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1 Summary of Changes and New Features

Purpose of this Document

Product Naming

Certification Information

JDK/JRE Certification

Oracle9iAS WIreless Data Server Support

New Features

Internet Applications New Features

Oracle HTTP Server

Note About Apache JServ Processes

Note About Oracle HTTP Server Status

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

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

Oracle Plug-In for MIcrosoft IIS Not Installed with Oracle9iAS Minimal Edition

Known Limitations with Running Oracle9iAS Against a 9i Database

Oracle9iAS Portal Configuration Assistant Stops During Installation

JDBC Thin Driver Patch Required

Oracle9iAS Discoverer Viewer

Oracle9iAS DIscoverer URLs Invalid after Installation

Oracle9iAS Discoverer Objects Must Be Registered

Required Database Versions for Oracle9iAS Portal

Oracle9iAS Portal Installation Error

Oracle9iAS Portal Installation Requires Syntax Requirement for Shared Pool Size

Manual Setting of Oracle9i Database Initialization Parameter Required

Standard Edition Migration Installation Hangs at NET8 Configuration

De-Installation/Cleanup Procedure

Errors Opening redo Logs after Installation

Help Screen Does Not Close in OUI

Path Modification in FormsServlet.InitArgs Required

Standard Edition Character Set

Deploying Enterprise JavaBeans to Oracle9iAS

Running databasesetup.bat

spatial.properties FIle Path Correction

spatial.properties file Configuration Location

Long Pathname in TEMP environment variable Causes Installation Error

Oracle Developer 60 Folder Not Accessible Error

Language Settings in Developer Server Must be Set Manually

Oracle9iAS Database Cache Installation Errors

Oracle9iAS Database Cache Configuration

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

Apache Configuration Error Upon Installation

HTTP Server Failure after Oracle Forms, Reports, and Discoverer Patch Installation

Oracle Home Setting Conflict in jserv.properties file

Configuration Assistant Failure with Standard Edition Default Large Pool Size

Variable Setting Required to Run Multiple Portal Instances on One Machine

Oracle9iAS Portal 3.0.9 Installation Fails When Running Against Oracle9i Database

Silent Installation of Oracle9iAS Database Cache Requires ntadminpw

Silent Installation of Oracle9iAS Wireless Not Supported

JServ.conf Addition

JDBC Driver Patch Required to use Oracle9i Database

Oracle Forms, Reports and Discoverer Patch Installation

Deinstallation and Migration Issues

Corrections to Terminology in Oracle9iAS Installation Guides

Oracle Installer Cannot Deinstall Required Support Files

OraInventory Directory Requires Backup Before Migration

Error When Starting Oracle HTTP Server

Forms Patch 3 Installation May Pause in Release 1 (v1.0.2.1) Migrations

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

Warning Message In ssl_engine_log File Wrong

Recommended Access Restrictions for HTTP Server mod_oprocmgr

Oracle HTTP Server Crashes when Services Window Used to Stop or Restart

mod_ose Causes apache -k restart Command Malfunction

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

JServ Availability on Windows 2000

mod_plsql Requirement

Problems with mod_plsql Under Moderate Load

mod_plsql Caching Error

Restoring Oracle Application Server OWA Packages

Executing the owaload.sql script

Known Issues with mod_plsql on Windows NT

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

openssl Command -config Option Requirement

No Support for CA Facilities of OpenSSL

mod_ssl Limitations

HTTP Server Insfrastructure Watcher May Suspend JVM

Valid Servlet Requests Fail on Second Request Using Same URL

DMS Clients Require Configuration Change

Oracle9iAS Forms Services

Oracle9iAS Forms ListenerServlet Requires Patch

Enhancing Forms and Reports Scalability

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

Fully Qualified Domain Requirement in tnsnames.ora

Report Output Requirement

Duplicate Entries for Portal and Forms in zone.properties file Cause Connection Failures

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 for the Web Integration Server

Multibyte Character Set Support for the Web Integration Developer

Transformer Testing Tool

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

Configuration Assistant Considers Empty String Invalid for NT Administrator Password

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

Preserving Original orawtc8.dll Before Applying 8.1.7.1.1 NT Patchset

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 Discoverer

"Communication Error or Internal ORB Error" When Starting Oracle9iAS Discoverer 3i Viewer

Discoverer 3.x to 4.x Migration Causes Installation to Fail

Management Solution Area Issues

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Error Returned When Accessing Oracle Enterprise Manager Through a Browser

Direct Connect Not Supported for Web Servers

E-Business Integration Solution Area Issues

Oracle9iAS Unified Messaging

Oracle9iAS Email Installation Guide for Windows NT Available on OTN

Full Path Needed Instead of Variable Name in Configuration Files

Oracle Workflow

Connect String Needed for Oracle Workflow

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

Long Startup TIme for Oracle9i File System

Oracle9iAS InterConnect

Recommended init.ora values

Oracle9i Developer Suite

Oracle9i Developer Suite Database Port Conflict

Selecting Destination Oracle Homes With Oracle9i Developer Suite Installed on the Same System as Oracle9i Application Server

Configuring Environment When Installing Oracle9i Developer Suite and Oracle9i Application Server in Same Oracle Home

Examples and Demos

Demo Limitations

OracleJSP Demos

OracleJSP Demos: SAMPLE3.JSP

OracleJSP Demos: XML QUERY

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

NLS Translations in Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports

Configuration Assistant Language Limitation