Summary

This article clarifies an installation issue for Orbix 3.3.13 with a recent Java 8 runtime (update 60 or later).

Environment

Orbix 3.3.13

Windows

Java 8 runtime (update 60 or later)

Question/Problem Description

Orbix 3.3.13 installer fails when a recent Java 8 runtime (update 60 or later) is found on the machine.

Clarifying Information

Orbix 3.3.13 installer is based on InstallAnywhere 2014.

Error Message

Please see link in the Notes section of this KB article further below.

Cause

This issue is caused by Java 8 update 60 or later and InstallAnywhere 2014.

Resolution

Workaround available.

Workaround

To work around this issue, please run the installer with the following arguments to select a Java runtime version equal to or earlier than Java 8 update 51:

<INSTALLER>.exe LAX_VM <PATH_TO_JAVA>\\java.exe

i.e.:

microfocus_orbix_3_3_13_win_64_vc10.exe LAX_VM c:\\jdk1.8.0_51\\bin\\java.exe

Notes

Further details are available at:

https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/en_US/ISSUE/The-Without-VM-Installer-Fails-To-Launch-Using-Java-8-Update-60-On-Windows

https://flexeracommunity.force.com/customer/articles/en_US/ISSUE/HOTFIX-InstallAnywhere-Hotfix-for-Windows-Launchers