Solaris Requirements and Issues (Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Release Notes for UNIX)

Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Release Notes for UNIX

Solaris Requirements and Issues

Recommended Solaris Update Levels

Although Java ES 5 is support on all versions of Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 on SPARC and x86 platforms, Sun recommends that you use the following updates:

Solaris 9: Update 7 (9/04) or newer
Solaris 10 SPARC: Update 1 (1/06) or newer
Solaris 10 x86: Update 2 (6/06) or newer

Solaris Software Groups Supportd

Java ES runs on Solaris systems installed using the following Solaris software groups:

SUNWCXall – Entire Solaris Software Group Plus OEM Support
SUNWCall – Entire Solaris Software Group
SUNWCprog – Developer Solaris Software Group

Minimized Installation on Solaris 10 (6331921)

Java ES can also run on a minimized Solaris 10 system installed using SUNWCreq (Core System Solaris Software Group) or SUNWCuser (End User Solaris Software Group), provided you are not installing Sun Cluster or Sun Cluster Geographic Edition.

To install Java ES 5 on Solaris 10 system that has SUNWCreq installed, add these packages:

`SUNWadmc`	`SUNWpl5u`
`SUNWadmfr`	`SUNWxcu4`
`SUNWadmfw`	`SUNWxcu6`

If you will be using the graphical (GUI) installer, also add these packages:

`SUNWctpls`	`SUNWxwplr`
`SUNWmfrun`	`SUNWxwplt`
`SUNWxwfnt`	`SUNWxwrtl`
`SUNWxwice`

Note –

Java ES has been tested with the two minimized Solaris 10 installations listed above. However, it is possible that using certain features of Java ES components may require additional packages.

Required Patch Clusters for Solaris

The Java ES installer checks your system for operating system patches required to run the components you are installing. To avoid failures of these checks during installation on Solaris, Sun offers patch clusters you can download and apply before running the installer. To acquire these patch clusters:

Go to http://sunsolve.sun.com.
Click “Patches and Updates”.
Click “Recommended Patch Clusters”.
Locate the patch cluster beginning with “Java ES Required OS” that applies to your OS version and download it.

Note that these patch clusters may contain Solaris kernel patches. Therefore, make sure you:

Read the README for patch cluster carefully. Also, read the README for each patch in the cluster, especially the kernel patches.
Install the patch cluster in single user mode, and perform a reconfigure reboot (boot -r) after installation. If some patches fail to install and report that a “reconfigure reboot is needed before invoking additional patch commands”, you need to install the cluster again after the reboot.

Also note that most of the OS patches required by Java ES are already included in recent Solaris updates. Therefore, if you are running a recent Solaris update, you can run the Java ES installer to discover the few patches you need to apply and download them instead of downloading the entire patch cluster.