Configure a Custom JRE Location on Windows

This page describes how to specify a custom JRE location for the Database Agent on Windows for users who have an existing Windows service.
  1. Set up an environment variable named APPD_DB_AGENT_JRE_HOME and set its value to the JRE home folder.
  2. Uninstall the existing Windows service for the Database Agent. See Uninstall the Database Agent as a Service.
  3. Unzip the development build.
  4. Reinstall the Windows service for the Database Agent. See Install the Database Agent as a Windows Service. When the service restarts, it should pick up the specified JRE.
  5. If the environment variable is changed again, restart the service.