Step by Step Install of Oracle 11g SOA/JDeveloper/Webcenter

Jdeveloper 11g version also includes SOA Suite (11g) & Webcenter (11g) . In this post we will cover part I of Step by Step Install of 11g SOA Suite or 11g Jdeveloper or 11g Webcenter Suite.

Download Software

i) Download Oracle 11g SOA/Jdeveloper/Webcenter software from here
–Windows Users download jdevstudio111.zip (Certief on windows XP, though works on other version as well)
–Linux/Others download jdevestuodiobase.zip

ii) Download Java (JDK 5) from here
No need if you are installing it on windows as JDK already included in jdevstudio111.zip
Once you install java (JDK 5) on linux it will be installed under /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_X

iii) Download Oracle Database from here
— Oracle Database Enterprise Edition (10.2.0.2 & higher) or Express Edition (10.2.0.1) is supported with Oracle 11g Jdeveloper/SOA/Webcenter suite
— To download, install Oracle 10.2.0.2 Enterprise Edition database click here

Installation Steps
1. Install Oracle Database Express Edition (XE) or Enterprise Edition (EE)
2. Install/Load SOA Schema
3. Install SOA or JDeveloper

Install Database
Install Oracle Database Express Edition (XE) or Enterprise Edition (EE) is already covered in above link (Use same method to install database EE 10.2.0.1 and upgarde it to 10.2.0.2)

Load/Install 11g SOA Schema
–Create directory (This will become ORACLE_HOME for 11g SOA Suite or Jdeveloper) like
mkdir -p /oracle/apps/jdev11g/apps

— Copy software jdevstudiobase1111.zip to above directory
— Unzip above zip file using unzip jdevstudiobase1111.zip
— Run below command from /directory_where_above_software_unzip / rcu/ integration/ soainfra/ sql
— sqlplus sys/sys_password as sysdba
— Create User adrs_soainfra using below script
@createuser_soainfra_oracle_all.sql adrs_soainfra adrs_password SYSTEM TEMP
(This step will create user adrs_soainfraunder system tablespace and grant necessary privileges)
— Create Schema using new user
@createschema_soainfra_oracle_all.sql adrs_soainfra