Release Notes

Oracle Tuxedo 10g Release 3 (10.3) Release Notes

Oracle Tuxedo 10g Release 3 (10.3)
Date: May 2012

This document contains release notes for the Oracle Tuxedo 10g Release 3 (10.3) release. It includes the following topics:

About This Oracle Tuxedo Release

This topic includes the following sections:

What’s New and Improved

Oracle Tuxedo Release 10g Release 3 (10.3) includes the following new features and enhancements:

IPv6 Support

IPv6 is the next generation protocol designed by the IETF to replace the current version Internet Protocol, IP Version 4 (IPv4). The most obvious improvement in IPv6 over the IPv4 is that IP addresses are lengthened from 32 bits to 128 bits. It also adds many improvements to IPv4 in areas such as routing and network autoconfiguration.

For more information on using IPv6 with Oracle Tuxedo 10g R3, see Enabling IPv6 in the Oracle Tuxedo Administration Guide.

Application-Created Context in ATMI Server

Two new APIs, tpappthrinit(3c) and tpappthrterm(3c), are provided for application-created thread in ATMI server to create and terminate separate Tuxedo context. In context created using tpappthrinit(3c), the application-created server thread can initiate service requests and define transactions.

For more information, see Programming a Multithreaded and Multicontexted ATMI Application in the Oracle Tuxedo Programming Guide.

Oracle Tuxedo Access Log

Assists Tuxedo client administrators to monitor application validity at runtime. You can record application high water client count, current client count, and named users.

Enhancements

Installation Upgrade Considerations

Before installing the product, be sure to review the product issues in “ Known and Resolved Issues.” For complete information on upgrading to Oracle Tuxedo 10g Release 3 (10.3), see “Upgrading the Oracle Tuxedo System to Release 10g Release 3 (10.3)” in Installing the Oracle Tuxedo System.

Oracle Tuxedo Software Components

The Oracle Tuxedo software consists of the following components:

Supported Platforms

Oracle Tuxedo software runs on the platforms listed in the following sections. Oracle has certified these platforms for development and production use with the Oracle Tuxedo release 10g Release 3 (10.3) product. Oracle can provide customer support only for these platforms. Note that although Oracle has attempted to implement the Oracle Tuxedo software in a manner that conforms to industry-standards, it is not feasible for Oracle to certify its use with all third-party databases, ORBs, and other products.

Additional software ports and certifications will be made available after the initial release of Oracle Tuxedo 10g Release 3 (10.3). For information regarding subsequent ports and certifications, please refer to the Platform Support information on the Oracle web site at the following link: Oracle Tuxedo 10g Release 3 (10.3) Platform Data Sheets.

COBOL Support

Fore more information, see Oracle Tuxedo 10g Release 3 (10.3) Platform Data Sheets.

Database Support

Oracle Tuxedo ATMI and CORBA C++ applications support the XA standard. This facilitates inter-operation with any XA-compliant software system including database management systems.

Security Related Software Supported

The following security software is supported:

Integration with Other Oracle Products

Oracle Tuxedo is able to integrate with the following Oracle products:

Online Documentation

The Oracle Tuxedo 10g Release 3 (10.3) product documentation is available at:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html.

How to Obtain Patches

To obtain patches, access the Oracle Customer Support page at http://www.oracle.com/bea/support.html and open a “New Case” to request the patches. Oracle customers can gain access to support information by accessing the Customer Support page and registering for a Web account.

When contacting Customer Support, be prepared to provide the following information: