Oracle® Beehive Release Notes Release 2 (2.0) for Linux, Windows, and Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-Bit) Part Number E16640-11 |
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This module contains the following type of information on Oracle Beehive Conferencing:
This section contains information on the known limitations and workarounds related to Oracle Beehive Conferencing, and contains the following topics:
Supported and Required Versons for Oracle Beehive 2.0.1.6.0 JavaFX Conferencing Client
Sun Solaris Does Not Support Oracle Beehive Voice Conferencing
Recommendation to Install Voice Conferencing Media Server on Separate Computer
Recommendation on Limiting the Number of Active Speakers During Voice Conferences
Oracle Beehive 2.0.1.4.0 introduces a new Oracle Beehive JavaFX Conferencing client.
Launching the JavaFX Beehive Conferencing Client requires the latest JRE version (1.6.0.22 or later), available from the java.com web site. That update and install will occur automatically, but the end user's proxy must be configured to allow access to the java.com web site. In some cases, using a wpad file for proxy configuration may interfere with accessing the java.com site. To avoid this issue, Oracle recommends deploying the latest JRE version on the local intranet and/or making sure that users' proxies are configured without using a wpad file.
For details on deploying the required components internally, see the 2.0.1.4.0 Cumulative Patch Set Readme.
Oracle Beehive Release 2 (2.0.1.6.0) supports the following browsers and platforms:
Beehive Conferencing supports 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.
Browsers: Internet Explorer 7, 8, and 9, Firefox 3.x and 4, and Apple Safari 4 and 5
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and 10.7 (Lion), and Linux Ubuntu 9.x
Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) is supported by the desktop Conferencing Client but not by the Java-based client
Java 1.6.0.22 or later is required
JavaFX 1.3 or later is required
Note:
This known limitation affects Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.4.3) and later for the Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-bit) only.Bugs 7336591 and 7338531. The Sun Solaris operating system does not support Oracle Beehive voice conferencing. To overcome this limitation on Solaris deployments, you need to install an additional instance of Oracle Beehive on a computer running a supported Linux operating system, and then point to that instance from your Solaris instance using beectl
and the OwcUseRemoteMediaSessions
property.
For more information, including instructions on how to configure a deployment of this kind, refer to "Configuring Remote Media Server for Oracle Beehive Conferencing" in Oracle Beehive Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-Bit).
For performance reasons, Oracle recommends installing a key component of Oracle Beehive Conferencing—the Voice Conferencing Media Server—on its own dedicated computer. This recommendation applies to Oracle Beehive deployments on all supported operating systems.
For more information on how to install and configure the Voice Conferencing Media Server on its own computer, refer to the following topics, or contact an Oracle Support representative:
"Oracle Beehive Deployments with Oracle Beehive Conferencing" in the Oracle Beehive Deployment Guide
"Configuring Remote Media Server for Oracle Beehive Conferencing" in the Oracle Beehive Installation Guide for your operating system
Oracle Beehive Conferencing enables users to collaborate through multiplex voice conferences over the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Although the voice conferencing feature is available to all users, Oracle recommends that teams allow no more than six active (simultaneous) speakers during conferences. Conferences that have more than six active speakers may experience a degradation of voice quality, which may require users to stop and restart those conferences. This limitation does not apply to the number of users who listen to conferences, as Oracle Beehive Conferencing supports many simultaneous listeners without any degradation in voice quality.
Bug 8905148. If pop-up blockers are enabled in users' Web browsers, they will prevent the installation of Oracle Beehive Conferencing (desktop client) through the Oracle Beehive Conferencing Web Conference Center.
To avoid this issue, disable the pop-up blocker for your Web browser before installing Oracle Beehive Conferencing through the Web Conference Center.
The following table contains brief descriptions of known issues with Oracle Beehive Conferencing:
Table 14-1 Known Issues with Oracle Beehive Conferencing
Bug Number | Description |
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8771484 |
When viewing conference attendee lists through the Oracle Beehive Web Conference Center, users can only see participants from their own workspaces, and not participants from other workspaces even if they are invited. |
8552085 |
Pages that are accessible to all Beehive users for a given deployment, such as the Home Page and the Upcoming Conferences page, display the local time for the hosting server, and not the local time for each user. |
9738905 |
Running a VoIP/IP soft phone while simultaneously running the Beehive Conferencing client will cause performance issues for both applications. |
10117485 |
When going into full screen mode on Linux, the Beehive Conferencing window will be obscured by the Linux toolbar. |
10117028 |
When presenting on a Mac, the presenter cannot search users in the People Picker while they are presenting. |
10111386 |
Changing the screen resolution of the presenter's desktop is not reflected on the viewer's side. |
10089929 |
Speakers will get unmuted when the host stops and restarts the Beehive Voice Chat. |
10067935 |
USB audio devices do not work on Linux if the audio device is using OSS. |
10062491 |
The speaker volume level gets changed when the user switches from viewer to presenter mode. |
9825222 |
The conference host is unable to use the keyboard when the presenter grants them shared control. |