Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8 Release Notes

Supported Platforms

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8 can be installed on the Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux, and Windows platforms. For more information about installation requirements, see Required Patches in these release notes and Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8 Installation and Migration Guide. The following table summarizes platform support.


Note –

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


Table 1 Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8 Supported Platforms

Vendor 

Architecture 

Operating System 

Minimum Required Memory 

Recommended Memory 

Recommended Disk Space 

IBM 

PowerPC 

AIX 5.1*, 5.2, 5.3 

64 MB 

192 MB 

256 MB 

Hewlett-Packard 

PA-RISC 2.0 

HP-UX 11.11 

64 MB 

192 MB 

256 MB 

Microsoft 

x86 

Windows 2000 SP4 or higher 

Windows XP Professional 

Windows 2000 Advance Server 

Windows 2003 SP1 Enterprise Edition (32 bit) 

64 MB 

192 MB 

256 MB 

Sun 

SPARC** 

Solaris 8, 9, 10 

64 MB 

192 MB 

256 MB 

Sun 

SPARC** (64-bit) 

Solaris 10 

64 MB 

192 MB 

256 MB 

Sun 

SPARC**, x86  

Trusted Solaris 8 (Professional Services Engagement)***  

64 MB 

192 MB 

256 MB 

Sun 

x86 

Solaris 9, 10 

64 MB 

192 MB 

256 MB 

Sun 

x86 

Sun Linux 5.0 (Deprecated)**** 

64 MB 

192 MB 

256 MB 

Linux 

x86 

Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 

  • Linux kernel 2.4.9-e.3smp

  • glibc-2.2.4-26

  • ncurses-4-5.0-5

You may also create a symbolic link from libncurses5.so to libcurses4.so, although we recommend that you install ncurses4-5.0-5.i386.rpm.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 update 1 

  • uname -r: 2.4.21-9.ELsmp

Red Hat Advanced Server 4.0 

SuSE Linux Enterprise 9.0 

64 MB 

192 MB 

256 MB 

* AIX 5.1 is deprecated.

** As of iPlanet Web Server 6.0, older SPARC CPUs are not supported. Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 continues to support the UltraSPARC architecture.

*** Sun or Sun Partner Advantage professional services highly recommended.

**** Support for Sun Linux 5.0 is deprecated and will be removed in the next release of the Sun Java System Web Server.

For better performance and support, migrate your Web Server to a supported operating system.


Note –

For a Solaris installation, Sun Java System Web Server (SP5 onwards) supports Global Zone with Sparse Root Zone and Whole Root Zone.