Requirements and Limitations
Information on the platform requirements for the Sun Java System Application Server 7 Update 11 product can be found in the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Summary document.
The following topics are addressed in this section:
Platform Requirements
The following table summarizes the Sun Java System Application Server 7, Update 11 requirements. For complete platform information, see the Sun Java System Application Server Platform Summary document.
Table 1–2 Platform Requirements for Sun Java System Application Server|
Operating System |
Architecture |
Minimum Memory |
Recommended Memory |
Minimum Disk Space |
Recommended Disk Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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UNIX | |||||
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Sun Solaris 8 or 9 for SPARC |
32 and 64 bit |
256 MB without Sun Java Studio 512 MB with Sun Java Studio |
512 MB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
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32 bit | |||||
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | |||||
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Microsoft Windows | |||||
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Windows 2000 Advanced Server, SP2 Windows 2000 Server, SP2 Windows 2000 Professional, SP2 Windows XP Professional |
Intel 32 bit |
256 MB without Sun Java Studio 256 MB with Sun Java Studio |
256 MB without Sun Java Studio 512 MB with Sun Java Studio |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
Solaris Patches
Solaris 8 users must have the Sun recommended patch cluster installed, available under “Recommended and Security Patches” at this location: http://sunsolve.sun.com/
Patches that are absolutely required for Solaris 8 are 109326-06, 108993-23, and 110934 (any revision, for package based installation only). Without these patches, which the installer checks for, you won’t be able to install or run the Sun Java System Application Server software. These patches are already contained in the latest recommended patch cluster.
Solaris x86 Limitations
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Sun Java System Studio plug-in—The Sun Java Studio Plug-in is not part of this release because Sun Java Studio is not available on the Solaris x86 platform.
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Solaris support—The Solaris x86 release is only supported on Solaris 9, Update 2 onward, not on any earlier version of Solaris.
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The Java™ Smart Ticket Sample Application does not work on the Solaris x86 platform. The sample requires the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition Wireless Toolkit (v1.0.4), which is not available for Solaris 9, x86.
Installing or Upgrading Japanese and Simplified Chinese Sun Java System Application Server
Sun Java System Application Server 7, Update 11 does not have a separate release for Japanese or Simplified Chinese. If you have an existing installation you must upgrade to the English version of Update 7. Once you have upgraded to Update 7, your localized version of the software will contain all the latest fixed bugs.
Full instructions for installing and upgrading to Sun Java System Application Server, Update 11 are contained in the Sun Java System Application Server Installation Guide.
Different versions of the software have different upgrade paths.
Installing for the First Time
If you have not previously installed Sun Java System Application Server 7, first install the Japanese or Simplified Chinese Sun Java System Application Server 7, Update 4, then upgrade to the English version of Update 11.
Upgrading from Update 3, Update 4, or Update 5
To upgrade your Japanese or Simplified Chinese version from Update 3, Update 4, or Update 5, upgrade to the English version of Update 11. Upgrade instructions are provided in the Installation Guide.
Upgrading from Update 2 or Earlier
If you have Sun Java System Application Server 7, Update 2 or an earlier version of Sun Java System Application Server 7, first upgrade to the Japanese or Simplified Chinese version of Sun Java System Application Server 7, Update 4, then upgrade to the English version of Update 11.
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