8.1 Supported Configurations: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter on x86

Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter on x86 with WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2

Provides full support for WebLogic Server and run-time support for WebLogic Workshop. WebLogic Integration and WebLogic Portal are not supported. See below for Design and Development Tools support.

This section provides the following information:

Related Information

For information about supported database configurations, Web servers, and browsers, plus support for interoperability tools and WebLogic Platform product support information, see WebLogic Platform 8.1 Supported Configurations.
For details about Windows Server 2003 Standard, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2003 Datacenter, see the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com.

Configuration Requirements

Table 5-1 Requirements for 8.1 SP2 on Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter on x86

Operating System Version and Patches	Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and all later service packs (32-bit) Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and all later service packs (32-bit) Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition and all later service packs (32-bit)
Chip Architecture and Minimum Processor Speed	Xeon, Pentium II or higher, x86, and compatible chip architectures (200 MHz)
SDK	WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2_04 SDK	WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP2 supports the WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2_04 SDK and all later releases of JRockit 1.4.2. The WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2_04 SDK is not provided with the WebLogic Platform installer; you must download and install it separately on your system. To download the WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2_04 SDK, go to: `http://commerce.bea.com` Support for the WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2_04 SDK, and all later service packs of 1.4.2, requires the WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP2 SDK 1.4.2/Oracle10gdriver/Database patch, which is available at `http://dev2dev.bea.com/products/wlplatform81/patch/wlplat81sp2_patch.jsp.`
	WebLogic JRockit 8.1 SP2 (J2SE 1.4.1)	WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2 supports WebLogic JRockit 8.1 SP2 (J2SE 1.4.1) and all later releases of 1.4.1.
	Sun Java 2 SDK 1.4.2_02	The Sun Java 2 1.4.2_02 SDK, and all later service packs of 1.4.2, are supported by WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2 for development servers and production servers. This support requires the WebLogic Platform 8.1 SP2 SDK/Oracle10gdriver/Database patch, which is available at http://dev2dev.bea.com/products/wlplatform81/patch/wlplat81sp2_patch.jsp. Supports the Java HotSpot^TM Client and Server VMs.
	Sun Java 2 SDK 1.4.1_05	WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2 supports Sun Java 2 SDK 1.4.1_05 and all later service packs of 1.4.1. Supports the Java HotSpot^TM Client and Server VMs.
Design and Development Tools	Supports WebLogic Server development tools.
RAM	512 MB required; 1 GB recommended
Performance Pack	Included
Node Manager	Included	Native
BEA jDrivers for Oracle	For this Oracle client version:	The following shared libraries are provided:
	Oracle 8.1.7.4	`server/bin/oci817_8/libweblogicoci39.dll` `server/bin/oci817_8/libweblogicoxa39.dll`
	Oracle 9.0.1.4	`server/bin/oci901_8/libweblogicoci39.dll` `server/bin/oci901_8/libweblogicoxa39.dll`
	Oracle 9.2.0.3	`server/bin/oci920_8/libweblogicoci39.dll` `server/bin/oci920_8/libweblogicoxa39.dll`

Known Issues

Issue	Workaround
JVM Heap Size Limitation	Although the JVM allows you to set heap size to values exceeding 2 GB, memory fragmentation and other Windows memory requirements typically limit the maximum contiguous address space available for Java applications to approximately 1.4 - 1.6 GB. For more information, see "Memory Support and Windows Operating Systems" at: `http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx`

For more information about known issues with any components of this release, see the appropriate Release Notes document. For a complete list of Release Notes supporting WebLogic Platform 8.1, see:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/docs81/interm/relnotes.html