Preface

The Sun Java™ Enterprise System Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows contains the information you need to install the Sun Java™ Enterprise System (Java ES) software in a Windows operating system.

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for any evaluator, system administrator, or software technician who wants to install the Sun Java Enterprise System software.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, "Installation Planning Overview," describes the installation planning tasks for Windows installation. It also provides the installable components of this release.

Chapter 2, "Developing Your Installation Sequence," describes the key installation issues, component interdependencies, and configuration options available.

Chapter 3, "Installation Process and Prerequisites," describes the delivery modes of the Windows Java ES software, its installation and uninstallation process. This chapter also discusses the installation prerequisites such as component interdependencies.

Chapter 4, "Example Installation Sequences," explains the various installation examples.

Chapter 5, "Installing Sun Java Enterprise System Using the Installation Wizard," describes the installation process using the Windows installation wizard.

Chapter 6, "Configuration Information of the Components," describes configuration information for various components.

Chapter 7, "Configuring Components After Installation," describes how to configure some components by running the batch files after installing with the Configure Manually After Installation option.

Chapter 8, "Installing the Software in Silent Mode," describes how to create response files so that multiple installations can be done in the background without constant monitoring of the setup.

Chapter 9, "Starting and Stopping Components," describes how to run the application components after they are installed and configured. It also describes how to stop these components.

Chapter 10, "Uninstalling the Software," describes how to uninstall the software.

Chapter 11, "Troubleshooting," discusses the most common problems encountered and how to resolve them.

Glossary, refers to the Sun glossary web page. This includes words and phrases, and their definitions.

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Related Documentation

The http://docs.sun.com web site enables you to access the Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the archive or search for a specific book title or subject.

Books in This Documentation Set

The Sun Java Enterprise System manuals are available as online files in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) formats. Both formats are readable by assistive technologies for users with disabilities. The Sun™ documentation web site can be accessed here:

The Sun Java Enterprise System documentation includes information about the system as a whole and information about its components. This documentation can be accessed here:

The following table lists the system-level manuals in the Sun Java Enterprise System documentation set. The left column provides the name and part number location of each document and the right column describes the general contents of the document.

Table 1 Books in the Java Enterprise System Documentation Set
Document or Book Title	Description
Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Release Notes	Contains the latest information about Java ES, including known problems. In addition, components have their own release notes.
Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Documentation Roadmap	Provides descriptions of all documentation related to Java ES, both as a system and for the individual components.
Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Technical Overview	Introduces the technical and conceptual foundations of Java ES. Describes components, the architecture, processes, and features.
Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Deployment Planning Guide	Provides an introduction to planning and designing enterprise deployment solutions based on Java ES. Presents basic concepts and principles of deployment planning and design, discusses the solution life cycle, and provides high-level examples and strategies to use when planning solutions based on Java ES.
Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Planning Guide	Helps you develop the implementation specifications for the hardware, operating system, and network aspects of your Java ES deployment. Describes issues such as component dependencies to address in your installation and configuration plan.
Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows	Guides you through the process of installing Java ES on the Windows Operating System. Also shows how to configure components after installation, and verify that they function properly.
Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Installation Reference	Gives additional information about configuration parameters, provides worksheets to use in your configuration planning, and lists reference material such as default directories and port numbers.
Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q1 Deployment Example Series: Evaluation Scenario	Describes how to install Java ES on one system, establish a set of core, shared, and networked services, and set up user accounts that can access the services that you establish.
Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q4 Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows	Provides instructions for upgrading Java ES on the Windows Operating System.
Sun Java Enterprise System Glossary	Defines terms that are used in Java ES documentation.

Accessing Sun Documentation

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