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Using the GlassFish ESB Installation GUI

Installing the JDK Software and Setting JAVA_HOME

If you do not already have the JDK software installed or if JAVA_HOME is not set, the GlassFish ESB installation will not be successful. The following tasks provide the information you need to install the JDK software and set JAVA_HOME on UNIX or Windows systems.

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

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

Caution – Caution –

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.

ProcedureTo Install the JDK Software and Set JAVA_HOME on a UNIX System

  1. Install the JDK software.

    1. Go to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp.

    2. Select the appropriate JDK version and click Download.

      The JDK software is installed on your computer, for example, at /usr/jdk/jdk1.6.0_02. You can change this location.

  2. Set JAVA_HOME.

    • Korn and bash shells:

      export JAVA_HOME=jdk-install-dir

      export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

    • Bourne shell:

      JAVA_HOME=jdk-install-dir

      export JAVA_HOME

      PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

      export PATH

    • C shell:

      setenv JAVA_HOME jdk-install-dir

      setenv PATH $JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

      export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

  3. Change the permissions to enable you to run the GlassFish ESB Installer.

    chmod 755 JavaCAPS.bin

ProcedureTo Install the JDK Software and Set JAVA_HOME on a Windows System

  1. Install the JDK software.

    1. Go to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp.

    2. Select the appropriate JDK software and click Download.

      The JDK software is installed on your computer, for example, at C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_02. You can move the JDK software to another location if desired.

  2. To set JAVA_HOME:

    1. Right click My Computer and select Properties.

    2. On the Advanced tab, select Environment Variables, and then edit JAVA_HOME to point to where the JDK software is located, for example, C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_02.