Hardware and Software Requirements

This section provides information about the hardware and software requirements of Web Server 7.0.9, including the following topics:

• Supported Platforms

• System Virtualization Support

• Operating System Patches

• Supported Browsers

• Deprecation Notices

Supported Platforms

Complete information about supported operating environments and hardware for Web Server 7.0.9 is available in the Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Certification Matrix, which is accessible at the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page.

System Virtualization Support

System virtualization is a technology that enables multiple operating system (OS) instances to execute independently on shared hardware. Functionally, software deployed to an OS hosted in a virtualized environment is generally unaware that the underlying platform has been virtualized. Oracle performs testing of its products on select system virtualization and OS combinations to help validate that Oracle products continue to function on properly sized and configured virtualized environments as they do on non-virtualized systems.

For information about Oracle support for Oracle products in virtualized environments, see Supported Virtualization Technologies with Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Operating System Patches

Update your operating system with the latest applicable patches. Required patches are listed in the following sections.

Solaris Patches

x86 or SPARC users of Solaris 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.

On a 32–bit Solaris (SPARC) platform, install SUNWlibC and SUNWlibCx packages, in addition to the patches listed in the sections below.

Web Server 7.0 installer determines if the required patches are installed on your machine, without them 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 9 Platform (SPARC)

• Solaris 9 9/05

• 112970-12

• 111711-26 — Shared library patch for C++ (for the 32–bit version of Web Server)

• 111712-26 — Shared library patch for C++ (for the 64–bit version of Web Server)

• 112963–34

• 111722–05

• 112233–12

Solaris 9 Platform (x86)

• Solaris 9 9/05

• 114354-11

• 117172-17 — Kernel patch

• 111713-23 — Shared library patch for C++

• 113986–28

• 111728–04

• 117172–17

Solaris 10 Platform (SPARC and x86)

For the 64-bit version of Web Server, you must check if the SUNWlxml package is installed on the server by running the command # pkginfo SUNWlxml which produces the following output:

system      SUNWlxml The XML library

This package is always installed with Solaris 10 standard installation, even if you choose the lowest level of installation METACLUSTER=SUNWCmreq, NAME=Minimal Core System Support.

If you do not want this package, you can either remove it by using the pkgrm command or use a jumpstart image which lacks this package.

• SPARC

  119963-20 — Shared library patch for C++

• x86

  119964-20 — Shared library patch for C++

Incompatible Patches

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.

AIX Patches

AIX 5.3

• 5300-08-01-0819 or above

AIX 6.1

• 6100-00-04-0815 or above

Supported Browsers

Complete information about supported web browsers for Web Server 7.0.9 is available in the Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9 Certification Matrix, which is accessible at the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page.

Deprecation Notices

Deprecated Operating System Versions. As of the release of iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9, the following operating system versions are deprecated:

These operation system versions will not be certified in a future release of iPlanet Web Server.

Uncertified Operating System Versions. As of the release of iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9, the following operating system versions are no longer certified:

Deprecated Web Browser Versions. As of the release of iPlanet Web Server 7.0.9, the following web browser versions are deprecated:

These web browser versions will become unsupported in a future release of iPlanet Web Server.