Supported Configurations: Sun Solaris

WebLogic Platform 10.3 on Solaris 10

This section provides the following information:

• Configuration Requirements
• Known Issues
• Download and Install Instructions
• WebLogic Server Support of Solaris Zones

Related Information

• For information about supported database configurations, Web servers, browsers, interoperability tools, and product support, see:
• Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 10.3
• For support and download information for suported Sun JDKs, see http://java.sun.com.
• For information about the Solaris operating system, see the following Sun Web site: http://www.sun.com/solaris.
• For information about Sun's support services—If you have a support contract for the use of Solaris platforms, you may be able to obtain support for general Java issues (for example, JDK problems). See http://www.sun.com/service/support.
• For information on Azul JVM, see the following Azul Web site:

http://www.azulsystems.com/services/software_documents.htm

 

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Configuration Requirements

The following section provides requirements for Oracle products supported on this configuration:

• Requirements for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64 Using Sun 32-bit JDK
• Requirements for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64 Using Oracle JRockit 64-bit JDK
• Requirements for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64 Using SUN 64-bit JDK
• Requirements for Solaris 10 on AMD64 Using SUN 32-bit JDK
• Requirements for Solaris 10 on 64-bit Xeon Using SUN 32-bit JDK
• Requirements for Solaris 10 on AMD64 Using SUN 64-bit JDK
• Requirements for Solaris 10 on 64-bit Xeon Using SUN 64-bit JDK
• Requirements for Solaris 10 on x86 Using Sun 32-bit JDK
• Requirements for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64 Using Azul VM

Table 1-1 Requirements for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64 Using Sun 32-bit JDK

Operating System Version and Patches	Solaris 10
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	UltraSPARC (168 MHz)
JDK	Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0 Update 05 with the Java HotSpotTM Client and Server VMs (32-bit) and all later service packs of 6.0
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Performance Pack	server/native/solaris/sparc/libmuxer.so
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 WebLogic Portal 10.3 WebLogic Integration 10.3, WebLogic Integration 10.3.1 Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (Runtime)


 

Table 1-2 Requirements for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64 Using Oracle JRockit 64-bit JDK 

Operating System Version and Patches	Solaris 10
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	UltraSPARC (168 MHz)
JDK	JRockit 6.0 (R27.6.0-50) JDK (64-bit) and all later 6.0 releases of JRockit
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Performance Pack	server/native/solaris/sparc64/libmuxer.so
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 WebLogic Portal 10.3 WebLogic Integration 10.3, WebLogic Integration 10.3.1 Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (Runtime)


 

 

 

Table 1-3 Requirements for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64 Using SUN 64-bit JDK

Operating System Version and Patches	Solaris 10
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	UltraSPARC (168 MHz)
JDK	Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0 Update 5 with the Java HotSpotTM Client and Server VMs (64-bit) and all later service packs of 6.0
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Performance Pack	server/native/solaris/sparc64/libmuxer.so
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 WebLogic Portal 10.3 WebLogic Integration 10.3, WebLogic Integration 10.3.1 Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (Runtime)


 

Table 1-4 Requirements for Solaris 10 on AMD64 Using SUN 32-bit JDK 

Operating System Version and Patches	Solaris 10
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	AMD64 (1.201 GHz)
JDK	Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0 Update 05 with the Java HotSpotTM Client and Server VMs (32-bit) and all later service packs of 6.0
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Performance Pack	server/native/solaris/x86/libmuxer.so
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 WebLogic Portal 10.3 Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (Runtime)


 

Table 1-5 Requirements for Solaris 10 on 64-bit Xeon Using SUN 32-bit JDK

Operating System Version and Patches	Solaris 10
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	64-bit Xeon (1.201 GHz)
JDK	Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0 Update 05 with the Java HotSpotTM Client and Server VMs (32-bit) and all later service packs of 6.0
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Performance Pack	server/native/solaris/x86/libmuxer.so
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 WebLogic Portal 10.3 Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (Runtime)


 

Table 1-6 Requirements for Solaris 10 on AMD64 Using SUN 64-bit JDK 

Operating System Version and Patches	Solaris 10
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	AMD64 (1.201 GHz)
JDK	Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0 Update 5 with the Java HotSpotTM Client and Server VMs (64-bit) and all later service packs of 6.0
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Performance Pack	server/native/solaris/x64/libmuxer.so
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (Runtime)


 

Table 1-7 Requirements for Solaris 10 on 64-bit Xeon Using SUN 64-bit JDK

Operating System Version and Patches	Solaris 10
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	64-bit Xeon (1.201 GHz)
JDK	Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0 Update 5 with the Java HotSpotTM Client and Server VMs (64-bit) and all later service packs of 6.0
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Performance Pack	server/native/solaris/x64/libmuxer.so
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (Runtime)


 

Table 1-8 Requirements for Solaris 10 on x86 Using Sun 32-bit JDK

Operating System Version and Patches	Solaris 10
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	Xeon, Pentium II or higher, x86, and compatible chip architectures (1.4 GHz)
JDK	Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0 Update 05 with the Java HotSpotTM Client and Server VMs (32-bit) and all later service packs of 6.0
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Performance Pack	server/native/solaris/x86/libmuxer.so
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 WebLogic Portal 10.3 Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (Runtime)


 

 

 

Table 1-9 Requirements for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64 Using Azul VM

Operating System Version and Patches	Solaris 10
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	UltraSPARC (168 MHz)
JDK	Azul JVM 1.6 (AVM 2.5.0.2)
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 WebLogic Portal 10.3


 

 

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Known Issues

• Doing a Complete Install With a Generic Installer
• Serial Version UID Mismatch
• JVM Stack Overflow
• Out of Memory Exception During Installation
• Issues Related to WebLogic Integration 10.3 With 64-bit JDK on Sun Sparc
• Issues Related to Solaris 10 on AMD64 and 64-bit Xeon when Using Remote Autonomy
• Issues Related to Other Products

Doing a Complete Install With a Generic Installer

If you are performing a complete install of a WebLogic product (e.g. WebLogic Server, WebLogic Portal) by using the generic installer (.jar) on a platform where Eclipse is not supported or not installed, you might encounter a situation where the generic installer will go into a repeated loop condition. If you are experiencing this condition refer to the Installation Guide, specifically the "Install Eclipse Location Options" section for more information on how to handle the installation.

Serial Version UID Mismatch

A Serial Version UID Mismatch Issue may be encountered if you deploy an application on a latest JVM, but compiled with an earlier JDK release.

Workaround: To be compatible with the serialization of previously compiled applications, modify the <BEA_HOME>/wlserver_10.3/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 JAVA_OPTIONS="$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.

JVM Stack Overflow

You might encounter a JVM stack overflow error or exception while running WebLogic Server.

Workaround: Increase the stack size from the default 128k to 256k.

Out of Memory Exception During Installation

The generic .jar installer used to install WebLogic Portal 10.3 on Solaris 10 64-bit Xeon/AMD64 platforms may throw an OutOfMemory Exception and as a result, does not provide a complete installation.

Workaround:

Update the Java opts max heap size. For example:

java -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -jar portal103_generic.jar

Issues Related to WebLogic Integration 10.3 With 64-bit JDK on Sun Sparc

With sample domains, the sample domains get started but the native I/O is disabled. The following message is displayed in the console log while WebLogic Server is starting:

"Unable to load performance pack. Using Java I/O instead."

This issue occurred because WebLogic Server was getting started with the 32-bit JVM (Sun JDK).

Workaround:

Update WebLogic Server start script with the following:

export USER_MEM_ARGS with " -d64"

After applying the workaround to Issue 1, the native performance pack gets loaded but a PermGen space error is thrown and the server does not start. The following error is displayed:

"Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space."

Workaround:

You need to pass "-d64" and other memory arguments to the "USER_MEM_ARGS" environment variable before running startWeblogic.sh.

export USER_MEM_ARGS=" -d64 -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:PermSize=128m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m "

When ./stopWeblogic.sh is run to stop the server that is running in production mode, it asks to provide the username and password. The issue here is that the password is not hidden. The password is printed in clear text.

Workaround:

The password will not be echoed when you do the following:

export JAVA_OPTIONS="-d64 ${JAVA_OPTIONS}"

Issues Related to Solaris 10 on AMD64 and 64-bit Xeon when Using Remote Autonomy

See Using a Remote Autonomy Installation in Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 10.3.

Issues Related to Other Products

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

Issues related to...	Are described in...
WebLogic Server	WebLogic Server Known and Resolved Issues: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12840_01/wls/docs103/issues/index.html
WebLogic Portal	WebLogic Portal Release Notes: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13155_01/wlp/docs103/relnotes/index.html
WebLogic Integration	WebLogic Integration Release Notes: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13160_01/wli/docs10gr3/relnotes/index.html
Workshop for WebLogic	Workshop for WebLogic Release Notes: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13224_01/wlw/docs103/relnotes/index.html

 

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Download and Install Instructions

You can download Oracle WebLogic products from either the Oracle Technology Network website or the Oracle E-Delivery website.

• Download and Install Sun JDK 6.0 for Solaris 10 on Sparc, x86 and AMD64/64-Bit Xeon
• Download and Install Instructions for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64
• Download and Install Instructions for Solaris 10 on AMD64/64-bit Xeon
• Download and Install Instructions for Solaris 10 on x86
• Oracle WebLogic Integration 10gR3 (10.3.1) installers (32-bit) for Linux, Windows and Solaris are available on Oracle Technology Network (OTN) for Oracle WebLogic Integration.

Download and Install Sun JDK 6.0 for Solaris 10 on Sparc, x86 and AMD64/64-Bit Xeon

To install Sun JDK 6.0:

Go to the SUN download site at http://java.sun.com/products/archive/
Select latest update from JDK/JRE-6.
Select the platform to download for your JDK environment. (Note: For Solaris AMD64 32-bit JDK, select Solaris x86 to get the 32-bit JDK).
Install the JDK.
Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the directory in which the JDK is installed, and export JAVA_HOME. For example: export JAVA_HOME=/opt/java1.6.0_05
Make sure that your PATH variable includes $JAVA_HOME/bin. For example: export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

Download and Install Instructions for Solaris 10 on SPARC 64

Download and install the supported JDK for your environment.
Go to Oracle E-Delivery and use the following information to select the WebLogic MediaPack and Part Numbers for download:
• Select the Product Pack, Platform and Media Pack.

  Product Pack	Oracle Fusion Middleware
  Platform	Sun Solaris SPARC (64-bit)
  Media Pack	B36234 (Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) Media Pack for Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-bit))

• Select the file for download (choose the Part Number that corresponds to the product, platform, and JVM).

  Product	Platform	Platform JVM	Part Number (Description)
  WebLogic Server	SPARC 64	Sun JDK (32-bit) Azul JVM (32-bit)	V13618 (Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3) Sun Solaris SPARC (32-bit)
  WebLogic Server	SPARC 64	JRockit (64-bit) Sun JDK (64-bit) Azul JVM (64-bit)	V13672 (Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3)"generic")
  WebLogic Portal	SPARC 64	Sun JDK (32-bit) Azul JVM (32-bit)	V13808 (Oracle WebLogic Portal 10gR3 (10.3) Sun Solaris SPARC (32-bit))
  WebLogic Portal	SPARC 64	JRockit (64-bit) Sun JDK (64-bit) Azul JVM (64-bit)	V14087 (Oracle WebLogic Portal 10gR3 (10.3)"generic")
  WebLogic Integration	SPARC 64	Sun JDK (32-bit)	V19638-01 Oracle WebLogic Integration 10gR3 MP1 (10.3.1) for Sun Solaris SPARC (32-bit) V19641-01 Oracle WebLogic Integration 10gR3 MP1 (10.3.1) Upgrade Installer for Sun Solaris SPARC (32-bit)
  WebLogic Integration	SPARC 64	JRockit (64-bit) Sun JDK (64-bit)	V19187-01 (Oracle WebLogic Integration 10gR3 (10.3.1) Generic Installer) V19643-01 (Oracle WebLogic Integration 10gR3 MP1 (10.3.1) Upgrade Installer (Generic)) Note: The Generic installer can be used for different platforms. It is possible that the part number for the generic installer may not be in the Media pack of some platforms. If so, the generic installer can be found in Media Pack B36339 (Oracle Application Server 10gR3 Media Pack for HP-UX Itanium (64-bit)).

• Unzip the file.
Install instructions for Sparc using a 32-bit JDK,
• Install the WebLogic Product using the directions provided in the Using Installers with Filenames Ending in .bin section of the Products Installation Guide.

Install instructions for Sparc using a 64-bit JDK,

• Make sure that your PATH variable includes $JAVA_HOME/bin where JAVA_HOME is the installation path for the JDK. For example:

export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

• Install the WebLogic Product using the directions provided in the Using Installers with Filenames Ending in .jar section of the Products Installation Guide.
• Set the WL_HOME variable to the directory in which you installed your BEA product, and export WL_HOME. For example:

$ export WL_HOME=<your_installation_directory>/wlserver_10.3

• Update the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable to point to the server/native/solaris/sparc64 directory. Replace all occurrences of $WL_HOME/server/native/solaris/sparc with $WL_HOME/server/native/solaris/sparc64 in the WL_HOME/common/bin/commEnv.sh file.
• Update JAVA_VM by adding -d64 with the existing variable in the $WL_HOME/common/bin/commEnv.sh file.
For WebLogic Portal, make sure that your WL_HOME variable is set to the directory in which you installed your product, and export WL_HOME. For example,

$ WL_HOME=<your installation directory>/wlserver_10.3

Download and Install Instructions for Solaris 10 on AMD64/64-bit Xeon

Download and install the supported JDK for your environment.
Go to Oracle E-Delivery and use the following information to select the WebLogic MediaPack and Part Numbers for download:
• Select the Product Pack, Platform and Media Pack.

  Product Pack	Oracle Fusion Middleware
  Platform	Sun Solaris x86-64 (64-bit)
  Media Pack	B36335 (Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) Media Pack for Solaris Operating System (x86 and x86-64))

• Select the file for download (choose the Part Number that corresponds to the product, platform, and JVM).

  Product	Platform	Platform JVM	Part Number (Description)
  WebLogic Server	64-bit Xeon AMD64	SUN JDK (32-bit) SUN JDK (64-bit)	V13672 (Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3)"generic")
  WebLogic Portal	64-bit Xeon AMD64	SUN JDK (32-bit)	V14087 (Oracle WebLogic Portal 10gR3 (10.3)"generic")

• Unzip the file.
Install instructions for 64-bit Xeon/AMD64 using a 32-bit JDK
• Install the WebLogic product using the directions provided in the Using Installers with Filenames Ending in .jar section of the Products Installation Guide.

Install instructions for 64-bit Xeon/AMD64 using a 64-bit JDK

• Install the WebLogic product using the directions provided in the Using Installers with Filenames Ending in .jar section of the Products Installation Guide.
• Make sure that your PATH variable includes $JAVA_HOME/bin where JAVA_HOME is the installation path for the JDK. For example:

export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

For WebLogic Portal, make sure that your WL_HOME variable is set to the directory in which you installed your product, and export WL_HOME. For example,

$ WL_HOME=<your installation directory>/wlserver_10.3

Download and Install Instructions for Solaris 10 on x86

Download and install the supported JDK for your environment.
Go to Oracle E-Delivery and use the following information to select the WebLogic MediaPack and Part Numbers for download:
• Select the Product Pack, Platform and Media Pack.

  Product Pack	Oracle Fusion Middleware
  Platform	Sun Solaris x86 (32-bit)
  Media Pack	B36335 (Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) Media Pack for Solaris Operating System (x86 and x86-64))

• Select the file for download (choose the Part Number that corresponds to the product, platform, and JVM).

  Product	Platform	Platform JVM	Part Number (Description)
  WebLogic Server	x86	SUN JDK (32-bit)	V13672 (Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3)"generic")
  WebLogic Portal	x86	SUN JDK (32-bit)	V14087 (Oracle WebLogic Portal 10gR3 (10.3)"generic")

• Unzip the file.
Install instructions for x86 with a 32-bit JDK
• Install the WebLogic product using the directions provided in the Using Installers with Filenames Ending in .jar section of the Products Installation Guide.
• Make sure that your PATH variable includes $JAVA_HOME/bin where JAVA_HOME is the installation path for the JDK. For example:

export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

For WebLogic Portal, make sure that your WL_HOME variable is set to the directory in which you installed your product, and export WL_HOME. For example,

$ WL_HOME=<your installation directory>/wlserver_10.3

 

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WebLogic Server Support of Solaris Zones

For information on Weblogic Server support of Solaris Zones, refer to "WebLogic Server Support For Sun Solaris 10 in Multi-Zone Operation".