IBM Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Feature version 6.0.1 - release notes

For IBM Rational Web Developer Version 6.0.1

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Contents

1.0 About this release
    1.1 Product fix history
2.0 Installation information
   2.1 Hardware requirements
   2.2 Software requirements
3.0 Known limitations, problems, and workarounds
   3.1 Server configurations
   3.2 Publishing to server
   3.3 Server startup
   3.4 Server editor
   3.5 Universal Test Client (UTC)
   3.6 Scenario applications
4.0 Customer support
5.0 Notices and trademarks

1.0 About this release

The IBM® Rational® Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic® feature provides support for the BEA WebLogic Server®. The feature adds support for BEA WebLogic Server configuration, deploying, and testing J2EE applications on them. The function is deeply integrated with the existing IBM Rational Web Developer Web tools and provides similar function and usability. This toolkit enables you to deploy Web applications on a BEA WebLogic Server.

1.1 Product fix history

The following fixes are included in this release of the Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic feature:

2.0 Installation information

For information about installing Rational Web Developer, refer to the product Installation Guide.

For information about installing the IBM Rational Deployment Toolkit for WebLogic Server feature, refer to www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rwd/60/install_instruction/WLToolkit601/install.html

2.1 Hardware requirements

Refer to the installation instructions for the hardware requirements for installing this feature.

2.2 Software requirements

For software supported by Rational Web Developer, refer to the product Installation Guide for details.

The following software prerequisites exist for this feature:

3.0 Known limitations, problems, and workarounds

This release note includes release-specific information, such as problems and limitations that were not available until after the product documentation was finalized.

3.1 Server configurations

  1. Reusing WebLogic domains for server configurations or sharing domains among more than one server configuration is not recommended, as it will cause publishing and deployment problems. 
  2. Using the WebLogic administration console to remove applications deployed with IBM Rational Web Developer will cause publishing and deployment problems. 
  3. The WebLogic Domain Configuration Wizard only runs in GUI mode on some Unix systems. It has been tested using the TWM window manager with the GNOME desktop on Red Hat LinuxTM 7.2. 

3.2 Publishing to server

  1. The server synchronization state will still read 'Synchronized' if a change is made to a project that is associated with a server configuration. The state only changes if the server configuration itself needs to be republished.
  2. The server publish preferences should be set to use Publish All or Smart Publish. Prompt user publishing method does not work. 

3.3 Server startup

  1. WebLogic Server 6.1 is not supported on Windows XP due to issues with authentication. 
  2. WebLogic Server 6.1 stays in "Starting" state and never progresses to "Started" on Windows NT®. Upgrade to WebLogic Server 6.1 SP4.
  3. An UnavailableException may occur when the server is started if a client attempts to access the web container before it is fully initialized. May cause problems for Run on Server which causes a server restart. A subsequent Run on Server should succeed. 
  4. The error message 'found no context for "/"' will appear if no web application was deployed and bound to the default context.
  5. WebLogic Server will not start if the PATH system environment variable is too long (greater than 1024 characters). 
  6. Restarting a local WebLogic Server 6.1 while it is running does not work. The workaround is to check the debug view to ensure the server process is terminated before restarting the server. 
  7. An enterprise application project with a different server runtime version than the WebLogic server can incorrectly be configured to the server by "Run on Server". 

3.4 Server editor

  1. Cannot undo port number changes if the port number is invalid (must be a positive integer or –1; 0 is not allowed). 
  2. You are asked to save changes to the deployment descriptor editor or the Server Editor after adding/removing an enterprise application to a server and publishing the server. 

3.5 Universal Test Client (UTC)

  1. Local home interface lookup in WebLogic Server 8.1 and 7.0 does not work in the Universal Test Client due to the way JNDI is implemented in WebLogic Server.
  2. JNDI navigation via hyperlinks in the JNDI Explorer is not supported due to the difference in WebLogic Server's implementation of JNDI. To use the JNDI Explorer, perform a lookup on the fully-qualified JNDI name.
  3. If the server is republished while the Web browser is open to the Universal Test Client, it must be reinitialized by performing a Run on Server or manually setting the JNDI properties.

3.6 Scenario applications

YourCo scenario may have problems with a TLD. To resolve the problem edit the taglib.tld file in WEB-INF/lib/jspsql.jar, removing all the empty <teiclass> tags. Re-package and re-deploy the application. 

4.0 Customer support


The product home page for Rational Web Developer is www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/web/. For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the support page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/web/support/

5.0 Notices and trademarks


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