Prior to installing any WSO2 Carbon based product, it is necessary to have the appropriate prerequisite software installed on your system. Verify that the computer has the supported operating system and development platforms before starting the installation.
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Oracle Java SE Development Kit (JDK) | - To launch the product as each product is a Java application.
- To build the product from the Source distribution (both JDK and Apache Maven are required).
- To run Apache Ant.
| 1.6.x or higher - If you are using JDK 1.6, you might need to install Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy files to avoid "illegal key size" errors when you try to invoke a secured web service.
- If you want to build the product from the source distribution, you must use JDK 1.6 instead of JDK 1.7.
- Oracle and IBM JRE 1.7 are also supported when running (not building) WSO2 products.
| Required to launch WSO2 Carbon as it is a Java application. |
Apache Ant | - To compile and run the sample clients.
| 1.7.0 or later | Required to run product samples. |
Apache Maven | - To build the product from the Source distribution (both JDK and Apache Maven are required).
| 2.1.0 to 3.0.xor later | Required when installing from source distribution. |
Web Browser | - To access the product's Management Console. The Web Browser must be JavaScript-enabled to take full advantage of the management console.
- NOTE: On Windows Server 2003, it is not allowed to go below the medium security level in Internet Explorer 6.x.
| Screen resolution of 1024x768 is recommended. | Required to run the management console. |
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Installation prerequisites of WSO2 products. |