Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 7.0

Supported Database Configurations

This section includes the following topics:

• WebLogic Server Support for Databases
• Driver Support for WebLogic Server
• Known Limitations Using Oracle Server 9.2.0.x
• WebLogic Platform Support for Databases
• Database Access Requirements
• List of Supported Databases for WebLogic Platform 7.0, by Release
• Database Support for 7.0 SP7
• Database Support for 7.0 SP6
• Database Support for 7.0 SP5
• Database Support for 7.0 SP4
• Database Support for 7.0 SP2
• Database Support for 7.0 SP1
• Database Support for 7.0 GA

 

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WebLogic Server Support for Databases

WebLogic Server provides support for application connectivity and communication with any database management system using a JDBC driver that meets the following requirements:

• The driver must be threadsafe. WebLogic Server is a highly multithreaded application and there are drivers (the JDBC-ODBC bridge from Sun, for example) that cannot be used with WebLogic Server.
• The driver must implement standard JDBC transactional calls, such as setAutoCommit() and setTransactionIsolation(), when used in transactionally aware environments, such as for EJBs.

Note the following restrictions:

• Third-party JDBC drivers that do not implement serializable or remote interfaces cannot pass objects to an RMI client application.
• Certain features of WebLogic Server, such as Container Managed Persistence (CMP), may not be supported with particular databases. For more information, see the WebLogic Server documentation at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/index.html.

Driver Support for WebLogic Server

For information on supported the database drivers that are installed with WebLogic Server, see:

• Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server in Programming WebLogic JDBC.
• WebLogic jDrivers.

For more information about configuring WebLogic Server with drivers from third-party vendors, see Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server in Programming WebLogic JDBC.

For more detailed information about using JDBC drivers in applications, see Programming WebLogic JDBC.

Known Limitations Using Oracle Server 9.2.0.x

WebLogic Server applications that use distributed transactions with Oracle Server 9.2.0.x are experiencing problems with the Oracle thin driver 9.2.0.x. For such applications, BEA recommends against using Oracle thin driver 9.2.0.x at this time. Instead, use a 9.0.1.X driver, where X is 3 or higher.

In addition to the aforementioned workaround, the following tuning technique may help alleviate the problem: Set the number of connections in the JDBC configured connection pools to be equal to the number of default execute threads. This means WebLogic Server does not have to wait for a connection to complete activity on an XA resource.

 

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WebLogic Platform Support for Databases

Certain WebLogic Platform products, such as WebLogic Workshop, WebLogic Portal, and WebLogic Integration use databases stores for product runtime data. WebLogic Platform and these products support only the databases and the database drivers specified in the "Database Support" sections in this document for this purpose. For example, see the supported database versions and drivers for WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP5 in Database Support for 7.0 SP5.

Database Access Requirements

WebLogic Platform requires the following database-specific resources:

• Access to a database server installed on the local network. WebLogic Platform installs a local copy of the PointBase database for use with product samples and initial development.
• Database server account with privileges sufficient for creating a database with tables mustbe available.

List of Supported Databases for WebLogic Platform 7.0, by Release

This following table lists the databases supported by each release of WebLogic Platform 7.0.x.

Table 3-1 Supported Databases for WebLogic Platform 7.0, by Release

This Database . . .	Is Supported in This Release
DB2 7.21	7.0 SP5 7.0 SP4 7.0 SP2 7.0 SP1
DB2 8.1	7.0 SP7 7.0 SP6 7.0 SP5
Oracle 8.1.72	7.0 SP6 7.0 SP5 7.0 SP4 7.0 SP2 7.0 SP1 7.0
Oracle 9i Release 13	7.0 SP6 7.0 SP5 7.0 SP4 7.0 SP2 7.0
Oracle 9i Release 2	7.0 SP7 7.0 SP6 7.0 SP5 7.0 SP4 7.0 SP2 7.0 SP1
Oracle 10g Release 2	7.0 SP7
PointBase 4.2	7.0 SP7 7.0 SP6 7.0 SP5 7.0 SP4 7.0 SP2 7.0 SP1 7.0
SQL Server 7	7.0 SP74 7.0 SP6 7.0 SP5 7.0 SP4 7.0 SP2 7.0 SP1 7.0
SQL Server 2000	7.0 SP74 7.0 SP6 7.0 SP5 7.0 SP4 7.0 SP2 7.0 SP1 7.0
Sybase 12.5	7.0 SP75 7.0 SP6 7.0 SP5 7.0 SP4 7.0 SP2

1. IBM has announced End of Service (EOS) for DB2 UDB 7.2. For details, see "IBM DB2 UDB 7.2 End-of-Support Announcement" at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


2. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 8.1.7. For details, see "Oracle 8.1.7 End-of-Support-Announcement" at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


3. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 9i Release 1 (Oracle 9.0.1.x). For details, see "Oracle 9i Release 1 End-of-Support-Announcement" at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


4. Not supported by WebLogic Integration.


5. Not supported by WebLogic Integration and WebLogic Workshop.

 

Database Support for 7.0 SP7

The following table lists the types of databases and drivers supported for use with WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP7.

Table 3-2 Database Types and Drivers Supported in WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP7

Database Type	JDBC Driver	Notes
DB2 8.1 FixPak 5 and later FixPaks	IBM DB2 Type 2 Driver	Support applies only to IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) v8.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. Global transactions and container-managed persistence are not supported with this database.
PointBase 4.2	Default	PointBase Server is an all-Java DBMS product included in the WebLogic Platform distribution solely for evaluation purposes, either in the form of custom trial applications or through packaged sample applications provided with WebLogic Platform. Non-evaluation development or other use of the PointBase Server requires that a separate PointBase Server license be obtained by the end user directly from DataMirror.
Oracle 9i Release 2 1,2 and later patch sets	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.13,1 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.01 Oracle Thin Driver 10g(v10.1)4 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 10g(v10.1)4 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
Oracle 10g Release 2 and later patch sets	Oracle Thin Driver 10g(v10.1)4 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 10g(v10.1)4	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
MS SQL Server 7.0 SP35	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal support Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on Windows 2000 SP2. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
MS SQL Server 2000 SP3 and higher SPs5	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 2000	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
Sybase 12.5.16 and later patches	Sybase jConnect 5.5	Sybase jConnect 5.5 (jconn2.jar) is installed with weblogic.jar in the WL_HOME\server\lib folder (where WL_HOME is the folder in which WebLogic Server is installed). The manifest in weblogic.jar lists this file so it is loaded when weblogic.jar is loaded (that is, when the server is started).
Sybase 12.5.03 and later patches	Sybase jConnect 6.057	Sybase jConnect 6.05 (jconn3.jar) is installed with weblogic.jar in the WL_HOME\server\lib folder (where WL_HOME is the folder in which WebLogic Server is installed). The manifest in weblogic.jar lists this file so it is loaded when weblogic.jar is loaded (that is, when the server is started).

1. When you use the Oracle 9.2.0 server with transactions, BEA recommends using the Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.0.4 or higher.


2. Oracle 9i RAC is not supported for WebLogic Platform 7.0; it is supported only for WebLogic Platform 8.1. For details, see Supported Database Configurations at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs81/81_over/supported_db.html


3. Not supported by WebLogic Portal.


4. The Oracle10g GA driver has a known issue: When you are using the multibyte character set with Japanese characters, a call to the setString() method fails. (Oracle TAR 3584729.994, Oracle Bug3437365). WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP7 is certified with the Oracle10g driver that is bundled with the kit and includes this patch. If you are using an Oracle 10g driver that is not delivered with WebLogic Platform, you are strongly encouraged to obtain the related patch from Oracle.


5. Not supported by WebLogic Integration.


6. Not supported by WebLogic Workshop or WebLogic Portal.


7. Weblogic Portal needs to use this version.

 

Database Support for 7.0 SP6

The following table lists the types of databases and drivers supported for use with WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP6.

Table 3-3 Database Types and Drivers Supported in WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP6 

Database Type	JDBC Driver	Notes
DB2 8.1 FixPak 5 and later FixPaks1	IBM DB2 Type 2 Driver	Support applies only to IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) v8.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. Global transactions and container-managed persistence are not supported with this database.
PointBase 4.2	Default	PointBase Server is an all-Java DBMS product included in the WebLogic Platform distribution solely for evaluation purposes, either in the form of custom trial applications or through packaged sample applications provided with WebLogic Platform. Non-evaluation development or other use of the PointBase Server requires that a separate PointBase Server license be obtained by the end user directly from DataMirror.
Oracle 8.1.72, 3 and later patch sets	Oracle Thin Driver 8.1.7 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 8.1.74 Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.14 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.04 Oracle Thin Driver 10g5 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 10g5, 6 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
Oracle 9i Release 12, 7, 8	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.14 Oracle Thin Driver 10g5 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 10g5, 6	Supported for WebLogic Server and WebLogic Integration on all platforms supported by WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP6.
Oracle 9i Release 22, 8 and later patch sets	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.14 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.04, 9 Oracle Thin Driver 10g5 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 10g5, 6 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
MS SQL Server 7.0 SP34, 10	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal support Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on Windows 2000 SP2. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
MS SQL Server 2000 SP3 and higher SPs	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server10 MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 200010	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
Sybase 12.5.0311 and later patches of 12.5.x	Sybase jConnect 5.5	Sybase jConnect 5.5 (jconn2.jar) is installed with weblogic.jar in the WL_HOME\server\lib folder (where WL_HOME is the folder in which WebLogic Server is installed). The manifest in weblogic.jar lists this file so it is loaded when weblogic.jar is loaded (that is, when the server is started).

1. Not supported by WebLogic Workshop.


2. WebLogic Server, WebLogic Workshop, and WebLogic Integration support both the XA and non-XA versions of the Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 8.1.7, Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 9i Release 1, and Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 9i Release 2.


3. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 8.1.7. For details, see "Oracle 8.1.7 End-of-Support-Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html


4. Not supported by WebLogic Portal.


5. The Oracle10g GA driver has a known issue: When you are using the multibyte character set with Japanese characters, a call to the setString() method fails. (Oracle TAR 3584729.994, Oracle Bug3437365). WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP6 is certified with the Oracle10g driver that is bundled with the kit and includes this patch. If you are using an Oracle 10g driver that is not delivered with WebLogic Platform, you are strongly encouraged to obtain the related patch from Oracle.


6. Not supported by WebLogic Workshop or WebLogic Portal.


7. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 9i Release 1 (Oracle 9.0.1.x). For details, see "Oracle 9i Release 1 End-of-Support Announcement" at:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html


8. Oracle 9i RAC is not supported for WebLogic Platform 7.0; it is supported only for WebLogic Platform 8.1. For details, see "Supported Database Configurations" at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs81/81_over/supported_db.html


9. When you use the Oracle 9.2.0 server with transactions, BEA recommends using the Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.0.4 or higher.


10. Not supported by WebLogic Integration.


11. Not supported by WebLogic Integration or WebLogic Workshop.

 

Database Support for 7.0 SP5

The following table lists the types of databases and drivers supported for use with WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP5.

Table 3-4 Database Types and Drivers Supported in WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP5 

Database Type	JDBC Driver	Notes
DB2 7.21	IBM DB2 Type 2 Driver	WebLogic Platform supports DB2 with two exceptions: WebLogic Workshop does not support DB2. WebLogic Platform does not support distributed transactions or container-managed persistence on DB2. Before you can use DB2 with WebLogic Server, WebLogic Integration, or WebLogic Portal, you must define the DB2_HOME environment variable in the following files: For WebLogic Server: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/server/bin/setWLSEnv.sh For WebLogic Integration: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/integration/setenv.sh For WebLogic Portal: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/portal/bin/unix/set-environment.sh
DB2 8.1 FixPak 3	IBM DB2 Type 2 Driver	Support applies only to IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) v8.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
PointBase 4.2	Default	PointBase Server is an all-Java DBMS product included in the WebLogic Platform distribution solely for evaluation purposes, either in the form of custom trial applications or through packaged sample applications provided with WebLogic Platform. Non-evaluation development or other use of the PointBase Server requires that a separate PointBase Server license be obtained by the end user directly from DataMirror.
Oracle 8.1.72, 3	Oracle Thin Driver 8.1.7 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 8.1.74 Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.14 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.04 Oracle Thin Driver 10g5 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 10g5, 6 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
Oracle 9i Release 12, 7, 8	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.14 Oracle Thin Driver 10g5 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 10g5, 6	Supported for WebLogic Server and WebLogic Integration on all platforms supported by WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP5.
Oracle 9i Release 22, 8	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.14 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.04, 9 Oracle Thin Driver 10g5 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 10g5, 6 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
MS SQL Server 7.0 SP34, 10	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal support Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on Windows NT and Windows 2000 SP2. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
MS SQL Server 2000 SP3	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 20004, 10	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Integration support MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 2000. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
Sybase 12.511	Sybase jConnect 5.5	Sybase jConnect 5.5 (jconn2.jar) is installed with weblogic.jar in the WL_HOME\server\lib folder (where WL_HOME is the folder in which WebLogic Server is installed). The manifest in weblogic.jar lists this file so it is loaded when weblogic.jar is loaded (that is, when the server is started).

1. IBM has announced End of Service (EOS) for DB2 UDB 7.2. For details, see "IBM DB2 UDB 7.2 End-of-Support Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


2. WebLogic Server, WebLogic Workshop, and WebLogic Integration support both the XA and non-XA versions of the Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 8.1.7, Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 9i Release 1, and Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 9i Release 2.


3. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 8.1.7. For details, see "Oracle 8.1.7 End-of-Support-Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


4. Not supported by WebLogic Portal.


5. The Oracle10g GA driver has a known issue: When you are using the multibyte character set with Japanese characters, a call to the setString() method fails. (Oracle TAR 3584729.994, Oracle Bug3437365). WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP5 is certified with the Oracle10g driver that is bundled with the kit and includes this patch. If you are using the Oracle 10g GA driver, you are strongly encouraged to obtain the related patch from Oracle.


6. Not supported by WebLogic Workshop or WebLogic Portal.


7. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 9i Release 1 (Oracle 9.0.1.x). For details, see "Oracle 9i Release 1 End-of-Support Announcement" at:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html


8. Oracle 9i RAC is not supported for WebLogic Platform 7.0; it is supported only for WebLogic Platform 8.1. For details, see "Supported Database Configurations" at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs81/81_over/supported_db.html


9. When you use the Oracle 9.2.0 server with transactions, BEA recommends using the Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.0.4 or higher.


10. Not supported by WebLogic Integration.


11. Not supported by WebLogic Integration or WebLogic Workshop.

 

Database Support for 7.0 SP4

The following table lists the types of databases and drivers supported for use with WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP4.

Table 3-5 Database Types and Drivers Supported in WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP4 

Database Type	JDBC Driver	Notes
DB2 7.21	IBM DB2 Type 2 Driver	WebLogic Platform supports DB2 with two exceptions: WebLogic Workshop does not support DB2. WebLogic Platform does not support distributed transactions or container-managed persistence on DB2. Before you can use DB2 with WebLogic Server, WebLogic Integration, or WebLogic Portal, you must define the DB2_HOME environment variable in the following files: For WebLogic Server: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/server/bin/setWLSEnv.sh For WebLogic Integration: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/integration/setenv.sh For WebLogic Portal: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/portal/bin/unix/set-environment.sh
PointBase 4.2	Default	PointBase Server is an all-Java DBMS product included in the WebLogic Platform distribution solely for evaluation purposes, either in the form of custom trial applications or through packaged sample applications provided with WebLogic Platform. Non-evaluation development or other use of the PointBase Server requires that a separate PointBase Server license be obtained by the end user directly from DataMirror.
Oracle 8.1.72, 3	Oracle Thin Driver 8.1.7 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 8.1.74 Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.14 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.04 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
Oracle 9i Release 12, 5, 6	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.14	Supported for WebLogic Server and WebLogic Integration on all platforms supported by WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP4.
Oracle 9i Release 22, 6	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.14 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.04, 7 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
MS SQL Server 7.0 SP34, 8	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal support Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on Windows NT and Windows 2000 SP2. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
MS SQL Server 2000 SP3	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 20004, 8	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration support MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 2000. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
Sybase 12.59	Sybase jConnect 5.5	Sybase jConnect 5.5 (jconn2.jar) is installed with weblogic.jar in the WL_HOME\server\lib folder (where WL_HOME is the folder in which WebLogic Server is installed). The manifest in weblogic.jar lists this file so it is loaded when weblogic.jar is loaded (that is, when the server is started).

1. IBM has announced End of Service (EOS) for DB2 UDB 7.2. For details, see "IBM DB2 UDB 7.2 End-of-Support Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


2. WebLogic Server, WebLogic Workshop, and WebLogic Integration support both the XA and non-XA versions of the Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 8.1.7, Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 9i Release 1, and Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 9i Release 2.


3. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 8.1.7. For details, see "Oracle 8.1.7 End-of-Support-Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


4. Not supported by WebLogic Portal.


5. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 9i Release 1 (Oracle 9.0.1.x). For details, see "Oracle 9i Release 1 End-of-Support Announcements" at:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html


6. Oracle 9i RAC is not supported for WebLogic Platform 7.0; it is supported only for WebLogic Platform 8.1. For details, see "Supported Database Configurations" at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs81/81_over/supported_db.html


7. When you use the Oracle 9.2.0 server with transactions, BEA recommends using the Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.03 or higher. For details, see the information available in the BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Release Notes at the following URL:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/notes/issues.html#jdriver_known_issues_sp4.


8. Not supported by WebLogic Integration.


9. Not supported by WebLogic Integration or WebLogic Workshop.

 

Database Support for 7.0 SP2

The following table lists the types of databases and drivers supported for use with WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP2.

Table 3-6 Database Types and Drivers Supported in WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP2 

Database Type	JDBC Driver	Notes
PointBase 4.2	Default	PointBase Server is an all-Java DBMS product included in the WebLogic Platform distribution solely for evaluation purposes, either in the form of custom trial applications or through packaged sample applications provided with WebLogic Platform. Non-evaluation development or other use of the PointBase Server requires that a separate PointBase Server license be obtained by the end user directly from DataMirror.
Oracle 8.1.71, 2	Oracle Thin Driver 8.1.7 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 8.1.73 Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.13 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.03 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle4, 5	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
Oracle 9i Release 11, 6, 7	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.13	Supported for WebLogic Server and WebLogic Integration on all platforms supported by WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP2.
Oracle 9i Release 21, 7	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.13 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.03, 8 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle4, 5	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
MS SQL Server 7.0 SP33	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal support Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on Windows NT and Windows 2000 SP2. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
MS SQL Server 2000 SP1 and SP29	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 200010	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration support MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 2000. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
Sybase 12.511	Sybase jConnect 5.5	Sybase jConnect 5.5 (jconn2.jar) is installed with weblogic.jar in the WL_HOME\server\lib folder (where WL_HOME is the folder in which WebLogic Server is installed). The manifest in weblogic.jar lists this file so it is loaded when weblogic.jar is loaded (that is, when the server is started).
DB2 7.212	IBM DB2 Type 2 Driver	WebLogic Platform supports DB2 with two exceptions: WebLogic Workshop does not support DB2. WebLogic Platform does not support distributed transactions or container-managed persistence on DB2. Before you can use DB2 with WebLogic Server, WebLogic Integration, or WebLogic Portal, you must define the DB2_HOME environment variable in the following files: For WebLogic Server: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/server/bin/setWLSEnv.sh For WebLogic Integration: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/integration/setenv.sh For WebLogic Portal: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/portal/bin/unix/set-environment.sh

1. WebLogic Server and WebLogic Integration support both the XA and non-XA versions of the Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 8.1.7, Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 9i Release 1, and Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 9i Release 2.


2. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 8.1.7. For details, see "Oracle 8.1.7 End-of-Support-Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


3. Not supported by WebLogic Portal or WebLogic Workshop.


4. Not supported by WebLogic Portal.


5. To use the WebLogic jDriver for Oracle with WebLogic Portal, you must install patch_CR088530, which is available from BEA Customer Support. The patch includes instructions for setting up your environment to support the use of WebLogic Portal and the WebLogic jDriver for Oracle together.


6. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 9i Release 1 (Oracle 9.0.1.x). For details, see "Oracle 9i Release 1 End-of-Support Announcements" at:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html


7. Oracle 9i RAC is not supported for WebLogic Platform 7.0; it is supported only for WebLogic Platform 8.1. For details, see "Supported Database Configurations" at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs81/81_over/supported_db.html


8. When you use the Oracle 9.2.0 server with transactions, BEA recommends using the Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.0.3 or higher. For details, see the information available in the BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Release Notes at the following URL:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/notes/issues.html#jdriver_known_issues_sp4


9. Be sure to apply any appropriate patch updates recommended by Microsoft for SQL Server 2000 SP2. For information, go to http://support.microsoft.com.


10. Not supported by WebLogic Portal or WebLogic Integration.


11. Not supported by WebLogic Integration or WebLogic Workshop.


12. IBM has announced End of Service (EOS) for DB2 UDB 7.2. For details, see "IBM DB2 UDB 7.2 End-of-Support Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.

 

Database Support for 7.0 SP1

The following table lists the types of databases and drivers supported for use with WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP1.

Table 3-7 Database Types and Drivers Supported in WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP1 

Database Type	JDBC Driver	Notes
PointBase 4.2	Default	PointBase Server is an all-Java DBMS product included in the WebLogic Platform distribution solely for evaluation purposes, either in the form of custom trial applications or through packaged sample applications provided with WebLogic Platform. Non-evaluation development or other use of the PointBase Server requires that a separate PointBase Server license be obtained by the end user directly from DataMirror.
DB2 7.21	IBM DB2 Type 2 Driver	WebLogic Platform supports DB2 with two exceptions: WebLogic Workshop does not support DB2. WebLogic Platform does not support distributed transactions or container-managed persistence on DB2. Before you can use DB2 with WebLogic Server, WebLogic Integration, or WebLogic Portal, you must define the DB2_HOME environment variable in the following files: For WebLogic Server: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/server/bin/setWLSEnv.sh For WebLogic Integration: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/integration/setenv.sh For WebLogic Portal: $WL_HOME/weblogic700/portal/bin/unix/set-environment.sh WebLogic Server, WebLogic Integration (except for the EBCC), and WebLogic Portal are supported on Novell SUSE LINUX for IBM zSeries/S390 with DB2.
Oracle 8.1.72, 3	Oracle Thin Driver 8.1.7 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 8.1.74 Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.04 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle5	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
Oracle 9i Release 2	Oracle Thin Driver 9.2.0 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.04, 6 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle5	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
MS SQL Server 7.0 SP37	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal and WebLogic Integration support Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on Windows NT and Windows 2000 SP2. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
MS SQL Server 2000 SP1	BEA WebLogic jDriver for MS SQL Server MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 20007	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal support MS SQL Server Type 4 Driver for SQL Server 2000. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html

1. IBM has announced End of Service (EOS) for DB2 UDB 7.2. For details, see "IBM DB2 UDB 7.2 End-of-Support Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


2. WebLogic Server supports both the XA and non-XA versions of the Oracle Thin Driver for Oracle 8.1.7 and Oracle 9i Release 2.


3. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 8.1.7. For details, see "Oracle 8.1.7 End-of-Support-Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


4. Not supported by WebLogic Portal, WebLogic Integration, or WebLogic Workshop.


5. BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle is not supported by WebLogic Portal or WebLogic Workshop.


6. When you use the Oracle 9.2.0 server with transactions, BEA recommends using the Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.2.0.3 or higher. For details, see the information available in the BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Release Notes at the following URL:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/notes/issues.html#jdriver_known_issues_sp4


7. Not supported by WebLogic Portal or WebLogic Integration.

 

Database Support for 7.0 GA

The following table lists the types of databases and drivers supported for use with WebLogic Platform 7.0.

Note: WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 shipped with WebLogic Platform 7.0 GA.

Table 3-8 Database Types and Drivers Supported in WebLogic Platform 7.0—GA Release 

Database Type	JDBC Driver	Notes
PointBase 4.2	Default	PointBase Server is an all-Java DBMS product included in the WebLogic Platform distribution solely for evaluation purposes, either in the form of custom trial applications or through packaged sample applications provided with WebLogic Platform. Non-evaluation development or other use of the PointBase Server requires that a separate PointBase Server license be obtained by the end user directly from DataMirror.
Oracle 8.1.71	Oracle Thin Driver 8.1.7 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 8.1.72 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle3	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
Oracle 9i4	Oracle Thin Driver 9.0.1 Oracle Thin/XA Driver 9.0.12 BEA WebLogic jDriver for Oracle3	For information about configuring the Oracle Thin Driver with WebLogic Server, see "Using Third-Party Drivers with WebLogic Server" in Programming WebLogic JDBC at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/jdbc/thirdparty.html
MS SQL Server 7.0 SP35	BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. All WebLogic Platform components except WebLogic Portal support Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on Windows NT and Windows 2000 SP2. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html
MS SQL Server 2000 SP1	BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server	The BEA WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL, included in the WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution, is a pure-Java, Type 4 JDBC Driver that provides connectivity to Microsoft SQL Server. The Microsoft SQL Server licensing functionality is included in the license file located in the BEA home directory in which you installed WebLogic Server. For example: c:\bea\license.bea For more information, see Configuring and Using WebLogic jDriver for Microsoft SQL Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/mssqlserver4/index.html

1. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 8.1.7. For details, see "Oracle 8.1.7 End-of-Support-Announcement" at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html.


2. Not supported by WebLogic Portal, WebLogic Integration, or WebLogic Workshop.


3. WebLogic Server supports both the XA and non-XA versions of the WebLogic jDriver for Oracle 8.1.7 and Oracle 9.0.1. WebLogic Workshop supports only the non-XA version of the WebLogic jDriver for Oracle 8.1.7 and Oracle 9.0.1. WebLogic Integration and WebLogic Portal do not support the WebLogic jDriver for Oracle.


4. Oracle has announced the end of Error Correction Support for Oracle 9i Release 1 (Oracle 9.0.1.x). For details, see "Oracle 9i Release 1 End-of-Support Announcements" at:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/configs/mature.html


5. Not supported by WebLogic Portal.