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Introduction to this Guide...4

About Quest Software, Inc. ... 4

Contacting Quest Software ... 4

Contacting Quest Support ... 5

System Requirements and Guidelines ...6

Operating System Patch Requirements ... 6

Foglight Management Server Version Requirements ... 6

Supported Application Servers...7

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Introduction to this Guide

Foglight for Java EE Technologies gives you the tools you need to monitor the availability and

performance of your Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) applications and application servers. This

Supported Platforms and Servers Guide document contains a list of supported platforms for

Foglight for Java EE Technologies at the time of publication. In some isolated cases, you may be

able to create unique configurations that are not supported by the vendor by using the tables in this

document. In these cases, we must comply with vendor support and will not support these

configurations.

For additional information about this software release, including known issues, consult the

Foglight for Java EE Technologies Release Notes, which can be found in the same location as this

document.

About Quest Software, Inc.

Established in 1987, Quest Software (Nasdaq: QSFT) provides simple and innovative IT

management solutions that enable more than 100,000 global customers to save time and money

across physical and virtual environments. Quest products solve complex IT challenges ranging

from database management, data protection, identity and access management, monitoring, user

workspace management to Windows management. For more information, visit

www.quest.com

.

Contacting Quest Software

Refer to our Web site for regional and international office information.

Email

[email protected]

Mail

Quest Software, Inc.

World Headquarters

5 Polaris Way

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

USA

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Managing Java EE Systems: Supported Platforms and Servers Guide 5 Introduction to this Guide

Contacting Quest Support

Quest Support is available to customers who have a trial version of a Quest product or who have

purchased a Quest product and have a valid maintenance contract. Quest Support provides

unlimited 24x7 access to our Support Portal at

http://quest.com/support

.

From our Support Portal, you can do the following:

• Retrieve thousands of solutions from our Knowledge Base

• Download the latest releases and service packs

• Create, update, and review Support cases

View the Global Support Guide for a detailed explanation of support programs, online services,

contact information, policies, and procedures. The guide is available at:

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System Requirements and Guidelines

This chapter outlines the minimum maintenance patches required to run Java applications. In

addition the Foglight Management Server version requirements are provided.

Review the

Operating System Patch Requirements

and the

Foglight Management Server Version

Requirements

before you install this product.

Operating System Patch Requirements

To ensure the stable performance of Foglight for Java EE Technologies and its agents, your

operating system must have the minimum maintenance patches required to run Java applications.

Patch requirements are available at the following URLs:

• AIX:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix/service.html

AIX 5L 5.3 require patches to run JDK 1.4.2, 1.5, and 1.6 VMs; see the URL above for the

latest patch requirements.

• HP-UX:

http://www.hp.com/go/patchmgmt-docs

• Linux: Check for known problems in the release notes and check that the packages they

mention are up to date.

• Solaris: Log on to the My Oracle Support site (

http://support.oracle.com

) and open the

Patch & Update tab.

Foglight Management Server Version Requirements

The following table outlines the required versions of various Foglight components, in order to

ensure compatiblitiy of Java agents, Nexus, and Foglight.

Component Foglight Management Server

Version Foglight Agent Manager Version Foglight for Java EE Technologies 5.9.3 5.6.7 or later

Nexus 5.9.3 5.6.7 or later 5.6.7.2 or later

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Supported Application Servers

This chapter outlines the supported

IBM WebSphere

,

Oracle WebLogic

,

Oracle AS

,

JBoss

,

Tomcat

, and

X-Agent

application server, operating system, and JVM configurations.

IBM WebSphere

The following IBM WebSphere Application Server configurations are supported:

IBM WebSphere Application Servers

Server

Operating System

Architecture

JVM

WebSphere 8.5.5

HP-UX 11i v2, v3 ia64 IBM 1.6,

1.7

IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1 powerpc

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 11 ia32, x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 5, 6 ia32, x86-64

Oracle Solaris 10 sparc, x86-64

Windows Server 2008 ia32, x86-64

Windows Server 2008 R2 x86-64

Windows Server 2012 x86-64

WebSphere 8.5 HP-UX 11i v2, v3 ia64 IBM 1.6

Windows XP SP1+ ia32, x86-64

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WebSphere 8.0 HP-UX 11i v2, v3 ia64 HP 1.6,

IBM 1.6

Oracle Solaris 10 sparc

Windows XP SP3, Server 2003, Server 2008 ia32, x86-64

WebSphere 7.0 HP-UX 11i v2, v3 ia64 HP 1.6

IBM 1.6

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 powerpc

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, 11 ia32, x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4, 5, 61 ia32, x86-64

Oracle Solaris 9, 10 sparc

Oracle Solaris 10 x86-64

Windows XP SP1+, Server 2003, Server 2008 SP1 ia32, x86-64

WebSphere 6.1 HP-UX 11i v2, v3 ia64 HP 1.5

IBM 1.5

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, 11 ia32, x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4, 5 ia32, x86-64

Windows XP SP1+, Server 2003, Server 2008 ia32, x86-64

Windows Server 2008 R2 x86_64

1 _{WebSphere 7.0.0.15+ only}

Note Support for WebSphere 6.0.[0-2] has been discontinued.

Support for WebSphere 6.1 on HP-UX 11i v1 parisc has been discontinued.

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Oracle WebLogic

The following Oracle WebLogic Server and Express configurations are supported:

Important Support for WebLogic Server and Express versions 8.1.x and 9.[0-1] on HP-UX has been discontinued.

Support for WebLogic Server and Express versions 9.2 and 10.0 on HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 has been discontinued.

Oracle WebLogic Server and Express

Server

Operating System

Architecture

JVM

WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.[1-2])

IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1 powerpc IBM 1.6, 1.7

JRockit 1.6 Oracle Java SE 1.6, 1.7 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 11 ia32, x86-64

Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 ia32, x86-64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 5, 6 ia32, x86-64

Windows XP SP1+ ia32, x86-64 Windows Server 2008 R2 x86-64 Windows Server 2012 x86-64 WebLogic Server 11g R1 (10.3.[1-6])

HP-UX 11i v2, v3 ia64 HP 1.6

IBM 1.6 JRockit 1.6 Oracle Java SE 1.6

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 112 ia32, x86-64

Windows XP SP2+, Server 2003 SP2/R2+, Server 2008 SP1+ ia32, x86-64 Windows Server 2008 R2 x86-64 WebLogic Server and Express 10.3

HP-UX 11i v2, v3 ia64 HP 1.6

Oracle Solaris 8, 9, 10 sparc

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WebLogic Server and Express 10.0

HP-UX 11i v3 ia64 HP 1.5

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, 11 ia32, x86-64

WebLogic Server and Express 9.2

HP-UX 11i v3 ia64 HP 1.5

WebLogic Server and Express 9.[0-1]

IBM AIX 5.3 powerpc HP 1.5

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 ia32, x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4 ia32, x86-64

Oracle Solaris 10 x86_64

Windows XP SP1+, Server 2003 ia32, x86-64 WebLogic

Server and Express 8.1.[0-6]

IBM AIX 5.3 powerpc HP 1.4.2

IBM 1.4.2 JRockit 1.4 .2 Oracle Java SE 1.4 .2

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 ia32, x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4 ia32, x86-64

Windows XP SP1+, Server 2003 ia32, x86-64

1 _{AIX 5.3 only.}

2 _{Oracle WebLogic 10.3.[3-5] only.}

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Oracle AS

The following Oracle Application Server configurations are supported:

Oracle Application Servers

Server

Operating System

Architecture

JVM

Oracle AS 10g Rel 3 (10.1.3.[0-5])

HP-UX 11i v2 ia64 HP 1.4.2, 1.5,

1.61 IBM 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.61 JRockit 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.61 Oracle Java SE 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.61

1 _{Oracle Java SE 1.6, JRockit 1.6, IBM 1.6, and HP 1.6 supported on Oracle AS 10.1.3.[4-5] only.}

HP-UX 11i v3 ia64

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 ia32, x86-64 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 102

2 _{On x86-64, Oracle AS 10.1.3.[4-5] only.}

x86-64 Oracle Enterprise Linux 52 ia32, x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4 ia 32, x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 52 ia32, x86-64

Windows XP SP1+, Server 2003, Server 20083

3 _{Oracle AS 10.1.3.[4-5] only.}

Note Support for Oracle AS 10g Rel 2 (10.1.2.[0-3]) has been discontinued.

Support for Oracle AS 10g Rel 3 (10.1.3.[0-5])) on HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 on parisc has been discontinued.

ia32, x86-64

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JBoss

The following JBoss Application Server configurations are supported:

JBoss Application Servers

Note Foglight for Java EE Technologies version 5.9.x is the last major release that supports JBoss AS 4.2 and 5.0. Support for these versions of JBoss will be discontinued after this release.

Server

Operating System

Architecture

JVM

JBoss 7.1.[0-1], 7.0.[0-2]1

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 11 ia32, x86-64 IBM 1.6 JRockit 1.6 OpenJDK1 1.6, 1.7

Oracle Java SE 1.6, 1.7

Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 ia32, x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 5, 6 ia32, x86-64

JBoss 6.1.0, 6.0.0

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 11 ia32, x86-64 IBM 1.6 JRockit 1.6 OpenJDK2 1.6 Oracle Java SE 1.6

JBoss 5.1.0 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, 11 x86-64, ia64 JRockit 1.5, 1.6 OpenJDK2 1.6 Oracle Java SE 1.5, 1.6

Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 ia32, x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4, 5, 6 ia32, x86-64

JBoss 5.0.[0-1] Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, 11 x86-64, ia64 _{JRockit 1.5, 1.6}1 OpenJDK2 1.6 Oracle Java SE 1.5, 1.6

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JBoss Enterprise Application Platforms

Note Foglight for Java EE Technologies version 5.9.x is the last major release that supports JBoss EAP 4.3. Support for this version of JBoss will be discontinued after this release.

JBoss 4.2.[0-3] Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, 11 ia32, x86-64 _{JRockit 1.5, 1.6}2

OpenJDK2 1.63 Oracle Java SE 1.5, 1.63 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 ia32, x86-64

Oracle Solaris 10 ia32, x86-64

1 _{OpenJDK supported on Oracle EL 5 only.}

2 _{JDK 1.6, JRockit 1.6, and OpenJDK 1.6 supported on JBoss 4.2.3 only.}

Server

Operating System

Architecture

JVM

JBoss EAP 6.1.0, 6.0.[0-1]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 5, 6 ia32, x86-64 IBM 1.6, 1.7 OpenJDK 1.6, 1.7 Oracle Java SE 1.6, 1.7

JBoss EAP 5.2, 5.1.[0-2], 5.0.[0-1]

Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 ia32, x86-64 IBM 1.6 OpenJDK1 1.6 Oracle Java SE 1.6

1 _{OpenJDK supported on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 only.}

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4, 5, 6

ia32, x86-64

Windows Server 2008 R2 x86_64

JBoss EAP 4.3.0, 4.3.0 CP01-CP09/FP01

Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 ia32, x86-64 IBM 1.5, 1.6 JRockit 1.5, 1.6 OpenJDK1 1.6

Oracle Java SE 1.5, 1.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4, 5 ia32, x86-64

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Tomcat

The following Tomcat Server configurations are supported:

Tomcat Servers

Server

Operating System

Architecture

JVM

Tomcat 7.0.[6-42]

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 powerpc IBM 1.6

JRockit 1.6 OpenJDK1 1.6, 1.7

Oracle Java SE 1.6, 1.7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4, 5, 6 ia32, x86-64

Tomcat 6.0.[0-37]

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 powerpc IBM 1.5, 1.6

JRockit 1.5, 1.6 OpenJDK1 1.6, 1.7

Oracle Java SE 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, 11 ia32, x86-64

Tomcat 5.5.[0-35]

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1 powerpc IBM 1.5, 1.6

JRockit 1.5, 1.6 OpenJDK1 1.6 Oracle Java SE 1.5, 1.6

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X-Agent

The following X-Agent Application Server configurations are supported:

X-Agent Application Servers

Note Support for the X-Agent on HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 on parisc has been discontinued.

Server

Operating System

Architecture

JVM

X-Agent HP-UX 11i v2, v3 ia64 HP 1.4.2, 1.5,

1.6 IBM 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.6 JRockit 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.6 OpenJDK1 1.6, 1.7 Oracle Java SE 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7

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Index

A

Agent Manager supported version 6 agent operating requirements 6 AIX patch requirements 6 application servers IBM WebSphere 7 JBoss AS 12 JBoss EAP 13 Oracle AS 11 Oracle WebLogic 9 Tomcat 14 WebLogic 9 WebLogic Express 9 WebSphere 7 X-Agent 15

C

configuration IBM WebSphere 7 JBoss AS 12 JBoss EAP 13 Oracle AS 11 WebLogic Express 9 WebLogic Server 9

F

Foglight Management Server supported version 6

H

HP-UX patch requirements 6

I

IBM WebSphere application servers 7

See also WebSphere

J

Java application patches 6 JBoss

application servers (AS) 12 AS 4.2 13 AS 5.0 12 AS 5.1.0 12 AS 6.1.0, 6.0.0 12 AS 7.1 12 EAP 4.3.0 13 EAP 5.0 13 EAP 5.1.0 13 EAP 5.2 13 EAP 6.0 13 EAP 6.1.0 13

enterprise application platform (EAP) 13

L

Linux patch requirements 6

O

operating requirements for Java applications 6 Oracle AS 11 10.1.3 11 10g Rel3 11 application servers 11

P

patch requirements 6 AIX 6 HP-UX 6 Linux 6 Solaris 6

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Managing Java EE Systems: Supported Platforms and Servers Guide 17 Index

R

required patches 6 requirements

Foglight Management Server 6 OS patches 6

S

Solaris patch requirements 6 support 5

supported versions Agent Manager 6

Foglight Management Server 6

T

technical support 5 Tomcat 5.5 14 6.0 14 7.0 14 application servers 14

W

WebLogic application server 9 Express 9 Server 9 Server 10.3 9 Server 11gR1 9 Server 12.1 9 Server 12c 9

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Foglight

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Managing Java EE Systems

Table of Contents

Introduction to this Guide...4

System Requirements and Guidelines ...6

Supported Application Servers...7

Introduction to this Guide

Foglight for Java EE Technologies gives you the tools you need to monitor the availability and

performance of your Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) applications and application servers. This

Supported Platforms and Servers Guide document contains a list of supported platforms for

Foglight for Java EE Technologies at the time of publication. In some isolated cases, you may be

able to create unique configurations that are not supported by the vendor by using the tables in this

document. In these cases, we must comply with vendor support and will not support these

configurations.

For additional information about this software release, including known issues, consult the

Foglight for Java EE Technologies Release Notes, which can be found in the same location as this

document.

About Quest Software, Inc.

Established in 1987, Quest Software (Nasdaq: QSFT) provides simple and innovative IT

management solutions that enable more than 100,000 global customers to save time and money

across physical and virtual environments. Quest products solve complex IT challenges ranging

from database management, data protection, identity and access management, monitoring, user

workspace management to Windows management. For more information, visit

www.quest.com

.

Contacting Quest Software

Refer to our Web site for regional and international office information.

Email

[email protected]

Mail

Quest Software, Inc.

World Headquarters

5 Polaris Way

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

USA

Contacting Quest Support

Quest Support is available to customers who have a trial version of a Quest product or who have

purchased a Quest product and have a valid maintenance contract. Quest Support provides

unlimited 24x7 access to our Support Portal at

http://quest.com/support

.

From our Support Portal, you can do the following:

• Retrieve thousands of solutions from our Knowledge Base

• Download the latest releases and service packs

• Create, update, and review Support cases

View the Global Support Guide for a detailed explanation of support programs, online services,

contact information, policies, and procedures. The guide is available at:

1

System Requirements and Guidelines

This chapter outlines the minimum maintenance patches required to run Java applications. In

addition the Foglight Management Server version requirements are provided.

Review the

Operating System Patch Requirements

and the

Foglight Management Server Version

Requirements

before you install this product.

Operating System Patch Requirements

To ensure the stable performance of Foglight for Java EE Technologies and its agents, your

operating system must have the minimum maintenance patches required to run Java applications.

Patch requirements are available at the following URLs:

• AIX:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix/service.html

AIX 5L 5.3 require patches to run JDK 1.4.2, 1.5, and 1.6 VMs; see the URL above for the

latest patch requirements.

• HP-UX:

http://www.hp.com/go/patchmgmt-docs

• Linux: Check for known problems in the release notes and check that the packages they

mention are up to date.

• Solaris: Log on to the My Oracle Support site (

http://support.oracle.com

) and open the

Patch & Update tab.

Foglight Management Server Version Requirements

The following table outlines the required versions of various Foglight components, in order to

ensure compatiblitiy of Java agents, Nexus, and Foglight.

2

Supported Application Servers