Before You Begin

This section explains some basic requirements and concepts you should review before proceeding with Web Space Server 10.0 software installation.

• Software and Hardware Requirements

• Installation Directory References

• Platform-Specific Path Separators

Software and Hardware Requirements

Table 2–1 lists the operating system, Java platform, and system memory requirements for Web Space Server 10.0 software.

Table 2–1 Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Software and Hardware Requirements

Operating Systems	Solaris 2.9, 10, or later (SPARC/x86) Modern Linux operating systems (Ubuntu 8, SuSE 10, 11, OpenSuSE 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5) Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, XP Professional, 2007, 2008 R2, Vista 32–bit
Java Platform	Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0_7 or later (1.5 or later on Mac OS X) Java JDK 1.6.0_7 or later (1.5 or later on Mac OS X)
Web Container	Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 Note – Other versions of Sun GlassFish will work with Web Space Server, such as GlassFish v3 Prelude, but are recommended for evaluation or testing purposes only, rather than a production environment. Oracle WebLogic Server 10g Enterprise Edition
Database	HSQL MySQL Microsoft SQL Oracle 10g, 11g
Apache Ant	Apache Ant 1.7 or later Note – The version of Ant bundled with Sun GlassFish v2 or later does not work with Web Space Server 10.0. Make sure that Ant 1.7 or later is installed on your system, and that your ANT_HOME environment variable points to this newer version.
System Memory (RAM)	Solaris, Linux: 1 GB minimum, at least 2 GB recommended Windows: 2 GB minimum, at least 3 GB recommended MacOS X: 1 GB minimum, at least 2 GB recommended

Installation Directory References

As described in Getting Sun GlassFish Web Space Server Software, Web Space Server software is available in several different package formats. The directory in which the software is installed may vary depending on the package you are using. Throughout this document, the following conventions for references to installation directories are used:

• Web Space Server root directory: ws-install-dir

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server root directory: gf-install-dir

• Oracle WebLogic Server root directory: or-install-dir

See File System Layout for a detailed explanation of the Web Space Server installation directory structure.

Platform-Specific Path Separators

The instructions and examples in this document use UNIX-style forward slash (/) path separators in file and command names. If Web Space Server is installed on a Windows system, be sure to use backslashes (\) instead of forward slashes; for example:

• UNIX systems or Linux systems — ws-install-dir/bin/asadmin

• Windows systems — ws-install-dir\bin\asadmin