JDK and JAVA_HOME

The Java Development Kit (JDK) must be installed, and the JAVA_HOME environment variable must be set, on the computer on which you install GlassFish ESB prior to beginning the installation. Different operating systems require different JDK.

The following list provides the GlassFish ESB JDK requirements by platform.

Solaris

JDK5: At least release 1.5.0_14

JDK6: At least release 1.6.0_03

Linux (Red Hat and SUSE)

JDK5: At least release 1.5.0_14

JDK6: At least release 1.6.0_03

AIX 5.3

JDK5: At least release 1.5.0_14

Macintosh

JDK5: The latest 1.5 release supported by Apple

Microsoft Windows

JDK5: At least release 1.5.0_14

JDK6: At least release 1.6.0_03

It is not recommended to use JDK 1.6.0_13 or 1.6.0_14 with GlassFish ESB v2.1 due to issues with several of the wizards used to develop applications. In addition, the GlassFish ESB Installer fails to install on Windows when using JDK 1.6.0_13 or 1.6.0_14. The GlassFish ESB Installer does not support JDK release 1.6.0_04 in the 64–bit version on the Solaris SPARC or AMD 64–bit environments. The installer also does not support JDK release 1.6.0 or later on AIX 5.3.