According to this Oracle document, it seems that for Windows Server 2008 R2, Java 6 is only available as JFB (Java for business) and not as Java 6 SE.
Is this information correct? If yes, what's the reason behind this?
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Since you are running on a server, there are some benefits for using the JFB.
Java for Business is a set of custom Java SE revisions that gives companies immediate access to critical fixes, a longer roadmap for support, and enterprise features that greatly minimize the costs of deployment and maintenance.
See here: http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/java/java-for-business-071123.html
The link you provided says that support is not available, I am not sure it that mean that JAVA 6 SE can't be installed, maybe it can but if you have a problem then they are not going to support it, you need to use JFB instead
SQLMenace
2010-08-24 14:26:31
But it isn't free.
Colin Hebert
2010-08-24 14:28:23
That is the whole point, since you are running a server, they assume you are a business and are willing to pay for it.
SQLMenace
2010-08-24 14:29:25
If that is the case why is Windows Server 2008 R1/RHEL supported under Java SE? Perhaps they haven't fully qualified 2008 R2 yet?
Mark
2010-08-24 14:33:50
OK but why Java 6 SE is available for "Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (SP1, SP2)" then?
gawi
2010-08-24 14:34:19
Yes could be that they didn't qualified it yet, but this is interesting since 2008 R2 and win 7 share the same kernel Build 7600
SQLMenace
2010-08-24 14:39:07
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This is just saying that R2 is not a supported configuration, not that Java 6 is not available or that it will not work. I do not have an R2 machine around here but I ran Java 6 on an 64 bit 2008 machine (R1 if you will) and had no problems. I just downloaded the Windows x64 version of the JDK and ran production applications in a JBoss container and never had an issue.
rancidfishbreath
2010-08-24 14:31:36
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Java 6 SE can be installed and run on Windows Server 2008 R2 (I am using it).
However it is not officially supported by Oracle on this platform unless you have a Java for Business support contract.
Mark
2010-08-24 14:32:00
Me too, I'm running both the 32-bit and 64-bit version of Java SE 6 on Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) and it works without any problems.
Jesper
2010-08-24 14:39:00
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I'm confused as to how this isn't a bigger deal as this is the only post I've found. You can't get dell to ship 2008(R1) anymore.
What does supported mean anyways for Jave Standard Edition?
There is only one installer for 64 bit windows, so any patches goes to all editions.
ashton
2010-09-27 16:18:10