Providing a Java™ Runtime Environment during installation

Provide a suitable Java environment, which is necessary to run the installers, services, and Java-based clients.

About this task

A Java™ runtime is not included in the FileNet Content Manager installation packages. Provide a Java environment to run the installers, services, and tools.

If you plan to run applications that use the Content Engine or Process Engine Java APIs, you must also provide a Java environment for those applications.

Procedure

FileNet Content Manager and IBM Content Foundation no longer provide a JRE. You must supply a JRE.

Use JRE when you are installing, upgrading, or running the following components:
  • Content Platform Engine, including the Configuration Manager
  • Content Search Services, including the CSS tools
  • Content Platform Engine Clients
  • Content Services GraphQL API, including the IBM® FileNet® Content Services GraphQL API Configuration and Deployment Tool
  • Content Engine Bulk Import Tool
  • FileNet Deployment Manager (FDM)
  • Process Designer, including Process Administrator, Process Configuration Console, vwtool, and pelog

For guidance on which JREs are supported and how to set the required environment variables set so that the installers and software use the appropriate Java version, see the technote Providing a Java Runtime (JRE) for installing and using FileNet Content Manager or IBM Content Foundation 5.6.0.

What to do next

Services and runtime components often use the same Java environment provided to run the installers. If the setup procedure is not described sufficiently to run the Content Engine and FileNet Process Engine tools, read the topics about starting the tools that include instructions on how to specify the Java runtime location.