Perform the following steps to download and install the JDK:
JAVA_HOME
and ORACLE_HOME
environment variables. On Linux, you need to write the following command:JAVA_HOME=$HOME/top_level_folder_jdkversion export JAVA_HOME ORACLE_HOME=%HOME/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home export ORACLE_HOME
On Windows, write the following command:
SET JAVA_HOME=%USERPROFILE% op_level_folder_jdkversion SET ORACLE_HOME=%USERPROFILE%OracleMiddlewareOracle_Home
We installed the JDK and set the environment variables, JAVA_HOME
and ORACLE_HOME
, which are required for the JDK and SOA Suite.
You can check the JDK installation with a simple java –version
command, which will print the JDK version and the virtual machine version:
The easiest way to start using both products is to download a free SOA Suite 12c installation available at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/soasuite/downloads/index.html.
We will use a quick-start installation. The quick-start installation will contain all the following software required for a development environment on a single host:
The quick-start installation is the quickest way to start developing and testing the BPEL processes using SOA Suite and JDeveloper and exactly what most developers need (and what we need for this book).
Please note that the quick-start installation is limited to one server and cannot be upgraded to a production environment. A production environment requires a much more complex installation, described at http://docs.oracle.com/middleware/1213/core/INSOA/planning.htm.