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WebLogic Server 9.1 and Related Products on IBM AIX 5.2 on pSeries

Note: Support of IBM AIX 5.2 is no longer available. For additional information, please refer to the AIX 5.2 End of Support Announcement.

BEA Products Supported on this Configuration

Product

Version

AquaLogic Service Bus

2.1

WebLogic Server

9.1


 

This section provides the following information:

Related Information

 

Configuration Requirements

Table 12-1 Requirements for IBM AIX 5.2

Operating System Version and Patches

IBM AIX 5.2 - ML7 (and higher MLs)

Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed

  • POWER4 (1.5 GHz)

  • POWER5 (1.5 GHz)

SDK

IBM Java 5 32-bit JDK (Service Refresh 1) — Java version 1.5.0, JavaTM 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build pap32devifx-20060310 (SR1)), IBM J9 VM (build 2.3, J2RE 1.5.0 IBM J9 2.3 AIX ppc-32 j9vmap3223ifx-20060310 (JIT enabled)

RAM

512 MB required; 1 GB recommended

Performance Pack

server/native/aix/ppc/libmuxer.so

Design and Development Tools

  • IBM AIX is supported for the development and production deployment of WebLogic Server applications developed with other tools.

  • The AquaLogic Service Bus Data Transformation Tools are not supported on this configuration.


 

 

Known Issues

IBM JVM Updates For DST

IBM has released a Timezone Update Utility to update DST data without the need to upgrade Java. See IBM Time Zone Update Utility for JavaTM.

IIOP Thin Client Not Supported

The IIOP thin client is not supported on AIX due to dependencies on the JVM. Only thin-client applications are affected by this issue.

Workaround: Run WebLogic Server on AIX and your thin client on another operating system.

Serial Version UID Mismatch

A serial version UID mismatch is encountered when using WLS 9.1 with IBM Java 5 SR1.

Workaround: To be compatible with the serialization of previously compiled applications, modify the <BEA_HOME>/Weblogic91/common/bin/commEnv.sh file to include the following command:

JAVA_OPTIONS="$JAVA_OPTIONS  -Dcom.sun.xml.namespace.QName.useCompatibleSerialVersionUID=1.0"

Alternatively, you can use the command line option:

export IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS="-Dcom.sun.xml.namespace.QName.useCompatibleSerialVersionUID=1.0"

Note: If you intend to deploy new applications with previously compiled applications, they must be recompiled as necessary to have the same Serial Version UID.

AspectJClassLoader Not Supported

The weblogic.aspects.AspectJClassLoader is not supported on AIX using IBM Java 5.

Workaround: You are advised not to use this class loader.

Issues Related to Other BEA Products

For more information about known issues with BEA products supported on this configuration, including available workarounds, see the appropriate Release Notes document.

Issues related to...

Are described in...

AquaLogic Service Bus

BEA AquaLogic Service Bus Release Notes:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13171_01/alsb/docs21/relnotes/relnotes.html

WebLogic Server

BEA WebLogic Server Known and Resolved Issues:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs91/issues/known_resolved.html

Installation and Configuration

BEA Products Installation and Configuration Release Notes:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13179_01/common/docs91/relnotes/relnotes.html


 

 

Download and Installation Instructions

Complete the following procedures:

  1. Downloading and Installing the IBM Java 5
  2. Downloading and Installing Service Refresh 1(APAR IY82213)
  3. Depending on your requirement:
    1. Downloading and Installing the WebLogic Server 9.1 Package Installer
    2. Downloading and Installing the AquaLogic Service Bus 2.1 Package Installer
  4. Downloading and Applying BEA Patches CX86 and 4779

Downloading and Installing the IBM Java 5

Complete the following procedure to download and install the IBM Java 5:

  1. Go to the IBM AIX download site:

    2. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix/service.html

  2. Download the IBM Java 5 32-bit (GA version).
  3. Install the IBM Java 5 on your system.

Downloading and Installing Service Refresh 1(APAR IY82213)

To download and install IBM SDK Java 5 SR1 (APAR IY82213) on an IBM AIX system, complete the following procedure:

  1. Go to the IBM Support: Fix Center download site at the following URL:

    2. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix/service.html

  2. Click the Fix Info link for your JDK version:
  3. Select IY82213 from the table and follow the instructions and/or prompts displayed on the screen to download and install the fix package on your system.
  4. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the directory in which IBM Java5 is installed, and export JAVA_HOME. For example: 
    5. export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java5
  5. Set the PATH variable to include $JAVA_HOME/bin. For example: 
    6. export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
  6. Remove the $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext/ldapsec.jar file.
  7. Run the following command to verify that the required SDK fixes are installed on your system: 
    8. java -version

    The output should contain the following:

    java version "1.5.0"
    Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build pap32devifx-20060310 (SR1))
    IBM J9 VM (build 2.3, J2RE 1.5.0 IBM J9 2.3 AIX ppc-32 j9vmap3223ifx-20060310 (JIT enabled)

Downloading and Installing the WebLogic Server 9.1 Package Installer

To install WebLogic Server 9.1 package installer on IBM AIX 5.2:

  1. Go to Oracle Technology Network or Oracle E-Delivery and download WebLogic Server for IBM AIX.

    2. Note: For important information on how to download BEA products refer to My Oracle Support Note 762254.1 and My Oracle Support Note 763603.1.

    Note: The BEA Download Center (i.e. http://commerce.bea.com) will be decommissioned on February 2, 2009. After this time, customers will be able to download the BEA software from Oracle's E-delivery portal (http://edelivery.oracle.com) or Oracle Technology Network (http://otn.oracle.com).

  2. Install WebLogic Server using the instructions in http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13179_01/common/docs91/install/start.html. This section describes the process of installing .jar files in the Graphical mode.

For more information on installing WebLogic Server, refer to the WebLogic Server 9.1 Online Documentation.

Downloading and Installing the AquaLogic Service Bus 2.1 Package Installer

To install AquaLogic Service Bus 2.1 package installer on IBM AIX 5.2:

  1. Go to Oracle Technology Network or Oracle E-Delivery and download AquaLogic Service Bus for IBM AIX.

    2. Note: For important information on how to download BEA products refer to My Oracle Support Note 762254.1 and My Oracle Support Note 763603.1.

    Note: The BEA Download Center (i.e. http://commerce.bea.com) will be decommissioned on February 2, 2009. After this time, customers will be able to download the BEA software from Oracle's E-delivery portal (http://edelivery.oracle.com) or Oracle Technology Network (http://otn.oracle.com).

  2. Install AquaLogic Service Bus 2.1 using the instructions in http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13179_01/common/docs21/install/start.html. This section describes the process of installing .jar files in the Graphical mode.

For more information on installing WebLogic Server, refer to the AquaLogic Service Bus 2.1 Online Documentation.

Downloading and Applying BEA Patches CX86 and 4779

Download and install the following private patches for AIX by using the BEA Smart Update tool:

For more information on the BEA Smart Update tool, refer http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13179_01/common/docs91/smart_update/intro.html

 

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