA Workshop for WebLogic Workshop.
Table 1-4 Default Product Installation Directories for BEA Products
Product Product Installation Directory
BEA WebLogic Server
<BEA_HOME>\weblogic92
BEA Workshop for WebLogic Platform
<BEA_HOME>\workshop92