User Guide

10 Chapter 1: Preparing to Install ColdFusion MX 7
Note: If you have a previous licensed version of ColdFusion installed, and you want to evaluate the
Report Builder, you must install a trial or developer edition of ColdFusion MX 7.
System requirements
The ColdFusion MX 7 system requirements are available on the Macromedia web site. To view
the system requirements, including a list of supported J2EE application servers, go to
www.macromedia.com/go/sysreqscf.
To use third-party JDBC type 4 drivers, see “Connecting to an external JDBC Type 4 data
source” on page 61. The installation instructions also describe how to provide ODBC database
support on Windows.
Enterprise For Windows, Linux, and Solaris.
Includes every feature in the Standard Edition, and also
provides the following:
• Database connectivity using Type 4 drivers for Oracle,
DB2, Sybase, and Informix
• External Event Gateway support, including XMPP/
Jabber IM Gateway, Lotus Sametime IM Gateway,
Asynchronous CFML Gateway, SMS/Mobile Cell
Gateway, and local SMS development toolkit
• The ability to import and execute Java Server Page (JSP)
servlets and JSP Tag Library imports
• Server sandbox security
• A 250K Verity document search
• Advanced server management capabilities, including
server log analysis, configurable probes and alarms, and
automated archive and deployment options
• J2EE support, in particular, Servlet, Java Server Pages
(JSP), and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB)
• Support for deployment on third-party J2EE application
servers
• Multiserver configuration and J2EE configuration
support running multiple instances of ColdFusion MX 7
on a single computer
• Backup mail servers and multithreaded e-mail delivery
• HTTP-based load-balancing and failover using the
Cluster Manager
• Complete JRun 4 included
• EAR/WAR package creation, and EAR/WAR
deployment
• Archive and deployment services
Licensed per CPU. Initial
license is for two CPUs;
licenses available in two-
CPU increments.
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