Enterprise Java FAQ
updated 1/27/02
Class
WebLogic
Class
What kind of development machine will I
need for class?
You can either use a home or work computer for class. However, the
licenses are only valid for educational use (so no using the work machines
for work:). WebLogic "supports" various server platforms including Solaris,
Linux, NT, and Windows 2000. It also appears to work in a "supported" manner
on WindowsXP Professional (I haven't tried Home Edition). By "supported",
they mean that they supply Native I/O extensions for that operating system
and shell scripts to run the server in that environment. WebLogic can be
run in a pure Java mode which will run on various "unsupported" platforms
including Windows 98 and Windows Me. See the "setting up a development
environment" page off the course pages for details on how to setup the
environment, but the key things that have to be done in unsupported environment
are to 1) create a startWebLogic script in the unsupported platform's scripting
language (ex. .bat versus .cmd or .sh), and 2) turn off attempts to use
Native I/O extensions (reports Muxer errors).
Hardware-wise, I've completed several semesters using a PIII, 600MHz,
128MB system. I have upgraded that system to 256MB to help handle additional
case tools. The memory size is minimal. The power could be less.
Why are the assignments graded
done/not done instead of 0 through 100?
The assignments are posted to get you to tackle the material for the
projects in smaller increments. Assigning them points further assures that
the work will be done. However, this increases the number of submissions
to the point of overload on the grader and the student if they were to
do a full evaluation of the assignments as well as the projects. To ease
this burden, I only ask the grader to assess whether the work was completed.
Doing so allows the student to experiment/"slap" working code together
for the assignments and then re-design/clean that code up for submission
in the project.
WebLogic
How do I get my BEA license updated?
An updated license file will be mailed out early in the semester that
will allow your WebLogic installation to remain valid at least through
the end of the semester. The e-mailed file with be an xml file. It can
either replace your c:\bea\license.bea file or have your license.bea file
updated by running c:\UpdateLicense <new license file>.
If you are not running on a supported platform, you can run java -cp
.\utils\utils.jar com.bea.installer.registry.LicenseMerger license.bea
<new license file> in the c:\bea directory.