Installation guide

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of your custom security providers reside in the default location, then the security provider
upgrade step is complete, and you do not have to perform any of the additional steps in
“Upgrading a Security Provider” in Upgrading WebLogic Application Environments at
http://e-docs.bea.com/common/docs92/upgrade/upgrade_sp.html.
You can verify that a custom security provider has been upgraded by locating the
upgraded security provider,
security_provider_name_Upgraded, in the
WL_HOME\server\lib\mbeantypes directory, where WL_HOME specifies the root
directory of the 9.2 installation and
security_provider_name specifies the name of
the security provider.
Maintenance Pack Release Using an Upgrade Installer
You can upgrade your WebLogic Platform installation by using the downloadable upgrade
installer.
When a maintenance release is available, you can download a package upgrade installer from the
BEA Customer Support Web site at http://support.bea.com.
Two package upgrade installers are available: a WebLogic Platform upgrade installer for all
components of WebLogic Platform, and a WebLogic Server upgrade installer, which includes
WebLogic Server and WebLogic Workshop only. Both programs provide the same functionality,
the procedures provided in this section apply to both installers.
These installers upgrade only those components that are already installed on your system. For
example, if your installation consists of the WebLogic Server, WebLogic Workshop and
WebLogic Portal components of WebLogic Platform 9.2, the upgrade installer upgrades only
those components.
The upgrade installer can be run in the following modes on both UNIX and Windows platforms:
Graphical mode: For instructions, see “Using the Upgrade Installer in Graphical Mode” on
page 3-5.
Console mode: For instructions, see “Using the Upgrade Installer in Console Mode” on page 4-9.
Silent mode: For instructions, see “Using the Upgrade Installer in Silent Mode” on page 5-8.
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.
The upgrade installation programs require a Java run-time environment (JRE) to run. A JRE is
bundled in the Windows installation program, and in some UNIX installation programs (those