Coldfusion 8 Product Editions; System Requirements; Installation Considerations - Adobe 38043740 - ColdFusion Standard - Mac User Manual

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Preparing to Install ColdFusion
You can install ColdFusion 8 in any of the following configurations:
Lets you install one instance of ColdFusion 8 with an embedded J2EE server. This configu-
Server configuration
ration most closely resembles the ColdFusion MX base release and other releases prior to ColdFusion MX, such
as ColdFusion 5 and ColdFusion 4.5. This was formerly known as the stand-alone configuration. For information
on installing the server configuration, see "Installing the Server Configuration" on page 7.
Multiserver configuration (Enterprise Edition only)
deploys ColdFusion 8 in a separate JRun server instance. This configuration supports server instance creation and
ColdFusion deployment in the ColdFusion Administrator and lets you manage ColdFusion 8 deployments on
multiple JRun servers. For information on installing the multiserver configuration, see "Installing the Multiserver
Configuration" on page 17.
J2EE configuration (Enterprise Edition only)
2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application server, using the bundled license of JRun or a third-party J2EE server, such
as IBM WebSphere or BEA WebLogic. When you use the J2EE configuration, you can deploy ColdFusion 8
multiple times on a single computer. For information on installing the J2EE configuration, see "Installing the J2EE
Configuration" on page 25.

ColdFusion 8 product editions

The ColdFusion 8 product editions are available on the Adobe website. To view the product editions, go to
www.adobe.com/go/cf8_editions/.

System requirements

The ColdFusion 8 system requirements are available on the Adobe website. To view the system requirements,
including a list of supported J2EE application servers, go to

Installation considerations

Before installing ColdFusion 8, review the considerations for installing or upgrading on your platforms.
Note: To use VisiBroker for CORBA connections in ColdFusion, see "Enabling CORBA support" on page 88.
Installs Macromedia® JRun™ from Adobe and automatically
Lets you deploy ColdFusion 8 as a Java application running on a Java
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