Contents

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Release Coverage
• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Changes in Oracle Beehive Release Notes

• Changes in Oracle Beehive Release Notes: October 21, 2009
• Changes in Oracle Beehive Release Notes: September 16, 2009
• Changes in Oracle Beehive Release Notes: August 5, 2009
• Changes in Oracle Beehive Release Notes: June 30, 2009
• Changes in Oracle Beehive Release Notes: June 2, 2009
• Changes in Oracle Beehive Release Notes: May 14, 2009
• Changes in Oracle Beehive Release Notes: May 7, 2009
• Changes in Oracle Beehive Release Notes: May 1, 2009

2 New Features in Oracle Beehive

• New Features in Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5)
  • Oracle Beehive Extensions for Explorer
  • Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client
  • Oracle Beehive Central Enhancements
  • Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook Enhancements
  • Oracle Beehive Zimbra Enhancements
  • Enhancements for Mobile Device Support
  • Oracle Beehive Conferencing Enhancements
  • Other Features and Enhancements

3 General Notes

• General Notes
  • Links to the Lists of Resolved Issues in Oracle Beehive Patchsets
• General Limitations and Workarounds
  • Deploying Oracle Beehive with Oracle Database 11.1.0.6 May Result in Mailstore Access Error
  • Sensitivities and Sharing Content

4 Installation and Configuration Notes

• General Notes About Installation and Configuration
  • Configuring Oracle Beehive Zimbra in Same Oracle Home as Oracle Beehive
  • Additional Packages Required When Installing Oracle Beehive for Linux on 64-bit Red Hat Linux Systems
• Known Limitations and Workarounds with Installation and Configuration
  • Multiple Cloned Instances From Same Clone Tree Not Recommended
  • Spaces in Installation Package Directory Path Prevent Installer from Launching
  • Installation for Oracle Beehive Zimbra May Fail if Oracle Beehive is Configured for TLS with Test Certificates
  • Installing Oracle Beehive on Sun Solaris May Fail During Core Configuration
  • Non-ASCII Characters in Enterprise and Organization Names Causes Installation Through Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 10.2.0.4 to Fail
  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control May Return Incorrect Value for Available Physical Memory when Installing Oracle Beehive
  • "Missing Streams" Message May Appear in Logminer Log File During Oracle Beehive Installation
  • Specifying a Nonexistent Directory Path During the Oracle Beehive Provisioning Application Installation Results in an Error
  • Deploying Oracle Beehive With Non-ASCII Data Fields Requires UTF-8 Encoded Locales
  • Oracle Beehive Install Wizard Does Not Restore Previously Selected Template Choice
  • Deployments with Large Numbers of Calendar Assignments May Experience Higher Database Loads After Upgrading to Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5)
  • Upgrade to Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5) May Fail for Deployments With Cloned Application Tiers and Sites
  • Upgrade to Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5) May Fail for Deployments that Applied Oracle Application Server Critical Patch Updates (CPUs)
  • Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5) Installation May Fail if Global Database Name Contains a Hyphen or Begins with a Digit
  • Upgrade to Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5) Will Fail if tnsnames.ora Does Not Exist
  • Upgrade to Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5) for Linux May Fail Due to Incorrect Max Heap Memory Size Setting
  • Integrating Oracle Single Sign-On (OSSO) with Oracle Beehive May Result in Degradation of System Performance
  • Oracle Beehive Installation Fails if Oracle Home and Installation Media on Different Partitions
  • Account for ORAESB Schema May Get Locked During Upgrade from Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.4.3) to Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5)
  • File May Cause Installation of Oracle Beehive on Linux and UNIX-based Operating Systems to Fail

5 High Availability Notes

• Known Limitations and Workarounds in High Availability Environments
  • BEEAPP OC4J Failures May Cause Some XMPP Clients to Experience Delays Upon Reconnection
• Known Issues in High Availability Environments
  • Oracle Beehive May Log "Multiple Connection" Warnings for Threads in High Availability Deployments with RAC Affinity Enabled

6 Administration Notes

• General Administration Notes
  • Troubleshooting and Diagnosing Issues with Oracle Beehive
  • Enterprise Manager Grid Control Documentation
  • Oracle Beekeeper Recommended for Configuring E-mail Rules
  • Oracle Beekeeper Compatibility
  • Oracle Beehive No Longer Supports Local Updates of JVM Start and Stop Parameters
  • Running beectl as Root User Not Supported and May Cause Undesired Results
  • Properties and Preference Set Names are Case Sensitive
• Known Administration Limitations and Workarounds
  • Oracle LogMiner and the SYSAUX Tablespace
  • Password Change May Result in LDAP Synchronization Account Getting Locked Out
  • Running beectl Commands in Oracle Home as Root User Causes Issues
  • Deleting Archive Logs Prematurely Causes Issues with Search
  • Error While Shutting Down Oracle Beehive Database
  • OPMN Required for Controlling Oracle Beekeeper's OC4J Instances
  • Date and Time Formats in Oracle Beekeeper May Not Display Correctly in Multi-byte Languages
  • Restarting Oracle Beehive Application Tier Instances Requires Restart of Oracle Beekeeper OC4J Instances
  • Oracle Beekeeper Does Not Return Users to Login Page After Session Timeouts
  • Oracle Beehive Does Not Provide Statistics for External Components
  • Upgrading to Oracle Beekeeper Release 1 (1.5) Changes Protocol Setting
  • beectl and Oracle Beekeeper Expose Deprecated Search Service Properties
• Known Administration Issues
  • Entering Unsupported Property Values in Oracle Beekeeper May Result in Generic Error Messages
  • Oracle Beehive May Not Update Users' Timezone Attribute After LDAP Synchronization
  • Oracle Beekeeper Generates Additional Login Event Entries
  • Unable to Purge Users Who Have Offline Instant Messages
  • Attempting to Execute the modify_hostname Command May Fail

7 Oracle Beehive Service Notes

• Known Limitations and Workarounds with Oracle Beehive Services
  • Server-side Rules Based on E-mail Subject Field May Fail When Virus Exists
  • Mozilla Lightning Prevents Users from Adding Attendees to Tasks
  • CalDAV Does Not Support Non-ASCII Characters in Credentials
  • Attempts to Download Files Over FTP in Active Mode May Fail
  • Creating Custom Template to Audit Subscription Event Results in Error
  • Search Service Does Not Index Documents in Some Cases
  • IMAP Service Does Not Support Non-ASCII Characters in E-mail Body Searches
  • Non-ASCII File and Folder Names May Become Corrupted Through WebDAV
  • Instant Messaging Service Does Not Support Trillian Connection on XmppPort
  • Removing Approver from One Resource Removes Approver From All Resources
  • Attempting to Restart the Audit Service May Fail if Oracle Beekeeper is Installed
  • Oracle Beehive Displays Reminders for Day Events in Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook Only
  • CalDAV Client Users Cannot Set Series-level Reminders for Recurring Events with Multiple Attendees
  • Syndication Service Generates Extraneous Message Details in Log Files
• Known Issues with Oracle Beehive Services
  • Search Requires Recent Archive Logs
  • Changes to Tasks Made in Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook Do Not Immediately Appear in Mozilla Lightning
  • WebDAV Web Folders Login Fails on Windows XP
  • Oracle Beehive May Log Warnings Caused by Proprietary Client Extension Packets from XMPP Clients
  • Brackets in Folders and File Names May Result in Errors for Browser-based WebDAV Operations
  • Configuring the LightweightThreadCount Property May Result in Null Pointer Exception
  • Incorrect Message Appears When Moving Folders with Microsoft Windows XP Web Folders
  • Dynamic Group Creation Results in Error if Query Returns Multiple Hits for a User
  • Attempting to View Details of Meetings with Group Participants in Oracle Beehive Central May Result in Error Message
  • Oracle Beehive Does Not Transmit Formatting in Chat Room Messages
  • Oracle Beehive Central Displays Blank Page After Logout if Oracle Single Sign-On (OSSO) is Enabled
  • Oracle Beehive Allows Users to Rename Workspaces Despite Conflicts with Organization Names

8 Oracle Beehive Web Services Notes

• Known Issues with Oracle Beehive Web Services
  • GeneralArtifactService Issues
  • MembershipService Issues
  • SAML Authentication Fails for Web Services

9 Coexistence Notes

• General Coexistence Notes
  • Cloning Oracle Beehive Instances with Oracle Collaboration Coexistence Gateway
  • Oracle Beehive Clients that Provide Time Management Functionality not Intended for Coexisting Third-Party Users
  • Oracle Beehive No Longer Supports Team Collaboration-enabled Coexistence
• Known Limitations and Workarounds with Coexistence
  • Support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Only
  • Support for Microsoft Outlook 2003 Only
  • Recurring Task Coexistence Not Supported
  • Microsoft Exchange Server Subfolders Not Supported
• Known Issues with Coexistence
  • Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook Meeting Categories Not Propagated
  • Issues May Occur if Administrative Group and Routing Group Differ for Microsoft Exchange Server Host Computer

10 Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook Notes

• General Notes About Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook
  • Accessibility of Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook
  • Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook Users Should Not Launch or Run Microsoft Outlook During the Upgrade to Oracle Beehive Release 1 (1.5)
  • Service Pack 2 or Later Required When Running Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook on Microsoft Windows XP
• Known Limitations and Workarounds with Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook
  • Discrepancies Between Certificates on Server and Client Computers Will Cause Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook Installations to Fail
  • Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook Retains Sensitivities When Documents are Added to Folders
  • Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook Does Not Support GAL Entries Scoped at the Organization Level
• Known Issues with Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook
  • Data Loss Possible when Moving Calendar, Task, or Contact Data to Team Workspaces Without Permission
  • Windows Vista Users Unable to Check for Updates for Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook
  • Delegated Users May Be Able to View Granters' Content After Delegation Privileges Revoked

11 Oracle Beehive Extensions for Explorer Notes

• Known Limitations and Workarounds with Oracle Beehive Extensions for Explorer
  • Oracle Beehive Extensions for Explorer Does Not Support Non-Interactive (Silent) Installations

12 Oracle Beehive Zimbra Notes

• General Notes About Oracle Beehive Zimbra
  • Sort Functionality in Oracle Beehive Zimbra
  • Users Accessing Oracle Beehive Zimbra Through Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Over SSL May Experience Issues if Oracle Beehive Test Certificate is Used
• Known Limitations and Workarounds with Oracle Beehive Zimbra
  • Oracle Beehive Zimbra Does Not Automatically Refresh User-Created Calendars
  • Oracle Beehive Zimbra Does Not Support Option for Return Receipt on E-mail Messages
  • Attachment File Names with Non-English and NLS Characters May Appear Corrupted
  • Revoking Sharing Privileges Through Oracle Beehive Zimbra May Not Take Effect Immediately
  • Searching on E-mail Folders May Return Unexpected Search Results
  • Clicking the Find Attendees Tab While Creating a Meeting May Result in Error Message
  • Error Message Appears When Delegated Users Modify Events with GAL-based Group Attendees
• Known Issues with Oracle Beehive Zimbra
  • Modifying Tag Properties Through Oracle Beehive Zimbra May Result in Errors
  • Oracle Beehive Zimbra Only Displays Names and E-mail Addresses in Global Address Lists
  • Oracle Beehive Zimbra Does Not Allow Changes to Individual Instances of Recurring Meetings
  • Changing the Day and Editing an Individual Instance of a Recurring Meeting May Change Entire Recurring Meeting Series
  • Viewing Details of Monthly Recurring Meetings May Change Series Patterns
  • Emptying Trash Folder May Fail Due to Errors
  • Using Oracle Beehive Zimbra to Search on Dates Will Fail for Some Locales
  • Users Unable to Open E-mail Messages Attached to Events as .eml Files

13 Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client Notes

• Known Limitations and Workarounds with the Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client
  • Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client May Not be Accessible After Restarting BEECLIENT OC4J
  • Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client Does Not Allow Successive Attempts for Unresolved Document Uploads
  • Oracle Beehive Does Not Propagate Meetings Scheduled by Coexisting Exchange Users Through Workspaces Client
• Known Issues with the Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client
  • Oracle Beehive Workspaces Client May Display Incorrect Users Names in Deployments with Large User Bases
  • Opening Wiki Pages that Contain Multiple Comments May Result in Error Messages
  • Adding Files to Workspaces May Fail in High Availability Deployments if Oracle Beehive Application Tier Instances Shut Down During File Uploads

14 Oracle Beehive Conferencing Notes

• Known Limitations and Workarounds with Oracle Beehive Conferencing
  • Sun Solaris Does Not Support Oracle Beehive Voice Conferencing
  • Recommendation to Install Voice Conferencing Media Server on Separate Computer
  • Recommendation on Limiting the Number of Active Speakers During Voice Conferences
  • Initial Attempt to Join Conference from Oracle Beehive Central with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Shows Conference List Instead
• Known Issues with Oracle Beehive Conferencing
  • Arrow Lines May Not Appear in Microsoft PowerPoint Slides During Web Conferences

15 Mobility Notes

• General Mobility Notes
  • About Language Packs for Oracle Beehive Mobile Client Applications
    • Mobile Client Application Language Packs Provided by Oracle Beehive
    • Customizing Language Packs and Translation Files for Oracle Beehive Mobile Client Applications
  • SMPP Mode Recommended When Configuring SMS Messages
  • SMS Message Delivery Limited to United States and Canada
• Known Mobility Limitations and Workarounds
  • Time Changes May Cause Inaccurate Time-based Data on Sony Ericsson Devices
  • Sony Ericsson W580i (JP7) Does Not Support Alphabetic Characters in Phone Numbers
  • Oracle Beehive Unable to Provision Nokia and Sony-Ericsson Phones Over Non-standard SSL Ports
  • Byte Size of Messages Twice as Large Through Oracle Beehive Mobile Push Mail Client
  • Oracle Beehive Does Not Differentiate Between Required and Optional Attendees in Windows Mobile
  • Upgrading Oracle Beehive Overrides Custom Mobile Device Profile Settings
• Known Mobility Issues
  • Mobile Data Sync Service May Convert an All-Day Meeting to a Day Event in Sony Ericsson Devices
  • Mobile Data Sync Service May Incorrectly Synchronize Events to Sony Ericsson Devices
  • Mobile Data Sync Service Does Not Synchronize Day Event Reminders to Oracle Beehive
  • Synchronization Limited to One-Way on Nokia 40 Series Mobile Devices
  • SMS Messages Sent to Users through Service Providers Based Outside of the United States May Appear Corrupted

16 Operating System Notes

• Microsoft Windows Notes
  • May Need to Manually Remove Oracle Home when Removing Oracle Beehive

17 Globalization Notes

• General Globalization Notes
  • Notifications
• Known Limitations and Workarounds with Globalization
  • Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese Not Supported in Cisco IP Communicator
  • Using the Save As Function in Microsoft Internet Explorer Modifies Non-ASCII File Names
  • Verisign Does Not Support UCS-2 Encoding in SMS Messages
  • Oracle Beehive Supports ASCII Characters in Users' Native Languages Only
• Known Issues with Oracle Beehive Globalization
  • Task Notifications Sent to Users in French (Canadian) Locale May Contain Additional Characters

18 Documentation Notes

• Changes in Oracle Beehive Documentation
  • Changes in Oracle Beehive Documentation: June 30, 2009
  • Changes in Oracle Beehive Documentation: May 1, 2009
• Known Issues with Oracle Beehive Installation Documentation
  • Oracle Beehive Installation Guides Contain Incorrect and Incomplete Information in Note Preceding Provisioning Procedure
• Known Issues with Oracle Beehive Administration Documentation
  • Inaccurate Description and Examples Provided for export_icalendar Command
  • Incomplete Description Provided for LockoutTime Property
  • Inaccurate Reference to Running beectl as Root User