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1 Summary of Changes and New Features

Purpose of this Document

Product Naming

Certification Information

JDK/JRE Certification

Oracle Enterprise Manager Certification

Oracle9iAS WIreless Data Server Support

New Features

Internet Applications New Features

Oracle HTTP Server

Note About Apache JServ Processes

Support for Third Party Components in Oracle9iAS

Building mod_perl DBI/DBD-Oracle and Apache::DBI

Current OJSP Available

Wireless New Features

Oracle9iAS Wireless

Oracle9iAS Wireless 1.1.1.1

Adapters

Transformers

New Search/Sort Feature Introduced into Service Designer

System Logger

E-mail and Directory Applications

Multiple VM Setup for Oracle9iAS Wireless

Business Intelligence New Features

Oracle9iAS Business Intellience

Oracle9iAS Reports Security Scripts No Longer Needed

Management New Features

Oracle Internet Directory

New Version of Oracle Internet Directory Available

E-Business Integration New Features

Oracle9iAS Integration

Oracle9iAS InterConnect

Known Issues

Installation Issues

Known Limitations with Running Oracle9iAS Against a 9i Database

Correction to Disk Usage Requirements for Oracle9iAS Enterprise Edition

Oracle9iAS Portal Configuration Assistant Stops During Installation

Oracle9iAS Wireless Connection Refused: 8.1.7 Client to 9.0.1 Server

JDBC Thin Driver Patch Required

Oracle9iAS DIscoverer URLs Invalid after Installation

Required Database Versions for Oracle9iAS Portal

Oracle9iAS Portal Installation Error

Oracle9iAS Portal Installation Requires Syntax Requirement for Shared Pool Size

Oracle9iAS Database Cache Configuration Tool Appears Erroneously During Installation

Port Conflicts In Multiple Installations of Oracle9iAS on Solaris

Selecting a Locale

Manual Setting of Oracle9i Database Initialization Parameter Required

Oracle Universal Installer Shows Incorrect Installation Status

Install Failure

Errors Opening redo Logs after Installation

Standard Edition Character Set

Root User Login for Installation

Configuration Guide for Response Files for Silent Install

OracleJSP Error

Oracle9iAS Database Cache Installation Errors

Oracle9iAS Database Cache Configuration

Preserving Changes to Oracle HTTP Server Configuration on Re-installation in Same Oracle Home

Oracle HTTP Server Configuration Error Upon Installation

Automatic Class Reloading of JSPs Error

Configuration Assistant Failure with Standard Edition Default Large Pool Size

Web Cache Configuration Assistant Appears When Not Selected

Silent Installation of Oracle9iAS Wireless Not Supported

JServ.conf Addition

JDBC Driver Patch Required to use Oracle9i Database

RDBMS Patch Install Dialog Appears

Oracle Forms, Reports and Discoverer Patch Installation

Deinstallation and Migration Issues

Corrections to Terminology in Oracle9iAS Installation Guides

Deinstalling Oracle9iAS Database Cache with OUI Removes Dependent Components

OraInventory Directory Requires Backup Before Migration

Error When Starting Oracle HTTP Server

Upgrading Oracle9iAS Wireless

Reinstallation of Oracle9i Wireless

Oracle9i AS Wireless 1.1.1.1.1 Requires Oracle9i Database Migration

SOAP Release Notes and Documentation Link Inactive

nmxw.ora Instantiation Required After Migration

Internet Applications Solution Area Issues

Oracle HTTP Server

JServ Processes Startup Fails With JDK Version 1.1.8

Recommended Access Restrictions for HTTP Server mod_oprocmgr

FastCGI Restarts Scripts Containing Errors

Global Server IDs for Oracle HTTP Server powered by Apache

Oracle Demo Certificates Replacement

Errors Starting Oracle HTTP Server powered by Apache with "APCHECTL -START" When Using Virtual Hosts

Increasing Memory for Apache JServ Applications

mod_plsql Requirement

Problems with mod_plsql Under Moderate Load

mod_plsql Caching Error

Restoring Oracle Application Server OWA Packages

Manual Installation of OWA Packages Causes Error

Executing the owaload.sql script

mod_plsql Document Upload Fails if cursor_sharing parameter set to "similar"

Known Issue in Upgrading from 8.1.7.0 to 8.1.7.1

mod_rewrite Security Vulnerability

No Support for CA Facilities of OpenSSL

mod_ssl Limitations

mod_oprocmgr Documentation Incorrect

HTTP Server Insfrastructure Watcher May Suspend JVM

Valid Servlet Requests Fail on Second Request Using Same URL

DMS Clients Require Configuration Change

LANG Environment Variable in JServ

HTTP Server Timeouts Under Heavy Load

Oracle9iAS Forms Services

Graphics Builder Envrionment Variable Must Be Set on UNIX

JInitiator 1.1.7.31 HTTP(S) Limitations

Internet Explorer 5.0 Native JVM Limitations

Oracle9iAS Forms Services non-SSL Listener Requirement

Oracle 9iAS Forms/Enterprise Manager Limitations

Patch for Oracle9i Database When Using ADTs and char Fields in Compound Key

Portals Solution Area Issues

Oracle9iAS Portal

Oracle9iAS Portal Online Help Not Installed

Cannot Install Reports Scripts Into Multiple Instances of Oracle9iAS Portal in Same Database

High Load on Portal Pages Causes Core Dump

Report Output Requirement

Wireless Solution Area Issues

Oracle9iAS Wireless

Adapters

Transformers

New Search/Sort Feature Introduced into Service Designer

Debugging

Testing Wizard

JDBC Driver

Supported Devices and Gateways

Third Party Location Service Providers

Database Connections

Notifications

Bootstrap Repository Provisioning Service

SQL Adapter Master Services

Bookmarks in the Personalization Portal

Service Designer Folder Contents Display

Multibyte Character Set Support

Multibyte Character Set Support on Client

Images in the Personalization Portal

Web Integration Components and JDK

Failed to Load Large XML File from Service Designer in Oracle9iAS Wireless

Personalization Portal

Caching Solution Area Issues

Oracle9iAS Database Cache

Using Oracle9iAS Database Cache with Servlets

loadjava Limitation in Oracle9iAS Database Cache Environment

Changes to tnsnames.ora and init.ora Requirement

Oracle9iAS Database Cache Configuration Assistant Failure

Oracle9iAS Cache Stops Responding When Caching a Table That Contains a Context Index

Cache Environment Variable Setting

Web Cache

Configuration Assumes Incorrect Listener Port

Oracle9iAS Web Cache Core Dumps if Capacity Parameter Too Low

Business Intelligence Solution Area Issues

Oracle9iAS Reports Services

Reports Service Fails to Start

Oracle9iAS Reports Services Hangs Upon Authentication

Oracle9iAS Discoverer

Oracle9iAS Discoverer Viewer Does Not Display Graphs

xhost Command Required for Oracle9i Application Server Enterprise Edition for Discoverer

Using Oracle Internet Server (Discoverer3i) and Oracle9iAS Discoverer (Discoverer 4i) Simultaneously

Setting up the VNC Server to replace DISPLAY requirement in Oracle Discoverer, Portal, and Reports

Discoverer 3i Viewer Server Fails on Non-Pseudocolor X11

Management Solution Area Issues

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Error Returned When Accessing Oracle Enterprise Manager Through a Browser

Error Occurs When Expanding JServer Node in Enterprise Manager Navigator Window

HTTP Server Port Number Not Shown in the Enterprise Manager Navigator Window

Java Exception Occurs When Editing HTTP Server from Enterprise Manager

Direct Connect Not Supported for Web Servers

E-Business Integration Solution Area Issues

Oracle9iAS Unified Messaging

Oracle Workflow

Connect String Needed for Oracle Workflow

Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer Script Modification Required

Oracle Internet File System

Post-configuration Steps Required for Oracle Internet File System

Configuring Oracle9i File System and Oracle9iAS Email to run on the same machine

Oracle9iAS InterConnect

Recommended init.ora values

Examples and Demos

Demo Limitations

OracleJSP Demos

OracleJSP Demos Not Included on Client Side

OracleJSP Demos Intended to Run on Client SIde

Oracle Business Components for Java Demo Failure

National Language Support (NLS) Issues

NLS_LANG Environment Variable

NLS Parameters in the initicache.ora File

NLS Limitations

Configuration Assistant Language Limitation