Support for JVMs
DESK offers support for the major JVMs and JDKs.
Oracle Hotspot JVM
JVM versions 6, 7, and 8 are receiving indefinite sustained support by Oracle. DESK support for these versions is currently open-ended as well.
Versions 9 and 10 are non-LTS versions and will be end of life in 2018. DESK will support them until end of 2019. Version 11 is an LTS and its support is currently open-ended.
| Java version | Vendor released | Vendor End of life | Supported by DESK until | First supported OneAgent Version | Last supported OneAgent Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2004-09-30 | 2015-04-30 | 2018-12-31 | 1.157 | |
| 6 | 2006-09-30 | 2018-12-31 | |||
| 7 | 2011-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | |||
| 8 LTS | 2014-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | |||
| 9 | 2017-09-30 | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 1.163 | |
| 10 | 2018-03-31 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-06-30 | 1.167 | |
| 11 LTS | 2018-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 1.155 | ||
| 12 | 2019-03-31 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-03-31 | 1.169 | |
| 13 | 2019-09-17 | 2020-03-30 | 2020-09-30 | 1.179 |
Learn about known problems and solutions to the Oracle Java Hotspot.
OpenJDK
The OpenJDK is open source but officially supported by RedHat. See the support lifecycle.
DESKs currently provides open-ended support for versions 6, 7, and 8.
Versions 9 and 10 are non-LTS versions. DESK will support these until end of 2019. Version 11 is an LTS and its support is currently open-ended.
| Java version | Vendor released | Vendor End of life | Supported by DESK until | First supported OneAgent Version | Last supported OneAgent Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2006-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | |||
| 7 | 2011-07-31 | 2020-06-30 | |||
| 8 LTS | 2014-03-31 | 2023-06-30 | |||
| 9 | 2017-09-30 | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 1.163 | |
| 10 | 2018-03-31 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-06-30 | 1.167 | |
| 11 LTS | 2018-09-30 | 2024-10-30 | 1.155 | ||
| 12 | 2019-03-31 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-03-31 | 1.169 |
Learn about known problems and solutions to OpenJDK JVM.
SAP JVM
The SAP JVM is a JVM built and maintained by SAP and is based on OpenJDK. See details and official versions
SAP JVM 6 was discontinued at the end of 2017 and is no longer available. DESK currently provides open-ended support for versions 7 and 8.
| Java version | Vendor released | Vendor End of life | Supported by DESK until | First supported OneAgent Version | Last supported OneAgent Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2017-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 1.157 | ||
| 7 | |||||
| 8 LTS |
IBM JVM
The IBM JVM has its own support timeline but actual support is based on support of other IBM products. For DESK, the most important product here is WebSphere Application Server (see the support timeline).
WebSphere Application Server is on the Enhanced Lifecycle policy. This means that although WebSphere 8 is EOS as of April 2018, IBM will continue to support it until 2021.
DESK will support WebSphere and the underlying JVM versions as long as they are supported by IBM. See our supported technologies matrix for details.
This means that, at the moment, IBM JVM 6,7, and 8 have open-ended support.
| Java version | Vendor released | Vendor End of life | Supported by DESK until | First supported OneAgent Version | Last supported OneAgent Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2007-11-30 | 2017-09-30 | |||
| 7 | 2011-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | |||
| 8 LTS | 2015-02-28 | 2022-04-30 |
Note:
Memory dumps require IBM JVM 7 or higher.
Learn more about known problems and solutions to the IBM JVM.
OpenJ9
The Eclipse OpenJ9 JVM is a JVM that is embedded in the OpenJDK JDK. Each OpenJ9 release supports multiple JDK versions. See release and support policies and AdoptOpenJDK support.
| OpenJ9 version | Vendor released | Vendor End of life | Supported by DESK until | First supported OneAgent Version | Last supported OneAgent Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | 2018-03-31 | 1.145 | |||
| 0.9 | 2018-08-31 | 1.145 | |||
| 0.10 | 2018-09-30 | 1.165 | |||
| 0.11 | 2018-09-30 | 1.165 |
Amazon Corretto
The Amazon Corretto JVM is based on OpenJDK. Amazon has its own LTS support for this JVM. See the Amazon FAQ for details.
| Java version | Vendor released | Vendor End of life | Supported by DESK until | First supported OneAgent Version | Last supported OneAgent Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 LTS | 2018-11-14 | 2023-06-30 | 1.165 | ||
| 11 LTS | 2019-02-12 | 2024-08-31 | 1.165 |
Azul
DESK also supports the two proprietary JVMs from Azul Zulu and Zing. Details can be found in our supported technologies matrix.
Azul has its own support timeline
Azul Zing
| Java version | Vendor released | Vendor End of life | Supported by DESK until | First supported OneAgent Version | Last supported OneAgent Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2006-12-31 | 2017-04-30 | |||
| 7 | 2011-07-31 | 2021-12-31 | |||
| 8 LTS | 2015-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | |||
| 11 LTS | 2018-09-30 | 2026-09-30 |
Azul Zulu
| Java version | Vendor released | Vendor End of life | Supported by DESK until | First supported OneAgent Version | Last supported OneAgent Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2006-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-06-30 | ||
| 7 | 2011-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | |||
| 8 LTS | 2015-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | |||
| 9 | 2017-09-30 | 2020-03-31 | |||
| 10 | 2018-03-31 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-06-30 | 1.169 | |
| 11 LTS | 2018-09-30 | 2027-09-30 | 1.173 |
Support and Desupport
JVMs have different support timelines, based on their vendors. DESK is committed to supporting each JVM and version for at least as long as its vendor does and in most cases at least 1 year longer.
See our supported technologies matrix for more details about the supported JVMs.