User Guide

28 Chapter 3: Installing the Multiserver Configuration

Installing the multiserver configuration on UNIX

This section explains how to install the ColdFusion MX 7 multiserver configuration on UNIX.

To install the multiserver configuration on UNIX:

Read the online version of the Release Notes for any late-breaking information or updates. For

more information, see www.macromedia.com/go/proddoc_releasenotes.

Ensure that your operating system meets the system requirements described on the Macromedia

web site at www.macromedia.com/go/sysreqscf.

Review the “Installation considerations for UNIX” on page 12 and “Installation considerations

for all platforms” on page 11.

Determine the answers to the questions in the section “Gathering information necessary to

install ColdFusion MX 7” on page 13.

Copy the installation file that is appropriate for your platform and locale from the CD or

Macromedia website, and save it to a directory on your local disk.

The following are the installation files for supported server configuration platforms:

■ coldfusion-70-lin.bin

■ coldfusion-70-sol.bin

Using the cd command, go to the directory that contains the installation file.

Start the installation with the following command:

./<filename> -i console

The installation program starts.

Note: To run the UNIX installer in GUI mode, type ./<filename> -i gui.

Follow the instructions in the installation wizard. Ensure that you select Multiserver

configuration.

Note: For security reasons, it is crucial that you do not use root for the runtime user.

10.

When the installation completes successfully, start the JRun cfusion server:

jrun_root/bin/jrun -start cfusion

11.

If you specified external web server settings when you ran the installation wizard, run the

jrun_root/bin/cfmx-connectors.sh shell script. The script runs the Web Server Configuration

Tool, which configures the web server for use with ColdFusion MX 7. The web server should

also be running.

If there are problems running this script, review the configuration and bin directory

specifications, modify as necessary, and rerun the script. You can also configure your web

server using the scripts in jrun_root/bin/connectors, or through java -jar jrun_root/lib/

wsconfig.jar, as appropriate.

Note: This step is important, because if you specified the use of an external web server when you

ran the installation wizard, the CFIDE and cfdocs directories are placed under that web server’s

root directory, and you must successfully configure the web server before you open the

ColdFusion MX Administrator.