Platform Requirements

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.2 product. Additionally, the minimum and recommended memory requirements are identified for installing and running the Application Server.

Table 2–1 Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 Platform Requirements

Operating System	Minimum Memory	Recommended Memory	Minimum Disk Space	Recommended Disk Space	JVM [Only 32–bit (rather than 64–bit) JVMs are supported.]
Sun Solaris 9, 10 (SPARC)  Solaris 9, 10 (x86)	512 MB	1 GB	250 MB free	500 MB free	J2SE_5_08
Sun Java Desktop System	512 MB	1 GB	250 MB free	500 MB free	J2SE_5_08
Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 U1, 4.0	512 MB	1 GB	250 MB free	500 MB free	J2SE_5_08
Windows Server 2000 SP4+  Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4+  Windows Server 2003  Windows XP Pro SP1+	1 GB	2 GB	500 MB free	1 GB free	J2SE_5_08

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Note –

The system requirements listed above for Application Server and those listed for HADB in HADB Requirements and Supported Platforms are not exactly the same. This is not a documentation error. It is not uncommon to run Application Server and an HADB server on different machines.

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On UNIX, you can check your operating system version using the uname command. Disk space can be checked using the df command.

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Note –

You must use the NTFS file system rather than FAT or FAT32 when running the Application Server on any Microsoft Windows platform.

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