Why does WLS 9.2 installer say "Insufficient disk space!" on OS X w/122GB?

Question

hi all,
i just installed mac os x 10.4.0 about 4 days ago onto a brand new 160 GB internal hdd. apart from some upgrades (10.4.9, java 1.5, xcode docs, etc.) the only other apps i've installed are eclipse 3.2 development ide & mozilla. that left me with 122 GB available on my hdd (as reported by "Get Info").
today, i tried to install BEA WebLogic Server 9.2 MP1 (the ibm aix generic installer). the installer for wls 9.2 comes as an executable jar file that must be executed from the shell. i executed the following command in the shell:
$ java -jar server921_generic.jar -log=/Users/myhome/logs/wls92_mp1_install_02_05_07.logthe installer gui loads, prompts me for the license agreement, some install folder locations (i told it to install to "/Users/myhome/development/bea"), etc. then, it reports:
<blockquote>
"Insufficient disk space! The installer requires: 5MB for the BEA Home at /Users/myhome/development/bea and 270 MB temporary work space at /tmp/bea30536.tmp. There is only 271MB available at /."
</blockquote>
ONLY 271MB AVAILABLE!!? how can that be?
so, i tried directing it to install to "/Applications/bea". i also started the installer with an option to use "/Applications/tmp" (which i created with mkdir) as an alternate tmp directory. this time with "sudo" - just in case:
$ sudo java -Djava.io.tmpdir=/Applications/tmp  -jar server921_generic.jar -log=/Users/myhome/logs/wls92_mp1_install_02_05_07.logthis time its:
<blockquote>
"Insufficient disk space! The installer requires: 5MB for the BEA Home at /Applications/bea and 270 MB temporary work space at /Applications/tmp/bea30537.tmp. There is only 271MB available at /."
</blockquote>
what gives? on my solaris box, i can do "growfs" to expand the space available to a filesystem. is there some way i can do something similar on os x? or is there ANYTHING else to give "/" access to more of the 122 GB hdd space that is obviously available?
thanks in advance for your help.

Answer 1

hi,
please take a look at "[url http://forums.bea.com/bea//thread.jspa?threadID=400003593&tstart=15&mod=1178464358368]HELP: Which command line args to launch Workshop 9.2 on Mac OS X 10.4?"
to summarize that thread: the generic installer does not come with workshop 9.2 or portal 9.2 because they are not supported on aix, hp or mac os x. weblogic server is not supported on max os x at all.
that thread also explains how i was able to get workshop 9.2 installed and running on os x:
"...i happen to have a working installation of wls & wlw
on my sun microsystem's sunblade 100 with solaris 9
(installed using bea's solaris_sparc-specific .bin
installer; which _does_ come bundled with the wlw ide).
so, i copied the wlw-related stuff (everything in
$bea_home/workshop92 & everything in
$bea_home/common/eclipse) from my solaris box to the
appropriate folders on my mac..."if you have (or can get access to) a working installation
of workshop that has already been installed on another
supported os, then you'll need to copy the
workshop-related stuff from the supported os to your mac;
like i described in the above thread. you'll need to keep
in mind that there are some os-specific plugins that come
with the supported versions of workshop; you will need to
replace those with their mac-specific equivalents.
if you click on my username in the top left-hand corner of
this post, you will get a list of posts i've made recently
that detail my experiences getting weblogic server 9.2 and
workshop 9.2 installed on mac os x. if you can
follow along with the info in those threads, you will
learn everything that i know about the subject. good luck.
let us know how you get on?