Oralce Service Bus 11g Installation on Windows 8

Oralce Service Bus 11g Installation Guide:

Before starting with installation, you need to have the below software packages/files with you, I also specified the versions which I have used for these.

1. Java Development Kit: jdk1.7.0_45
2. Java Runtime Environment : jre7
3. Weblogic Server : wls1036_generic.jar
4. Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse : oepe-indigo-all-in-one-11.1.1.8.0.201110211138-win32-x86_64.zip
5. Oracle fusion middle ware- Oracle Service bus : ofm_osb_generic_11.1.1.7.0_disk1_1of1

Once you have all the above softwares handy, you can follow below steps for installation:

1. Very first, Install JDK, I have used installed the "jdk1.7.0_45"
2. Then start with the installation of Weblogic server, Double click on the  wls1036_generic.jar and follow the configuration wizard for the installation.
3. After first step, Extract OEPE zip file in Oracle/Middleware folder created while installing Weblogic server, eg @ C:\Oracle\Middleware
4. Run osb's setup.exe in cmd as below: E:\Software\OSB1\ofm_osb_generic_11.1.1.7.0_disk1_1of1\Disk1>setup –ignoreSysPreReqs -jreLoc C:\jre7
   here -ignoreSysPreReqs is to ignore system Requirements and -jreLoc for providing JreLocation to run setup : kindly give the path of JRE7
5. Once you are done with the above steps, you need to create the domain for OSB server, Creating OSB domain: Oracle_OSB folder will be created in Oracle/Middleware folder, eg. C:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_OSB1\common\bin in my case. Double click on Config.cmd file inside bin folder. Select the below packages and follow steps:
   
   Give the databse details for OWSM MDS schema(ignore the failure test) and OSB JMS reporting provider
6. Verify the OSB IDE: check whether OSB IDE is installed or not. As open the eclipse from the below location : C:\Oracle\Middleware\oepe-indigo11.1.1.8.0_64Check the followingWindow->open perspective->other->Oracle Service busYou should be able to see the Oracle Service bus
7. Access sbconsole after starting the  server from the below location: C:\Oracle\Middleware\user_projects\domains\base_domain\startWebLogic.cmd
   Now access the sbconsole
   http//localhost:7001/sbconsole and give username/password