Sun Solaris 9

32 and 64 bit

256 MB

512 MB

250 MB free

500 MB free

JDK 1.4.2

Red Hat Linux 8.0

32 bit

256 MB

512 MB

83 MB free

300 MB free

JDK 1.4.2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Intel 32 bit

256 MB

512 MB

250 MB free

500 MB free

JDK 1.4.2

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Intel 32 bit

256 MB

512 MB

250 MB free

500 MB free

JDK 1.4.2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3+

Intel 32 bit

256 MB

512 MB

250 MB free

500 MB free

JDK 1.4.2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Intel 32 bit

256 MB

512 MB

250 MB free

500 MB free

JDK 1.4.2

Note

Third party J2SEs, even with appropriate version numbers, are not supported.

Datadirect Technologies

Connect JDBC 3.2 (Type 4)

Oracle (R) 9.2

PointBase

Type 4

PointBase Network Server 4.6

Datadirect Technologies

Connect JDBC 3.0 (Type 4)

Oracle (R) 8.1.7

iNet Software

iNet JDBC Driver

Oracle (R) 8.1.7 v2.03.08

4403166

On Microsoft Windows, package, path, and application names longer than 255 characters will fail to deploy applications.

On Microsoft Windows, long package and path names are not supported because of a JDK limitation. During deployment, the deploytool utility will try to extract the class file from the archive. If the expanded name is more than 255 characters, the extraction fails.

servlet_jsh_HttpServletRequestWrapper.ear

servlet_jsh_HttpServletRequestWrapper_1\servlet_jsh_HttpServlet
RequestWrapper_servlet_war\WEB-INF\classes\tests\javax_servlet_http\
HttpServletRequestWrapperHttpServletRequestWrapperConstructorTest
Servlet.class

drive\:Sun\j2ee1.4sdk_beta2

Solution

Consider the following solutions:

1.  Make a shorter directory structure during installation. For example, drive\:App\ instead of the default drive:\Sun\j2ee1.4sdk_beta2.

2.  Use the create_instance command to rename the instance to something shorter. For example, <INSTALL>/instance1/domain1/ could be changed to <INSTALL>/i/d.

3.  Use shorter package, path, and application names.

4855659

Regression test hangs after about 7 clients sending to server.

In testing, after 7-8 clients are created and each client runs 10 tests sending data to a server, the test hangs.

Solution

None

4857325

Error "minor code 202" or hanging occurs as the last client sends data to the server (see description for Bug 4855659).

4859611

On Linux, the installer crashes while attempting to install on partition with insufficient disk space.

On Linux platforms only, if you select an installation directory on a partition that has insufficient disk space, the installation program correctly performs the disk space check operation (at the Ready to Install page) and reports the insufficient disk space problem.

If you now return to the Select Installation Directory page, select a different installation directory, and try to proceed with installation, the installation program crashes during the repeated disk space check, throwing the following exception:

Warning: Cannot convert string "MetaCtrl<Key>Insert" to type VirtualBinding InvocationTargetException thrown in method getUndersizedPartitions in class com.sun.install.products.ProductServerObject
Target Exception Trace:
java.lang.NullPointerException
 at LinuxNativeToolkit.getPartitionFreeSpace(LinuxNativeToolkit.java:166)at LinuxPlatformToolkit.getPartitionFreeSpace(LinuxPlatformToolkit.java:390)
 at com.sun.wizards.core.SystemInterface.getPartitionFreeSpace(SystemInterface.java:211)
...

Solution

On Linux, if the installation program reports insufficient disk space, do not try to change the installation location in the same session. Cancel the installation session, restart the installation, and specify a different installation directory.

4913449

On Windows and Linux multi-processor systems seem to hang.

This is a verified JDK bug that is being addressed.

Solution

none

4922274

Installer should use ServerSocket to perform the port probing.

Currently, installer uses client socket to test if a port is free. However, if a firewall is active, the request hangs for 5 minutes.

Solution

You must have seven unused ports available.

4924777

If an error occurs when clicking "Finish" on either the "Create Connector Connection Pool" or "Create JDBC Connection Pool" wizard, the error is not displayed in the Administration Console and the wizard closes losing all information gathered.

Solution

Restart the wizard.

4925543

If an error occurs while submitting a form in the Administration Console, all changes to that form may be lost.

Solution

Retype your input in the form.

4927544

When the given file path is invalid, or an invalid file (ear, jar etc) is given in the deployment page of the Administration Console, it stays in the same page without showing any exception message.

Solution

Enter a valid file path.

4934561

Directory not getting cleaned after undeployment

When undeploying WAR files containing libraries, the JAR is not cleaned up from the domains/domain1/applicatioins/j2ee-modules directory.

Solution

Stop the server and delete the libraries that have not been cleaned up.

4941142

When using any command that accepts the --property option and you include two equal signs (=), the Command-line interface allows the command to successfully complete, but the domain.xml file property entry is not updated.

An ambinguous name/value pair is provided for the property option. For example, abc=def=ghi:123=456. The colon (:) is the delimiter between the pairs, so there are two name/value pairs here abc=def=ghi and 123=456. However, the first name/value pair is ambiguous since there are two equal (=) signs. The Command-line interface cannot distinguish which one is the name which one is the value. So the property fields are not added when creating the element.

Solution

The equal sign (=) must be preceded by an escape character “\”' to disambiquate the name/value pairs. For example if the property is abc=def\=ghi. The name is abc the value is def=ghi.

Additionally, the following characters must also be preceded by the escape character: : / < > ! $ % ^ & * | { } [ ] " ’ ‘ ~ ;

4941344

A Message Queue process stays behind on failed startup

Solution

When an Application Server startup fails, you can correct the configuration issue and restart the domain. The appserver will get attached to the already running Message Queue. Before deleting a domain, ensure that all processes for the domain are stopped.

You can determine which the Message Queue port is in use by examining the var/instances/<instance_name>/lock file.

4942108

Validation exception during the set of default attribute values for ejb-timer-service.

Configuration validator enforces that redelivery-interval-internal-in-millis should be greater than minimum-delivery-interval-in-millis, but the default values in sun-domain_1_0.dtd does not adhere to this rule.

Solution

Set "Redelivery Interval" to a value not less than the "Minimum Delivery Interval" and continue to work.

If you do need to set "Redelivery Interval" to a value less than the "Minimum Delivery Interval,”, stop the server, edit domain.xml file to set the proper ejb-timer-service attribute values, then restart server.

4942180

Deploytool doesn’t offer the just installed system as the default deployment.

Solution

1.  Delete the server that is offered by selecting File, Delete Server.

2.  Add a new server by selecting File, Add Server; with the requisite host/port combination.

4927886

On Solaris and Linux, when using asadmin utility, pressing Ctrl-C kills the domain when the domain is started in multimode.

Solution

1.  Do not use Ctrl-C to terminate asadmin mutimode. Use either "exit", "quit" or "Ctrl-D".

2.  Modify domain_dir/bin/startserv and add an ampersand (&) after the command on the last line.

When you install the Application Server for the first time, a default domain is created. For default domain, domain_dir is the install_dir/domains/domain1 where install_dir is the directory you selected when you installed the Application Server.

4939739

On Linux, the server process is killed during functional tests.

Solution

None

4945843

Incorrect information in the Deploytool CMP Settings dialog box online help.

The CMP Settings dialog box Create Field Mappings action needs modification. The JNDI name is not used by the Deploytool to connect to the database.

Solution

In the CMP Settings dialog box, provide the JNDI name of the CMP resource on the server instance where this EJB JAR is being deployed. Although the on line help says deploytool will try to connect using this JNDI name to determine which database vendor is based on to generate the database table, you actually need to specify the vendor name in the Create Field Mappings Dialog as this version of deploytool does not attempt to connect.

4946491

Deploytool requires WAR to have a Web component for deployment.

When a user deploys a standalone web application (WAR file), or an EAR consisting of a WAR file, Deploytool does not allow deployment if the WAR does not have at least one component specified in the XML descriptor file. This problem can occur, for example, when creating a WAR with only JSP pages and not providing explicit web.xml servlet mappings for any of them. Although this is a valid WAR, Deploytool will refuse to deploy it.

If it is a standalone WAR file, the following error message is displayed: Please add JSP/Servlet component to this WAR module and save your changes.

If it is an application EAR, the following error message is displayed: The following WAR module(s) need attention before they can be deployed.

Solution

1.  Add at least one servlet mapping via the Deploytool interface. Or, close the WAR or application, manually edit the web.xml in the WAR to specify at least one JSP file or servlet class. Then open the WAR or application again and deploy it.

2.  Use one of the other available method to deploy the WAR or application such asadmin command-line interface, or the Administration Console.

4948788

Must update Verisign root certificate.

The root certificates in cacerts.jks are picked up from the root certificate of cacerts file in jth JDK and they are exactly identical. Root certificate verisignclass1ca expires in 2020 while verisignclass3ca, verisignclass2ca, and verisignclass4ca certificates expire in Jan 2004.

Solution

1.  Download jdk1.4.2_03

2.  Get the cacerts file under jre/lib/security/cacerts

3.  Export verisign certificates (verisignclass2ca, verisignclass3ca, versignclass4ca) using keytool export command.
For example: keytool -export -alias verisignclass2ca -file /tmp/verisignclass2ca.cer -keystore cacerts

4.  Go to the cacerts.jks file for the particular domain for the Application Server (under domains/domain_name/config/cacerts.jks)

5.  Delete Verisign (class2ca, class3ca, class4ca) certificates using keytool.
For example: keytool -delete -alias verisignclass2ca -keystore cacerts.jks

6.  Import the certificates exported in step 3 into the Application Server cacerts.jks file.
For example: keytool -import -alias verisignclass2ca -file /tmp/verisignclass2ca.cer -keystore cacerts.jks

4949459

In Deploytool, whenever you close and reopen an application, make some modifications then save the application, the modifications may be lost.

If you close an application or module, open it again and perform some modifications and then save the module, the modifications are saved to a tempory file instead of the EAR/JAR you were working on. It appears as if the modifications have been lost.

Solution

To avoid this situation, if you want to re-open an application that you have previously closed, you should exit and restart the Deploytool.

4954585

File-based persistence of HTTP sessions broken.

HTTP sessions fail to be reloaded if the file-based PersistentManager,which persists HTTP sessions in a file, is used. The file-based PersistentManager is enabled by setting the persistence-type attribute of the session-manager element in sun-web.xml to "file", as follows:

<sun-web-app>
...
<session-config>
    <session-manager persistence-type=file>
        ....
    </session-manager>
</session-config>
...
</sun-web-app>

Solution

Use the StandardManager, which is the default session manager.

November 2003

J2EE 1.4 Application Server release.