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Method 1: installation of an rpm-based package

The IBM Java 7 installation package is provided as an .rpm package file located on the system where the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server component is installed. Support for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal browser client on Linux has been tested using the Mozilla Firefox browser, releases 3.6 through the most recent Extended Support Release at the 32-bit and 64-bit level.


The upgrade to IBM Java 7 is triggered when you first launch the V6.3 Tivoli Enterprise Portal browser client after a pristine installation. The Java upgrade requirement is automatically detected and the graphic image and download link in are displayed in your browser page.

Figure 1. Java Plug-in is not installed

To install IBM Java 7 for use with the Tivoli Enterprise Portal browser and Web Start clients in a Linux environment:

  1. Click the hyperlink Click Here to Begin.

  2. A download prompt might be displayed. Click OK (or similarly labelled instruction) to download and process the package.

    Figure 2. Download .rpm package file

  3. Depending on the authority level associated with your user credentials, you might be prompted for Administrative privileges before the installation of IBM Java 7 can continue. If required, provide your root password when prompted.

  4. A final prompt to proceed with the installation of the IBM Java 7 package might be displayed. Click Apply (or similarly labelled instruction) to continue.

    Figure 3. IBM Java 7 installing packages

  5. After the IBM Java 7 package has been successfully installed, you might receive a completion message. Click OK to continue.

    Figure 4. IBM Java 7 successfully installed

  6. After the package manager has installed the IBM Java 7 package, you must register the Java plug-in with your Firefox browser. To register the Java plug-in, symbolically link it to the plug-in directory associated with your browser.

    Change your working directory to the Firefox plug-ins directory (which can differ depending on your Linux distribution and whether you are using the 32 bit or 64 bit version of Firefox):

    • For the 32 bit version of Firefox: cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

    • For the 64 bit version of Firefox: cd /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/

  7. Now create a symbolic link to the plug-in using the following command:

    • For the 32 bit Java plug-in for IBM Java 7: ln -s /opt/ibm/java-i386-70/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so .

    • For the 64 bit Java plug-in for IBM Java 7: ln -s /opt/ibm/java-x86_64-70/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so .

  8. After successful installation of Java and registration of the Java plug-in, you can return to the window or tab in your browser containing the Tivoli Enterprise Portal client URL, and press CTRL+F5 to launch the client applet. Alternatively, you can click in the Address field of the browser and press the Enter key. If the client applet still fails to load, recycle the browser and then re-enter the Tivoli Enterprise Portal client URL. The applet should load successfully.


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Linux: Installing IBM Java 7

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