8.1 Supported Configurations: Sun Solaris 9 on x86

Sun Solaris 9 on x86 with 8.1 SP6

 

This section provides the following information:

• Related Information
• Configuration Requirements
• Known Issues
• Download and Installation Instructions

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 Sun Solaris 9 on x86, visit Sun's Web site: http://www.sun.com

 

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Configuration Requirements

Table 1-1 Requirements for 8.1 SP6 on Sun Solaris 9 on x86

Operating System Version and Patches	Sun Solaris 9 (on x86, 32-bit kernel)
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	x86 (1.1 GHz)
SDK	Sun Java 2 SDK 1.4.2_12 JavaTM 2 Runtime Environment (32-bit), Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_12-b03) Java HotspotTM Client VM (build 1.4.2_12-b03, mixed mode) and all later 1.4.2 releases
Design and Development Tools	Supports WebLogic Server development tools.
RAM	512 MB required; 1 GB recommended
Performance Pack	Included	lib/solaris/x86/libmuxer.so
Node Manager	Included	Native
BEA jDrivers for Oracle	Not supported

 

 

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Known Issues

Smart Update Fails: On a Solaris/x86 configuration, you cannot upgrade your configuration from a pre-SP6 version of WebLogic Platform 8.1 to WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP6 by using the Smart Update tool. To upgrade to 8.1 SP6 on a Solaris/x86 configuration, use the upgrade installer, instead.

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

 

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Download and Installation Instructions

This section provides instructions for the following procedures:

• Downloading and Installing the Sun SDK 1.4.2_12
• Downloading and Installing WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP6

Downloading and Installing the Sun SDK 1.4.2_12

Go to the Sun SDK download site: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html.
Download the Sun Java 2 SDK 1.4.2_12 for the Solaris x86 platform.
Following the instructions on the download page, install the SDK

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/install.html

Downloading and Installing WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP6

To install WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP6 on a configuration of Solaris 9 on x86, complete the following procedure:

Go to the BEA downloads site:

http://commerce.bea.com

Click on "BEA WebLogic" link to go to "BEA WebLogic Product Family" page. Then click on "BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP6".
Go to "WebLogic Platform 8.1 with SP6" under "WebLogic Platform Package Installer" section.
From the list of OS Platforms, select "Sun Solaris(9, 10, x86)"
Download the appropriate package installer:
• For WebLogic Platform: pj_platform816_generic.jar
• For WebLogic Server: pj_server816_generic.jar
Install WebLogic Platform using the instructions for Starting Graphical-Mode Installation for .jar Installation Files. in Installing BEA WebLogic Platform:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/docs81/install/guimode.html

For more information about installing WebLogic Server/Platform, see Installing BEA WebLogic Platform: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/docs81/install/index.html