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Monitoring solution (KM) nameJava used?RecommendationsPATROL for Microsoft Windows ServersNoPATROL for LinuxYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for AIXNoPATROL for SolarisYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Oracle VM Manager Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Unix and LinuxNoPATROL for DockerYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Docker Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for VMware vSphereYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x.To update the Java path settings, see Configuring VMware vSphere Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Citrix XenServerYes
  • Supports Oracle Java version 8.x
  • The KM uses JRE available in the $PATROL_HOME/jre directory.
PATROL for Citrix XenAppNoPATROL for ElasticsearchYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Elasticsearch Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Amazon Web ServicesYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
    • OpenJDK 16.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x.To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Amazon Web Services Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Amazon EC2Yes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
    • OpenJDK 16.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x.To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Amazon EC2 Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Microsoft AzureYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
    • OpenJDK 16.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Microsoft Azure Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Microsoft Azure Virtual MachinesYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
    • OpenJDK 16.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Google Cloud PlatformYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Google Cloud Platform Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Google Compute EngineYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Google Cloud Compute Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for iSeriesYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring iSeries KM Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Composite AttributesYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring Composite Attributes Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Cisco NexusYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Agent configuration variables Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Converged InfrastructureYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java version 8.x
    • OpenJDK version 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Agent configuration variables Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Oracle Database MonitoringYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Agent configuration variables Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Oracle EnterpriseYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
  • This KM uses Oracle JDBC version 7 for monitoring. This driver can be used only with OpenJDK version 8 which is supported by the KM. For information about Java versions that supported by Oracle, see Oracle documentation.
  • To update the Java path settings, see Configure Oracle Standalone Database monitoring Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for MongoDBYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for SybaseYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see  Configure Sybase monitoring Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for SAP Solution ManagerYes

Uses Java Runtime Environment to monitor SAP. For the the SAP specifications and support strategy for SAP 1077727 - SAP JCo 3.0 release, see JCO support documentation.

Note: This requirement was existing before this notification, and therefore no additional change is needed for SAP monitoring.

PATROL for PostgreSQLYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Remedy AR ServerYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for BMC Server AutomationYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Setting Java home Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for JBoss Application ServerYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Oracle WebLogicYes
  • Monitoring of Oracle WebLogic requires a local installation of Oracle WebLogic. The KM uses the local Oracle WebLogic JRE for monitoring.

  • For certified versions of JRE, see Oracle documentation.

Note: This requirement existed before this notification, therefore no additional change is required for Oracle WebLogic monitoring.

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for IBM WebSphere Application ServerYes
  • Monitoring of IBM WebSphere Application Server requires a local installation of IBM WebSphere Application Server. The KM uses local IBM WebSphere Application Server JRE for monitoring.

  • For certified versions of JRE see, IBM documentation.

Note: This requirement existed before this notification, and therefore no additional change is required for IBM WebSphere monitoring.

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for IBM DB2Yes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Apache Tomcat and Generic Java ServerYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for HadoopYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Apache KafkaYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for TrueSight Self-monitoringYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for IT Data AnalyticsYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Internet ServersYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configure Internet Server monitoring. Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Light Weight ProtocolsYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
  • To update the Java path settings, see Configure SNMP monitoring Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Scripting (Linux/UNIX)Yes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configuring LINUX-UNIX shell script Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Scripting (Microsoft Windows)No

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PATROL for Microsoft Exchange ServersNoPATROL for Log ManagementNoPATROL for Microsoft SQL ServerNoPATROL for History LoaderNoPATROL for Entuity ServerYes
  • Supports the following Java versions:
    • Oracle Java 8.x
    • OpenJDK 8.x
    • OpenJDK 11.x
  • To monitor without using the new Oracle License, BMC recommends that you change the monitoring configuration to use the OpenJDK version 11.x. To update the Java path settings, see Configure Entuity Server monitoring Open link

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Application ManagementYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Web URLYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Web TransactionYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for Siebel eBusiness ApplicationsNoPATROL for OpenStackYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link

PATROL for KubernetesYes

The support matrix for this KM remains the same and is available at the Solution and Product Availability and Compatibility (SPAC) Open link