Critical Software Update --- Anouncement by webMethods

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Change in webMethods’ JDK Support Policy with Respect to IBM:

Notwithstanding certain performance and other advantages presented to our customers from their use of the IBM JRE, regrettably we have concluded that we can no longer recommend IBM’s Java Technology on Windows to many of our customers. IBM does not support its Java Technology on Windows other than for use with IBM applications and/or hardware. webMethods has found it challenging to continue to support the IBM JRE given these limitations. Accordingly, going forward, we recommend that our customers standardize on the default Sun JVM for all webMethods components running on Windows.

To the extent practicable, we will continue to support our customers running the IBM JRE throughout their transition to the Sun JDK; however we will no longer make it available as part of our installation process for webMethods Integration Server and Manager Server 6.5.1, effective June 16, 2006. A similar announcement regarding webMethods Integration Server 6.1 and Manager Server 6.1.5 will be posted next month. Future releases of webMethods software will ship with the Sun JDK as the default for all components on Windows, and will not include the IBM JRE.

Affected webMethods Components

Integration Server 6.5 GA (build 394)
Integration Server 6.1 GS (build 132)
Manager Server 6.5.1 GA (build 21)
Manager Server 6.1.5 GS (build 091704)

Please click on following link for detailed info:

[url]https://advantage.webmethods.com/meta/default/folder/0000055836[/url]

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Details on how to migrate from IBM 1.4.2 JRE to Sun 1.4.2 JRE for IS 6.5.

http://advantagebv.webmethods.com/bookshelf/_Critical_Info/IS/JDK_Support_Change–Redirect_Integration_Server_6.5_and_Manager_Server_6.5.1_to_Use_Sun_JDK_1.4.2.txt

To redirect Integration Server or Manager Server to use the Sun
JDK 1.4.2 in the webMethods installation directory (by default,
C:\Program Files\webMethods6\jvm\win142\jre), follow these steps:

1. Shut down Integration Server or Manager Server.

2. Navigate to the \bin directory (by default,
   C:\Program Files\webMethods6\IntegrationServer\bin or
   C:\Program Files\webMethods6\ManagerServer\bin, respectively)
   and open the server.bat file in a text editor. Edit the file
   as follows:

   a. Edit the JAVA_DIR parameter to point to the webMethods
   JVM directory (for example, Set JAVA_DIR=C:\Program Files
   webMethods6\jvm\win142\jre).

   b. Comment out the Set
   JITC_COMPILEOPT=SKIP{com/wm/util/coder/RPCBinCoder2}
   {_encode}{java/lang/Thread}{sleep} parameter.

   c. Add -server to the end of the JAVA_RUN parameter, as
   follows:

   Set JAVA_RUN=%JAVA_EXE% %JAVA_MEMSET% -server

   d. Change the PATH parameter setting from this:

   Set PATH=%PATH%;%IS_DIR%\support\win32;%IS_DIR%\jvm\bin
   classic;%IS_DIR%\lib;

   To this:

   Set PATH=%PATH%;%IS_DIR%\support\win32;%JAVA_DIR%\bin
   server;%IS_DIR%\lib;

   e. In this line:

   “%IS_DIR%\bin\SaveSvcParams.exe” /svcname %2 /jvm
   “%JAVA_DIR%” /binpath “%PATH%” /classpath %CLASSPATH%
   /jvmargs “%JAVA2_MEMSET%” /progargs “%IS_DIR%\bin
   ini.cnf”#“-service %2”#%PREPENDCLASSES_SWITCH%#%PREPEND
   CLASSES%#%APPENDCLASSES_SWITCH%#%APPENDCLASSES%#%ENV_
   CLASSPATH_SWITCH%#%ENV_CLASSPATH%#%3#%4#%5#%6#%7#%8#%9

   Add .. after %JAVA_DIR%, as follows:

   “%IS_DIR%\bin\SaveSvcParams.exe” /svcname %2 /jvm
   “%JAVA_DIR%..” /binpath “%PATH%” /classpath %CLASSPATH%
   /jvmargs “%JAVA2_MEMSET%” /progargs “%IS_DIR%\bin
   ini.cnf”#“-service %2”#%PREPENDCLASSES_SWITCH%#%PREPEND
   CLASSES%#%APPENDCLASSES_SWITCH%#%APPENDCLASSES%#%ENV_
   CLASSPATH_SWITCH%#%ENV_CLASSPATH%#%3#%4#%5#%6#%7#%8#%9

   f. Save and close the file.

3. Navigate to the \bin directory and open the jcode.bat file in a text
   editor. Edit the JAVA_DIR parameter to point to the webMethods
   JVM directory (for example, Set JAVA_DIR=C:\Program Files
   webMethods6\jvm\win142\jre). Save and close the file.

4. For Integration Server, do the following:

   a. Navigate to the \reposerver
   bin directory.

   b. Open the repoStore.bat file. Edit the JAVA_DIR parameter to
   point to the webMethods JVM directory (for example,
   Set JAVA_DIR=C:\Program Files\webMethods6\jvm\win142\jre).
   Save and close the file.

   c. Open the uninstallRepoSvc.bat file. Edit the JAVA_DIR
   parameter to point to the webMethods JVM directory (for
   example, Set JAVA_DIR=C:\Program Files\webMethods6\jvm
   win142\jre). Save and close the file.

5. Navigate to the \support\win32 directory and open the regcnt.bat
   file in a text editor. Edit the file as follows:

   a. Change this line:

   Set PATH=%PATH%;%IS_DIR%\jvm\bin\classic;%IS_DIR%\jvm\bin
   hotspot

   To this:

   Set PATH=%PATH%;%JAVA_DIR%\bin\server;%JAVA_DIR%\bin

   b. Add this line above the PATH line:

   Set JAVA_DIR=\jvm\win142\jre
   (for example, Set JAVA_DIR=C:\Program Files\webMethods6
   jvm\win142\jre)

   c. Save and close the file.

6. Navigate to the /jvm directory and delete the IBM JVM.

7. For Integration Server 6.5, apply IS_6-5_Fix48.
   For Integration Server 6.5 SP1, apply IS_6-5_SP1_Win32_Fix1.
   Fixes are available from the webMethods Advantage Web site at
   https://advantage.webmethods.com.

8. Restart Integration Server or Manager Server.