As the Cool Stack download page itself states (and because Java is “run anywhere”), this is just a rebundled version of the same Tomcat that you can download from the Apache Tomcat Downloads site. So what's the advantage to using the Cool Stack packaged Tomcat? Well, two things:

• Firstly, its packaged as a standard package that you can use with pkgadd. Installation and configuration is around half-a-dozen steps.
• It includes a SMF, out-of-the-box. So, if your needs are simple, there should be no messing around with XML.

1. Java and the JDK installed. This should work out-of-the-box on your Accelerator.
2. If you wish to run Tomcat with Apache (httpd), using Apache to proxy requests to Tomcat, follow the instructions to install Cool Stack AMP - Apache, MySQL, PHP package (CSKamp) (insuring you follow the instructions for Cool Stack 1.2).

You should be able to use other Apache distributions too (details to follow).

1. These instructions list the package for x86 processors. If you're on a SPARC Accelerator, then the instructions should be the same, just substitute the package name.

1. Download the CSKtomcat_1.2_x86.pkg.bz2 to your chosen directory.
2. Decompress the archive in any directory:

   bzip2 -d CSKtomcat_1.2_x86.pkg.bz2
   

3. Install the package:

   pkgadd -d CSKtomcat_1.2_x86.pkg
   

4. Use svccfg to configure the appropriate amount of memory:

   svccfg -s svc:/application/csk-tomcat:CSKtomcat setenv -m start JAVA_OPTS -Xmx64m
   svccfg -s svc:/application/csk-tomcat:CSKtomcat setenv -m stop JAVA_OPTS -Xmx64m
   

   (see warning on memory usage on Accelerators)

5. The installer may have already attempted to start Tomcat, which would have failed. Clear the SMF maintenance mode:

   svcadm clear csk-tomcat

6. Attempt to start Tomcat:

   svcadm enable csk-tomcat

7. Check the service is running:

   svcs -a | grep csk-tomcat

8. Check the default Tomcat site displays: http://YOURDOMAINNAME:8080/
9. If its not running, tail the Tomcat log:

   tail -f /var/svc/log/application-csk-tomcat:CSKtomcat.log