User guide

Last updated 1/20/2012

Chapter 1: Preparing to Install ColdFusion

Before installing Adobe ColdFusion 9, review the ColdFusion product editions, system requirements, and other high-

level considerations.

About the ColdFusion installation

ColdFusion provides a powerful and flexible installation and upgrade process. The ColdFusion installation process

includes the following phases:

1 Plan the installation by determining your installation, configuration, and upgrade options.

2 Run the ColdFusion installer.

3 (J2EE configuration only) Deploy and configure ColdFusion on your J2EE application server.

The ColdFusion installation process supports the following scenarios:

New installation Install ColdFusion on a computer with no earlier ColdFusion installation.

Upgrade installation You can upgrade from ColdFusion MX 7 and ColdFusion 8. When upgrading, the installer

preserves the existing settings and installs in a new directory, automatically assigning ports that do not conflict with

the existing installation.

You can install ColdFusion 9 in any of the following configurations:

Server configuration Lets you install one instance of ColdFusion 9 with an embedded JEE server. This

configuration most closely resembles the ColdFusion 8 base release and ColdFusion 7. This was formerly known as

the stand-alone configuration. For information on installing the server configuration, see

“Installing the Server

Configuration” on page 4.

Multiserver configuration (Enterprise Edition only) Installs Macromedia® JRun™ from Adobe and automatically

deploys ColdFusion 9 in a separate JRun server instance. This configuration supports server instance creation and

ColdFusion deployment in the ColdFusion Administrator and lets you manage ColdFusion 9 deployments on

multiple JRun servers. For information on installing the multiserver configuration, see

“Installing the Multiserver

Configuration” on page 11.

J2EE configuration (Enterprise Edition only) Lets you deploy ColdFusion 9 as a Java application running on a Java

2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application server, using the bundled license of JRun or a third-party J2EE server, such

as IBM WebSphere or BEA WebLogic. When you use the J2EE configuration, you can deploy ColdFusion 9

multiple times on a single computer. For information on installing the J2EE configuration, see

“Installing the J2EE

Configuration” on page 17.

Installing ColdFusion 9

ColdFusion 9 product editions

The ColdFusion 9 product editions are available on the Adobe website. To view the product editions, go to