These release notes contain important information available at the time of the Service Pack 1 release of Netscape Enterprise Server (NES) Version 6.1. New features and enhancements, installation notes, known problems, and other late-breaking issues are addressed here. Read this document before you begin using Enterprise Server.
These release notes contain the following sections:
These release notes describe changes made since Version 6.1. For information regarding changes made prior to this release, see also:
Three new SAFs help you manipulate variables:
These SAFs are applicable in all stage directives. See the Netscape Enterprise Server NSAPI Programmer's Guide for details.
As of Version 6.1, Netscape Enterprise Server no longer supports JSP 0.9. If you have a previous version of Enterprise Server, edit the obj.conf file and remove the entire <Object>/</Object> entry for the object jsp092. (603854)
For each patch, use the listed revision or a higher revision. For example, if you need patch 111111-01, the later revision 111111-03 will also work.
Note that if you are using a JDK, you may need additional patches.
The following patch is required to run Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1 on Solaris 2.6: 105591-09
Note: You can determine if you have a patch by running the following command:
% showrev -p | grep 105591
Use the latest Solaris patches for Solaris 7.
Use the "Recommended Solaris Patch Cluster" for Solaris 8 plus the following patches: 108827-19, 109472-07, 109234-05
Note: You can determine if you have the patch by running the following command:
% showrev -p | grep patch_id
The following Solaris 2.6 patch is recommended when using the CC4.2 compiler: 104668-09.
You can find a list of patches for Java 1.2.2.07 at:
http://www.unix.hp.com/java/java2/sdkrte/infolibrary/release_notes_SDK_1-2-2-07.html
Windows 2000 Server SP1 or later is required for running Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1.
| Platform | JRE / JVM / JIT Version | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Solaris 2.8 | Solaris VM (build Solaris_JDK_1.4.0_00) |
Comment out the -Xrs flag in config/jvm12.conf to generate stack traces. For more details, see the section "Generating a Stack Trace for Debugging" in the Netscape Enterprise Server Installation and Migration Guide.
For JVMPI-based profiling (such as hprof) or debugging purposes (such as attaching Solaris dbx), use the reference implementation downloadable from: |
| Windows NT 4.0 | Java version 1.4.0_00 Classic VM | |
| Windows 2000 | Java version 1.4.0_00 Classic VM | |
| HP-UX | Java version 1.3.1_05
JRE 1.3.1.05 Standard Edition (build 1.3.1.05-020425-12:07) Java HotSpot™ Server VM (build 1.2.1 1.3.1.05_20020425 PA2.0, mixed mode) |
|
| RedHat Linux 6.2 | Java version 1.4.0_00 Classic VM |
The following table summarizes the supported platforms for Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1. All platforms, except for Microsoft Windows 2000, require a minimum of 128 MB memory (256 MB recommended) and 150 MB disk space. Windows 2000 requires at least 512 MB of memory and 2GB of disk space to run Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1 successfully.
* Supported via binary compatibility.
**As of Enterprise Server 6.x, older SPARC CPUs are not supported. Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1 continues to support the UltraSPARC architecture.
If you are running an earlier version of this product, see the table below to determine how to upgrade to Netscape Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1.
| If you are running... | Then... |
|---|---|
| iPlanet™ Web Server 6.x | Install Netscape Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1 in the same server root. |
| iPlanet Web Server 4.x | Install Netscape Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1 in a different server root then migrate your data to the new server. |
| Netscape Enterprise Server 6.0 | Install Netscape Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1 in the same server root. |
| Netscape Enterprise Server 3.x or earlier | Install Netscape Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1 in a different server root. There is no migration path. |
See the Netscape Enterprise Server Installation and Migration Guide for details.
When the installer is started on Windows 2000, a message reports erroneously that there is not enough space on the hard disk to extract the package, even though adequate space may be available.
A problem with the variable SSLClientAuthTimeout causes NSS to use an inappropriate timeout interval. To work around this problem, set the magnus.conf directive AcceptTimeout to 3600 seconds.
If web applications are enabled and a NameTrans statement similar to the following exists, Enterprise Server will be unable to start:
NameTrans fn="redirect" from="/" url-prefix="https://example.net"
Changing the from= to from="/example" will allow the server to start. Likewise, disabling web applications will allow the server to start.
If an Enterprise Server instance name has the suffix .SSL, the names of databases created by the Adminstration Server based on the instance name will not match the names Enterprise Server will use to search for databases.
When a web application is deployed to a Windows NT/2000 directory with spaces in its name, a "Bad Request" error message can result.
Changing the Administration Server UID causes file permission problems that can prevent the Administration Server from starting.
In order to use distributed administration, you must use LDAP, not LDAP over SSL.
Due to problems with the drivers, Rainbow SSL hardware accelerators do not work with Enterprise Server 6.1 SP1.
When a virtual server is defined under a user-created class and access control is disabled, a server error page displays when a user's browser attempts to access the virtual server.
To work around this problem, always leave Access Control ON under Restrict Access.
If you renew then import the Enterprise Server security certificate using the old key and subject name, Enterprise Server fails to start afterward. The resulting error message says the certificate or key necessary for authentication could not be found. To work around this problem, use a new key.
If the environment variables SHLIB_PATH or LD_LIBRARY_PATH are set to something other than what is set in the Enterprise Server start script, unpredictable behavior can result (including being unable to start Enterprise Server at all).
If Enterprise Server fails to start and logs an error indicating a dlopen failure and/or undefined symbol errors, check to see if these environment variables have been incorrectly set. You may choose to explicitly unset these environment variables in the start script.
If CGI code returns a location header but does not set a status header and if the location header is not a URL, lost data (including path-info) can generate what appears to be a PathCheck problem but is not.
To work around this problem, have the CGI that is returning the internal redirect append $PATH_INFO to Location before returning.
Enterprise Server 6.1 supports Optimizeit 4.x. The instructions for enabling remote profiling with OptimizeIt have been updated. See the Netscape Enterprise Server ProgrammerÆs Guide to Servlets for details.
j2sdk_home/bin;j2sdk_home/jre/bin/server;j2sdk_home/jre/bin/classic
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q257592
j2sdk_home/bin;j2sdk_home/jre/bin/server;j2sdk_home/jre/bin/classic
For more information see http://www.mozilla.org/
Netscape Enterprise Server documentation includes the following manuals, which are available online in HTML and PDF format:
Netscape Enterprise Server does not directly support the PHP scripting language. Support for the PHP scripting language can be added to Enterprise Server through two APIs supported by the PHP development team: CGI and NSAPI. For performance and scalability reasons, Netscape recommends that users interested in PHP utilitize the NSAPI implementation.
For more information on PHP see:
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