3.2. Download and Install JBoss EAP Using the Graphical Installation Program

Procedure 3.1. Download the JBoss EAP Installation Program from the Customer Portal under the Full Red Hat JBoss Commercial Program

1. Open a browser and log into the Customer Portal at https://access.redhat.com.
2. Click Downloads.
3. Click Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform in the Product Downloads list.
4. Select the correct JBoss EAP version from the Version drop-down menu.
5. Find Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.x.x Installer in the list and click the Download option.
6. You are prompted to save the JAR file to a directory of your choice. Choose a directory and save the file.

Procedure 3.2. Download the JBoss EAP Installation Program from jboss.org under the Red Hat JBoss Developer Program

1. Open a browser and access the following URL: http://www.jboss.org/products/eap.
   • To download the installation program for current GA shipping version of the product, click the Download button on the right side of the page.
   • Follow these steps to choose an alternate version, which may include the latest Alpha or Beta releases, as well as previous versions of the product.
     1. Click the Download JBoss EAP link on the left side of the page.
     2. Click the Installer link under the Download column for the correct product version.
2. You are prompted to save the JAR file to a directory of your choice. Choose a directory and save the file.

Procedure 3.3. Run the JBoss EAP Installation Program

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the downloaded installation program JAR.
2. Type the following command:

   java -jar jboss-eap-6.x.x-installer.jar

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   Note

   In the Hewlett-Packard HP-UX or Solaris environment, you can specify the required architecture by using the -d32/-d64 switch. Launch the installer by executing either of these commands:

   java -jar -d64 jboss-eap-6.x.x-installer.jar

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   or

   java -jar -d32 jboss-eap-6.x.x-installer.jar

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3. Follow the instructions in the table below.

Procedure 3.4. Text-based Install Process

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the downloaded installation program JAR.
2. Launch the Text-based installer by executing the following command:

   java -jar jboss-eap-6.x.x-installer.jar -console

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3. Follow the steps to install JBoss EAP 6.