Update your operating system with the latest applicable patches. Required patches are listed in the following sections.
If you are planning to deploy Web Server 7.0 as part of Java ES 5, refer to the Patch Requirements section in the Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Release Notes for UNIX.
x86 or SPARC users of Solaris 8, 9, or 10 Operating System should have the latest patch cluster installed. This patch cluster is available under “Recommended and Security Patches” on the http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patchpage web site.
Web Server 7.0 installer determines if the required patches are installed on your machine, without which the installation fails. The following patches are required for successful installation and functioning of Web Server 7.0 on a supported platform.
If the patches available at http://sunsolve.sun.com are obsolete, download the most recent version of these patches as they include the latest bug fixes and product enhancements.
To know the Solaris Operation System version installed on your machine, see the /etc/release file.
The /etc/release file contains Solaris Operation System version information in the following format:
Solaris 10 6/06 s10x_u2wos_08 X86 Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 02 May 2006 |
Solaris 8 2/02
108434-18 — Shared library patch for C++ (for 32–bit version of Web Server 7.0)
108435-18 — Shared library patch for C++ (for 64–bit version of Web Server 7.0 )
Solaris 9 Platform (SPARC)
Solaris 9 9/05
111711-12 — Shared library patch for C++ (for the 32–bit version of Web Server 7.0)
111712-12 — Shared library patch for C++ (for the 64–bit version of Web Server 7.0)
Solaris 9 Platform (x86)
Solaris 9 9/05
117172-17 — Kernel patch
111713-09 — Shared library patch for C++
119964-03 — Shared library patch for C++
SUNWlxml (for the 64–bit version of Web Server 7.0)
Some incompatible patches can affect Web Server startup and cause the server not to respond to requests. The following table lists such patches. If you have an incompatible patch installed on your machine, upgrade the patch to a recommended compatible patch.
Table 3 List of Incompatible Patches
Operating System |
Incompatible Patch |
Recommended Compatible Patch |
---|---|---|
Solaris 8 SPARC |
109147-37 (linker patch) 109147-38 (linker patch) 109147-39 (linker patch) |
109147–40 (linker patch) |
Solaris 9 SPARC |
112963-22 (linker patch) 112963-23 (linker patch) 112963-24 (linker patch) |
112963-25 (linker patch) |
Solaris 10 SPARC |
117461-04 (ld patch) 117461-05 (ld patch) 117461-06 (ld patch) 117461-07 (ld patch) |
117461-08 (ld patch) |
Solaris 9 x86 |
113986-18 (linker patch) 113986-19 (linker patch) 113986-20 (linker patch) |
113986-21 (linker patch) |
Solaris 10 x86 |
118345-08 (ld and libc.so.1 patch) 118345-09 (ld and libc.so.1 patch) 118345-10 (ld and libc.so.1 patch) 118345-11 (ld and libc.so.1 patch) |
121208-02 (ld and libc.so.1 Patch) |
The requirements for installing Web Server 7.0 on HP-UX platform are as follows:
HPUX11i-OE B.11.11.0312 (HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Component)
HPUXBase64 B.11.11 (HP-UX 64-bit Base OS)
HPUXBaseAux B.11.11.0312 (HP-UX Base OS Auxiliary)
FEATURE11-11 B.11.11.0209.5 (Feature Enablement Patches for HP-UX 11i, Sept 2002)
HWEnable11i B.11.11.0412.5 (Hardware Enablement Patches for HP-UX 11i v1)
BUNDLE B.11.11 (Patch Bundle)
BUNDLE11i B.11.11.0306.1 (Required Patch Bundle for HP-UX 11i, June 2003)
GOLDAPPS11i B.11.11.0506.4 (Applications Patches for HP-UX 11i v1, June 2005)
GOLDBASE11i B.11.11.0506.4 (Base Patches for HP-UX 11i v1, June 2005)
JAVAOOB 2.03.01 (Java2 Out-of-box for HP-UX )
PHCO_29109 1.0 (Pthread enhancement and fixes)
PHCO_30544 1.0 (Pthread.h fix and new enhancement)
PHCO_29495 1.0 (libc cumulative patch)
PHCO_31923 1.0 (libc cumulative header file patch)
PHKL_25842 Thread Abort (or its superseded patch)