8.1 Supported Configurations: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS, ES on IBM pSeries
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS, ES on IBM pSeries with WebLogic Server 8.1 SP4
This section provides the following information:
Related Information
Configuration Requirements
Table 1-1 Requirements for WebLogic Server 8.1 SP4 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS, ES on IBM pSeries
Operating System Version and Patches
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS, ES Kernel 2.6.9-5.EL with glibc 2.3.4-2 and later updates and errata levels (64-bit kernel)
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Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed
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SDK
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IBM SDK for 64-bit pSeries with Version 1.4.2 SR1a +82052 + 85266
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Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2) Classic VM (build 1.4.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM build cxp64142sr1aifx-20050427 (142SR1a + 82052 + 85266) (JIT enabled: jitc))
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Design and Development Tools
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Supports WebLogic Server design and development tools.
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RAM
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512 MB required; 1 GB recommended
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Performance Pack
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Included
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lib/linux/ppc64/libmuxer.so
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Node Manager
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Included
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Native
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BEA jDrivers for Oracle
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Not supported
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Known Issues
Issue
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Description
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Workaround
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IIOP Thin Client not supported
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The IIOP Thin Client is not supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM pSeries configurations due to dependencies on the JVM. Only thin-client applications are affected by this issue.
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Run WebLogic Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM pSeries configurations, and your Thin Client on another operating system.
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Language setting limitation
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The JSP files of WebLogic Server sample applications are encoded in ISO8859-1, but the default encoding on Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM pSeries configurations is UTF-8. This difference causes errors when JSP files are parsed.
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Set the environment variable LANG to en_US.ISO8859-1 by entering the following command:
export LANG=en_US.ISO8859-1
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wlkeytool not supported
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wlkeytool is not supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 on IBM pSeries (64-bit environment).
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None
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For more information about known issues with this release, see WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Release Notes:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs81/notes/index.html
Download and Installation Instructions
This section provides instructions for the following procedures:
Downloading and Installing IBM 64-bit SDK 1.4.2
- Go to the following IBM download site:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/pick.do?source=lxdk
- Register and accept the license agreement.
The download page is displayed.
- Select "IBM SDK for 64-bit iSeries/pSeries, Version 142 SR1a-2."
- Follow the instructions displayed to download the SDK in tgz format and install it. For example:
tar xzf IBMJava2-SDK-142.ppc64.tgz
- Set the
JAVA_HOME
environment variable to the directory in which IBM SDK 1.4.2 SR1a+ is installed, and export JAVA_HOME
. For example:
export JAVA_HOME=/opt/IBMJava2-ppc64-142
- Make sure that your
PATH
variable includes $JAVA_HOME/bin
. For example:
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
- To verify that the required SDK fixes are now installed on your system, run the following command:
java -version
Make sure the output contains the following string:
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2)
Classic VM (build 1.4.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM build cxp64142sr1aifx-20050427 (142SR1a + 82052 + 85266) (JIT enabled: jitc))
Downloading and Installing WebLogic Server 8.1 SP4 and Supplemental JAR File
To download and install WebLogic Server 8.1 SP4, complete the following procedure:
- Go to the BEA downloads site:
http://commerce.bea.com/index.jsp
- Download the following items:
- WebLogic Server 8.1 SP4 installer for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 for IBM pSeries:
pj_server814_generic.jar
- Supplemental JAR file for WebLogic Server 8.1 SP4:
wls81sp4_plinux64_supp.jar
- Install WebLogic Server 8.1 SP4 by running the following command in console mode:
$ java -Dos.name=plinux -jar pj_server814_generic.jar -mode=console
For a detailed console-mode procedure for installing JAR files, see Installing BEA WebLogic Platform: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/docs81/install/index.html
.
- Unjar the
wls81sp4_plinux64_supp.jar
file to the new directory. For example, if you have saved wls81sp4_plinux64_supp.jar
in a directory called /tmp
, enter the following commands to unjar the supplemental file:
$ export WL_HOME=/
your_installation_directory
/weblogic81;
$ cd $WL_HOME/server/lib/linux;
$ jar -xvf /tmp/wls81sp4_plinux64_supp.jar;
- Add execute permission to the files in
weblogic81/server/bin
and weblogic81/server/lib
:
$chmod +x $WL_HOME/server/bin/*
$chmod -R +x $WL_HOME/server/lib/linux/ppc64/*