Keys to Successful Downloading

We highly recommend that you read the following before proceeding with the Sun Java Enterprise System software download.

• Free disk space: 5.0 GBytes
• Recordable CD-ROM drive: To create CDs using the downloaded zipped files
• Recordable CDs: Blank 700 MB capacity recordable or rewritable CDs, one for each image downloaded
• CD labels: A Sun label must be printed and attached to any CD created from a CDimage download.
• CD writing application: Use cdrecord for Solaris or Easy CD Creator for Windows is recommended
• Unzip application: WinZip recommended for Microsoft Windows (or use Sun Download Manager's automatic unzip feature)

NOTE: To aid in the downloading process, the Sun Download Manager (free version) is highly recommended. It runs on most platforms (see System Requirements for details). It breaks large files into easily downloadable segments with automatic receipt verification and retransmission of failed segments.

The process of downloading a CD image, unzipping the files, and creating the CDs can be time-consuming. Please be sure to take this into account before beginning the download process. Prior to commencing the download, you can estimate the time required by clicking the "How long will it take?" link on the download page.