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\jdk1.6.0_26
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, 1.6.0_26).
5.2.6 (Solaris) Modify the run.conf file
For JVM to run in 64-bit mode, add the -D64 JVM
argument to the following line in the [appserver root]/bin/run.conf
file.
