Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform

Support for Third-Party Products End-of-Life Announcements

The following sections provide information about Oracle support for the following third-party products that are at end-of-life or approaching end-of-life:

Note: Always check vendors' Web sites for end-of-life (EOL) policies and announcements.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 End-of-Life Announcement

Microsoft has announced the end of Mainstream Support for MS SQL Server 2000 on 4/8/2008 and Extended Support on 4/9/2013. BEA will provide limited support until September 1, 2008 due to the EOL of SQL Server 2000. Afer September 1, 2008, BEA will end support for configurations with Microsoft SQL Server 2000.

BEA recomments Microsoft SQL Server 2000 users upgrade to a fully supported environment, such as Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Netscape End-of-Life Announcement

AOL has announced the end of support for all Netscape browsers on February 1, 2008. BEA recommends Netscape users to migrate to a BEA supported Mozilla-based browser, such as Firefox. See End of Support for Netscape web browsers.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 End-of-Support Announcement

BEA will stop supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 on 12/30/07. Red Hat ended Full support on 4/30/06 & deployment support on 6/30/07.

Sun Java System Web Server 6.0 End-of-Support Announcement

The Sun Java System Web Server 6.0 (formerly Sun ONE Web Server 6.0) has reached product End of Life (EOL) as of 11/11/03. It will reach product End of Service Life (EOSL) as of 5/31/09, and will no longer be supported by WebLogic Server at this time. For more information about product EOL and EOSL for the Sun Java System Web Server 6.0, contact Sun Microsystems.

Windows 2003 with Sun SDK 1.3.1 End-of-Support Announcement for WebLogic Server 7.0

Sun SDK 1.3.1 is not supported on Windows 2003, which limits BEA's ability to provide full support. BEA recommends WebLogic Server customers on Windows 2003 migrate to WebLogic Server 7.0 SP5 and WebLogic JRockit for a fully supported environment.

HP Apache-based Web Server v.1.3.x End-of-Support Announcement

WebLogic Server ended support for the HP Apache-based Web Server v.1.3.x July 01, 2003.

As of July 01, 2003, the HP Apache-based Web Server v.1.3.x for 11.0, 11i, 11i v1.5 and 11i v1.6 are no longer supported by HP. For more information, see http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=HPUXWSARCHIVE.

In the meantime, WebLogic Server customers should begin the transition process to other certified versions of HP Apache.

Red Hat Linux 7.x End-of-Support Announcement

As of December 31, 2003, Red Hat Linux version 7.2 will no longer be supported by Red Hat. For more information, see http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/eol.

BEA continues to support licensed WebLogic Server 7.0 and 6.1 customers using Red Hat 7.2, consistent with BEA's support for WebLogic Server 7.0 and 6.1. This does not include support for Red Hat 7.2 issues that may arise after December 31, 2003.

BEA has also learned that Sun Microsystems does not support their SDK in this environment. Therefore, BEA will provide only limited support for SDK related issues.

BEA strongly recommends WebLogic Server 7.0 and 6.1 Red Hat 7.2 Linux customers migrate to WebLogic Server 7.0 or WebLogic Server 8.1 and WebLogic JRockit on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

Bull/IBM pSeries with AIX 4.3.3 End-of-Support Announcement

WebLogic Server ends support for all WebLogic Server versions for Bull/IBM pSeries with AIX 4.3.3 on December 31, 2003.

As of December 31, 2003, the AIX Base Operating System will no longer be supported by IBM. For more information, see http://www-1.ibm.com/services/sl/swm/#a1.

In the meantime, WebLogic Server customers should begin the transition process to other certified WebLogic Server releases running on AIX 5L v5.1 or AIX 5L v5.2 platforms.

Oracle 8.1.7 End-of-Support Announcement

As of December 2004, Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 8.1.7. BEA recommends that customers upgrade to a new version of Oracle as soon as possible.

BEA will support Oracle 8.1.7 through December 2005, provided a customer has purchased EMS support from Oracle. BEA will not support the use of Oracle 8.1.7 with any releases of WebLogic Server 6.1 later than SP6, or any releases of WebLogic Platform later than 7.0 SP6 or 8.1 SP4.

BEA recommends the following migration strategies:

WebLogic Server 6.1 customers should upgrade their installations of WebLogic Server to version 7.0 or 8.1, and their installations of Oracle to version 9.2.0.x or Oracle 10g.
WebLogic Platform 7.0 or 8.1 customers should upgrade their Oracle installations to a newer version.
WebLogic Server 7.0 or 8.1 customers should upgrade their Oracle installations to a newer version.

Oracle 9i Release 1 End-of-Support Announcement

As of December 31, 2003, Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 9i Release 1 (Oracle 9.0.1.x). Oracle recommends that customers upgrade to Oracle 9.2.0 as soon as possible. Oracle will answer questions and address migration support issues for Oracle 9.0.1 through December 31, 2006. For more information, see:

http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/showdoc?db=Not&;id=201685.1

BEA no longer supports Oracle 9.0.1.x with WebLogic Platform 7.0. BEA recommends that WebLogic Platform 7.0 customers upgrade to Oracle 9i Release 2 (Oracle 9.2.x) with WebLogic Platform 7.0 or WebLogic Platform 8.1.

IBM DB2 UDB 7.2 End-of-Support Announcement

IBM's DB2 UDB 7.2 product reached End of Service (EOS) on September 30, 2004. Until March 30, 2005, BEA will continue to provide support for any customers who have purchased an extended support contract from IBM that includes error correction.

The last BEA product releases to provide support for DB2 7.2 are WebLogic Server 6.1 SP6, WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP5, and WebLogic Server 8.1 SP3.

Future service packs of WebLogic Platform 7.0 and 8.1 and WebLogic Server 6.1 will include support for DB2 UDB 8.1 so that customers may upgrade their DB2 installations.

IBM DB2 8.2 End-of-Support Announcement

As of April 30, 2009, IBM announced that IBM DB2 8.2 reached End of Support. For more information on IBM's End of Support policy, please refer to http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg21168270. Oracle does not plan to support IBM DB2 8.2 on WebLogic Server releases issued after April 2009.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 End-of-Support Announcement

BEA will stop supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 on April 30, 2006. The last BEA product releases to provide support for Red Hat Linux 2.1 will be WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP6 and WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP5.

Future service packs of WebLogic Platform 7.0 and 8.1 will include support for new releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux so that customers may upgrade their Red Hat products.

Windows NT End-of-Support Announcement

Microsoft has announced the end of support for Microsoft Windows NT effective January 2005. At that time BEA will no longer support Windows NT. BEA recommends that NT customers upgrade to Windows 2000 or Windows 2003.

WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP5 is the last 7.0 release to include support for Windows NT. WebLogic Server 6.1 SP7 is the last 6.1 release to include support for Windows NT.

Windows 2000 End-of-Support Announcement

As of June 30, 2005, Microsoft has announced the end of Mainstream support for Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server. WebLogic Platform will continue providing support for these platforms through December 2007. Support for any Windows-specific issues will require the customer to arrange Extended support services from Microsoft.

Sun Java 2 SDK 1.3.1 End-of-Life Announcement

Sun Microsystems has announced the Sun End of Life (EOL) for J2SE 1.3.1. Other SDK providers are also likely to end support of 1.3.1 in a similar time frame. See http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html.

After the EOL date, WebLogic Server and WebLogic Platform configurations that run on J2SE 1.3.1 will no longer be running on fully supported configurations. BEA will continue to support these environments on a best-effort basis. Lack of support from an SDK vendor, however, may limit BEA's ability to resolve certain SDK-related issues.

BEA recommends the following:

WebLogic Server 6.1 and WebLogic Portal 4.0 customers concerned about the upcoming lack of support for the 1.3.1 SDK may:

Contact their SDK vendors to request specific support entitlements that provide them with product support beyond the stated EOL period for their current configurations.
Upgrade to a fully supported environment, such as WebLogic Server 8.1 with the 1.4.2 SDK, or WebLogic Server 9.0 with the 5.0 SDK.

WebLogic Platform 7.0 customers concerned about the upcoming lack of support for the 1.3.1 SDK may:

Contact their SDK vendors to request specific support entitlements that provide them with product support beyond the stated EOL period for their current configurations.
Plan an upgrade to WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP7. This service pack will be targeted to support 1.4.2 only (that is, it will provide no support for 1.3.1), and it will provide 7.0 customers with an upgrade path for SDK support.
Upgrade to an environment that is currently supported, such as WebLogic Platform 8.1 with the 1.4.2 SDK, or WebLogic Server 9.0 with the 5.0 SDK.

Sun J2SE 1.4.2 and J2SE 5.0 End of Life Announcements

Sun Microsystems has announced the Sun End of Life (EOL) for J2SE 1.4.2 and J2SE 5.0. Oracle has extended its J2SE 1.4.2 and J2SE 5.0 support for the Oracle WebLogic Server versions certified on J2SE 1.4.2 and J2SE 5.0 to match the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy Extended Support timelines for those WebLogic Server versions.

Solaris 7 End-of-Support Announcement

On December 31, 2005, BEA will end support for WebLogic Platform 7.0 on Solaris 7 configurations. BEA recommends that all customers currently running WebLogic Platform 7.0 on Solaris 7 upgrade to a version of Solaris for which support will be continued.

AIX 5.1 End-of-Support Announcement

AIX 5.1 will be withdrawn from service by IBM on April 1, 2006. BEA recommends that customers upgrade to a new version of AIX as soon as possible.

BEA will continue to support AIX 5.1 through October 2006, provided a customer has purchased extended support from IBM. WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP7 and WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP6 are the last BEA releases that will provide support for AIX 5.1.

AIX 5.2 End-of-Support Announcement

As of April 30, 2009, Oracle ended support for all WebLogic Server and WebLogic Platform versions that were supported on AIX 5.2. Support has ended on AIX 5.2 as it has reached end of life. For more information on IBM's AIX 5.2 End of Support announcement, please refer to http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/systemsp/lifecycle/index.html. Oracle recommends that you upgrade your WebLogic Server and WebLogic Platform environment to more current versions of AIX.