7.0 Supported Configurations: Windows NT 4.0 on x86

Windows NT 4.0 on x86 with 7.0 SP3

Provides full support for WebLogic Server and WebLogic Workshop only. WebLogic Integration and WebLogic Portal are not supported. See below for Design and Development Tools support.

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 Windows NT 4.0, see the Microsoft Web site at: http://www.microsoft.com.

Configuration Requirements

Table 3-1 Requirements for 7.0 SP3 on Windows NT 4.0 on x86

Operating System Version and Patches	Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 and higher (32-bit)
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	Xeon, Pentium II or higher, x86, and compatible chip architectures (400 MHz)
SDK	Fully-supported
	Sun Java 2 SDK 1.3.1_08 with Java HotSpot^TM Client VM	WebLogic Platform 7.0 SP3 supports Sun Java 2 SDK 1.3.1_08 and all later service packs of 1.3.1.
	Client-only
	Sun Java 2 SDK 1.4.1_02 with Java HotSpot^TM Client VM	WebLogic Server 7.0 SP3 supports Sun Java 2 SDK 1.4.1_02 and all later service packs of 1.4.1. Used to run WebLogic Server RMI or Web Services clients that remotely connect to a server running in a separate VM. Supported only for WebLogic Server clients and the WebLogic Workshop IDE. Not supported for running server instances of WebLogic Server.
Design and Development Tools	Supports WebLogic Server development tools and the WebLogic Workshop IDE.
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
Node Manager	None
BEA jDrivers for Oracle	For this Oracle client version:	The following shared libraries are provided:
	Oracle 8.1.7	`server/bin/oci817_8/weblogicoci38.dll` `server/bin/oci817_8/weblogicoxa38.dll`
	Oracle 9.0.1	`server/bin/oci901_8/weblogicoci38.dll` `server/bin/oci901_8/weblogicoxa38.dll`
	Oracle 9.2.0	`server/bin/oci920_8/weblogicoci38.dll` `server/bin/oci920_8/weblogicoxa38.dll`

Known Issues

Issue	Workaround
JVM Heap Size Limitation	Although the JVM allows you to set heap size to values exceeding 2 GB, memory fragmentation and other Windows memory requirements typically limit the maximum contiguous address space available for Java applications to approximately 1.4 - 1.6 GB. For more information, see Memory Support and Windows Operating Systems.
JVM configuration problem A problem occurs if version 1.3.1_06 or 1.3.1_08 of the Java 2 SDK is configured to run the Java HotSpot server VM (with the `-server` option).	Use the `-hotspot` option, which invokes the Java HotSpot client VM. To invoke the HotSpot client to start your server, add the following line to your start script(s): `set JAVA_VM=-hotspot` For more information about HotSpot, go the following URL: `http://java.sun.com/products/hotspot`

Issue

Workaround

JVM Heap Size Limitation

Although the JVM allows you to set heap size to values exceeding 2 GB, memory fragmentation and other Windows memory requirements typically limit the maximum contiguous address space available for Java applications to approximately 1.4 - 1.6 GB. For more information, see Memory Support and Windows Operating Systems.

JVM configuration problem

A problem occurs if version 1.3.1_06 or 1.3.1_08 of the Java 2 SDK is configured to run the Java HotSpot server VM (with the -server option).

Use the -hotspot option, which invokes the Java HotSpot client VM.

To invoke the HotSpot client to start your server, add the following line to your start script(s):

set JAVA_VM=-hotspot

For more information about HotSpot, go the following URL:

http://java.sun.com/products/hotspot

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