7.0 Supported Configurations: Windows XP on x86

Windows XP on x86 with 7.0 SP5

Provides full support for WebLogic Server, WebLogic Workshop, and WebLogic Portal. Provides run-time only support for WebLogic Integration. See below for Design and Development Tools support.

This section provides the following information:

Related Information

For information about supported database configurations, Web servers, and browsers, plus support for interoperability tools and WebLogic Platform product support information, see WebLogic Platform 7.0 Supported Configurations.
For details about Windows XP, see the Microsoft Web site at: http://www.microsoft.com.

Configuration Requirements

Table 3-1 Requirements for 7.0 SP5 on Windows XP on x86

Operating System Version and Patches	Windows XP (32-bit)	Supported for the design, development, and verification of applications; it is not supported for production server deployment.
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	Xeon, Pentium II or higher, x86, and compatible chip architectures (400 MHz)
SDK	Fully-supported
	WebLogic JRockit 7.0 SP5 (J2SE 1.3.1) and all later service packs of WebLogic JRockit 7.0
	Sun Java 2 SDK 1.3.1_10 with Java HotSpot^TM Client VM and all later service packs of 1.3.1
	Client-only
	Sun Java 2 SDK 1.4.2_03 with Java HotSpot^TM Client VM and all later service packs of 1.4.2	Supported only for WebLogic Server clients and the WebLogic Workshop IDE. Can be used to run WebLogic Server RMI or Web Services clients that remotely connect to a server running in a separate VM. It is not supported by WebLogic Portal or WebLogic Integration clients and development tools. Is is also not supported by running server instances of WebLogic Server or other WebLogic Platform components.
Design and Development Tools	Supports WebLogic Builder, WebLogic Workshop IDE, and WebLogic Portal E-Business Control Center. For more information about WebLogic Platform design and development tools support, see Supported Configurations for Design and Development Tools in Version 7.0 SP5.
RAM	512 MB required; 1 GB recommended
Disk Space	For any components of WebLogic Platform or for the full WebLogic Platform product, see Disk Space Requirements.
Performance Pack	Included
Node Manager	Java
BEA jDrivers for Oracle	For this Oracle client version:	The following shared libraries are provided:
	Oracle 8.1.7	`server/bin/oci817_8/libweblogicoci38.dll` `server/bin/oci817_8/libweblogicoxa38.dll`
	Oracle 9.0.1	`server/bin/oci901_8/libweblogicoci38.dll` `server/bin/oci901_8/libweblogicoxa38.dll`
	Oracle 9.2.0	`server/bin/oci920_8/libweblogicoci38.dll` `server/bin/oci920_8/libweblogicoxa38.dll`

Known Issues

Issue

Workaround

JVM Heap Size Limitation

Although the JVM allows you to set heap size to values exceeding 2 GB, memory fragmentation and other Windows memory requirements typically limit the maximum contiguous address space available for Java applications to approximately 1.4 - 1.6 GB. For more information, see "Memory Support and Windows Operating Systems" at:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx

For more information about known issues with any components of this release, see the appropriate Release Notes document. For a complete list of Release Notes supporting WebLogic Platform 7.0, see:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/docs70/interm/relnotes.html