Place the installers in a dedicated directory, like D:\Software\Oracle_Installers .

: Specifically for your OS (e.g., V983393-01.zip for Windows). 3. Step-by-Step Installation Guide Step A: Install WebLogic Server 12c Launch the command prompt as an Administrator.

Oracle Reports requires specific C-runtime libraries. Append your Oracle instance binary directory pathing to your OS path environment variable: C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\bin Use code with caution. 5.2 Compiling Environment Components

Navigate to your JDK directory and launch the Infrastructure jar file: %JAVA_HOME%\bin\java -jar fmw_12.2.1.4.0_infrastructure.jar Use code with caution. Follow the graphical wizard steps: Click Next . Auto Updates: Select Skip Auto Updates .

Elara spun up a Linux VM, hostname forms-draco . She ran the RCU first.

Wait for the "RUNNING" state (access Admin Console at http://host:7001/console ).

: Choose Production Mode and ensure it explicitly points to your validated JDK 8 location.

Set environment variables in .bash_profile :

Navigate to the configuration wizard directory: C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_Home\oracle_common\common\bin Launch the Configuration Wizard: Windows: config.cmd Linux: ./config.sh

: Certified 64-bit Windows or Linux versions (e.g., Windows Server 2012/2016, Oracle Linux 7).

Start your environment in this specific order.

$DOMAIN_HOME/bin/startWebLogic.sh