ServletExec System Requirements

The following is a summary of the system requirements and supported platforms for ServletExec.

Important: Please refer to and thoroughly review the ServletExec Installation Guide under Documentation in the ServletExec Self-Help section for additional details before installing any version of ServletExec:
ServletExec Documentation.

ServletExec/ISAPI 6.0

ServletExec/ISAPI 6.0 is a plug-in servlet engine for Microsoft IIS on the Windows platform.

OS / Web Server Support

ServletExec/ISAPI 6.0 is supported on the following systems:

Operating System	Web Server
Windows 2008/Vista (both x86 & x64 editions)	Internet Information Server (IIS) 7.0
Windows 2003 R2 (both x86 & x64 editions)	Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0
Windows 2003 (both x86 & x64 editions)	Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0
Windows XP Professional	Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.1
Windows 2000	Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0

ServletExec/ISAPI 6.0 is not supported on Windows NT/95/98/Me.

JDK / JRE Support

Note: The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) does not contain a Java compiler, which is required by ServletExec to support JavaServer Pages (JSP); be sure to install a Java Development Kit (JDK/SDK), and not the JRE, if you plan to use JSPs.

ServletExec/ISAPI 6.0 supports the following JDK/JREs:

JDK/JRE Vendor	JDK/JRE Version	Vendor URL
Sun Microsystems	1.5.x (5.0) 1.6.x	java.sun.com/j2se

ServletExec/ISAPI 6.0 does not support JDK/JRE versions prior to 1.5.x.
(The Servlet 2.5 Specification mandates that JVM 1.5 or higer be used.)

Please refer to the ServletExec Installation Guide for more details.

ServletExec/AS 6.0

ServletExec/AS 6.0 is a standalone web application server that hosts Java Servlets and JSPs.

OS / Web Server Support

ServletExec/AS 6.0 is supported on the following systems:

Operating System	Web Server
Windows 2008/Vista (both x86 & x64)	Microsoft IIS 7.0 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.9 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x 2.2.4 - 2.2.x Sun Java System Web Server [SJSWS 7.0u1] SunONE Web Server 6.1
Windows 2003 (both x86 & x64)	Microsoft IIS 6.0 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.9 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x 2.2.4 - 2.2.x Sun Java System Web Server [SJSWS 7.0u1] SunONE Web Server 6.1
Windows XP Professional	Microsoft IIS 5.1 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.9 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x 2.2.4 - 2.2.x Sun Java System Web Server [SJSWS 7.0u1] SunONE Web Server 6.1
Windows 2000	Microsoft IIS 5.0 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.9 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x 2.2.4 - 2.2.x Sun Java System Web Server [SJSWS 7.0u1] SunONE Web Server 6.1
SPARC Solaris 10 SPARC Solaris 9 SPARC Solaris 8 SPARC Solaris 7 SPARC Solaris 2.6 (with patch)	Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x 2.2.4 - 2.2.x Sun Java System Web Server [SJSWS 7.0u1] SunONE Web Server 6.1
HP-UX 11v2 (11.23) HP-UX 11i v1.0 (11.11) HP-UX 11.0	Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x 2.2.4 - 2.2.x Sun Java System Web Server [SJSWS 7.0u1] SunONE Web Server 6.1
IBM AIX 5.3 IBM AIX 5.2 IBM AIX 5.1	Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x 2.2.4 - 2.2.x SunONE Web Server 6.1
Red Hat Linux 9.x Red Hat Linux 8.x Red Hat Linux 7.x Red Hat EL 5 Red Hat EL 4 Red Hat EL 3	Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x 2.2.4 - 2.2.x Sun Java System Web Server [SJSWS 7.0u1] SunONE Web Server 6.1
SuSE Linux 9.1 SuSE Linux 8.2	Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x 2.2.4 - 2.2.x

ServletExec/AS 6.0 is not supported on Windows NT/95/98/Me.

You can download the Solaris 2.6 patch ReadMe from: ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/105181.readme

Notes (UNIX/Linux Only):

In addition to the tested and supported UNIX operating system versions, ServletExec 6.0/AS should work on any UNIX variant when used with a supported version of Apache from www.apache.org (Apache 1.3.x, 2.0.x, or 2.2.x). (not Sun ONE or SJSWS). This is accomplished by providing the ServletExec web server adapters for the Apache HTTP Server in source-code form and utilizing the DSO capability of Apache. Because there are a number of potential manufacturer variants and/or release differences in UNIX systems that may cause the installation to fail, ServletExec is not fully supported in these environments. Correcting these types of problems comes with issues that are both technical and/or business-related and therefore are not officially supported. If you do have any problems, first contact ServletExec Tech Support at ServletExec Support. Be sure to include the installation log with your email so that the problems may be accurately analyzed.
SE FAQ #89 may also be of interest.

In addition to a JDK 1.5-compliant VM, these installations require an ANSI C compiler (GNU version 2.8.1 or higher preferred. Vendor-specific C compilers are not supported) and a system-specific dynamic shared object loader.

JDK / JRE Support

Notes (All Platforms):

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) does not contain a Java compiler, which is required by ServletExec to support JavaServer Pages (JSP); be sure to install a Java Development Kit (JDK), and not the JRE, if you plan to use JSPs.

The JDK or JRE must be installed on a local drive and not on a mapped network drive. If the JDK/JRE has been installed on a mapped network drive, ServletExec/AS will not be able to load and initialize the Java VM.

ServletExec/AS 6.0 supports the following JDK/JREs:

JDK/JRE Vendor	JDK/JRE Version	Vendor URL
All Vendors	1.5 or higher	Refer to Vendor

ServletExec/AS 5.0 does not support JDK/JRE versions prior to 1.5
(The Servlet 2.5 Specification mandates that JVM 1.5 or higher be used.)

A Note about IBM's JDK 1.5 on AIX:
IBM's JDK 1.5 on AIX places the java executable inside .../sdk/jre/bin/.
But the lib folder alongside that bin folder does NOT contain tools.jar.
tools.jar is found in a lib folder that is 1 level above that "standard" location.

For example:
.../sdk/lib/tools.jar
(i.e. "above" the jre folder).

So if javaHome is:
/usr/installers/jvms/java5/sdk/jre
then a symbolic link for tools.jar must be created if you wish SE to be able to find tools.jar out-of-the-box
(tools.jar is needed in order to run JSP pages).
Here is an example:
ln -s ../lib/tools.jar /lib/tools.jar

Web Server Adapters

ServletExec/AS 6.0 includes web server adapters for the following web servers on UNIX:

Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 - 2.2.x
Apache HTTP Server 2.0.43 - 2.0.x
Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x
Sun Java System Web Server [SJSWS 7.0u1]
Sun ONE Web Server 6.1

Please refer to the ServletExec Installation Guide for more details.

ServletExec/ISAPI 5.0

ServletExec/ISAPI 5.0 is a plug-in servlet engine for Microsoft IIS on the Windows platform.

OS / Web Server Support

ServletExec/ISAPI 5.0 is supported on the following systems:

Operating System	Web Server
Windows 2003	Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0
Windows 2003 64-bit Edition	Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0
Windows XP Professional	Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.1
Windows 2000	Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0
Windows NT 4.0 Server	Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation	Peer Web Services (PWS) 4.0

ServletExec/ISAPI 5.0 is not supported on Windows 95/98/Me.

JDK / JRE Support

ServletExec/ISAPI 5.0 supports the following JDK/JREs:

JDK/JRE Vendor	JDK/JRE Version	Vendor URL
Sun Microsystems	1.3.1 1.4.x 1.5 (5.0)	java.sun.com/j2se
IBM	1.3	www.ibm.com/developerworks/java

ServletExec/ISAPI 5.0 does not support JDK/JRE 1.2, 1.1 or earlier.
(Sun Microsystems officially dropped support for JDK/JRE 1.2 on Nov-01-2003.)

Please refer to the ServletExec Installation Guide for more details.

ServletExec/NSAPI 5.0

ServletExec/NSAPI 5.0 is a plug-in servlet engine for Netscape and iPlanet web servers on the Windows platform.

OS / Web Server Support

ServletExec/NSAPI 5.0 is supported on the following systems:

Operating System	Web Server
Windows 2003 Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Windows NT 4.0 Server Windows NT 4.0 Workstation	Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) 3.5.1 and higher iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.0 - 4.higher Sun ONE Web Server 6.1
SPARC Solaris 2.6 (with patch) SPARC Solaris 7 SPARC Solaris 8 SPARC Solaris 9	Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) 3.5.1 and higher iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.1sp9 - 4.higher Sun ONE Web Server 6.1

ServletExec/NSAPI 5.0 is not supported on Windows 95/98/Me.

You can download the Solaris 2.6 patch ReadMe from: ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/105181.readme

JDK / JRE Support

ServletExec/NSAPI 5.0 supports the following JDK/JREs:

JDK/JRE Vendor	JDK/JRE Version	Vendor URL
Sun Microsystems (Windows)	1.3.1 1.4.x 1.5 (5.0)	java.sun.com/j2se
Sun Microsystems (Solaris)	1.3.x 1.4.x 1.5 (5.0)	java.sun.com/j2se
IBM (Windows only)	1.3	www.ibm.com/developerworks/java

ServletExec/NSAPI 5.0 does not support JDK/JRE 1.2, 1.1 or earlier.
(Sun Microsystems officially dropped support for JDK/JRE 1.2 on Nov-01-2003.)

Please refer to the ServletExec Installation Guide for more details.

ServletExec/AS 5.0

ServletExec/AS 5.0 is a standalone web application server that hosts Java Servlets and JSPs.

OS / Web Server Support

ServletExec/AS 5.0 is supported on the following systems:

Operating System	Web Server
Windows 2003	Microsoft IIS 6.0 iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.0 - 4.x Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.9 - 1.3.28 2.0.43 - 2.0.47
Windows XP Professional	Microsoft IIS 5.1 Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) 3.5.1 and higher iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.0 - 4.x Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.9 - 1.3.28 2.0.43 - 2.0.47
Windows 2000	Microsoft IIS 5.0 Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) 3.5.1 and higher iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.0 - 4.x Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.9 - 1.3.28 2.0.43 - 2.0.47
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 or higher	Microsoft IIS 4.0 Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) 3.5.1 and higher iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.0 - 4.x Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.9 - 1.3.28 2.0.43 - 2.0.47
SPARC Solaris 2.6 (with patch) SPARC Solaris 7 SPARC Solaris 8 SPARC Solaris 9	Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) 3.5.1 and higher iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.0 - 4.x Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x
HP-UX 11.0 HP-UX 11i v1.0 (11.11)	Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) 3.5.1 and higher iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.0 - 4.x Sun ONE Web Server 6.0.6 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x
IBM AIX 5.1 IBM AIX 5.2 IBM AIX 5.3	iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 4.0 - 4.x Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x
Red Hat Linux 7.x Red Hat Linux 8.x Red Hat Linux 9.x Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1	iPlanet Web Server (iWS) 6.0 - 6.x Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0	Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 - 1.3.x 2.0.43 - 2.0.x
SuSE Linux 8 SuSE Linux 9.1	Apache HTTP Server 1.3.33 - 1.3.x 2.0.54 - 2.0.x

ServletExec/AS 5.0 is not supported on Windows 95/98/Me.

You can download the Solaris 2.6 patch ReadMe from: ftp://sunsolve.sun.com/pub/patches/105181.readme

Notes (UNIX/Linux Only):

In addition to the tested and supported UNIX operating system versions, ServletExec/AS should work on any UNIX variant when used with Apache 1.3.4 or 1.3.higher or with Apache 2.0.x - if your version of SE supports Apache 2.0 (not NES, iWS nor Sun ONE). This is accomplished by providing the ServletExec web server adapters for the Apache HTTP Server in source-code form and utilizing the DSO capability of Apache. Because there are a number of potential manufacturer variants and/or release differences in UNIX systems that may cause the installation to fail, ServletExec is not fully supported in these environments. Correcting these types of problems come with issues that are both technical and/or business-related and therefore are not officially supported. If you do have any problems, first contact ServletExec Tech Support at ServletExec Support. Be sure to include the installation log with your email so that the problems may be accurately analyzed.
You should also know that at the time of this writing (12/14/2005), there is no version of ServletExec that supports Apache 2.2 since no testing has been done with that version of apache. And also since that version of Apache does not support modules that were designed for Apache 2.0.x. This is according to what is stated on the apache.org website (basically saying that Apache 2.2 is not backward compatible with such modules). The wording on that website is:

Apache 2.2 add-in modules are not compatible with Apache 2.0 or 1.3 modules. If you are running third party add-in modules, you will need to obtain new modules written for Apache 2.2 from that third party before you attempt to upgrade from Apache 2.0.

In addition to a JDK 1.3, 1.4, or 1.5-compliant VM, these installations require an ANSI C compiler (GNU version 2.8.1 or higher preferred. Vendor-specific C compilers are not supported) and a system-specific dynamic shared object loader.

JDK / JRE Support

Notes (All Platforms):

ServletExec/AS 5.0 supports the following JDK/JREs:

JDK/JRE Vendor	JDK/JRE Version	Vendor URL
All Vendors	1.3 and higher	Refer to Vendor

ServletExec/AS 5.0 does not support JDK/JRE 1.2, 1.1 or earlier.
(Sun Microsystems officially dropped support for JDK/JRE 1.2 on Nov-01-2003.)

Web Server Adapters

ServletExec/AS 5.0 includes web server adapters for the following web servers on UNIX:

Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5.1 and higher
iPlanet Web Server 4.0 and higher
Sun ONE Web Server 6.1
Apache HTTP Server 1.3.4 and higher
Apache HTTP Server 2.0.43 and higher

Please refer to the ServletExec Installation Guide for more details.

ServletExec/ISAPI 4.2

ServletExec/ISAPI 4.2 is a plug-in servlet engine for Microsoft IIS on Windows NT/2000/XP. It is supported on the following systems:

Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 and higher) or Windows 2000
- ServletExec/ISAPI is not supported on Windows 95/98/Me
Microsoft IIS 4.0 or 5.0
Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4
- the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) does not contain a Java compiler, which is required by ServletExec to support JavaServer Pages (JSP); be sure to install a JDK, and not the JRE, if you plan to use JSP
IBM's JDK 1.3

Please refer to the ServletExec Installation Guide for more details.

ServletExec/NSAPI 4.2

ServletExec/NSAPI 4.2 is a plug-in servlet engine for Netscape Enterprise Server (NES), iPlanet Web Server (iWS) and Sun ONE Web Server. It is supported on the following systems:

Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 and higher) or Windows 2000
- ServletExec/NSAPI is not supported on Windows 95/98/Me
SPARC Solaris 2.6 (requires a patch), 7, or 8
Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) 3.6
iPlanet Web Server 4.0 and higher
Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 and higher
Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4
- the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) does not contain a Java compiler, which is required by ServletExec to support JavaServer Pages (JSP); be sure to install a JDK, and not the JRE, if you plan to use JSP
IBM's JDK 1.3 (Windows NT/2000/XP only)

Please refer to the ServletExec Installation Guide for more details.

ServletExec/AS 4.2

ServletExec/AS 4.2 is a standalone web application server that hosts Java Servlets and JSP. ServletExec/AS does not contain a built-in web server; therefore, it must be deployed in conjunction with one of the web servers listed below. It is supported on the following systems:

Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 and higher) or Windows 2000
- ServletExec/AS is not supported on Windows 95/98/Me
SPARC Solaris 2.6, 7, or 8
Red Hat Linux 6.2 and higher
AIX 4.3.3 and 4.3.10
HP-UX 10.20 and 11.0
Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) 3.6
iPlanet Web Server 4.0 and higher
Sun ONE Server 6.1 and higher
Apache 1.3.4 and higher (UNIX platforms)
- installing ServletExec/AS for Apache on UNIX platforms requires the Apache apxs utility, which in turn requires that you have PERL and a C programming language compiler/linker installed
- Apache on UNIX platforms must be built with Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) support enabled before installing a ServletExec/AS web server adapter
Apache 1.3.9 through 1.3.27 (Windows)
Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4
- the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) does not contain a Java compiler, which is required by ServletExec to support JavaServer Pages (JSP); be sure to install a JDK, and not the JRE, if you plan to use JSP
IBM's JDK 1.3 (Windows NT/2000/XP and AIX only)

Please refer to the ServletExec Installation Guide for more details.

Before you Install...

OS / Web Server Support

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Web Server Adapters

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