Preparing to install using the J2EE configuration

This section provides installation instructions for the ColdFusion MX J2EE configuration. When installing the J2EE configuration, you have the following options:

New installation - install JRun 4 Select this option to install a copy of Macromedia JRun 4 with ColdFusion MX deployed and configured as an enterprise application in a JRun server. For installation details, see Installing the J2EE configuration with JRun. This is the recommended J2EE configuration option if JRun or another J2EE application server is not already installed on the computer.

New installation - create EAR or WAR Select this option if you already have a J2EE application server running on the computer. The installation wizard creates an EAR file or two WAR files, which you deploy using J2EE application server-specific tools or utilities. For installation details, see Installing an EAR file or WAR files.

Update existing ColdFusion MX - redeploy existing EAR or WAR Select this option if ColdFusion MX is already deployed in a J2EE application server running on the computer. With this option, the installation wizard backs up ColdFusion MX settings, backs up CFM pages, and creates and EAR file or two WAR files. You undeploy the current ColdFusion MX application, deploy ColdFusion MX 6.1, and copy the saved settings from the backup directory. For installation details, see Installing an EAR file or WAR files.

Note: Migration from ColdFusion 4.5 or 5 to the ColdFusion MX J2EE configuration is not supported. In addition, the J2EE configuration is not supported by ClusterCATS.

Although the ColdFusion MX 6.1 installation wizard provides an intuitive interface, it helps to plan your answers to the questions:

Question	Answer
All install types
Platform-specific installer name?	______________________________________________
New installation or ColdFusion MX update?	New install \| ColdFusion MX update
Install JRun 4 or create EAR/WAR files?	JRun 4 \| EAR/WAR files
ColdFusion MX Administrator password?	______________________________________________
Context root (JRun 4 and EAR file only: default is cfmx)	______________________________________________
ColdFusion MX Administrator password?	______________________________________________
JRun4 install
JRun Management Console (JMC) username and password	______________________________________________
Planned location of JRun directory?	______________________________________________
Will you configure an external web server (such as Apache or IIS)?	Yes \| No
(Apache and iPlanet) Configuration directory?	______________________________________________
(Apache) Path to server binary?	______________________________________________
If using an external web server, location of your web root directory?	______________________________________________
EAR/WAR install
EAR file or WAR files?	EAR file \| WAR files
Directory for ColdFusion MX archive files (default is C:\cfmx or /opt/cfmx)?	______________________________________________
Update from ColdFusion MX for J2EE
Location of ColdFusion MX web application root directory?	______________________________________________
Location of backup directory? (The update install copies CFM files, and other settings files from the web application root to the backup directory.)	______________________________________________

Question

Answer

All install types

Platform-specific installer name?

______________________________________________

New installation or ColdFusion MX update?

New install | ColdFusion MX update

Install JRun 4 or create EAR/WAR files?

JRun 4 | EAR/WAR files

ColdFusion MX Administrator password?

______________________________________________

Context root (JRun 4 and EAR file only: default is cfmx)

______________________________________________

ColdFusion MX Administrator password?

______________________________________________

JRun4 install

JRun Management Console (JMC) username and password

______________________________________________

Planned location of JRun directory?

______________________________________________

Will you configure an external web server (such as Apache or IIS)?

Yes | No

(Apache and iPlanet) Configuration directory?

______________________________________________

(Apache) Path to server binary?

______________________________________________

If using an external web server, location of your web root directory?

______________________________________________

EAR/WAR install

EAR file or WAR files?

EAR file | WAR files

Directory for ColdFusion MX archive files (default is C:\cfmx or /opt/cfmx)?

______________________________________________

Update from ColdFusion MX for J2EE

Location of ColdFusion MX web application root directory?

______________________________________________

Location of backup directory?
(The update install copies CFM files, and other settings files from the web application root to the backup directory.)

______________________________________________

Note: The Windows installer requires a computer that supports at least 256 colors.

After running the installation wizard, you must complete the installation process by deploying ColdFusion MX (performed automatically if you also installed JRun 4) and running the Configuration Wizard. You start the Configuration Wizard by opening the ColdFusion MX Administrator. You should also plan your answers to the questions asked by the Configuration Wizard:

Question	Answer	Comment
RDS password?	_________________________
Install ODBC services? (Windows only)	Yes \| No	The ODBC socket JDBC driver allows ColdFusion MX to access ODBC data sources.
Install example applications and getting started tutorial application?	Yes \| No	ColdFusion MX ships with a variety of example applications. Installing the example applications also installs the supporting files used by the Getting Started Building ColdFusion MX Applications tutorial lessons. Do not use the example applications if you are installing into a production environment.

Question

Answer

Comment

RDS password?

_________________________

Install ODBC services?
(Windows only)

Yes | No

The ODBC socket JDBC driver allows ColdFusion MX to access ODBC data sources.

Install example applications and getting started tutorial application?

Yes | No

ColdFusion MX ships with a variety of example applications. Installing the example applications also installs the supporting files used by the Getting Started Building ColdFusion MX Applications tutorial lessons. Do not use the example applications if you are installing into a production environment.

Note: If you exit the browser before completing the Configuration Wizard, it continues from where you stopped the next time you open the ColdFusion MX Administrator.

Version 6.1

Comments are no longer accepted for ColdFusion MX 6.1. ColdFusion 8 is the current version.

Comments

tbaker said on Aug 5, 2003 at 7:49 AM :

under "Update existing Coldfusion MX" it says "....deploy ColdFusion MX 6.1, and copy the saved settings from the backup directory" It tells me to copy the saved settings from the backup directory...but to where?

jrunrandy said on Aug 5, 2003 at 2:12 PM :

Updating from ColdFusion MX for J2EE to ColdFusion MX 6.1 is explained in detail on http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/instal14.-htm

No screen name said on Feb 20, 2004 at 1:53 PM :

help me install

Current page: http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/instala7.htm


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