Java upgrade

If there are updates to Java, these will be included in the installation media for Management Center (MC) for MC as a product. The products included in MC, Access, Portal and Forms share Java but are not the same as for MC. For Access, Portal and Forms this needs to be updated manually. This document describes how to do this. See below for instructions:

Since a Management Server upgrade does not affect the different application services, this needs to be handled manually.

Management Center 1.2.0 ships with Java 25. Versions prior where shipped with Java 21.

Both Management Center and each application must be upgraded to Java 25.

Verify Java version for Management Center

  • Management Center will be upgraded by the installation media. If you like you can verify after upgrade the following file: drive:\\FortifiedID\mgmt-center\jre\version JAVA_VERSION="25"

Alt 1 - Update Java for the different application services

  1. If you upgraded to the latest version of Management Center there is a folder called /JRE25 in drive:\\FortifiedID\mgmt-center\.

  2. Stop Management Center, Access, Portal and Forms services.

  3. Rename drive:\\FortifiedID\mgmt-center\internal\JRE to JRE_21.

  4. Rename drive:\\FortifiedID\mgmt-center\internal\JRE_25 to JRE

  5. Start Management Center, Access, Portal and Forms services.

  6. Verify that your configurations are working as expected

  7. Remove JRE_21 folder when everything is working as expected.

Alt 2 - Update Java for the different application services

  1. The JRE used by the applications can be found here, JRE_25_LINK.

  2. Download and unzip on the Windows server

  3. Stop Access, Portal and Forms services.

  4. Open Windows Explorer, open following folder: drive:\\..\FortifiedID\mgmt-center\internal

  5. Rename JRE folder to JRE_21

  6. Add JRE folder from zip-file

  7. Start Access, Portal and Forms services.

  8. Verify that your configurations are working as expected

  9. Remove JRE_21 folder when everything is working as expected.