Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 9.2

Supported Web Servers, Browsers, and Firewalls

BEA WebLogic Platform 9.2 supports the following configuration components:

Web Servers

This section lists Web servers supplied by third-party vendors that are supported by WebLogic Platform 9.2.

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/docs92/plugins/index.html

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 Platform 9.2.

Table 2-1 Web Servers Supported by WebLogic Platform 9.2

Web Server	Version	Operating System Version and Chip Architecture
Apache 2.0 (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)	IBM AIX on pSeries —5.2 - ML7 —5.3 - ML3 Microsoft Windows 2000 on x86: —Professional SP4 and higher —Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter SP4 and higher Microsoft Windows Server 2003 on x86: —Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter SP1 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10 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 64-bit AMD64
	2.2.x (32-bit versions)	IBM AIX on pSeries —5.2 - ML7 —5.3 - ML3 Microsoft Windows 2000 on x86: —Professional SP4 and higher —Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter SP4 and higher Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (including SP1+) on x86: —Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10 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 64-bit AMD64
Apache (64-bit)	2.0.49 and higher (64-bit versions)	Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10 on Itanium Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10 on 64-bit AMD64/64-bit Xeon Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x AS, ES, WS on 64-bit AMD64 and 64-bit Xeon Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x AS, ES, WS on Itanium
Apache (64-bit)	2.2.x (64-bit versions)	Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10 on Itanium, 64-bit Xeon, AMD64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x AS, ES, WS on Itanium, 64-bit Xeon, AMD64
HP Apache-based Web server Note: With libraries downloaded from the HP Web site	2.0.42-2.0.55	HP-UX on Itanium (64 bit Apache) on 11i V2 HP-UX on PA-RISC (32 bit Apache): 11i 11i V2
HP Apache-based Web server Note: With libraries downloaded from the HP Web site	2.0.58-2.0.59	HP-UX on Itanium (64 bit Apache) on: 11i V2 11i V3 HP-UX on PA-RISC (32 bit Apache) on: 11i 11i V2 11i V3
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)	5.0	Microsoft Windows 2000 on x86: —Professional SP4 and higher —Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter SP4 and higher Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and higher on x86
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)	6.0	Microsoft Windows 2000 on x86: —Professional SP4 and higher —Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter SP4 and higher Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1+ Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter on x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1+ Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter on Itanium Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1+ Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter on 64-bit AMD64/64-bit Xeon Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and higher on x86
Sun Java System Web Server	7.0	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter on x86 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter on x86 Microsoft Windows XP on x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x AS, ES, WS on x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x AS, ES, WS on x86: Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10 on SPARC Note: This support requires Web server plug-ins with version number 1.0.1014998 or later. The latest Web server plug-ins are available from the Support download site at `http://commerce.bea.com/support/supportversions.jsp?file=/products/weblogicserver/support/support.html`.
Sun Java System Web Server (Formerly Sun ONE Web Server)	6.1 SP1 and all later service packs (32 bit )	IBM AIX —5.2 - ML7 —5.3 - ML3 HP-UX 11i on PA-RISC Microsoft Windows 2000 on x86: —Professional SP4 and higher —Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter SP4 and higher Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter SP1 on x86 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and higher on x86 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 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 64-bit AMD64

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 Server, WebLogic Portal, and WebLogic Integration 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 9.2 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 and network devices, and it will address issues related to WebLogic Platform 9.2 as appropriate, but it cannot address network address issues.