Required Patches

Sun recommends you to update your operating system with the latest applicable patches.

To upgrade from Java Enterprise System (JES) 4 to Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6, you should add the security patches along with the Web Server patches.

• Solaris Patches

• HP-UX Patches

• AIX Patches

Solaris Patches

Solaris users must have the Sun recommended patch cluster installed. For more details, see http://sunsolve.sun.com.

Solaris 8 (SPARC)

• Solaris 8 2/02

• Sun recommended latest Security and Recommended patch cluster

Solaris 9 (SPARC and x86)

• Solaris 9 8/03 or above

• Sun recommended latest Security and Recommended patch cluster

HP-UX Patches

The following HP-UX patches are required for Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6.

HP-UX 11i

HP-UX 11i is supported only on PA-RISC platforms.

The minimum patch level required is as follows:

• B.11.11.0203 – HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Component

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

• B.11.11.0306.4 — Gold Base patches for HP-UX 11i, June 2003

• B.11.11.0306.4 — Gold Application patches for HP-UX 11i, June 2003

• PHCO_29109 — Pthread enhancement and fixes

• PHCO_30544 — Pthread.h fix and new enhancement

• PHCO_29328 — libc man page cumulative patch

• PHCO_29495 — libc cumulative patch

• Java Out-of-Box — JAVAOOB, 1.0.00.0

The following patch levels are also certified:

For bundled JDK

• BUNDLE11i — B.11.11.0306.1 — Required Patch Bundle for HP-UX 11i, June 2003

• HPUX11i-OE — B.11.11.0412 — HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Component

• GOLDAPPS11i — B.11.11.0412.5 — Gold Applications Patches for HP-UX 11i v1, December 2004

• GOLDBASE11i — B.11.11.0412.5 — Gold Base Patches for HP-UX 11i v1, December 2004

• 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

• GOLDBASE11i.PHCO_29960 — 1.0 — Pthread enhancement and fixes

• GOLDBASE11i.PHCO_31061 — 1.0 — libc cumulative patch

• PHCO_30544 — 1.0 — Pthread enhancement and fixes

• PHCO_31923 — 1.0 — libc cumulative header file patch JAVAOOB, 1.0.00.02

• PHCO_33711 – 1.0 — libc cumulative patch

For JDK 1.5.0_01:

• 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

• HPUX11i-OE — B.11.11.0312 — HP-UX 11i Operating Environment Component

• PHCO_30544 — 1.0 — Pthread enhancement and fixes

• PHCO_32761 — 1.0 — libc cumulative patch

• PHCO_33711 – 1.0 — libc cumulative patch

• Java15JDK – 1.5.0.01.00 — Java 1.5 JDK for HP-UX

• JAVAOOB — 2.03.01 — Java2 Out-of-box for HP-UX

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.

AIX Patches

The following AIX patches are required for Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6.

AIX 5.1

• Base-level OS — AIX 5.1

• Maintenance-level patches — 5100-09

• JDK APAR — IY46667 must be applied

AIX 5.2

• Base-level OS — AIX 5.2

• Maintenance-level patches — 5200-02

• JDK APAR — IY46668 must be applied

If you have deployed Java web applications on the Web Server, set the following environment variables to the values specified below (as per the IBM JDK documentation) before starting the server:

• export AIXTHREAD_SCOPE=S

• export AIXTHREAD_MUTEX_DEBUG=OFF

• export AIXTHREAD_RWLOCK_DEBUG=OFF

• export AIXTHREAD_COND_DEBUG=OFF

You can directly add the above code line to the Web Server start script.

AIX 5.3

• Base-level OS — AIX 5.3

• Maintenance-level patches — 5300-01