Java Reference
In-Depth Information
Installing
the
server
and
client
components
The first step in learning about the application server will be to install all the necessary
stuff on your machine in order to run it. The application server itself requires just a
Java Virtual Machine environment to be installed.
As far as hardware requirements are concerned, you should be aware that the server
distribution, at the time of writing, requires about 75 MB of hard-disk space and alloc-
ates a minimum of 64 MB and a maximum of 512 MB for a standalone server.
In order to get started, this is our checklist:
• Install the Java Development Kit where JBoss AS 7 will run
• Install JBoss AS 7.1.1
• Install the Eclipse development environment
• Install the Maven release management tool
At the end of this chapter, you will have all the instruments to get started with the ap-
plication server.
Installing Java SE
The first mandatory requirement is to install a JDK 1.6 / JDK 1.7 environment.
The Java SE download site can be found at
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/
Choose to download either Java SE 6 or Java SE 7, and install it. If you don't know
how to install it, please take a look at the following link:
Testing the installation
Once you have completed your installation, run the
java -version
command from
a command prompt to verify that it is correctly installed. Here is the expected output
from a Windows machine:
