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Background

It's recommended to run XpoLog XPLG with an updated Java version. During product releases we are updating the internal Java version that XpoLog XPLG is using and in addition we release patches with only Java version update.
The deployment of the update is simple and is done as any other patch that is published for XpoLog.

Checking the Java version

Check the current Java version your deployment is using:

1. Go to

   XpoLog Manager

   PortX > System > System Health.

2. Select the 'System Information' section and look for 'Java Version'.

3. In case the displayed Java version is lower than the one in the subject of this page, its recommended that you'll deploy the update.

Note: if you're running XpoLog XPLG as a cluster with multiple instances, make sure to check each one (under the same section in the System Health console).

Updating the Java version

There are 2 options to update the Java version, one is to use an external Java that you  may already have installed on the XpoLog XPLG machine(s), or to deploy the update patch and the internal Java that XpoLog XPLG uses by default will be updated:

1. Using a Java that is already installed on the machine(s):

   1. Ensure you have Java installed on each of the machines that

      XpoLog

      XPLG runs on.

   2. For each

      XpoLog

      XPLG installation, edit the file XpoLog.lax (Windows) or XpoLog.sh.lax (Linux) and look for the line starting with 'lax.nl.current.vm' .

   3. Modify it to the Java path you wish to use (for example lax.nl.current.vm=jre/bin/Java).

   4. Save and restart

      XpoLog

      XPLG (this should be done on all instances).

2. Recommended - Apply the patch to update the internal Java version:

   1. Download the patch for your installation Windows or Linux (all deployments are 64 bit OS).

   2. Go to

      XpoLog Manager

      PortX > System > About and publish patch on all nodes.

   3. Once done, verify that the Java version is updated

      at XpoLog Manager

      at PortX > System > System Health ('System Information' section).

3. After verification - remove previous Java version from the server.
   Once verified at

   XpoLog Manager

   PortX > System > System Health ('System Information' section) that each of the instances uses the updated Java version, remove the old jre directory from the server:

   1. Go to INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY (of each

      XpoLog

      XPLG instance you're running).

   2. Check all directories that their name starts with jre.

   3. Leave only the directory 'jre_1_8_281' and delete all other jre* directories (these contain older Java versions).