Installation guide

BEA Products Installation Guide 2-1
CHAPTER
2
Starting the Installation Program
The following sections describe how to start the installation program on Windows and UNIX
platforms:
z Before You Start
z Starting the Installation Program on Windows Platforms
z Starting the Installation Program on UNIX Platforms
z What’s Next?
z What’s Next?
Before You Start
Before you start installing the software, please review the following information:
z Make sure that you are installing your software on a hardware/software configuration that
is supported by your BEA Products software. A complete list of documents that describe
the configurations supported by BEA can be found at
http://e-docs.bea.com/platform/suppconfigs/index.html.
z Read Chapter 1, “Preparing for the Installation.”
z 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. For example, you can
install WebLogic Server during one installation, and Workshop for WebLogic Platform