Installation Instructions for 64-bit Support

Requirements

To install the 64-bit Java 2 SDK on your SPARC platform, you must follow a two-step procedure. First, install the 32-bit Java 2 SDK using the 32-bit Installation Instructions. Second, install the supplemental support for 64-bit operation by following the 64-bit Installation Instructions below.

64-bit Installation Instructions

install the 32-bit Java 2 SDK

As with the installation of the 32-bit Java 2 SDK, the 64-bit supplemental support is available in two installation formats:

• Self-extracting binary ( installation instructions)
• Solaris packages ( installation instructions)

Note: For any lines on this page containing the following notation, you must substitute the appropriate Java 2 SDK update version number for the notation.

<version number>

For example, if you are downloading update 1.4.0_01, the following command:

chmod +x j2sdk-1_4_0_<version number>-solaris-sparcv9.sh

would become:

chmod +x j2sdk-1_4_0_01-solaris-sparcv9.sh

Installation of Self-Extracting Binary

Follow these instructions if you want to use the self-extracting binary file to install the Java 2 SDK. If you want to install Solaris packages comprising the SDK, see Installation of Packages.

1. Check the download file size

Before you download a file, notice that its byte size is provided on the download page. Once the download has completed, check that you have downloaded the full, uncorrupted software file.

2. Make sure that execute permissions are set on the self-extracting binary:

chmod +x j2sdk-1_4_0_<version number>-solaris-sparcv9.sh

3. Move the self-extracting binary to the directory in which you installed the 32-bit Java 2 SDK.
4. Run the self-extracting binary.

Launch the self-extracting binary file. The binary code license will be displayed, and you will be prompted to agree to its terms. The supplemental files for 64-bit support will be installed in directories named sparcv9 at several locations within the 32-bit Java 2 SDK.

Installation of Packages

Use these instructions if you want to use the pkgadd utility to install 64-bit support for the Java 2 SDK.

1. Check the download file size

Before you download a file, notice that its byte size is provided on the download page. Once the download has completed, check that you have downloaded the full, uncorrupted software file.

2. Extract the contents of the compressed tar file:

   zcat j2sdk-1_4_0_<version number>-solaris-sparcv9.tar.Z | tar -xf -

   This will create the SUNWj3dvx, SUNWj3rtx, and SUNWj3dmx packages which contain 64-bit support for the Java 2 SDK.

3. Become root by running su and entering the super-user password.
4. Run the pkgadd command to install the packages.

   pkgadd -d . SUNWj3rtx SUNWj3dvx SUNWj3dmx

   This will install the files for 64-bit support into the J2SDK 1.4.0_<version number> installation at /usr/j2se.

5. Delete the tar files and extracted directories.
6. Exit the root shell.

Installation Notes for 64-bit Support

Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition Version 1.4.0 Solaris (SPARC Platform Edition) Operating Environment

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