To install Portal Server 7.2, download the install bits and run the installer.
Portal Server 7.2 is supported on the following platforms:
SolarisTM 9 or Solaris 10 on SPARC®
Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 on x86
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 and 5.0 on x86
Windows 2003/XP/Vista in 32-bit mode with latest Service Pack
Portal Server 7.2 on Windows can only be used as a developer platform or an evaluation platform. It can not be used as a deployment platform. The ReadMe file provided with the ZipInstaller has information on how to install Portal Server. The ZipInstaller provides you a pre-configured image of Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2. You can get a working copy of Portal Server by unzipping the contents of this file.
For more information about installation on the Solaris and Linux platforms, refer to Chapter 1, Installing Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2, in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.2 Installation and Configuration Guide. The Installation and Configuration guide contains information, such as hardware and operating system requirements, software requirements, and verifying the Portal Server 7.2 installation.