Before running the InfoSphere® MDM installation,
you must ensure that you have the correct version of Java™ and the Java Development
Kit installed in your installation environment.
About this task
InfoSphere MDM version
11.5 requires Java 1.7.1.By
default, WebSphere® Application
Server 8.5.5.6 creates profiles with Java 1.6.
It is important that you update to Java 1.7.1
before you create the WebSphere Application
Server profiles that will be used for InfoSphere MDM installation.
Java is distributed with the WebSphere Application Server
installation packages
Procedure
- Install Java 1.7.1.
Be sure to select the optional SDK during installation.
- Navigate to the $WAS_HOME folder. You should see a new
folder named java_1.7.1_64.
Important: Ensure that the $WAS_HOME/java_1.7.1_64 folder
exists before proceeding.
- On UNIX or Linux operating systems, update
the $JAVA_HOME path in your .profiles:
JAVA_HOME=$WAS_HOME/java_1.7.1_64
- When running the
managedprofile
script
to create your WebSphere Application
Server profile, run the following command to set the default Java Development Kit to 1.7.1_64:
managesdk.sh -setNewProfileDefault -sdkname 1.7.1_64
- Verify that the version has been correctly updated by logging
into the WebSphere Application
Server Integrated Solutions Console (admin console) and navigating
to . Confirm that version 1.7.1_64 is present
in the list of resources and that its Default column value is set
to true.