HP OpenView Smart Plug-in for BEA WebLogic Server

Release Notes

April 2005

This document provides an overview of the changes made to HP OpenView Smart Plug-in for BEA WebLogic Server (WLS-SPI) for version B.03.61. It contains important information not included in the manuals or in online help.

In This Version
Installation Notes
Enhancements and Fixes
Known Problems, Limitations, and Workarounds
Support
Legal Notices

In This Version

WLS-SPI is a full-featured SPI that allows you to manage WebLogic Application Servers from an HP OpenView Operations console.

The following is a summary of the enhancements and fixes that have been made in version B.03.61 (more detailed information is available in Enhancements and Fixes):

Installation Notes

Installation instructions for the WLS-SPI are documented in the HP OpenView Smart Plug-in for BEA WebLogic Server Configuration Guide provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. The document file is included on the product's CD media as:

\Documentation\SPI Guides\WebLogic_AppServer_Config.pdf

Software Requirements

Before installing the WLS-SPI, make sure that your managed node meets the following minimum requirements (Bold/red text indicates support new to this release):

The following are the minimum requirements for optional software (Bold/red text indicates support new to this release):

Support Matrix

The following table lists the managed node OS and version and its supported WebLogic Application Server version(s).

Managed Node OS and Version WebLogic Application Server Version
HP
HP-UX 11.00, HP-UX 11.11 6.1 sp7+, 7.0 sp1+, 8.1 sp1+
HP-UX 11.23 PI (PA-RISC), HP-UX Itanium 11.23 8.1 sp1+
Tru64 5.1A, 5.1B, 5.2 8.1 sp1+
Solaris
2.6 6.1 sp7+
7 6.1 sp7+, 7.0 sp1+
8, 9 7.0 sp1+, 8.1 sp1+
Windows
2000 Server 6.1 sp7+, 7.0 sp1+
2003/x86 7.0 sp1+, 8.1 sp1+
2003/IA-64 8.1 sp1+
AIX
5.1, 5.2, 5.3 8.1 sp1+
Red Hat Linux AS/ES
2.1/x86 7.0 sp1+
3.0/x86 7.0 sp1+, 8.1 sp1+
Suse Linux ES
8 8.1 sp1+

Enhancements and Fixes

The enhancements and defect fixes listed below all are preceded with a reference number that links to the HP Online Software Support web site. The first time you click a link, you must enter your HP passport information. To set up your passport profile, go to: http://support.openview.hp.com/support.jsp?fromOV=true

Enhancements

QXCR1000113892: Enhance Weblogic SPI to support SSL.
QXCR1000136510: Change OVPM integration to have graphs show up in GUI.
QXCR1000199942: WebLogic SPI support for AIX managed nodes.
QXCR1000135486: WebLogic and WebSphere collector runs are resource intensive, need to improve.
QXCR1000217921: Add SSL support to discovery for WebLogic.
QXCR1000157743: WLSSPI-0011.1 execute threads too high critical message.
QXCR1000202161: Allow other metrics to work if UDM xml is incorrect.

Fixes

QXCR1000136031: Getting false server down alarms.
QXCR1000210529: Document WebLogic 6.1 SP1-SP6 JMX bug affecting servlet metrics.
QXCR1000223431: Document need to configure max values for metrics 251 ad 252.
QXCR1000198766: Problems with config GUI and LOGFILE.
QXCR1000212122: Missing PASSWORD causes NullPointerException.
QXCR1000134968: OVOW-Platform directories are wrong for Tru64 5.1B and HP-UX 11.23.
QXCR1000215834: Discovery does not encode password.
QXCR1000214217: Add all available $OPTION() variables to reference manual.
QXCR1000213844: wasspi_wls_perl.cmd fails on windows.
QXCR1000208609: Some WLSSPI reports reference "reporter.dbo."
QXCR1000226129: JMX errors if consecutive collections span an app server restart.
QXCR1000216967: Intermittent collector hangs on hpux 11.00.
QXCR1000210784: TransformationException running servlet ascii reports (240,242,245).
QXCR1000210300: WebLogic SPI does not load graph in browser when use OVPM 5.0.
QXCR1000137003: ddflog hang causes collector hang which causes template hang.
QXCR1000158547: Host name problem in service map.
QXCR1000190059: Incorrect ASCII report output when server is down.
QXCR1000158443: Login and password config properties should be required not conditional.
QXCR1000199087: Need to allow discovery to work when Server Options are set to no duplicate msg.
QXCR1000134785: Negative return value for WLS metric 251 and 252.
QXCR1000158620: status check uses name not alias so not all servers checked.
QXCR1000195432: Collector handling boolean types as strings.
QXCR1000195451: Collector script ignoring reporting -o option.

Known Problems, Limitations, and Workarounds

The following problem is known in the current software release. To display details about each problem (including workaround information), click the problem text. To hide details, click again.

Discovery, Discover WebLogic, and/or Configure WLSSPI hang.
Problem: The Discovery policy, the Discover WebLogic tool, and/or the Configure WLSSPI tool hang.
Cause: When one of these components is run, it locks the configuration file so that the file cannot be overwritten. If you select STOP in the Console Status window or something causes one of these components to abort while running (for example, a failover), the lock is not removed from the configuration file. If one of these components is then started, the component patiently waits for the lock to be removed before it can continue.
Workaround: Remove the lock directory on the management server: <OvOWShareInstallDir>\SPI-Share\wasspi\wls\conf\SiteConfig.lock

where <OvOWShareInstallDir> is typically <drive>:\Program Files\HP OpenView\Data\shared\

If this directory is more than two hours old, the locking mechanism automatically deletes the lock directory.

QXCR1000189783: Tracing stops or the collector hangs when tracing is on.
Problem: If tracing is enabled, when the first 20 MB trace file limit is reached, tracing either stops or the collector hangs and stops monitoring the web application servers.
Workaround: Enable tracing for a short amount of time. Limit tracing to 5-6 hours as the 20 MB file limit of is reached in approximately 7 hours.
GRAPH_SERVER and GRAPH_URL properties can be set.
Problem: The GRAPH_SERVER and GRAPH_URL properties can be set but they are not necessary.
Workaround: Do not set the GRAPH_SERVER and GRAPH_URL properties.

Support

Please visit the HP OpenView web site at: http://www.managementsoftware.hp.com/

This web site provides contact information and details about the products, services, and support that HP OpenView offers.

You can also go directly to the support web site at:

http://support.openview.hp.com/

HP OpenView online software support provides customer self-solve capabilities. It provides a fast and efficient way to access interactive technical support tools needed to manage your business. As a valuable support customer, you can benefit by being able to:

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http://support.openview.hp.com/access_level.jsp

To register for an HP Passport ID, go to the following URL:

https://passport2.hp.com/hpp/newuser.do

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Legal Notices

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