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Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Installation FAQs for UNIX

Getting the Java ES Software

This section contains questions about the various ways of getting the Java ES software, including how to make it available within your workplace.

Q16: How do I get the Java ES software?

Answer: Java ES 5 software was available as a download, on DVDs, and preloaded on your Sun system. Java ES 5 Update 1 software is only available as a download. Go to Q17: What downloads are available?.

For existing Java ES 5 customers who want to update their current installations, discrete patches as well as accumulated patch clusters are available here (search on keyword java_es-5 to locate patches for Java ES 5): http://sunsolve.sun.com/show.do?target=patches/patch-access

Q17: What downloads are available?

Answer: There are a number of Java ES distribution bundles that can be downloaded from the Web. These are available by platform. You can also choose suite downloads. ISO images are not available for download. The Download FAQ answers questions you might have, such as how long a download will take or how to resolve download problems.

To access the Java ES download files, do the following:

  1. At the main Sun page, click the Downloads tab.

  2. Under Enterprise Computing, click Java Enterprise System.

  3. In the Java ES table, click Download.

  4. Scroll to the software list and put a checkmark in the box next to Java Enterprise System.

  5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Get Downloads & Media.

  6. Click the link called Multiplatform.

  7. After you register and accept the license agreement, scroll the Downloads page to select the download you want.

  8. Click the link called Download selected with Sun Download Manager.

Some or all of the following platform downloads are available:

Distribution File Name 

Description 

java_es-5u1-ga-solaris-sparc.zip

java_es-5u1-ga-solaris-x86.zip

java_es-5u1-ga-linux-x86.zip

Integrated Java ES installer, full distribution. Uses native OS packaging. For full component list, see Java ES Components Used in This Release in Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Installation Guide for UNIX

sjsasee8_2.zip

Application Server EE 8.2 zip distribution. An alternate distribution for Application Server 8.2 that does not use native OS packaging. Can be installed by non-root users. Support for all platforms is included in the single zip file. 

DSEE.6.2.Solaris-Sparc-full.tar.gz

DSEE.6.2.Solaris9-X86-full.tar.gz

DSEE.6.2.Solaris10-X86_AMD64-full.tar.gz

DSEE.6.2.Redhat-X86-full.tar.gz

Directory Server EE 6.2 zip distributions. Alternate distributions for Directory Server 6.2 that do not use native OS packaging. Can be installed by non-root users. Include Directory Server components not available in the integrated Java ES installer, specifically: 

  • Directory Editor 6

  • Directory Server Resource Kit 6

  • Identity Synchronization for Windows

iWay55sp1.zip

iWay Adapters 5.5 zip distribution. iWay Adapters are not included in the integrated Java ES installer. 

For Solaris OS, the full Java ES distribution contains Sun Cluster 3.1 8/05 and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 2006Q4 software. The individual Sun Java Availability Suite download contains Sun Cluster 3.2 and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2 software.

For existing Java ES 5 customers who want to update their current installations, accumulated patch clusters are available here: http://sunsolve.sun.com/show.do?target=patches/patch-access

The following suite downloads are available (Availability Suite is same as Java ES 5):

Distribution File Name 

Description 

java_es-5u1-appsuite-ga-*-*.zip

java_es-5-availsuite-ga-*-*.zip

java_es-5u1-identsuite-ga-*-*.zip

java_es-5u1-websuite-ga-*-*.zip

Integrated Java ES installer suite distributions use native OS packaging and contain suite subsets of the Java ES components..

Q18: How do I put the software in a shared location?

Answer: After you expand the distribution bundle, you can put the software in a shared location for others to access by following the instructions in Making an Installation Image on Your Network in Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Installation Guide for UNIX.

Q19. What is in the Java ES 5 Update 1 media distribution kit?

Answer: There is no formal media distribution kit for Java ES 5 Update 1. Zip files are available for download, but no DVDs or CDs are provided. See Q17: What downloads are available?