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It looks like with the release of Creo Elements/Direct 20.2 that Model Manager is finally 64-bit! Has anyone tried it out yet?
We have been waiting for ages for this 64-bit MM.
Finally it arrived, however due to the changed policy for JAVA we have not yet installed it.
(MM 20.2 and all future Releases no longer ship with Java)
@DanAdler wrote:
It looks like with the release of Creo Elements/Direct 20.2 that Model Manager is finally 64-bit! Has anyone tried it out yet?
Could you please clarify? Does version 20.2 of Model Manager run in 64-bit? If not, when is it expected?
It runs as 64-bit!
But you need to supply a JAVA 11 to install/run.
This is due to the changed JAVA policy of ORACLE.
Sorry, forgot to answer the other question.
YES.
Java needs to be installed on the server *and* on each client where you want to install the Model Manager client.
When you run the SETUP.EXE on the Server, it will prompt you to enter the path to a JAVA 11 installation.
When the installation on the server is done, a ModelManagerSetup.exe will be created.
But when you run this ModelManagerSetup.exe on a client (e.g. through the SDS), it will again
prompt you for a path to a JAVA. Means that you need to provide JAVA 11 on each client machine.
This change is not related to 64-Bit Model Manager but rather to the changed JAVA policy of ORACLE.
See also the corresponding discussion about support for Open Source JAVA:
Hope this helps.
Thanks for your reply Max. Have you found a site or a document which lists exactly which Java products and which versions are needed for Creo Elements Direct Manager Server 20.2 and for Model Manager? Do we need the JDK? JRE? Both? I can't find any documentation which lists exactly what we need to buy and install.
We are basically sitting in the same boat - in the process of clarifying what is exactly needed
to be 100% clean concerning the new JAVA policy of Oracle.
I am (still) a developer/consultant - not a sales guy - so I cannot comment on what type of
Java product/support needs to be bought (and how many of it).
We are sitting in the same boat - in the process of clarifying what is exactly needed
to be 100% clean concerning the new JAVA policy of Oracle.
I am (still) a developer/consultant - not a sales guy - so I cannot comment on what type of
Java product/support needs to be bought (and how many of it).
For the Java version needed please refer to the following article:
https://www.ptc.com/appserver/cs/view/solution.jsp?n=CS299236 Java 11, 64bit.
Please note as well the issues we found with MM 20.2.0.0 that are all fixed in MM 20.2.1.0, coming in October 2019:
https://www.ptc.com/appserver/cs/view/solution.jsp?n=C309415
Error: Document C309415 either does not exist or might have been pulled out from the knowledge base
More insight into the 64-Bit Model Manager.
- uses 64-Bit Java -> does not run out of Java memory as 32-bit versions did
- However, the "WM Kernel" is still 32 bit (no wonder to me)
-> has the similar memory limit for logical tables and other data structures that reside in the WM kernel
Also, the version 20.2 comes with another change: JAVA File Server (only)
previous releases had both kinds of file servers (classic C-based 32-bit and JAVA-based).
MM 20.3 comes with Amazon Coretto Support
Also, with 20.3, the "classic" (non-Java) File Server is back, so you can choose which File Server you want to use.
Everything is 64-Bit - so "out of Java Memory" errors should be history.
However, as described earlier, MM still uses the 32-Bit-Kernel, which has certain implications.
The newest release currently is 20.3.2.0 (=20.3M020) as of Jan 2021