How to install Oracle Glassfish Server v3.1

Two methods

ZIP Package
- Is simpler to install, but provides no configuration options during the installation
- Any additional configurations must be performed manually, after installation
- Includes Update Tool and pkg utility installer stubs, which can be used to install those utilities after GlassFish Server installation
- If uninstallation is desired, product must be uninstalled manually
- Product downloads are roughly 25%-30% larger than the analogous self-extracting bundles
Self-Extracting Bundle
- Provides a GUI-based installation wizard with many configuration options
- The installation wizard can be used again after the initial installation to perform additional configuration tasks
- Can be used to perform Silent Mode installation, which is useful for performing consistent script-based installations on multiple server machines
- Provides the option to install the full Update Tool and pkg utility at installation time
- If uninstallation is required, a GUI-based uninstaller is provided

Installation using Self-Extracting Bundle

place the install bundle script ogs-3.1-unix.sh in a temporary folder e.g. /var/tmp/ogs3.1

# cd /var/tmp/ogs3.1

# chmod 755 ogs-3.1-unix.sh

# ./ogs-3.1-unix.sh