PM88195: Creating a WebSphere Application Server 8.5 profile mighy apply the wrong Java Runtime Environment

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 1 (8.5.5.1) for 8.5.5
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 2 (8.5.5.2) for 8.5.5
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 3 (8.5.5.3) for 8.5.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to create a IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5
  profile within the product result in ignoring the Java Runtime
  Environment (JRE) specified for the runtime.
  
  Error Description:
  
  1. Install Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software
  (RSA4WS) 8.5.1, WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5 with JRE
  1.6 and 1.7. Do not create a profile for WebSphere Application
  Server.
  2. Start the product. Within the dialog Configuring the
  WebSphere Application Server, select as JRE for the runtime
  environment WebSphere Application Server JRE 1.7
  3. Open the perspective Java EE
  4. Open menu Window ? Preferences, select preference page Server
  ? WebSphere Application Server, select runtime WAS 8.5
  5. Click on Run Profile Management Tool
  6. Create a new WAS profile
  
  Actual Result:
  When starting the newly created server profile, the server
  starts with JRE 1.6 and not one 1.7
  
  Expected Result:
  
  When starting the newly created server profile, the server
  starts with JRE 1.7
  
  Local fix:
  
  Manually execute the following command on the command line in
  case you installed the 64-bit version of WebSphere Application
  Server v8.5:
  ?WAS85HOME?\bin\managesdk -enableProfile -sdkName 1.7_64
  -profileName ?YourProfile?
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When chosing to create a server and select JRE 1.7, the
  profile created when the launches the Profile Management
  Tool from Window ? Preferences ? Server ? WebSphere
  Application Server ? Run Profile Management Tool, will be
  the default JRE (which is 1.6). As a result, there is a
  mismatch between the selected server JRE version and the
  created profile.
  

Problem conclusion

• The profile will be converted to the selected JRE level once
  the Profile Management Tool has successfully created the
  profile.
  
  The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.5.5.1.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R851 PSN

     UP