Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Installation Planning Guide

Installation Planning Tasks

The following table lists the installation planning tasks that are common to all Java ES solutions. The left column lists high-level tasks and subtasks, and the right column lists the location of instructions for performing the tasks.

Table 1–1 Installation Planning Tasks


Task	Location of Information
1. Develop Your Implementation Specifications	Chapter 2, Developing Your Implementation Specifications
Analyze your deployment architecture	Analyzing the Deployment Architecture
Develop a network connectivity specification	Developing a Network Connectivity Specification
Develop a computer hardware and operating system specification	Developing Your Computer Hardware and Operating System Specification
Develop a user management specification	Developing Your User Management Specifications
2. Learn About Installation and Configuration Issues	Installation Planning Issues
Learn how distributed installations affect an installation plan	Distributed Installations
Learn how configuring for component interoperation is part of an installation plan	Configuring for Interoperation
Learn how component dependencies affect an installation plan	Component Dependencies
Learn how the redundancy strategies used in a solution affect an installation plan	Redundancy Strategies
Lean how LDAP directory issues affect an installation plan	LDAP Schema and LDAP Directory Tree Structure
Lean how the installer operating modes affect an installation plan	Java ES Installer Behavior
3. Develop Your Installation Plan	Developing Your Installation Plan
Determine the order in which component instances should be installed and configured.	Component Dependencies
Determine the specific input values for each component instance.	Configuring for Interoperation

It is important to approach the installation planning tasks in an orderly way, following the methodology described in this guide.