Development-Only Installation

On most operating systems, you can use a development-mode installation that comes in the form of a zip file. This installation is purely for development purposes. Although it has a smaller footprint than the full-deployment version, note that the development-only installation doesn't come with the web server plug-ins, the Sun or JRockit JDK, the sample applications, or the Derby database.

Let's turn to how you install Oracle WebLogic Server on a Windows system.

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