Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 requires a minimum of 200 Mbytes of free disk space to install, and 100 Mbytes of free memory to run.
The following table lists supported operating systems and provides minimum memory, recommended memory, minimum disk space, recommended disk space, and Java virtual machine for each.
As listed below, Enterprise Server requires JDKTM release 6. The minimum (and certified) version of the JDK 6 software that is required depends on the operating system. For platform-specific requirements, see Required JDK Version.
Table 1–2 Supported Operating Systems
Operating System |
Minimum Memory |
Recommended Memory |
Minimum Disk Space |
Recommended Disk Space |
Java Virtual Machine |
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SolarisTM Operating System |
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Solaris 10 (SPARCTM platform) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32- and 64-bit |
Solaris 10 (x86 platform) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32- and 64-bit |
OpenSolarisTM 2009.06 |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 |
Linux |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32- and 64-bit |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32-bit |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32-bit |
Ubuntu Linux 8.04 |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32-bit |
Windows |
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Windows 7 Professional |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32- and 64-bit |
Windows XP Professional SP3 |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32-bit |
Windows 2008 |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32-bit |
Windows Vista Business |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB |
JDK 6 32-bit |
Mac OS |
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Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 |
1 GB |
2 GB |
250 MB free |
500 MB free |
JDK 6 32-bit |
On UNIX® platforms, you can check your operating system version by using the uname command. Disk space can be checked by using the df command.
Use the NTFS file system rather than FAT or FAT32 when running Enterprise Server on any Microsoft Windows platform.