About the Proxy Server Installation

You can install the Proxy Server from the product CD or the download site. This section provides instructions for installing the Proxy Server on various platforms.

The Proxy Server installation is done as the UNIX user that you have logged in as. The installation can be done as either root or non-root user.

This section contains the following topics:

• Installing From the Proxy Server CD

• Installing From the Web Site

Installing From the Proxy Server CD

This topic provides instructions for installing the Proxy Server from the Proxy Server CD.

UNIX

Steps for installing Proxy Server on UNIX

1. Put the Proxy Server CD in the drive and mount it if necessary.

2. Change to the CD-ROM directory. For example:

   cd /cdrom

   You will see the following directories:

   • /Documentation

     • /Licenses

     • /Linux-x86

     • /Solaris-sparc

     • /Solaris-x86

     • /Windows

       In /Linux-x86, /Solaris-sparc,/Solaris-x86, and /Windows directories you will see the following files:

     • /ProxyServer

     • README.txt

     • setup

       You can run the setup program in the GUI, CLI, or silent mode.

Windows

Steps for installing Proxy Server on Windows

1. Put the Proxy Server CD in the drive.

2. Change to the CD-ROM directory.

   You will see the following directories:

   • /Documentation

     • /Licenses

     • /Linux-x86

     • /Solaris-sparc

     • /Solaris-x86

     • /Windows

       In /Linux-x86, /Solaris-sparc,/Solaris-x86, and /Windows directories you will see the following files:

     • /ProxyServer

     • README.txt

     • setup

       You can run the setup program in the GUI, CLI, or silent mode.

Installing From the Web Site

This section provides instructions for downloading the Proxy Server installation files from the web site.

UNIX

Steps for installing Proxy Server on UNIX

1. Download the installation file from http://www.sun.com/download and save it in a temporary directory in your Solaris SPARC, x86, or Linux system. The installation file is in the format:

   sun-web-proxy-server-4.0-platform.tar.gz

2. Change to the directory on your UNIX system where you copied the file. For example:

   cd /tmp/Sunproxyinstallable

3. Unzip the .gz file by using the gunzip command in this format:

   gunzip filename.tar.gz

4. Untar the unzipped file using the tar -xvf command in this format:

   tar -xvf filename.tar

   This command unpacks the server files and creates a temporary directory structure under the current directory. Unpacking the file may take a little time. When the files are unpacked, you will see a /ProxyServer directory and the following files:

   • 3RD-PARTY-LICENSE.txt

     • LICENSE.txt

     • README.txt

     • setup

       You can run the setup program in the GUI, CLI, or silent mode.

Windows

Steps for installing Proxy Server on Windows

1. Download the installation file from http://www.sun.com/download/ and save it in a temporary directory in your Windows system.

   A progress bar indicates the status of the download.

2. Change to the directory where you have downloaded the installation zip file that is in the following format:

   sun-web-proxy-server-4.0-win.zip

3. Unzip the .zip file to extract its contents to the chosen folder.

   When the extraction is complete, you will see a /ProxyServer directory and the following files:

   • 3RD-PARTY-LICENSE.txt

   • LICENSE.txt

   • README.txt

   • setup

     You can run the setup program in the GUI, CLI, or silent mode.