8.1 Supported Configurations: HP-UX 11i on Itanium

HP-UX 11i V2 on Itanium with 8.1 SP3

Provides full support for WebLogic Server and run-time support for WebLogic Workshop, WebLogic Integration, and WebLogic Portal. For Design and Development Tools support, see the

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 8.1 Supported Configurations.
For details about HP-UX 11i V2, visit HP's Web site: http://www.hp.com.

Configuration Requirements

Table 5-1 Requirements for 8.1 SP3 on HP-UX 11i V2 on Itanium

Operating System Version and Patches	HP-UX 11i v2.0 (HP-UX 11.23) with required HP-UX patches for Java^TM, see `http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/patches/index.html`.
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	Itanium (900 MHz)
SDK	HP-UX SDK 1.4.2.03 (32-bit) with Java HotSpot Server VM and all later service packs of 1.4.2	Download the HP-UX SDK from the HP Web site and install it, manually, before installing WebLogic Platform. For instructions, see Download and Installation Instructions.
Design and Development Tools	The WebLogic Workshop IDE and WebLogic Integration Format Builder are not supported on this system. This system is supported for the production deployment of applications developed in the WebLogic Workshop IDE, and for remote debugging of applications developed in the WebLogic Workshop IDE. This system is also supported for the development and production deployment of WebLogic Server applications developed with other tools.
RAM	512 MB required; 1 GB recommended
Performance Pack	Included	`lib/hpux11/IPF32/libmuxer.so`
Node Manager	Included	Native
BEA jDrivers for Oracle	For this Oracle client version:	The following shared libraries are provided:
BEA jDrivers for Oracle	Oracle 9.2.0.4	`lib/hpux11/IPF32/oci920_8/libweblogicoci39.so` `lib/hpux11/IPF32/oci920_8/libweblogicoxa39.so`

Known Issues

The HP-UX 11.0 default value for maximum threads per process is 64, which may be too low for WebLogic Server and many Java server applications in general. When the value is too low, WebLogic Server may have problems starting up.

BEA recommends that you use the maximum kernel setting for the max_thread_proc and maxusers parameters. Setting maxusers to a higher value increases other machine-wide limits, such as nkthread (the maximum number of kernel threads). The following table provides some examples. Table 5-2 Recommended HP-UX 11.0 Kernel Settings Parameter Old Value New Value Description max_thread_proc 64 1024 Maximum threads per process maxfiles 60 256 Soft file limit per process maxusers 32 256 Influences other parameters nkthread 499 3635 Number of threads total on the system nproc 276 2068 Maximum number of processes ncallout 292 2084 Number of pending timeouts

The setuid function does not work. This problem is a known issue with HP-UX SDK 1.4.2.03. HP is working to resolve it.
If your application involves working with very large objects via RMI over IIOP, then it may encounter the following exception:

Parameter	Old Value	New Value	Description
`max_thread_proc`	64	1024	Maximum threads per process
`maxfiles`	60	256	Soft file limit per process
`maxusers`	32	256	Influences other parameters
`nkthread`	499	3635	Number of threads total on the system
`nproc`	276	2068	Maximum number of processes
`ncallout`	292	2084	Number of pending timeouts

java.rmi.MarshalException: ; nested exception is: 
org.omg.CORBA.MARSHAL: vmcid: 0x0  minor code: 0 completed:

If you see this exception, you may need to increase the size of the thread stack with the -Xss option. The JVM default is 512 KB; the new value depends on the size of the object in question.

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 8.1, see:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/docs81/interm/relnotes.html

Download and Installation Instructions

Installing and using WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP3 on HP-UX 11i V2 (11.23) on Itanium requires the following:

HP-UX SDK 1.4.2.03 for Itanium
WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP3 package installer for HP-UX 11i V2 (HP-UX 11.23)
Supplemental JAR file for HP-UX 11i V2 (HP-UX 11.23) on Itanium

To install WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP3 on HP-UX 11i V2 (HP-UX 11.23), complete the following procedure:

Go to the following HP Web page:

http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/java2/sdkrte14/downloads/license_sdk_1.4.2.03_itanium.html

Download and install the HP-UX SDK 1.4.2.03 by completing the following steps:

Read the Legal Notice and click the check box below it to indicate acceptance.

Fill out the "Contact information" form near and click "Finish." The download page is displayed.

Download the HP-UX SDK 1.4.2.03 and install it on your system.

Go to the BEA Download site:

http://commerce.bea.com

Download the following:

WebLogic Platform package installer: pj_platform813_generic.jar (accessed by selecting HP-UX(11iV2, Itanium) in the OS Platform field)
Supplementary JAR file for HP-UX 11i V2 on Itanium: wls813_hpux1123_supp.jar

Note: This file contains supplementary installation and configuration files for HP-UX 11i V2 on Itanium.

Install WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP3 for HP-UX 11i V2 using the instructions provided for .jar installation files, as described in Installing WebLogic Platform. For example, if you are installing in console mode, enter the following on the command line:

$ java -jar pj_platform813_generic.jar -mode=console
For detailed instructions, see "Starting Console-Mode Installation on UNIX Systems" in Installing BEA WebLogic Platform:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/docs81/install/console.html#instcon003

Note: When using an Asian version of an installer (such as an installer for Japanese, Korean, or Simplified Chinese), you need to increase the maximum heap size to 256 MB by specifying the -Xmx256m argument on the command line. For example, if you are using a Japanese installer, enter the following command:
$ java -Xmx256m -jar pj_platform813_ja_generic.jar -mode=console

Set the WL_HOME variable to the directory in which you installed WebLogic Platform, and export WL_HOME:

$ export WL_HOME=/your_installation_directory/weblogic81

Go to $WL_HOME/server/lib/hpux11/IPF64:

$ cd $WL_HOME/server/lib/hpux11/IPF64

Extract the contents of the JAR file:

$ jar -xvf wls813_hpux1123_supp.jar

In the startWLS.sh and commEnv.sh shell scripts, modify the SHLIB_PATH environment variable so it points to the IPF32 directory under lib/hpux11. Specifically, replace all occurrences of ${WL_HOME}/server/lib/hpux11 with ${WL_HOME}/server/lib/hpux11/IPF32 in the following scripts:

${WL_HOME}/server/bin/startWLS.sh
${WL_HOME}/common/bin/commEnv.sh

In the startWLS.sh shell script, modify the PATH environment variable so it points to the IPF64 directory under lib/hpux11. Specifically, replace all occurrences of ${WL_HOME}/server/lib/hpux11 with ${WL_HOME}/server/lib/hpux11/IPF64 in the definition of the PATH variable.

Set the correct execution modes on the contents of the weblogic81/server/bin and weblogic81/server/lib directories:

$ chmod +x $WL_HOME/server/bin/*
$ chmod -R +x $WL_HOME/server/lib/hpux11/*