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7.0 Supported Configurations: Novell SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 on IBM zSeries/S390

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Novell SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 on IBM zSeries/S390 with 7.0 SP4

Provides full support for WebLogic Server and run-time only support for WebLogic Integration and WebLogic Portal. WebLogic Workshop is not supported. See below for Design and Development Tools support.


 

This section provides the following information:

Related Information

 

Configuration Requirements

Table 2-1 Requirements for 7.0 SP4 on Novell SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 on IBM zSeries/S390

Operating System Version and Patches

Novell SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8.0 SP2 for IBM zSeries (S/390) with Kernel 2.4.19 (dated 06/05/03 or higher)

Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed

IBM S/390 G5 or later models

SDK

SDK 1.3.1 Service Refresh 6

For download instructions, see Downloading and Installing the IBM SDK.

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 SP4 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/linux/s390/libmuxer.so

Node Manager

Included

lib/linux/s390/libNodeManager.so

BEA jDrivers for Oracle

None


 

 

Known Issues

Issue

Workaround

BEA WebLogic Server uses its own JSSE implementation to handle SSL communication. However, the implementation does not work properly if you use IBM's JSSE implementation as the Java extension.

Make sure that you remove ibmjsse.jar from the jre/lib/ext directory of the SDK installation directory from which WebLogic Server is run.


 

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

 

Download and Installation Instructions

This section provides special installation instructions for the IBM SDK, WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP4, and a patch required for 7.0 SP4 on Novell SUSE LINUX for IBM zSeries/S390. In addition, if you are planning to use WebLogic Portal 7.0 SP4, you must also modify a setting for your environment on Novell SUSE LINUX for IBM zSeries. See the following procedures:

Downloading and Installing the IBM SDK

WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP4 supports Novell SUSE LINUX 8.0 SP2 for IBM zSeries (S/390) with the IBM SDK 1.3.1 Service Refresh 6 (SR6). The developer kit in which the IBM SDK for this operating system is delivered is not bundled with WebLogic Platform. Therefore, you must download and install it separately before installing WebLogic Platform. To do so, complete the following procedure:

  1. Go to https://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/lxdk/lxdk-p

    2. A list of available developer kits is displayed.

  2. Select "IBM SDK for 31-bit zSeries (S/390) . . . 1.3.1 SR6."
  3. Register and accept the license agreement.

    4. The Downloads page for the IBM Developer Kit for Linux, Java 2 Technology Edition is displayed.

  4. Follow the instructions provided on the download page to download and install the Developer Kit.

Downloading and Installing 7.0 SP4

Complete the following procedure:

  1. Go to the following BEA download site:

    2. http://commerce.bea.com

  2. Download the following:
  3. Set up your environment as follows:
    1. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the directory in which the IBM SDK 1.3.1 SR6 is installed, and export JAVA_HOME. For example:

      2. export JAVA_HOME=/opt/IBMJava2-s390-131

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

      3. export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

  4. Run the installer:

    5. java -classpath installer_directory/pj_platform704_generic.jar com.bea.installer.BEAInstallController

    In this command line, replace installer_directory with the path of the directory in which you just downloaded the 7.0 SP4 installer.

  5. When prompted, follow the instructions to complete the installation of 7.0 SP4.

For more information about installation, see the appropriate document:

Installing the 7.0 SP4 Patch

  1. Set the WL_HOME environment variable to the pathname for the weblogic700 directory in your 7.0 SP4 installation directory. For example:

    2. export WL_HOME=/work/user/bea_zlinux/weblogic700

  2. Copy the platform704_supplemental_zSeries.zip file to $WL_HOME/server/lib.
  3. Go to the $WL_HOME/server/lib directory:

    4. $ cd $WL_HOME/server/lib

  4. Remove old plug-in objects from the $WL_HOME/server/lib/linux/s390 library:

    5. $ rm linux/s390/*

  5. Extract the CR130032_700sp4.jar file and the new shared objects from the platform704_supplemental_zSeries.zip file to $WL_HOME/server/lib:

    6. $ jar -xvf platform704_supplemental_zSeries.zip

  6. In the $WL_HOME/server/bin/setWLSEnv.sh script, prepend the name of the CR130032_700sp4.jar file to the classpath. Replace: 
CLASSPATH="${JAVA_HOME}/lib/tools.jar${CLASSPATHSEP}${WL_HOME}/server \
${CLASSPATHSEP}${WL_HOME}/server/lib/weblogic_sp.jar${CLASSPATHSEP} \
${WL_HOME}/server/lib/weblogic.jar${CLASSPATHSEP}${CLASSPATH}"
export CLASSPATH

with the following:

CLASSPATH="${JAVA_HOME}/lib/tools.jar${CLASSPATHSEP}${WL_HOME}/server \
${CLASSPATHSEP}${WL_HOME}/server/lib/CR130032_700sp4.jar${CLASSPATHSEP} \
${WL_HOME}/server/lib/weblogic_sp.jar${CLASSPATHSEP} \
${WL_HOME}/server/lib/weblogic.jar${CLASSPATHSEP}${CLASSPATH}"
export CLASSPATH
  1. In the $WL_HOME/server/bin/startWLS.sh script, prepend the name of the CR130032_700sp4.jar file to the classpath. Replace: 
CLASSPATH="${JAVA_HOME}/lib/tools.jar${CLASSPATHSEP}${WL_HOME}/server \
${CLASSPATHSEP}${WL_HOME}/server/lib/weblogic_sp.jar${CLASSPATHSEP} \
${WL_HOME}/server/lib/weblogic.jar${CLASSPATHSEP}${CLASSPATH}"

with the following:

CLASSPATH="${JAVA_HOME}/lib/tools.jar${CLASSPATHSEP}${WL_HOME}/server \
${CLASSPATHSEP}${WL_HOME}/server/lib/CR130032_700sp4.jar${CLASSPATHSEP} \
${WL_HOME}/server/lib/weblogic_sp.jar${CLASSPATHSEP} \
${WL_HOME}/server/lib/weblogic.jar${CLASSPATHSEP}${CLASSPATH}"

Modifying Environment Settings for WebLogic Portal on Novell SUSE LINUX for IBM zSeries

If you are running WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP4 on a Novell SUSE LINUX for IBM zSeries (S/390) configuration and you plan to use WebLogic Portal, you must now make one adjustment to your environment settings. To make this adjustment, you must edit the set-environment.sh file in your Weblogic Portal directory ($WL_HOME/portal). To do so, complete the following procedure:

  1. Go to the bin/unix directory under your Weblogic Portal installation directory. For example:

    2. $ cd /work/user/bea_zlinux/weblogic700/portal/bin/unix

  2. In a text editor, open the set-environment.sh file.
  3. Search for the string linux/i686 and replace it with the linux/`uname -m` string. For example, suppose your search takes you to the following line:

    4. BEA_OS_DIR_NAME=linux/i686

    Change this line to:

    BEA_OS_DIR_NAME=linux/`uname -m`

  4. Save and close the file.

 

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