About This Guide

This guide describes how to install the Sun Java^™ System Web Proxy Server 4, formerly known as Sun^™ ONE Web Proxy Server and iPlanet^™ Web Proxy Server (and hereafter referred to as Sun Java System Web Proxy Server or just Proxy Server). It also explains how to migrate from a previous version of the Sun ONE Web Proxy Server to this version.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is intended for system administrators, network administrators, Proxy Server administrators, and software developers who want to install, or migrate from a previous version.

How This Guide Is Organized

The following table describes how you can use this guide to install or migrate to Proxy Server 4:

Table 1 **Guide Organization**
If you want to...	See...
Get step-by-step instructions for installing the Proxy Server on all the supported platforms.	Chapter 1, "Installing Sun Java System Web Proxy Server"
Get step-by-step instructions for uninstalling the Proxy Server on all the supported platforms.	Chapter 2, "Uninstalling Sun Java System Web Proxy Server"
Get step-by-step instructions for migrating your data and applications from Proxy Server 3.6	Chapter 3, "Migrating From Version 3.6"

Documentation Conventions

Table 2 **Documentation Conventions**
Element	Usage
File and directory paths	Given in UNIX� format, with forward slashes separating directory names
Installation root directories	Indicated as install_dir
Italic text	Titles, emphasis, terms
monospace text	Code examples, file names, path names, command names, programming language keywords, properties
italic monospace text	Variable path names, environment variables in paths

Using the Documentation

The Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.1 documentation is available in PDF and HTML formats at:

Table 3 **Proxy Server Documentation**
For Information About...	See...
Late-breaking information about the software and documentation	Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.1 Release Notes
Performing installation and migration tasks: Supported platforms and environments Installing Sun Java System Web Proxy Server Migrating from version 3.6 to version 4	Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.1 Installation and Migration Guide
Performing administration and management tasks: Using the Administration and command-line interfaces Configuring server preferences Managing users and groups Monitoring and logging server activity Using certificates and public key cryptography to secure the server Controlling server access Proxying and routing URLs Caching Filtering content Using a reverse proxy Using SOCKS Tuning the Proxy Server to optimize performance	Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.1 Administration Guide (and the online Help included with the product)

Contacting Sun Technical Support

For technical questions about this product not answered in the product documentation, go to:

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