Configure the
Java
Runtime Environment

JRE

8 is required for

BEMS

support of intranet applications and other e-business solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing. After installing the

JRE

, the

JAVA_HOME

system environment variable must be set.

It is recommended to disable the auto-updates to the

Java

Runtime Environment to avoid possible disruption of the

BEMS

notification function. For instructions on how to upgrade the

Java

version, visit support.blackberry.com/community to read article 48312.

On the computer that hosts

BEMS

, right-click

This PC

Properties

Click

Advanced system settings

Click the

Advanced

tab.

Click

Environment Variables

In the

System variables

list, complete one of the following tasks:

JAVA_HOME

does not exist, create the variable. click

New

. In the

Variable name

field, type

JAVA_HOME

If the

JAVA_HOME

variable exists, click

Edit

In the

Variable value

field, type the full path to the

Java

install folder for the 64-bit

JRE

. For example,

If you installed JRE version 8u371 or later, type

C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8

If you installed a JRE version earlier than JRE 8u371, type

C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_<version>

If you install an alternate JRE, for example

Zulu

, type

C:\Program Files\Zulu\zulu-8-jre

If you use an OpenJDK version and include the direct path to the java.exe file, the

BEMS

installer returns the error message: Could not find a valid Java virtual machine to load. You may need to reinstall a supported java virtual machine
.

Click

In the

System variables

section, locate the

Path

variable. Click

Edit

In the

Variable value

field, append the JAVA_HOME variable, separated by a semi-colon. For example, add

;%JAVA_HOME%\bin

Click

. Click

again.

Section:

Prerequisites: Installing and configuring BEMS

Configure the Java Runtime Environment

Configure the
Java
Runtime Environment