Switching to another Java Development Kit for the Spotfire Server
If you want to use a different Java Development Kit than the one included with the installation, you must upgrade the server to the newer Java version manually, whenever it is released.
About this task
You can perform this upgrade with minimal impact on the TIBCO Spotfire system, however, you must restart each Spotfire Server at least once. Follow the process outlined below for each Spotfire Server in your environment.
Note: Before upgrading the Java Development Kit, perform a full backup of
the TIBCO Spotfire Server. See the
Backup of Spotfire Server section for more information.
Before you begin
Parent topic: Switching the Java Development Kit
Switch to another Java Development Kit
Procedure
Revert to the original Java Development Kit
About this task
If you should need to switch back to the bundled Java Development Kit, it is easy to do so, assuming that you have not removed it.