Installing the Java plug-in

If the Java™ plug-in is not installed on your system, or is not at a supported level, the browser prompts you to install the plug-in.

Before you begin

Depending on how your system administrator customized your system, you might not have access to this task. To obtain access to this task or to have someone complete it for you, contact your system administrator.

About this task

The Java plug-in provides a connection between browsers and the Java platform, and enables IBM® Security Identity Manager applets to run within a browser.

Security Identity Manager allows administrators to choose between static or dynamic versioning of the Java plug-in. By default, Security Identity Manager uses dynamic versioning that allows any 1.8.x version over 1.8.0 to work. Alternatively, Security Identity Manager can use static versioning of the Java plug-in.

External websites that provide plug-ins can change. Administrators might also create an internal website to download the Java plug-in. For more information about selecting static and dynamic versioning, or defining download locations, see the ISIM_HOME\data\ui.properties file.

Complete these steps to install the plug-in:

Procedure

  • On Windows systems, the Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox browser prompts you to install the Java plug-in and automatically register it with the browser.

    If your browser does not prompt for the Java plug-in, you can obtain the Java plug-in from the Java SE page of the Oracle website.

  • On UNIX and Linux® systems, you must complete these manual steps to install and register the Java plug-in:
    1. Obtain the Java plug-in from one of these websites:
      • Linux systems: the Java SE page of the Oracle website.
      • AIX® systems: AIX Download and service information of the IBM developerWorks® website.
    2. Register the Java plug-in with the browser.