Create or set the
JAVA_HOME
environment variable
to point to the location where the Java JDK is installed.
5.2.1 Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable (Windows)
Select
Start
>
Control Panel > System
.
Click the
Advanced
tab and click
Environment Variables
.
In the
New System Variable
area, click
New
.
In the
New System Variable
box, type
JAVA_HOME
as
the variable name and enter the directory where you installed the
Java JDK as the value. This directory contains the /bin subdirectory.
For example, type the following path:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21
5.2.2 Set the PATH environment variable (Windows)
Select
Start
>
Control Panel > System
.
Click the
Advanced
tab and click
Environment Variables
.
In the System Variables area, select
Path
and click
Edit
.
Add the following text at the beginning of the value:
%JAVA_HOME%\bin;
5.2.3 Set the JAVA_HOME environment (Linux and Solaris)
It is recommended that you set the
JAVA_HOME
variable
for Bourne and Bash as shown in the following example:
JAVA_HOME=/usr/java
export JAVA_HOME
5.2.4 Set the PATH environment variable (Linux or Solaris)
It is recommended that you set the
PATH
variable
for Bourne and Bash as shown in the following example:
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
export PATH
5.2.5 (Windows, Linux, or Solaris) Verify your JAVA_HOME environment variable setting
(Optional) Open a command prompt and run the following
command:
java -version
You should receive a response that begins with the Java version
you have installed (for example,
1.7.0_21
).
5.2.6 (Solaris) Modify the standalone.conf file
For JVM to run in 64-bit mode, add the
-D64
JVM
argument to the following line in the [
appserver root
]/bin/standalone.conf
file.
