Platform Support and System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems

• Solaris Requirements and Issues

• Linux Requirements and Issues

• Windows Requirements and Issues

• System Virtualization Support

• Web Browser Support

• Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Support

Supported Operating Systems

The products in Java ES 7 support at least the following platforms:

• Solaris 10 for SPARC^TM, x86, and x64 platforms

• Solaris 9 for SPARC and x86 platforms

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (AS and ES) for x86 and x64 platforms

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (AS and ES) for x86 and x64 platforms

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard and Enterprise Editions (32 and 64 bit versions) SP2 for x86 and x64 platforms

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Data Center Server (32 bit version) SP2 for x86 and x64 platforms

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 for x86 platform

• Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition for x86 platform

Note the following caveats to the above list:

• Specific platform support may vary across individual component products. Be sure to refer to the platform requirements listed in the product documentation for each component product.

• Several Java ES 7 products support the Microsoft Windows XP and Vista platforms for development use, but not for production use.

• Solaris Cluster and Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition support only Solaris.

• Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE) 6.3.1 does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

• Web Space Server 10.0 U6 does not support Solaris 9.

Solaris Requirements and Issues

Java ES 7 is tested and supported on Solaris 10 for SPARC, x86, and x64 platforms and on Solaris 9 for SPARC and x86 platforms, with the following notes:

• Sun GlassFish Web Space Server 10.0 Update 6 does not support Solaris 9.

• Java ES 7 is tested and supported on Solaris 10 Trusted Extensions.

• Although Java ES 7 is supported on all versions of Solaris 9 and Solaris 10, specific products might recommend particular minimum update levels to achieve full functionality. For information, see the release notes for the appropriate product.

• Java ES 7 is tested and supported on Solaris systems installed using the following Solaris software groups:

  • SUNWCXall – Entire Solaris Software Group Plus OEM Support

  • SUNWCall – Entire Solaris Software Group

  Specific products might support additional groups, such as SUNWCprog (Developer Solaris Software Group) or SUNWCuser (End User Solaris Software Group). For information, see the release notes for the appropriate product.

• Some Java ES 7 products run on a minimized Solaris 10 system installed using SUNWCreq (Core System Solaris Software Group), or installed using SUNWCreq with the addition of a few other packages. The set of packages required for minimized installation varies by product. Therefore, refer to the release notes for the appropriate product to learn about the product's requirements for minimized installation on Solaris 10.

Linux Requirements and Issues

Java ES 7 is tested and supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (AS and ES) for x86 and x64 platforms, and on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (AS and ES) for x86 and x64 platforms, with the exception that Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE) 6.3.1 does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

For detailed platform support information, see the release notes for the appropriate product.

Windows Requirements and Issues

Java ES 7 is tested and supported on the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

• Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition (32 and 64 bit versions) SP2 for x86 and x64 platforms

• Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition (32 and 64 bit versions) SP2 for x86 and x64 platforms

• Windows 2003 Data Center Server (32 bit version) SP2 for x86 and x64 platforms

• Windows XP Professional Edition SP2 for x86 platform

• Windows Vista Business Edition for x86 platform

Note the following caveats to the above list:

• Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE) 6.3.1 and Sun Java System Web Proxy Server (WPS) 4.0.11 do not support Windows XP.

• DSEE 6.3.1, WPS 4.0.11, and Sun Java System Web Server (WS) 7.0 Update 6 do not support Windows Vista

• The products in Java ES 7 also support newer Service Packs that do not introduce functional regressions.

• Note that several Java ES 7 products support the Windows XP and Vista platforms for development use, but not for production use.

For detailed platform support information, see the release notes for the appropriate product.

System Virtualization Support

System virtualization is a technology that enables multiple operating system (OS) instances to execute independently on shared hardware. Functionally, software deployed to an OS hosted in a virtualized environment is generally unaware that the underlying platform has been virtualized. Sun performs testing of many of its products on select system virtualization and OS combinations to help validate that the products continue to function on properly sized and configured virtualized environments as they do on non-virtualized systems. For general information about Sun support for products in virtualized environments, see System Virtualization Support in Sun Java System Products. For product-specific exceptions to or extensions of this general information, see System Virtualization Support in Sun Java System Products.

Web Browser Support

Web-based end user and administrative interfaces provided by the products in Java ES 7 support at least the following web browsers:

• Mozilla Firefox 1.5, 2.x, and 3.x on Solaris, Red Hat Linux, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 on Microsoft Windows

• Apple Safari 2.0 and 3.0 on Mac OS X

Additionally, several Java ES 7 products support additional web browsers, such as Opera. See the release notes for the products you are using for the complete list of supported web browsers for those products.

Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Support

The products in Java ES 7 support at least the following versions of Java SE:

• Java SE 5.0 Update 22 (1.5.0_22)

• Java SE 6.0 Update 17 (1.6.0_17)

Note the following caveats:

• The above are the recommended minimum versions because they resolve security issues defined in http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270476-1.

• Sun Glass Fish Web Space Server (WSS) 10.0 Update 6 supports JDK 5 on Mac OS only, and not on Solaris, Linux, or Windows.

• The products in Java ES 7 also support newer updates that do not introduce functional regressions.

• Specific products might support additional versions of Java SE, such as J2SE 1.4.2, or might have compatibility issues regarding certain versions of Java SE. For information, see the release notes for the appropriate product.