2 Introduction

This chapter discusses the following topics:

Purpose of this Document
Accessibility Information
Certification Information
Best Practices
Operating System Requirements
Component Version Numbers

2.1 Purpose of this Document

This addendum notes information that is missing from the Oracle9i Application Server Release Notes for Release 2 (9.0.2.0.1). It is intended to be used in conjunction with the Release Notes.

Oracle will periodically update these notes as new information becomes available. The latest version can be found at Oracle Technology Network at

http://otn.oracle.com/products/ias

2.2 Accessibility Information

Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentation accessible to the disabled community. Oracle9iAS, Release 2 (9.0.2.0.1), supports accessibility features. To make best use of these accessibility features, Oracle Corporation recommends the following software configuration:

Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 or Windows 2000
Sun Java Access Bridge 1.0.2
JAWS 3.70.87
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above

Additional accessibility information for Oracle products can be found at http://www.oracle.com/accessibility. For the latest configuration information, and for information on addressing accessibility and assistive technology issues, see the Oracle Accessibility FAQ at:

http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/faq.html

2.3 Certification Information

You can access the most recent certification information for Oracle9iAS on OracleMetalink at:

http://metalink.oracle.com

2.4 Best Practices

Oracle provides an Oracle9iAS Best Practices white paper. This document describes common practices around development and deployment of Oracle9iAS, common errors, and scenarios for using the product.

You can find the white paper on OTN:

http://otn.oracle.com/products/ias/ohs/collateral/r2/bp-core-v2.PDF

2.5 Operating System Requirements

Oracle9iAS runs on the following operating systems:

Table 2-1 lists the Solaris Operating System patches you need to download and install before installing Oracle9i Application Server. You can download the patches from:

http://sunsolve.sun.com

Table 2-1 Solaris Operating System and Required Patches

Operating System	Version
Solaris 2.6	The latest Solaris 2.6 recommended patch cluster 106409-01 or higher^Foot 1: Chinese TrueType fonts 108091-03 or higher^Foot 2: SunOS 5.6: ssJDK1.2.1_03 fails with fatal errors in ISO8859-01 Locales 106842-09 or higher: Euro support patch 106841-01 or higher: Euro support patch
Solaris 7	The latest Solaris 2.7 recommended patch cluster 107226-18 or higher: CDE Windows manager patch 107153-01 or higher: patch for replacing bad font in zh.GBK locale
Solaris 8	The latest Solaris 2.8 recommended patch cluster 108921-14 or higher: CDE dtwm patch 108940-41 or higher: Motif 2.1 patch

^Footnote 1This patch is only required to display Traditional Chinese characters in Swing applications.
^Footnote 2This patch is only required for any locale that uses the ISO8859-1 or ISO8859-15 character encoding.

2.6 Component Version Numbers

Table 2-2 contains a list of Oracle9iAS components and their version numbers.

Table 2-2 Oracle9iAS Component Version Numbers

Component Names	Sub-Component	Version Numbers
Oracle HTTP Server	HTTP Server	1.3.22.0.1a
	`mod_Jserv`	1.1.2.0.0a
	`mod_plsql`	0.0.2.0.0
	`mod_perl`	1.25.0.0.0
	`mod_ossl`	0.0.2.0.0
	`mod_osso`	0.0.2.0.0
	`mod_oc4j`	0.0.2.0.0
	`mod_OraDAV`	0.0.2.0.0
	DMS	0.0.2.0.0
	FastCGI	2.2.2
	`mod_mm`	1.1.3
	`mod_oprocmgr`	0.0.2.0.0
	DBI	1.20
	DBD	1.12
	DCM	0.0.2.0.0
	OPMN	0.0.2.0.0
Oracle9iAS Containers for J2EE	OC4J	0.0.2.0.0
	OC4J – Servlets	0.0.2.0.0
	OC4J – JSP	0.0.2.0.0
	OC4J – EJB	0.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9i Business Components for Java	0.0.2.790.0
	Java Object Cache	0.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS Web Services (J2EE	0.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS Web Services (UDDI)	0.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS SOAP (SOAP)	0.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS SOAP (SOAP Server)	2.2.0.0.0a
	Oracle Java Authentication and Authorization Service Support (JAZN)	0.0.2.0.0
J2EE and Web Cache	Oracle PL/SQL Server Pages	0.0.2.0.0
Business Intelligence and Forms	Oracle9iAS Forms Services	0.0.2.7.0
Oracle9iAS Developer Kits	Oracle XML Developer Kit (XDK)	0.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS Wireless Developer Kit	0.0.2.1.0
	Oracle9iAS Portal Developer's Kit	0.0.2.2.5
	Oracle LDAP Developer's Kit	0.0.2.0.0
Oracle9iAS Portal	Oracle9iAS Portal	9.0.2.2.14
	Oracle Ultra Search	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9i Syndication Server	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle9iAS Wireless	Oracle9iAS Wireless	9.0.2.1.0
Oracle9iAS Wireless	Oracle Map Viewer	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle9iAS Web Cache	Oracle9iAS Web Cache	9.0.2.0.0
Business Intelligence	Oracle9iAS Reports Services	9.0.2.0.1
	Oracle9iAS Discoverer	9.0.2.39.1
	Oracle9iAS Personalization	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS Clickstream Intelligence	9.0.2.1.0
	Oracle9iAS Business Intelligence Beans	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager	Oracle Management Server	9.0.1.1.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager	Oracle Enterprise Manager Web site	9.0.1.1.0
Oracle9iAS Security	Oracle9iAS Single Sign-On	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle Internet Directory	Oracle Internet Directory	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle9iAS Unified Messaging	Oracle9iAS Unified Messaging	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle9iAS Metadata Repository	Oracle9i Database Server	9.0.1.2a
Oracle9iAS Integration	Oracle9iAS InterConnect	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect Database Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect AQ Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect HTTP(S) Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect FTP Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect SMTP Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect MQ Series Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect CICS Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect JDEdwards Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect PeopleSoft Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect SAP Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS InterConnect Siebel Adapter	9.0.2.0.0
	Oracle Workflow (includes Workflow client, Workflow server, and Workflow builder)	2.6.2.0.0
	Oracle9iAS Proxy Plug-In	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle Internet File System	Oracle Internet File System	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle9iAS Migration Assistant	Oracle9iAS Migration Assistant	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle9iAS Client	Oracle9iAS Client	9.0.2.0.0
Oracle9iAS Client	Oracle9iAS SOAP Client	2.2.0.0.0a
Oracle9iAS Integration	Oracle9iAS Unified Messaging Telephony Services	9.0.2.0.0