DRAFT KB-XXXX Installing Weblogic-Execute Weblogic installer using JDK.

Symptoms

Unable to run the weblogic fmw_xx.x.x.x.x_wls.jar file. The execution ends with the following error:

Extracting the installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done
This installer must be executed using a Java Development Kit (JDK)
but C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_181 is not a valid JDK Java Home.

Cause

This error is caused because the installer is unable to recognize the environment variables.

Action

Try running the weblogic fmw_xx.x.x.x.x_wls.jar file from <JAVA_HOME>/<JDK_Version>/bin directory via executing the command java -jar <PATH TO weblogic fmw_xx.x.x.x.x_wls.jar file>