Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition, v 1.2.1_004 Installation Notes

Solaris Installation Instructions

The installation and configuration process can be broken down into the following steps:

1. Check Solaris patches
2. Do pre-installation checks
3. Unpack the downloaded file
4. Delete the original file you downloaded (optional)

1. Check Solaris patches

• Prior to installing the Java 2 Runtime Environment, insure that the full set of required Solaris patches is installed. Recommended and required patches are hosted for download on the SunSolve website.

2. Do pre-installation checks

• Check the size of your downloaded file.

Before proceeding further, check that you have downloaded the entire file:

	jre-1_2_1_004-solsparc.sh		10,937,102 bytes
	jre-1_2_1_004-solx86.sh		10,324,801 bytes

If you unpack the software or documentation in a directory that contains a directory named jre1.2, the new software will overwrite files of the same name in that jre1.2 directory. Please be careful to rename the old directory if it contains files you would like to keep.

In a shell window, execute the commands listed below.

• For SPARC:

  % chmod a+x jre-1_2_1_004-solsparc.sh
  % ./jre-1_2_1_004-solsparc.sh

• For Intel (x86):

  % chmod a+x jre-1_2_1_004-solx86.sh
  % ./jre-1_2_1_004-solx86.sh

This will create a directory called jre1.2 containing the JRE software in bin and lib subdirectories.

If you want to recover disk space, delete the file you downloaded.

Troubleshooting the Installation

Error Message: The download file appears to be corrupted
The JRE's installation script does a checksum to insure that the software bundle was not corrupted during the download. If the checksum indicates that your file is corrupted, delete the file and download a new copy.