These release notes contain important information available at the time of the release of iPlanet Unified Development Server, Version 5.0, SP1 (UDS). Information on significant updates, known problems, fixed bugs, and other issues are addressed here. Read this document before you begin using this release of UDS.
These release notes contain the following sections:
UDS Version 5.0, SP1 contains fixes for problems that were found with iPlanet Unified Development Server, Version 5.0. This release is available to all currently supported customers through iPlanet's SubscribeNet service and will be shipped to new customers. New customers who want access to this release, please contact iPlanet sales.
The distribution for this release includes the following:
The format for the distribution files has changed for this release. The section in this document, "UDS Distribution Files," provides information on how to prepare the downloaded distribution files for installation.
Note: UDS for the OS/390 platform is only available on IBM 3490 tape media. The SubscribeNet web site contains information about obtaining the UDS for the OS/390 distribution.
UDS Version 5.0, SP1 has been certified for specific combinations of hardware, operating systems, and third party software, as described in the platform matrix available at the following location:
UDS Version 5.0, SP1 conforms with SOAP v1.1, as defined by the W3C (http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/NOTE-SOAP-20000508), with some limitations.
Limitations include issues such as interoperability with systems that require or prohibit type specifications and support for arrays, unsigned integers, and In-Out parameters. For more information on SOAP support in UDS Version 5.0, SP1, including information on possible workarounds for some limitations, refer to the iPlanet Knowledge Base article 7655, available at:
This section lists the following significant updates that are included with iPlanet Unified Development Server, Version 5.0, SP1.
Support for Microsoft Windows XP Professional has been added for this release. This support is limited to the Windows XP Professional Edition and certification is only for UDS runtime and development clients. Refer to the platform matrix for complete information on supported systems and software.
iPlanet Unified Development Server Version 5.0, SP1 provides full Unicode codeset support. UDS partitions can now run using the UTF-8 codeset. This release provides 31 new files for UTF-8 locales to support date, time, and monetary formats used in most countries.
This allows all UDS partitions, including iPlanet Integration Server EAI proxies and process engines, to use UTF-8 everywhere for character data representation.
The new locales provided with this release are:
For details on locale support in UDS, refer to the iPlanet Knowledge Base article 7737, available at:
UDS Version 5.0, SP1 adds support for a wider variety of character encodings for XML documents. The XML APIs for the XMLParser, XMLDOM2, and XMLSAX2 libraries now support all of the encodings supported by UDS plus UTF-16.
Documentation for character encoding support is available from the UDS online help. After opening the online help, search in the index for "Character Encoding Support."
For more information on the XML parser and XSL processor in UDS, refer to the iPlanet Knowledge Base article 7717, available at:
For further details on character encoding support in UDS, refer to the iPlanet Knowledge Base article 7737, available at:
Below is a short description of critical bugs fixed (or otherwise resolved) in UDS, Version 5.0, SP1.
This section lists known problems with this release, suggesting possible workarounds.
The installation guides provided with this release do not describe how to unpack the distribution files before you begin installing the software. This section describes how to unpack the distribution files and then begin the installation process.
This release is available as a download from iPlanet's SubscribeNet service for currently supported customers and on CD for new customers. The format of the distribution files varies slightly, depending on whether you download the files or receive them on a CD.
Distribution Source
Details
Distributions from SubscribeNet are available according to platform. Each platform contains a single tar (or zip) file that itself contains all the UDS product components for that platform. Extracting the contents of this file produces a tar or zip file for each component. The following section, "Unpacking a UDS Distribution," describes how to extract the distribution files for each product component prior to installation.
New customers to UDS receive a set of UDS distribution CDs. Each UDS product component is in a tar (or zip) file on a separate CD. The following section, "Unpacking a UDS Distribution," describes how to extract the distribution files for each product component prior to installation.
The process for unpacking the distribution varies according to the platform.
The following sections provide instructions for unpacking the files into a local directory for each platform. After unpacking the files into a local directory, you can follow the procedures in the installation guides to proceed with installing UDS. The following installation guides are available from the UDS Version 5.0 Documentation distribution:
For Windows platforms, the distribution file is a self-extracting executable file that begins with the prefix "pc_w32_." For example, the self-extracting executable for UDS Runtime is:
Execute this file to unpack the distribution to a local directory. After unpacking the file, proceed with the installation, as described in the sections for installing on Windows platforms in the installation guides.
For UNIX platforms, the distribution file is a tape archive (tar) file whose contents must be extracted to a local directory prior to installation. Each UNIX platform has a separate distribution file. For example, the following distribution files are available on the UDS CD:
Before extracting the files, make sure you have enough disk space to hold the contents of the tar files. The following table lists the disk space requirements for the contents of the extracted files.
UDS Product Component
UNIX Platform
Disk Space Required (Approx.)
UDS
Runtime Version
Web Enterprise
Express
To extract the installation files, mount the CD and copy the appropriate distribution file for your platform to a local directory. Then use the tar command to extract the installation files. For example, on Sun SPARC the command would be:
The extracted files reside in a top-level CDROM_PlatformName directory that corresponds to a root directory on a CD image. You can now proceed with the installation, as described in the sections for installing on UNIX platforms in the installation guides.
For Open VMS, the distribution file is a self-extracting executable file that begins with the prefix "axp_vms_." For example, the self-extracting executable for UDS Runtime is:
Copy this file from the CD to a local directory and then execute your copy of the file:
This unpacks the distribution to your local directory. After unpacking the file, proceed with the installation, as described in the sections for installing on Open VMS in the installation guides.
This section provides corrections to significant errors or omissions in the documentation provided for UDS, Version 5.0, SP1.
The iPlanet UDS System Installation Guide and other manuals provide an outdated URL to the iPlanet Unified Development Server platform matrix. The correct URL to the platform matrix is:
If you have problems with UDS, contact iPlanet customer support using one of the following mechanisms:
This location provides access to the iPlanet Knowledge Base and other tools for tracking problems. It also provides information on contacting technical support and customer service.
So that we can best assist you in resolving problems, please have the following information available when you contact support:
Useful iPlanet information can be found at the following locations:
Last Updated December 07, 2001