Requirements 

• GlassFish 3.1.2 (GlassFish 4 is NOT supported at this time)
• 4GB of RAM
• 1 CPU
• JDK – refer to 3.1.2 Certification Matrix

GlassFish Setup

If FlexDeploy is being installed for first time, setup GlassFish server and Data Source as explained in following steps. 

Install GlassFish

• Download Glassfish 3.1.2 from this link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/glassfish/downloads/index.html
• Install a supported version of the JDK following the install procedures provided with the JDK
• Set the JAVA_HOME to the location the JDK was install into
• Launcher the installer using a utility like vnc (change $JAVA_HOME to JDK install location):

./glassfish-3.1.2.2-unix.sh -j $JAVA_HOME

• Follow the install dialog to complete the base GlassFish install
  • When prompted, recommend setting DOMAIN NAME to fddomain

Install ADF Essentials

• Download the ADF Essentials 12.1.3 from this link - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/adf/downloads/index.html
• Unzip the file to a temporary location: unzip -j adf-essentials.zip -d /oracle/adf
• Copy all of the files from /oracle/adf to the $GLASSFISH_HOME/glassfish/domains/$DOMAINNAME/lib directory.
• From the extracted zip directory, navigate to the GlassFish directory and locate these directories:
• lib
• modules
• Copy the files (do not copy the lib folder itself) in the lib directory to $GLASSFISH_HOME/glassfish/domains/$DOMAINNAME/lib
• Copy the files (do not copy the modules folder itself) in modules directory to $GLASSFISH_HOME/glassfish/modules

Configure GlassFish Server

• Start glassfish:
• cd $GLASSFISH_HOME/glassfish/bin
• asadmin
• start-domain $DOMAIN_NAME
• Set GLASSFISH_HOME to the install location of glassfish
• Set DOMAIN_NAME to the name of your domain (like fddomain)
• Login into GlassFish Administration Console (http://hostname:4848)
• Create Data Source
• Go to Resources – JDBC - JDBC Connection Pools
  • Set following values, then next
  • Pool Name: FlexDBDSPool
  • Resource Type: javax.sql.DataSource
  • Database Driver Vendor: Oracle
  • Scroll down to properties
  • Set the following values, then Save
  • Name: URL Value: jdbc URL for database
  • Name: User Value: fd_admin
  • Name: PasswordValue: <password for fd_admin>
  • Go to General tab and then Save
• Go to Resources – JDBC - JDBC Resources
  • Set following values, then Save
  • JNDI Name: jdbc/flexdbDS
  • Pool Name: FlexDBDSPool
• Add the following options JVM arguments on the server (click on Configurations, server-config, JVM Settings, JVM Options)

-verbose:gc -Xms1024m -Xmx2048m -Dflexagon.fd.install.root=/opt/flexdeploy/application -Dflexagon.fd.repository.root=/opt/flexdeploy/repository -Doracle.jdbc.autoCommitSpecCompliant=false -Doracle.mds.cache=simple

• Setup Logger Configurations.
  • From the extracted zip directory, navigate to the GlassFish directory and locate this file:
  • FDGlassFishLogFormatter.jar
  • Copy the FDGlassFishLogFormatter.jar to the lib sub-directory of the domain.

EAR installation

From the extracted directory, navigate to the GlassFish directory. The ear will be located in this directory. 
Install the EAR:

• Login into GlassFish Administration Console
  • http://<hostname>:4848
• Click on Applications.
• If FlexDeploy_GlassFish_[version] is already installed.
  • Select the FlexDeploy_GlassFish_[version].
  • Click on Undeploy and click on OK.
• Click on Applications and then click Deploy.
• Click on Choose File.
• Find your downloaded EAR file and select it.
• Click OK, EAR will be installed.
• Recycle the GlassFish server.
  • Go to server (Admin Server).
  • Click Restart and OK.

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