Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 10.2

Supported Web Servers, Browsers, and Firewalls

WebLogic Platform 10.2 supports the following configuration components:

Web Servers

This section lists Web servers supplied by third-party vendors that are supported by WebLogic Platform 10.2.

Web server plug-ins, delivered with WebLogic Server, enable WebLogic Server to communicate with applications that have been deployed on a different Web server. For details about Web server plug-ins, see Using Web Server Plug-Ins with WebLogic Server at the following URL:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs100/plugins/index.html

For information on the supported Web servers and the operating systems on which they can be run, see Web Servers in Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 10.0.

Browsers and Plug-Ins

Browsers are used for a variety of purposes, including:

Accessing End-User Applications

In general, WebLogic Platform supports the use of any browser to enable end-user access to applications with the following restrictions:

You must follow best practices when implementing features targeted for use with the browser you choose to support
Use of applets for end-user access to applications is more restricted. See Browser Support for Applets.

Browser Support for Applications using Apache Beehive

Apache Beehive, which is included with WL Platform products, provides several JSP tag libraries for building applications. The following browsers are supported for end users accessing applications built with these tag libraries:

Microsoft Internet Explorer

6.0 SP1 and later service packs
7.0 and later service packs

Mozilla FireFox

Firefox 1.0 (Deprecated, Oracle recommends moving to a supported version of the browsers listed.)
Firefox 1.5 (Deprecated, Oracle recommends moving to a supported version of the browsers listed.)
Firefox 2.0

Accessing WebLogic Platform Consoles

Note: If you use a browser version that is not listed as a supported browser in the following sections, you may experience functional or formatting problems.

Browser support for WebLogic Platform is dependent on the browser version and the Java plug-in for applet support.

Browser Support for WebLogic Platform Consoles

The following list summarizes browser support for the WebLogic Platform consoles:

Microsoft Internet Explorer

6.0 SP1 and later service packs
7.0 and later service packs

Mozilla FireFox

Firefox 1.0 (Deprecated, Oracle recommends moving to a supported version of the browsers listed.)
Firefox 1.5 (Deprecated, Oracle recommends moving to a supported version of the browsers listed.)
Firefox 2.0

Browser Support for the Use of Online Help within the Workshop for WebLogic IDE

The following browsers are supported for viewing help content provided by the BEA Workshop IDE:

Microsoft Internet Explorer

6.0 SP1 and later service packs
7.0 and later service packs

Mozilla FireFox

Firefox 1.0 (Deprecated, Oracle recommends moving to a supported version of the browsers listed.)
Firefox 1.5 (Deprecated, Oracle recommends moving to a supported version of the browsers listed.)
Firefox 2.0

Browser Support for Applets

The following list summarizes browser support for applets:

Sun Java Plug-in 1.4.x
Sun Java Plug-in 1.5.x

Firewalls

WebLogic Platform 10.2 supports network devices, such as firewalls, that properly support network protocols and the 7-Layer Network Model. BEA will perform root cause analysis on interaction problems between WebLogic Platform 10.2 and network devices, and it will address issues related to WebLogic Platform 10.2 as appropriate, but it cannot address network address issues.