Supported Configurations: Microsoft Windows XP

WebLogic Platform 10.3 on Windows XP

This section provides the following information:

Support Restrictions for Windows XP

Oracle support for Windows XP is limited to the following:

Client Only Support

Support for use of WebLogic Server remote Java clients, including RMI clients, JMS clients, IIOP clients, Web Services clients, to call services hosted on a separate WebLogic Server server instance, typically hosted on a remote machine. Client Only support does not include Web Server plug-in support. All protocols supported by current WLS remote Java clients are included. Use with and without SSL is included. Client Only support does not include the ability to run a WebLogic Server server instance to host applications/services.

Development Support

Support for use of WebLogic Server for development and unit testing of applications on a single development machine, is restricted by the SDK license. The SDK license allows up to 5 IP connections to the server since the server has been started. Support includes installing WLS, configuring/upgrading a single server domain, starting the server, using the WLS Console to administer the domain, developing/compiling/deploying applications, and unit testing of the application from the same machine, or up to 5 different machines with separate IP addresses. Support also includes the ability to perform all of the above on a small (such as a two cluster managed server) cluster that runs on a single development machine. The ability to configure clusters and deploy clustered applications is supported, but in general cluster runtime features are not included in development support. For example, cluster load balancing, state replication, and failover features are not included. Performance stress testing and Web Server plug-ins are not supported.

Related Information

For information about supported database configurations, Web servers, browsers, interoperability tools, and BEA product support, see:

Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 10.3

For support and installation information for Oracle JRockit:

For support information, see Welcome to JRockit
For download information, see Oracle E-Delivery or Oracle Technology Network.

For information about Microsoft Windows XP, see the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com.

Configuration Requirements

Table 1-1 Requirements for Microsoft Windows XP SP2 on x86

Operating System Version and Patches	Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later Service Packs
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	x86 and compatible chip architectures (1.3 GHz)
JDK	JRockit 6.0 R27.6.0-50) JDK (32-bit) and all later 6.0 releases of JRockit
JDK	Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0 (32-bit) with Java HotSpot^TM Client VM and all later service packs of 6.0 (version 1.6.0_05)
RAM	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Performance Pack	`server\native\win\32`
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)
Design and Development Tools	Supported for design, development, and verification of applications. Not supported for production server deployment. Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (IDE) on Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0: Supported

Table 1-2 Requirements for Microsoft Windows XP on 64-bit Xeon and AMD64 with 32-bit JDK

Operating System Version and Patches	Windows XP
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	AMD64 (1.3 GHz) 64-bit Xeon (1.3 GHz)
JDK	JRockit 6.0 R27.6.0-50) JDK (32-bit) and all later 6.0 releases of JRockit
JDK	Sun Java 2 JDK 6.0 (32-bit) with Java HotSpot^TM Client VM and all later service packs of 6.0 (version 1.6.0_05)
RAM	1 GB minimum
Product Support	WebLogic Server 10.3 WebLogic Integration 10.3, WebLogic Integration 10.3.1 Workshop for WebLogic 10.3 (Runtime)

Known Issues

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.cmd file to include the following command:

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.

Known Issues for 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`

Download and Installation Instructions

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

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 the JDK for your environment.

Go to Oracle E-Delivery and use the following information to select the WebLogic Media Pack and Part Numbers for download:

Select the Product Pack, Platform and Media Pack.

Product Pack	Oracle Fusion Middleware
Platform	Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
Media Pack	B36235 (Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) Media Pack for Microsoft Windows (32 bit))

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

Product	Hardware	Platform JVM	Part Number (Description)
WebLogic Server	64-bit Xeon 64-bit AMD64	JRockit (32-bit) Sun JDK (32-bit)	V13614 (Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3) Microsoft Windows (32-bit))
WebLogic Server	64-bit Xeon 64-bit AMD64	JRockit (64-bit) Sun JDK 64-bit	V13672 (Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3)"generic")
WebLogic Server	x86	JRockit (32-bit) Sun JDK (32-bit)	V13614 (Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3) Microsoft Windows (32-bit))
WebLogic Portal	x86	JRockit (32-bit) Sun JDK (32-bit)	V13806 (Oracle WebLogic Portal 10gR3 (10.3) Microsoft Windows (32-bit))
WebLogic Integration	64-bit Xeon 64-bit AMD64	JRockit (32-bit) Sun JDK (32-bit)	V19637-01 Oracle WebLogic Integration 10gR3 (10.3.1) for Microsoft Windows 32-bit V19640-01 Oracle WebLogic Integration 10gR3 (10.3.1) Upgrade Installer for Microsoft Windows 32-bit

Unzip the file.

Install the product using the Installation Guide. Use the sections that describe the process of installing .jar or .exe files.

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