Applications Supported by the WAR File Distribution¶
Database and Application Server Support¶
The instructions in this and subsequent chapters support the following configurations:
Database |
Application Server |
Instructions Located In |
|---|---|---|
PostgreSQL MySQL DB2 Oracle SQL Server |
Apache Tomcat |
Current chapter |
WebSphere |
||
WebLogic |
Jaspersoft recommends that you use Apache Tomcat with PostgreSQL as your repository, unless you have a strong reason to use another configuration. For version information about JVMs, application servers, databases, operating systems, and browsers, refer to the JasperReports Server Supported Platform Datasheet.
Operating System Support for Bash Shell¶
JasperReports Server is a Java Web Application, which supports all operating system platforms where Java is fully supported. However, for the js-install shell scripts (described in the section below), the default shell required is the bash shell. Here is a list of shells required:
| Operating System | Required Shell for js-install scripts | System Default Shell | Script to Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | CMD shell | CMD shell | js-install .bat |
| Linux | Bash shell | Bash shell | js-install .sh |
| Solaris | Bash shell | Korn shell (ksh) | js-install .sh |
| IBM AIX | Bash shell | Korn shell (ksh) | js-install .sh |
| HP UX | Bash shell | Posix shell (posix/sh) | js-install .sh |
| FreeBSD | Bash shell | C shell (tcsh) | js-install .sh |