Overview of Installation

Before beginning the installation, read Planning for GlassFish ESB Installation, which contains important information such as supported platforms, operating system limitations, parameter definitions, and so on. This information is necessary for you to complete a successful installation of GlassFish ESB.

Complete Graphical User Interface InstallationThe following software is installed:

• NetBeans^TM IDE 6.5 ML

• GlassFish v2.1

• Open ESB core components

• Java Business Integration (JBI) service engines

• Java Business Integration (JBI) binding components

• Java Business Integration (JBI) component tooling

• Sun Uninstallation software

IDE is an acronym for an integrated development environment. It consists of a number of components, such as a compiler, source code editor, build tools, debugger, browser, object inspector, class hierarchy diagram, and so on. These components can be used when performing object-oriented software development. The integrated tools can also be used to build a graphical user interface (GUI).

Important Installation Notes

• GlassFish ESB does not support spaces in the installation directory path.

• You must have the JDK^TM (Java Development Kit) software installed and JAVA_HOME set prior to installing GlassFish ESB or the Installer will halt the installation. See Installing the JDK Software and Setting JAVA_HOME for details.