Unsuccessful attempt to install FORMS 11g

Question

Hello all,
OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit
DB: 11gR2
These are the steps I took in my attempt to install FORMS 11g:
1) Install JDK6U22 Windows 64 bit
2) Installs wls1033_generic.jar from http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/middleware/11g/wls1033_generic.jar
3) Installs RCU from http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/middleware/11g/ofm_rcu_win32_11.1.1.3.3_disk1_1of1.zip (this is the only place where issue arises. I chose everything except Oracle Adaptive Access Manager and Oracle Adaptive Access Manager (Partition Support) because our test environment is NOT Enterprise version). Another possible issue is the zip files - it's for 32 bit; but I can't find 64bit.
4) Installs Fusion Middleware (all 4 files downloaded) starting from http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/middleware/11g/ofm_pfrd_win_11.1.1.2.0_64_disk1_1of1.zip
5) Patch with http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/middleware/11g/ofm_pfrd_win_11.1.1.3.0_64_disk1_1of1.zip
6) Configure using Oracle Classic 11g - Home1, Configure Classic Instance (run as Administrator). Here I unchecked PORTAL and DISCOVERER because I just need FORMS and REPORTS.
7) New rule on firewall to allow port 9001.
Issue:
Move my existing 10g FMX to {directory}\MIDDLEWARE\AS_1\FORMS
http://myservername:9001/forms/frmservelet?form=xxx.fmx doesn't come up.
Move my existing 10g FMX to {directory}\MIDDLEWARE\ASINST_1\FORMSCOMPONENT\FORMS
http://myservername:9001/forms/frmservelet?form=xxx.fmx doesn't come up.
http://localhost:9001/console on the server doesn't return anything. But, Oracle Process Manager (asinst_1) service is started.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
-andy-

Answer 1

I started the weblogic from Middleware\user_projects\domains\ClassicDomain\startweblogic.cmd. Annoyingly, I cannot close the Command Prompt and not kill the weblogic console. But I am able to get to http://localhost:7001/console.
However, I cannot start WLS_FORMS and WLS_REPORTS from the console with the following error:
For server WLS_FORMS, the Node Manager associated with machine xxx is not reachable.
All of the servers selected are currently in a state which is incompatible with this operation or are not associated with a running Node Manager or you are not authorized to perform the action requested. No action will be performed.Came across this Forms 11g - Weblogic Server - Command prompts stay open? but did not say how WLS_FORMS got started. The only suggestion I see in that thread was a suggestion for the Command Prompt annoyance; which is, requiring a service account to keep the command prompt running on the service account logged in.
Another thread http://kr.forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=933484 seems to suggest just contact Oracle Support and let them set it up.
I did look at the manual http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E14571_01/install.1111/e10421/install.htm#BABHJFIC without much help there.
Edit: Started WLS_FORMS by going to Oracle Classic Instance, Forms Services, Start Weblogic Server - WLS_FORMS. http://localhost:7001/console shows the state for WLS_FORMS as ADMIN. I don't know what that means; but I still can't get to http://localhost:9001/forms/frmservlet
Any other suggestions?
Edited by: apex_disco on Nov 15, 2010 12:29 PM