Hardware and Software Requirements

This section provides information about the hardware and software requirements of Proxy Server 4.0.15.

This section includes the following topics:

• Supported Platforms

• System Virtualization Support

• Swap Space

• Operating System Patches

• Supported Browsers

• Deprecation Noticies

Supported Platforms

Complete information about supported operating environments and hardware for Proxy Server 4.0.15 is available in the Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server 4.0.14 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.

Swap Space

In addition to the information provided in the Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server 4.0.14 Certification Matrix, your system must also have adequate swap space:

• Solaris requires swap space at least as large as the amount of RAM on your system (twice the amount of RAM is recommended)

• Linux requires 256 Mbytes swap space

Operating System Patches

It is recommended that you update your operating system with the latest applicable patches. Required patches are listed by platform.

Solaris Patches

The following is the required patch level for Proxy Server 4.0.15 in Solaris SPARC and x86.

Solaris 8 (SPARC)

• 108434–18 (shared library patch for C++)

Solaris 9 (SPARC)

• 111711–12 (shared library patch for C++)

Solaris 9 (x86)

• 111713–12 (shared library patch for C++)

Solaris 10 (SPARC)

NOT REQUIRED

Solaris 10 (x86)

• 119964–03 (shared library patch for C++)

• 108434–18 (shared library patch for C++)

Linux Patches

The following is the required patch level for Proxy Server 4.0.15 in Linux.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 3

• compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.128.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 4

• compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3.rpm compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2.rpm

HP-UX Patches

• HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Component-B.11.11.0412

• Required patch bundle for 11i, June 2003–B.11.11.0306.1

• Gold Base patches for HP-UX 11i, December 2006–B.11.11.0612.459

• Gold Application patches for HP-UX 11i, December 2006–B.11.11.0612.459

• Pthread enhancement and fixes-PHCO_29109

• Pthread.h fix and new enhancement-PHCO_27633

• libc manpage cumulative patch-PHCO_29328

• libc cumulative patch-PHCO_29495

• Java Out-of-Box-JAVAOOB, 1.0.00.02

The Java Out-of-Box tool is used to configure the necessary kernel tunable parameters. Use of this tool is the recommended method for modifying kernel values. If necessary, modify the following tunable parameters to reflect a value equal to or greater than the following:

• nkthreads— 3635

• maxfiles–60

• maxfiles_lim–1024

• max_thread_proc–512

• maxswapchunks–2048

• nfile4–136

• ncallout–3651

• nproc–2068

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Caution –

Modifying the kernel tunable parameters can have adverse impacts on your system. Do not modify the parameters unless you fully understand what you are doing.

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Supported Browsers

Complete information about supported web browsers for Proxy Server 4.0.15 is available in the Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server 4.0.14 Certification Matrix, which is accessible at the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page.

Deprecation Noticies

Operating System Versions. As of the release of iPlanet Web Proxy Server 4.0.14, the following operating system versions are deprecated:

HP-UX 11.11

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 3

Solaris 8

Solaris 9 for SPARC and x86

These operation system versions will become unsupported in a future release of iPlanet Web Proxy Server.

Web Browser Versions. As of the release of iPlanet Web Proxy Server 4.0.14, the following web browser versions are deprecated:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Mozilla 1.4.1 and 1.7.2

Netscape Navigator 7.1 and 7.2

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