Support for Java 8 in EAP

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Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
  • Red Hat OpenJDK 8
  • Oracle Java SE 8
  • IBM Java SE 8

Issue

  • When will Java / JDK 8 be supported?
  • What versions are supported with the Java 8 runtime?
  • Are there any patches available?
  • We are currently running on EAP 6.0.1, and we are preparing to Upgrade. We want to get onto Java 8. We noticed that EAP 6.4 was released in April of this year. Is it recommended to upgrade to EAP 6.4, or should we go to EAP 6.3? If EAP 6.3 is suggested, then does it supports use of Java 8?
  • We would like to know the compatibility between JBoss EAP 6.3.2 and JAVA 1.8. Is JBoss EAP 6.3.2 supported with JAVA 1.8. If no, which version of EAP supports JAVA 8?
  • If we were to move to using JDK 1.8.x, would we be able to continue to use EAP 6.1.0?
  • Java 1.8 support was added in JBOSS EAP 6.3.3. I am running 6.3.0 and wanted to know if there could be any issues doing so or what your recommendation would be?
  • Is Java 8 supported with EAP 5?

Resolution

Starting with EAP 6.3 update 3 (6.3.3) and continuing with 6.4, Content from www.oracle.com is not included.Oracle Java SE 8 is both a supported and tested configuration. See Known Issues with Java 8 and EAP 6.3.3 for details, workaround instructions, and patch information.

Content from www.ibm.com is not included.IBM's Java SE 8 implementation is both a supported and tested configuration starting with EAP 6.4.

Red Hat's OpenJDK 8 is both a supported and tested configuration for RHEL 6.6+ and 7.1+ starting with EAP 6.4 update 1 (6.4.1).

Java 8 support is not planned for earlier versions of EAP.

Customers on earlier versions of EAP that will not have a path to Java 8 support should reference This content is not included.Continuing Updates of Oracle Java SE 7 with Red Hat JBoss Middleware Products for more information.

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