[Jan 28, 2008 Update: Added IBM AIX and HP-UX PA-RISC to the list of certified platforms]
Out with the old, in with the new. I'm very pleased to announce that the E-Business Suite Release 11i is now certified with Sun Java SE 6 for use on application tier servers.
A Rose by Any Other Name
Before getting into the details about this new certification, it's unavoidable that I spend some time on terminology. Apparently, the latest iteration of the full name of this product family delivered by Sun Microsystems is:
- Sun Java Platform, Standard Edition 6.
- Short form: Java SE 6
- Java Standard Edition Development Kit 6
- Short form: JDK 6
- JDK 6 Update 2
- JDK 6u2
- 1.6.0_2
For simplicity, for the remainder of this article (and in our official certification documentation), we'll use the term JDK 6.
What's Newly Certified?
Sun JDK 6u2 (1.6.0_2) is certified for use on application tiers for:
- E-Business Suite Release 11.5.10.CU2 with ATG_PF.H RUP 5 or higher
- E-Business Suite Release 11.5.9.CU2 with ATG_PF.H RUP 5 or higher
- Sun Solaris (SPARC) 8, 9, and 10
- Linux:
- SLES-9
- SLES-8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4
- Red Hat Enterprise AS/ES 3
- Red Hat Enterprise AS/ES 2.1
- Microsoft Windows 2003 (x86)
- IBM AIX
- HP-UX PA-RISC
Why Bother Upgrading?
JDK 1.3 has since passed its end-of-life threshold, so if you're still on that release, I'd strongly recommend upgrading to one of the supported versions: 1.4, 5 (1.5), or 6.
If you're still running on JDK 1.4 and are having trouble with JVM performance, I'd strongly recommend upgrading to either JDK 5 or 6. These latest two releases offer dramatically improved JVM monitoring and tuning tools not available in previous releases.
Upgrade Documentation
Full details for upgrading your E-Business Suite Release 11i environment to JDK 6 can be found here:
- Using JDK Version 6 with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i, Releases 11.5.10 & 11.5.9 (Metalink Note 401561.1)
- Latest JVM Tuning Recommendations for Apps 11i
- Replacing Jinitiator: Java Plug-In 1.5.0_12 Certified with Apps 11i & 12
- Understanding J2SE 1.3 End-of-Life Implications for Apps 11i
Comments (5)
Steven,
Any updates for AIX or HP-UX users?
thx,
John
Posted by John Stouffer | January 9, 2008 10:57 AM
Posted on January 9, 2008 10:57
John,Not yet. Both IBM and HP have now released Java 6 for their respective platforms, but I don't have an update on Oracle's E-Business Suite certifications yet.Regards,Steven
Posted by Steven Chan | January 10, 2008 2:55 PM
Posted on January 10, 2008 14:55
I haven't seen any mention of SE 6 u10 on your blog. Although it's in pre-release, it is the version of Java required by Google Chrome. I'd be interested in information on using either.
Posted by Todd Pederzani | October 22, 2008 5:39 AM
Posted on October 22, 2008 05:39
Hi, Todd,
Your timing couldn't be any better. I've just published a new article about our JRE 1.6.0_10 certification here:
Sun Java Plug-in 1.6.0_10 Certified with the E-Business Suite -
http://blogs.oracle.com/stevenChan/2008/10/sun_java_plugin_160_10_certified_with_the_ebusines.html
We haven't done any serious testing with Google Chrome and the E-Business Suite yet. It's unlikely that we'll start on this before Google takes Chrome out of beta. After it's out of beta, we'll monitor customer demand for this new browser. If if turns out that a lot of enterprise customers express interest in rolling this out to their end-users, we'll plan for a formal certification.
Regards,
Steven
Posted by Steven Chan | October 22, 2008 1:23 PM
Posted on October 22, 2008 13:23
I love serendipitous timing, Steven. I'll head over to that blog post now.
I'm glad to see how active this blog is and how it has maintained momentum. As far as I'm concerned, this is a pretty awesome tool for interacting with your end users... And for attracting users who are searching the 'net for a question about the software.
Posted by Todd Pederzani | October 23, 2008 9:34 AM
Posted on October 23, 2008 09:34