How to change the Java JVM used by WIndows Java Connector Server (JCS)

Products

• CA Identity Manager
• CA Identity Suite

Issue/Introduction

How to change the Java version for the JVM used by WIndows Java Connector Server (JCS)

Environment

All Identity Manager Java Connector Servers

Resolution

 

After installing the new Java version, Open the Windows Registry using regedit.  

1. Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\Identity Manager\Procrun 2.0\im_jcs\Parameters\] 

Update the Environment to point at the newly installed Java jre\bin folder

 

2. Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\Identity Manager\Procrun 2.0\im_jcs\Parameters\Java] 

Update "Jvm" with the new path to the newly installed JRE. 

For step 2, this must point at a valid jre\bin\server\jvm.dll.

 

3.  Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ComputerAssociates\Identity Manager\Procrun 2.0\im_jcs\Parameters\Java] 

Update OPTIONS, the two value data entries for, -Djava.endorsed.dir and -Djava.ext.dirs with the pathing to the newly installed JRE.

 

Restart the Java Connector Server, or reboot the system for these changes to take effect.

 

 

Additional Information

Note you must make sure that all of the above is pointing to the same JDK/JRE otherwise there is mixing of JDK/JRE files which can cause problems