Review the installation errors logs for information about what occurred during the installation failure. On Solaris, search for error messages in the /var/sadm/install/logs directory. On Red Hat and HP-UX systems, installations logs are located in the /var/opt/sun/install/logs directory. On Windows systems, installation logs are located in the C:\Docuemnts and Settings\current-user\Local Settings\Temp directory.
The logs directory contains the following log files:
Java_Enterprise_System_5_install.B04251905
Java_Enterprise_System_5_install.A04251905
JavaES_Install_log.45487014
Java_Enterprise_System_5_Summary_Report_install.04250719
Information about the installed components, including Directory Server, are included in these log files.