Unable to create a JVM in tcserver 10.1.x

Products

• VMware Tanzu Spring Runtime
• VMware Tanzu tc Server

Issue/Introduction

User hits similar to below errors when trying to create a JVM in tcserver version 10.1.x (pointed to Java 11) as described in the official docs.

The version of Java pointed to by the JAVA_HOME variable is unsupported. Please use at least version 11.

'create' command requires a JVM version of 8 or newer.

Environment

tc-Server 10.1.x 

Cause

A bug in tc-Server v10.1 Specifically, dependencies changed the target Java version from 8 to 17.

Resolution

Work-around(s): 

1.) Disable the configuration repository for that instance when it is created (not ideal, but it doesn't require an additional JVM)

tc-server-10.1 create example --tcs-prop tcserver.configuration.repository=false

2.) Use Java 17 to run the create command and target Java 11 for the instance. This does require installing and setting JAVA_HOME to a Java 17 JVM first. :

tc-server-10.1 create example --tcs-prop java.home=$JAVA11_HOME

*Note: In the above JAVA11_HOME should point to a Java 11 JDK. 

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Permanent Solution:

This issue will be fixed/patched in the next round of tc Server releases.  This KB article will be updated once the releases are available. Subscribe to this KB article for live updates.

Additional Information

Tip: Ensure to gather all the necessary logs to properly debug tc-Server issues by utilizing the below KB article:

• https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleNumber=402337