Thad, For all intents and purposes, you can ignore the 'private' jre...act as if it doesn't even exist....so, ask yourself, does my application need a JRE
Remedy Server - No Email Engine - Yes Mid-Tier - No, but needs the JDK So, when I'm installing a Remedy server that is hosting the Mid-Tier as well, I install JRE & JDK. If only the Remedy server is running (typically with Email Engine on same box), I just install the JRE Windows recently got on the bandwagon regarding symbolic links....so I would recommend using a symbolic link when telling Remedy where the JRE/JDK are so that you can upgrade them at a later time without needing to reinstall things. -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thad Esser Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Overthinking Java Install (include Public install?) ** Hi, I'm working on setting up a new environment for ARS 8 on a Windows Server 2008 platform (SQL Server db). Windows Server is a new beast to me (have always run on Unix before), so I'm just learning the various install options/issues. In considering the java install, one of the options the java docs talk about is a private install vs. a public install: Private Versus Public JRE Installing the JDK also installs a private JRE and optionally a public copy. The private JRE is required to run the tools included with the JDK. It has no registry settings and is contained entirely in a jre directory (typically at C:\Program Files\jdk1.7.0\jre) whose location is known only to the JDK. On the other hand, the public JRE can be used by other Java applications, is contained outside the JDK (typically at C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.7.0), is registered with the Windows registry (at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft), can be removed using Add/Remove Programs, might be registered with browsers, and might have the java.exe file copied to the Windows system directory (which would make it the default system Java platform). Do I need the public copy to run ARS? Seems like it would be cleaner and easier to manage future upgrades without it. For now I'm installing the AR server, but I suppose the same question will apply when I get to the mid-tier. Thanks for sharing your experience, Thad _attend WWRUG12 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
