The BEA Jolt Release Notes present changes or updates to the standard documentation provided with your BEA Jolt product release. Should anything in the Release Notes conflict with information in the documentation, consider information in these Release Notes authoritative.
Welcome to BEA Jolt Version 1.1 Volume 3. This version of Jolt supports the use of BEA TUXEDO 6.5 and is source-compatible with the Volume 2 release of Jolt 1.1. These Release Notes provide a list of the supported platforms required to use this Jolt release.
BEA Jolt Version 1.1 Volume 3 is being distributed on a CD-ROM; the CD also includes the contents of the Jolt Version 1.1 Volume 2 CD.
The following table shows the TUXEDO support for the three CDs:
This release supports TUXEDO 6.4 on the following platforms:
Supported Platforms in Version 1.1 Volume 3
This release supports TUXEDO 6.5 on the following platforms:
This release supports the following browsers:
Supported Browsers
Browser | Platform | Version |
Netscape Communicator |
Windows NT 4.0 |
4.5 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer |
Windows NT 4.0 |
4.0 Service Pack 1 |
The Jolt Relay front-end (JRLY) is not dependent on TUXEDO version. This release supports the following Jolt Relay front-end platforms:
Supported Relay Platforms
Platform | Operating System | Version |
Sun SPARC |
Solaris |
2.5.1, 2.6 |
Hewlett-Packard 9000 |
HP-UX |
10.10, 10.20 |
IBM RS/6000 |
AIX |
4.2.1 |
Intel |
Windows NT |
4.0 |
This release supports JDK 1.1.6 and JDK 1.1.7 on the Solaris 2.6, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 95 platforms.
The BEA Jolt User's Guide contains complete installation instructions. During installation, menu choices for suggested platforms include those mentioned previously under the section "Supported Platforms in Version 1.1 Volume 3."
Prior to a Jolt 1.1 Volume 3 new installation or upgrade, first shut down the server and then back up the Jolt Repository file. On Windows NT, back up the following file:
On UNIX, back up the following file:
If you have Jolt Relay installed, on both Windows NT and UNIX, also back up the following configuration file:
In the preceding file path names, If you need to immediately upgrade your TUXEDO/Jolt installations to TUXEDO 6.5 and cannot wait for the Jolt Version 1.1 Volume 3 CD, do the following:
Supported JDK Versions
Installing BEA Jolt Version 1.1 Volume 3
Backing Up Before Installation
tuxdir
/udataobj/jolt/repository/jrepositorytuxdir
/udataobj/jolt/jrepository
tuxdir
/udataobj/jolt/jrly/jrly.configtuxdir
is the absolute path name to the directory where the TUXEDO software is found.
Upgrading Immediately
For the TUXEDO 6.5 release, Jolt 1.1 has specific requirements that you should be aware of when installing or reinstalling TUXEDO 6.5. You may need to upgrade, install patches, or reinstall existing software. For complete information regarding these requirements, refer to the BEA Customer Support Web site. To access this Web site, follow these steps:
Accessing Download Image for NT
http://www.beasys.com
.
jolt11v3inwnt40.exe
Due to possible incompatibility issues, we recommend that the Jolt 1.1 client and server software be upgraded to Patch 11 or higher. For more information on the upgrade, see the section "Contacting BEA Customer Support."
If you have any questions about this version of BEA Jolt, or if you have problems installing and running BEA Jolt, contact BEA Customer Support through BEA WebSupport at www.beasys.com
. You can also contact Customer Support by using the contact information provided on the Customer Support Card, which is included in the product package.
When contacting Customer Support, be prepared to provide the following information: