Updating a WebSphere Commerce Developer environment to use Java 8

Review the following section to learn how to update your WebSphere Commerce Developer environment to use IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8.

Important: If you need to continue to receive support for WebSphere Application Server, you must upgrade to WebSphere Application Server to version 8.5.5 with Java 8. Earlier versions of WebSphere Application Server are no longer supported. You can only update to use IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 if your existing WebSphere Commerce runtime instance is on WebSphere Commerce version 7 Feature Pack 6, 7, or 8, and has Fix Pack 9 installed. For information about updating to Feature Pack 8, see Installing WebSphere Commerce feature packs.

Before you begin

You can only update to use IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 if your WebSphere Commerce Developer environment satisfies the following minimum prerequisite software levels:If your environment does not satisfy the minimum requirements, upgrade your software as needed before you continue.

About this task

To get IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8, you need to install WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5.12 and then update configurations to use the new Java version. You also need to install Rational Application Developer Version 9.5.0.2 to support WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5.

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