Required Patches

Make sure to update your operating system with the latest applicable patches.

To upgrade from Java ES 4 to Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8, 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 Release (SPARC)

• Solaris release 8 2/02

• Sun recommended latest Security and Recommended patch cluster

Solaris Release 9 (SPARC and x86)

• Solaris release 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 SP8.

HP-UX 11i

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

• HPUXBase64 B.11.11 (HP-UX 64-bit Base OS)

• HPUXBaseAux B.11.11.0312 (HP-UX Base OS Auxiliary)

• FEATURE11-11 B.11.11.0209.5 (Feature Enablement Patches for HP-UX 11i, Sept 2002)

• HWEnable11i B.11.11.0412.5 (Hardware Enablement Patches for HP-UX 11i v1) BUNDLE B.11.11 (Patch Bundle)

• 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)

• JAVAOOB 2.03.01 (Java2 Out-of-box for HP-UX )

• PHCO_29109 1.0 (Pthread enhancement and fixes)

• PHCO_30544 1.0 (Pthread.h fix and new enhancement)

• PHCO_29495 1.0 (libc cumulative patch)

• PHCO_31923 1.0 (libc cumulative header file patch)

• PHKL_25842 Thread Abort (or its superseded patch)

AIX Patches

The following AIX patches are required for Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8.

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 5200-07 or above

• 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 5300-03 or above