7.0 Supported Configurations: IBM AIX 5.1 on PowerPC

AIX 5.1 on PowerPC, POWER3 and POWER4 with 7.0 SP1

Provides full support for WebLogic Server and run-time support for WebLogic Workshop, WebLogic Integration, and WebLogic Portal. For Design and Development Tools support, see the

This section provides the following information:

Related Information

For information about supported database configurations, Web servers, and browsers, plus support for interoperability tools and WebLogic Platform product support information, see WebLogic Platform 7.0 Supported Configurations.
For details about IBM AIX 5.1, visit IBM's Web site: http://www.ibm.com.

Configuration Requirements

Table 6-1 Requirements for 7.0 SP1 on AIX 5.1 on PowerPC, POWER3 and POWER4

Operating System Version and Patches	AIX 5L v5.1
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	PowerPC, POWER3 (450 MHz) PowerPC, POWER4 (1 GHz)
SDK	SDK 1.3.1 32-bit PTF 2 (IY33957) Java^TM 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1) Classic VM (build 1.3.1, J2RE 1.3.1 IBM AIX build ca131-20021102 (JIT enabled: jitc))	This SDK is not provided with WebLogic Platform; you must download it from the IBM Web site and install it, manually, on your system. For instructions, see Downloading the IBM SDK 1.3.1 32-bit PTF 2. On IBM AIX platforms, WebLogic Integration and WebLogic Portal use the IBM JIT.
Design and Development Tools	Supports WebLogic Server development tools. For more information about WebLogic Platform design and development tools support, see Supported Configurations for Design and Development Tools in Version 7.0 SP1 in Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 7.0.
RAM	512 MB required; 1 GB recommended
Disk Space	For any components of WebLogic Platform or for the full WebLogic Platform product, see Disk Space Requirements.
Performance Pack	Included.	`lib/aix/libmuxer.so`
Node Manager	Included.	`lib/aix/libNodeManager.so`
BEA jDrivers for Oracle	For this Oracle client version:	The following shared libraries are provided:
	Oracle 8.1.7	`lib/aix/oci817_8/libweblogicoca38.so` `lib/aix/oci817_8/libweblogicoxa38.so`
	Oracle 9.0.1	`lib/aix/oci901_8/libweblogicoca38.so` `lib/aix/oci901_8/libweblogicoxa38.so`
	Oracle 9.2.0	`lib/aix/oci920_8/libweblogicoca38.so` `lib/aix/oci920_8/libweblogicoxa38.so`

Known Issues

Issue	Workaround
WebLogic Server does not support the ORB provided with the IBM SDK.	Use the WebLogic Server ORB implementation. To invoke it, specify the following command on the Client side: `-Dweblogic.system.iiop.enableClient=true`
WebLogic Server uses its own JSSE implementation to handle SSL communication. If, however, you use IBM's JSSE implementation as the java extension, the WebLogic Server JSSE implementation does not work properly.	Make sure that you remove `ibmjsse.jar` from the `jre/lib/ext` directory of your SDK installation which is used to run WebLogic Server.
WebLogic Workshop on AIX does not support DB2.	Use a database other than DB2 if you want to run WebLogic Workshop on AIX. For information about supported databases, see Supported Database Configurations in Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 7.0.
The procedure for installing the Apache HTTP Server Plug-in for AIX as a statically linked module requires the use of a C++ compiler.	1. Go to the procedure described in "Installing the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In as a Statically Linked Module" in "Installing the Apache HTTP Server Plug-In" in Using Web Server Plug-Ins With WebLogic Server at the following URL: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs70/plugins/apache.html. 2. Before step 7, in which you configure the Apache HTTP Server, set the `CC` environment variable so that the C++ compiler is used for the installation. You can do this by entering one of the following commands, as appropriate: If you are using the Korn shell: `export CC=xlC` If you are using the C shell: `setenv CC xlC` 3. Complete the remaining steps described in that section.
Performance issues occur while Oracle 9.2.0 is being used. For example, database read operations may time out.	Disable the JIT on the AIX 5.1 JVM by entering the following command: `java -Djava.compiler=NONE weblogic.Server`
Servers may fail on startup with a broken pipe or a connection reset by a peer.	Try removing the loopback entries from the default routing table. For more information, see http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21040968
The default buffer size for `UDP_SENDSPACE` is 9216 (9k), but fragments sent by WebLogic Server may be up to 32K, so using a buffer size smaller than 32k may cause an IO Exception.	1. `S`et the buffer size to 32 KB by issuing the following command: `no -o udp_sendspace=32768` 2. Reboot WebLogic Server.
WebLogic Workshop on AIX does not support DB2.	Use a database other than DB2 if you want to run WebLogic Workshop on AIX. For information about supported databases, see Supported Database Configurations in Supported Configurations for WebLogic Platform 7.0.

For more information about known issues with any components of this release, see the appropriate Release Notes document. For a complete list of Release Notes supporting WebLogic Platform 7.0, see:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/docs70/interm/relnotes.html

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 Java^TM.

Download and Installation Instructions

This section provides instructions for:

Downloading the IBM SDK 1.3.1 32-bit PTF 2

Use the following steps to download IBM SDK 1.3.1 32-bit PTF 2:

Download IBM SDK 1.3.1 32-bit PTF 2 from the following site:

http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/aix.fdc

Set the search criteria to the following:

OS level: AIX 5.1
Search By: APAR_number_or_abstract
Search String: IY33957

Download and install the SDK.

Verify that the PTF 2 APAR IY33957 is applied, by running the following command:

$instfix -ivqk IY33957

Add the bin directory of the newly installed SDK to the beginning of your PATH variable.

Downloading and Installing 7.0 SP1

Download the 7.0 SP1 installer for IBM AIX platforms from the following site:

http://commerce.bea.com

Go to the directory that contains the installation file.

Run the command appropriate for your installation mode:

Graphical mode:

java -classpath filename.jar \ com.bea.installer.BEAInstallController

Console mode:

java -classpath filename.jar \ com.bea.installer.BEAInstallController -mode=console

Silent mode:

java -classpath filename.jar \ com.bea.installer.BEAInstallController -mode=silent \ -silent_xml=/path_to_silent.xml

In this command line:

Replace path_to_silent.xml with the full path for the silent.xml template file.
Replace filename.jar with one of the filenames listed in the following table.

If you are using the	*Replace filename.jar with*
Package installer for WebLogic Platform	`pj_platform701_generic.jar`
Package installer for WebLogic Server	`pj_server701_generic.jar`
Net installer¹	`net_pj_platform701_generic.jar`
Upgrade installer for WebLogic Platform¹	`pj_platform701_upgrade_generic.jar`
Upgrade installer for WebLogic Server¹	`pj_server701_upgrade_generic.jar`

1. Graphical and console modes only.

For more information about installation, see the appropriate document:

For WebLogic Platform, see Installing BEA WebLogic Platform.
For WebLogic Server, see BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Installation Guide.

Installing Required Patch Files for 7.0 SP1

Use the following steps to obtain required patches from your BEA support representative:

Contact your BEA support representative and obtain the following patch files:

CR085315_700sp1.jar

CR088040_70sp1.jar

CR089890_700sp1_aix.jar

Copy the CR085315_700sp1.jar and CR088040_70sp1.jar patch files to your installation and prepend their pathnames within your CLASSPATH.

One method would be to copy the files to your WL_HOME/server/lib directory and prepend their pathnames within CLASSPATH by updating the script that starts your WebLogic Server.
If you prefer not to install your patches in WL_HOME/server/lib, you can create a patch directory, such as WL_HOME/server/patches, and copy the files to the patch directory. Again, prepend their pathnames within CLASSPATH by updating the script that starts your WebLogic Server.

Copy the CR089890_700sp1_aix.jar patch file to your installation.

One method would be to copy the file to your WL_HOME/server/lib directory. If you prefer not to install your patches in WL_HOME/server/lib, you could copy the file to a patch directory as described above.

Unjar the CR089890_700sp1_aix.jar patch file. It contains the following file: aix/libmuxer.so. This will replace the existing libmuxer.so file in your WL_HOME/server/lib/aix directory.

If you used the patch directory, unjar the CR089890_700sp1_aix.jar patch file and manually copy the WL_HOME/server/patches/aix/libmuxer.so file to your WL_HOME/server/lib/aix directory.