Release Notes for iPlanet Application Server (iAS EPE)

Enterprise Pro Edition, Version 6.0, SP2

These release notes contain important information available at the time of the Version 6.0, SP2 release of iPlanet Application Server, Enterprise Pro Edition (iAS EPE). New features and enhancements, known problems, and other information are addressed here. Read this document before you begin using iAS EPE.

An electronic version of these release notes can be found at the iPlanet documentation web site: http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/. Check the web site after installing your software and then periodically thereafter to view the most up-to-date release notes and manuals.

These release notes contain the following sections:

• "General Information"

• "What's New in iAS EPE Version 6.0, SP2"

• "Known Problems"

• "How to Report Problems"

• "For More Information"

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General Information

iPlanet Application Server, Enterprise Pro Edition, Version 6.0, SP2 contains four bundled iPlanet products. These products are:

• iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition 4.1, SP5

• iPlanet Application Server 6.0, SP2

• iPlanet Process Manager 6.0, SP2

• Unified Integration Framework 6.0, SP1

  It is important to follow the installation instructions for each component of iAS EPE carefully. Read the release notes for each individual product prior to installation.

  Unified Integration Framework supports I18N features of iPlanet Application Server. If are using UIF SP1 with I18N support, please contact iPlanet customer support to obtain UIF SP1 patch files.

Newsgroups

You may find it useful to subscribe to the following interest groups, where iPlanet Application Server topics are discussed.

Newsgroup topics for iPlanet Application Server include:

General: snews://secnews.netscape.com/iplanet.ias.general

Installation: snews://secnews.netscape.com/iplanet.ias.install

Performance: snews://secnews.netscape.com/iplanet.ias.perf

Clustering: snews://secnews.netscape.com/iplanet.ias.cluster

Process Manager has its own newsgroup. Please post questions to:

snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.server.processmanager

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What's New in iAS EPE Version 6.0, SP2

• EPE Sample Application, consisting of:
  • iPM Application VacationRequest

  • UIF Stubbed Connector

The iAS EPE Sample Application provides an example of how an iPM application can interact with an Enterprise Information System (EIS) using a custom activity. A Stubbed Connector is shipped with this sample application. The Stubbed Connector simulates a real connector and implements the protocol required by Unified Integration Framework (UIF). It returns hard-coded values for queries made from an iPM application custom activity. This Stubbed Connector is used to demonstrate how you can implement a custom activity that interacts with an EIS. This sample application can be downloaded from the following location: http://developer.iplanet.com/appserver/samples

The file GetEmployeeDetails.java, discussed in the documentation that ships with iAS EPE, is placed in the following location when you unzip the VacationRequest application:

on NT: EPE/sampleApp/src/com/iplanet/epe/sample/GetEmployeeDetails.java

on Solaris: EPE/sampleapp/src/com/iplanet/epe/sample/GetEmployeeDetails.java

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Known Problems

For known problems related to specific iAS EPE bundled products, please read the release notes for each product.

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How to Report Problems

If you have problems with iAS EPE, contact iPlanet customer support using one of the following mechanisms:

• iPlanet online support web site at http://www.iplanet.com/support/online/

  From this location, the CaseTracker and CaseView tools are available for logging problems.

• The telephone dispatch number associated with your maintenance contract

So that we can best assist you in resolving problems, please have the following information available when you contact support:

• Description of the problem, including the situation where the problem occurs and its impact on your operation

• Machine type, operating system version, and product version, including any patches and other software that might be affecting the problem

• Detailed steps on the methods you have used to reproduce the problem

• Any error logs or core dumps

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For More Information

Useful iPlanet information can be found at the following Internet locations:

• iPlanet release notes and other documentation — http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/

• iPlanet product status — http://www.iplanet.com/support/technical_resources/

• iPlanet Professional Services information — http://www.iplanet.com/services/professional_services_3_3.html

• iPlanet developer information — http://developer.iplanet.com/

• iPlanet learning solutions — http://www.iplanet.com/learning/index.html

• iPlanet product data sheets — http://www.iplanet.com/products/index.html

Last Updated April 27, 2001