It is recommended that you update your operating system with the latest applicable patches. Required patches are listed by platform.
Solaris users must have the Sun recommended patch cluster installed, available in the Recommended and Security Patches section at http://sunsolve.sun.com.
Solaris 8 Update 7
Sun recommended latest Security and Recommended patch cluster.
Solaris 9 Update 4 or above.
Sun recommended latest Security and Recommended patch cluster.
The following patches are required to use Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP5.
HP-UX 11i is supported only on PA-RISC platforms.
HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Component — B.11.11.0203
Required patch bundle for 11i, June 2003 — B.11.11.0306.1
Gold Base patches for HP-UX 11i, June 2003 — B.11.11.0306.4
Gold Application patches for HP-UX 11i, June 2003 — B.11.11.0306.4
Pthread enhancement and fixes — PHCO_29109
Pthread.h fix and new enhancement — PHCO_30544
libc man page 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
nfile — 4136
ncallout — 3651
nproc — 2068
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.
The following patches are required to use Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP5.
Base-level OS — AIX 5.1
Maintenance-level patches — 5100-05
JDK APAR — IY46667 must be applied
Base-level OS — AIX 5.2
Maintenance-level patches — 5200-02
JDK APAR — IY46668 must be applied
If Java Web applications are deployed on the Web Server, then as per the IBM JDK documentation the following environment variables must be set to the values specified below before the server is started:
export AIXTHREAD_SCOPE=S
export AIXTHREAD_MUTEX_DEBUG=OFF
export AIXTHREAD_RWLOCK_DEBUG=OFF
export AIXTHREAD_COND_DEBUG=OFF
The above snippet can be added directly to the Web Server start script.
Base-level OS — AIX 5.3
Maintenance-level patches — 5300-01