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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Java runtime environment (JRE) versions
The Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server and client run Java-based software. When you install the portal server or the desktop client, IBM Java 7 is installed automatically.
Before you use IBM Web Start for Java to download the desktop client from the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server:
- The Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server must be installed.
- IBM 32-bit or 64-bit Java Runtime Environment for Windows, version 7.0 must be installed on the computer to which you want to download the desktop client.
You can download the IBM JRE installer from the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server. The IBM JRE must be installed as the system JVM.
To run the desktop client on a system that already has a Tivoli Management Services base component installed (such as a monitoring server or the portal server), there is no need to install the IBM JRE. The correct version of the IBM JRE is installed with the Tivoli Management Services component.
When you log on from a browser, a check is done for the level of Java associated with the browser. The required version of Java is controlled at the portal server and you might be prompted to upgrade to IBM Java 7 when you connect.
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