This is how I have run my Windows based Jenkins controller for some time. There are no issues with using a 64-bit JRE.
On Sun, Oct 11, 2020, 11:40 Mark Waite <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 12:30 PM PersonFirst PersonLast < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> I would like to check if it's safe (no potential side effects) of >> changing *executable* parameter jenkins.xml config file to the path of >> Java on the server itself. I know that Jenkins (on Windows) comes with its >> own Java out of the box, and it uses 32bit Java. The reason for this change >> is that I would like to increase memory used by Jenkins (JVM) to 2GB >> (-Xmx2048m) but found that I can only go up to 1.2GB on 32bit Java >> (provided out of the box). >> >> > A 64 bit Java runs quite well on Windows. The Windows installer stopped > bundling Java with the Windows installer upgrades > <https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2020/08/12/windows-installers-upgrade/> in > Jenkins 2.235.3. You can read about the Jenkins 2.249.1 testing on > Windows > <https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2020/09/12/new-jenkins-release-observations/> in > case you want to read Windows experiences from others. > > >> I've updated *executable* to "*C:\Program Files (x86)\Common >> Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe*" and performed some quick tests. I >> haven't seen any issues so far but wanted to confirm if this is an >> acceptable change and I won't see any conflicts/issues in the future. >> > > I don't expect any issues. I've not seen any reports that were specific > to the transition from 32 bit Java to 64 bit Java. > > Mark Waite > > >> >> Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional >> information. >> Thank you >> PF >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Jenkins Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAKnF1n9ibDDZJb0L0WA9A5h-WFsY2vBR7a9yYngMZdAW8oNBTg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAKnF1n9ibDDZJb0L0WA9A5h-WFsY2vBR7a9yYngMZdAW8oNBTg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAO49JtHcZ7fk2%2BpOtLeXPDPJ%3DSt%3De3wF5nt8CGB_ziq2Ewj%3DCQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAO49JtHcZ7fk2%2BpOtLeXPDPJ%3DSt%3De3wF5nt8CGB_ziq2Ewj%3DCQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAPiUgVfPF69gHc7uBgq9GU1ecaqp98T4K5xw9mLbLFZLK2g6DA%40mail.gmail.com.
