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Confirm that the designated machine meets the following requirements:
Memory | No minimum requirements.
A heap size of 256~512MB is generally sufficient to process typical SOAP messages.
Requirements may vary with larger message size and on the number of messages processed concurrent. |
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Disk | No minimum requirements.
The installation will require ~125 MB excluding space allocated for log files and Databases. |
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Operating System | Linux, Solaris, MS Windows - XP/ Vista (Not fully tested on Windows Vista).
As WSO2 ESB is a Java application, it is generally possible to run it on other operating systems with a JDK 1.6.x runtime.
Linux/Solaris is recommended for a production deployment. |
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Required Applications
Prior to installing ESB, install the following software:
Application | Purpose | Version | Installation Instructions |
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Java SE Development Kit (JDK) | - To launch WSO2 ESB as it is a Java application.
- To build WSO2 ESB from the Source distribution (both JDK and Apache Maven are required).
- To run Apache Ant.
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We do not recommend OpenJDK. |
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Apache ActiveMQ
JMS Provider | - To enable the WSO2 ESB JMS transport and try out JMS samples. The ActiveMQ client libraries must be installed in the ESB classpath before you can enable the JMS transport.
| 5.5.0 or later
If you use any other JMS provider (e.g. Apache Qpid), install any necessary libraries and/or components. | |
Apache Ant | - To compile and run the sample clients.
| 1.7.0 or later | |
Apache Maven | - To build WSO2 ESB from the Source distribution (both JDK and Apache Maven are required).
| 2.1.0 or later
2.2.0 to 3.0.x - to build the source distribution. | |
Mozilla Firefox | - To access the ESB Management Console.
| 3.0 at a resolution of 1024x768 is recommended. | MS Internet Explorer 7 or Google Chrome can also be used. But Firefox is recommended. |
Once the installation prerequisites have been completed, you can proceed to installing ESB. See:
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