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Gathering information necessary to install ColdFusion MX 7 13
Gathering information necessary to install ColdFusion MX 7
Although the ColdFusion MX 7 installer provides an intuitive interface, it helps to plan your
answers to the questions asked by the installer. Use the following table to help plan for installing
ColdFusion MX 7. You should first determine the type of installation, and then answer the
questions that pertain to that type of installation.
Question Answer Installation types
Platform-specific installer
name?
___________________________________ All
What is the serial number
for ColdFusion MX 7?
___________________________________ All
What is the type of
installation?
Server configuration
Multiserver configuration
J2EE configuration
All
EAR file or WAR files? EAR | WAR J2EE configuration
Install which
subcomponents?
ColdFusion MX 7 ODBC Services
ColdFusion MX 7 Search Services
Getting Started Experience,
Tutorials, & Documentation
Note: Do not install the Getting
Started Experience if you are
installing in a production
environment.
All
JRun installation directory? ___________________________________ Multiserver configuration
Installation directory for
EAR or WAR file?
___________________________________ J2EE configuration
Context root for ColdFusion
(EAR file only,
default=cfmx)?
___________________________________ J2EE configuration
Java Servlet API version? 2.3 or greater | 2.2 or lower J2EE configuration
ColdFusion MX 7
installation directory?
___________________________________ Server configuration
Configure web server or use
built-in web server?
Configure web server for ColdFusion
MX 7 | Enable ColdFusion MX built-in
web server (coexist)
Server (existing ColdFusion
web server configuration)
Multiserver configuration
Choose web server to
configure.
IIS | Apache | SunONE| Other Server configuration
Multiserver configuration
(Apache and SunONE)
Configuration directory?
___________________________________ Server configuration (new
installation)
Server configuration (existing
ColdFusion 4.5/5)
Multiserver configuration