Supported Configurations for Oracle WebLogic Server, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration 10gR3 (10.3)

Supported Web Servers, Browsers, and Firewalls

WebLogic Server 10.3 supports the following configuration components:

Web Servers

This section lists Web servers supplied by third-party vendors that are supported by WebLogic Server 10.3.

Web server plug-ins, delivered with WebLogic Server, enable WebLogic Server to communicate with applications that have been deployed on a different Web server.

Table 2-1 lists the supported Web servers and the operating systems on which they can be run. It is not necessary to run a Web server on the same machine on which you run WebLogic Server 10.3.

Table 2-1 Web Servers Supported by WebLogic Server 10.3

Web Server	Version	Operating System Version and Chip Architecture
Apache (32-bit) Note: For use of the multithreaded option, WebLogic Server supports only Apache 2.0.48 or a higher version. Users of the single-threaded option, however, are supported by WebLogic Server on any 2.0.42 or higher version of Apache.	2.0.42 and higher versions of 2.0.x (32-bit versions) Deprecated.	IBM AIX on pSeries: —5.2 ML7 —5.3 —6.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 on x86: —Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10 on x86 Oracle Enterprise Linux on x86: —4.x —5.x Red Hat Enterprise Linux on x86: —4.x AS, ES, WS —5.x AS, ES, WS Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10 on SPARC Sun Solaris 9, 10 on x86 Sun Solaris 10 on AMD64
	2.2.x (32-bit versions)	IBM AIX on pSeries: —5.2 ML7 —5.3 —6.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (including SP1+) on x86: —Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10 on x86 Oracle Enterprise Linux on x86: —4.x —5.x Red Hat Enterprise Linux on x86: —4.x AS, ES, WS —5.x AS, ES, WS Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10 on SPARC Sun Solaris 9,10 on x86 Sun Solaris 10 on AMD64
Apache (64-bit)	2.0.49 and higher (64-bit versions) Deprecated.	Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10 on 64-bit Xeon, AMD64 Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x AS, ES, WS on 64-bit Xeon, AMD64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x AS, ES, WS on 64-bit Xeon, AMD64
Apache (64-bit)	2.2.x (64-bit versions)	Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10 on 64-bit Xeon, AMD64 Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x AS, ES, WS on 64-bit Xeon, AMD64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x AS, ES, WS on 64-bit Xeon, AMD64
HP Apache-based Web server Note: With libraries downloaded from the HP Web site	2.0.58-2.0.59	HP-UX on PA-RISC (32 bit Apache only): —11i —11i V2 —11i V3 HP-UX on Itanium (64 bit Apache) on: —11iV2 —11i V3
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)	5.0	Microsoft Windows XP on x86
	6.0	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1+ Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter on x86, 64-bit Xeon, AMD64 Microsoft Windows XP on x86
	7.0	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on x86, 64-bit Xeon, AMD64 Microsoft Windows Vista on x86
Sun Java System Web Server (Formerly Sun ONE Web Server)	6.1 SP1 and all later service packs (32 bit only)	IBM AIX on pSeries: —5.2 ML7 —5.3 —6.1 HP-UX 11i on PA-RISC Microsoft Windows Server 2003 on x86: —Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter Microsoft Windows XP on x86 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10 on x86 Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x on x86: Red Hat Enterprise Linux on x86: —4.x AS, ES, WS —5.x AS, ES, WS Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10 on SPARC Sun Solaris 9, 10 on x86 Sun Solaris 10 on AMD64
Sun Java System Web Server (Formerly Sun ONE Web Server)	7.0 and all later service packs (32 bit only)	IBM AIX on pSeries: —5.2 ML 7 —5.3 —6.1 HP-UX 11i on PA-RISC Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter on x86 Microsoft Windows XP on x86 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10 on x86 Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x on x86: Red Hat Enterprise Linux on x86: —4.x AS, ES, WS —5.x AS, ES, WS Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10 on SPARC Sun Solaris 9, 10 on x86 Sun Solaris 10 on AMD64
Oracle HTTP Server (Standalone Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) based on Apache 2.0)	10.1.3 and higher dot versions	For additional certification information regarding Oracle HTTP Server, please refer to Oracle Fusion Middleware Certification Information for 10gR3.

Browsers and Plug-Ins

Browsers are used for a variety of purposes, including:

Accessing End-User Applications

In general, WebLogic Server, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration 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 WebLogic Server, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration 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 Server, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration 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 Server, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration is dependent on the browser version and the Java plug-in for applet support.

Browser Support for WebLogic Server, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration Consoles

The following list summarizes browser support for the 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 Server, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration 10.3 support 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 Server, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration 10.3 and network devices, and it will address issues related to WebLogic Server, WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration 10.3 as appropriate, but it cannot address network address issues.