Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 Installation and Migration Guide

Express Installation

Express installation enables you to quickly install the Web Server using the most common options and predefined defaults. Express installation is the default installation type and makes assumptions regarding host name, port numbers, and Java Development Kit (JDKTM) installation. If you select Express, you do not specify these settings during installation. Settings will be configured automatically using the defaults listed in the following table. Use Express installation if you are new to the Web Server or for evaluation purposes. Choose Custom installation if you want to customize your installation.

Table 2–2 Express Installation Defaults

Setting 

Default 

Administration instance 

Configured as Administration Server. 

JDK 

Installs the JDK bundled with the Web Server. 

Components 

Installs the following: 

  • Server Core: Installs the core binaries needed to set up the Web Server environment.

  • Server Core 64–bit Binaries: (Solaris SPARC, AMD64, and Linux only) The 64–bit binaries required for setting up the 64–bit runtime for Web Server instances. This option is available only if the system on which you are installing has 64-bit support. Both the 64- and 32-bit binaries are installed.

  • Administration Command Line Interface: The command-line administration client used to manage and configure the Web Server and its hosted applications from the commandline.

  • Sample Applications: Sample applications that demonstrate Web Server features and functionality.

For more information about each component, see Web Server Components.

Start on boot 

No. 

Administration Server Settings

Server host 

Fully qualified domain name of the computer on which you are installing the Administration Server. 

SSL port 

8989 if available; otherwise defaults to the next highest available port.  

Non-SSL Port 

8800 if available; otherwise defaults to the next highest available port. 

Runtime User ID (UNIX) 

For root installation, default is root. For non-root installation default is the user that is performing the installation.

Web Server Instance Settings

Server name 

The name of the computer on which you are installing the default Web Server instance. 

HTTP port 

Default value depends upon the run-time user ID of Administration Server instance. If the Administration Server instance's runtime user ID is non-root, the default is 8080. If the Administration Server instance's runtime user ID is root, the default is 80.

Runtime User ID (UNIX) 

If the Administration Server instance's runtime user ID is non-root, the default is same as Administration Server instance's runtime user id. If the Administration Server instance's runtime user ID is root, the default is webservd.

Document root directory 

install_dir/https-server_name/docs

64–bit configuration (Solaris SPARC AMD64, and Linux only) 

No. 

Registering with Sun Connection

You can register the Web Server with Sun Connection, when running the installation program. To register with Sun Connection, you need to have a Sun Online Account, select the I don't have a Sun Online Account option. this allows you create an account. If you already have an account with Sun Connection, select the I already have a Sun Online Account option and enter the username and password.


Note –

Registration with Sun Connection is not supported through CLI installation program.


Registering with Sun Connection provides following benefits: