FW: Payara 6: You Need to Make a Choice. Are You Ready?

[Kevin Phipps - STFC UKRI]

Dear all,

 

I received the email below from Payara last week saying they will shortly be moving to Payara 6 and there will be no more releases of Payara 5. Our ICAT components currently run on Payara 5 Community and are not ready for Jakarta EE 10 which Payara 6 uses (we are still using javax.* packages and have not yet moved to jakarta.*).

 

What this means for us (people running ICAT on Payara):

 

This means that to continue using a free and supported version of Payara we would need to move to Payara 6 Community in the next couple of months. To do that there are many ICAT components (icat.server, ids.server and plugins, authenticators etc.) that need migrating to Jakarta EE 10 (not yet released but due for release by the end of June).

 

If you are running Payara 5 Community (free version) and a security flaw is discovered in it, there will be no patched version released by Payara to upgrade to.

 

So our plan is to move the ICAT components to Jakarta EE 10 as quickly as we can to enable us to move to Payara 6 Community (free version) soon after it is released. But this is obviously going to take a coordinated effort and testing by the various facilities.

 

We have an ICAT Collaboration meeting next Thursday (19^th) where we will discuss this and we hope that other facilities are able to help with the changes required.

 

If you have any comments in advance of the meeting then please reply to this email. Otherwise I look forward to discussing it at the meeting.

 

Regards,

 

Kevin

 

 

 

From: The Payara Team <mark...@payara.fish>
Sent: 05 May 2022 12:49
To: Phipps, Kevin (STFC,RAL,SC) <kevin....@stfc.ac.uk>
Subject: Payara 6: You Need to Make a Choice. Are You Ready?

 

Payara 6, released in the next month, will see Payara Community move to Jakarta EE 10. This will affect you - find out more.

We need to talk if you are using Payara Platform Kevin You can stay on Payara Community and move to Jakarta EE 10, OR invest in a Payara Enterprise subscription to stay on Jakarta EE 8. Payara 6 Community will be released in the next month, and will run with Jakarta EE 10 ONLY.  Payara 5 Community will no longer be updated and safe to use. Jakarta EE 10 contains breaking changes, so you cannot run your Jakarta EE 8 apps on Payara 6 Community. Move to Enterprise to stay with Jakarta EE 8 OR prepare for migration to Jakarta EE 10.  You need to start researching your decision now, but we have the information available to help you make the right choice, and remember you can contact us to ask questions about whether Enterprise is the right way forward. How Does Payara 6 Affect Your Application’s Future? Blog How Will the Upcoming Payara 6 Release Affect You? Video Contact Us to Discuss  Be prepared for Payara 6, The Payara Team Payara Services Ltd   Malvern Hills Science Park  Geraldine Road  Malvern  Worcestershire   WR14 3SZ   United Kingdom You received this email because you are subscribed to How to Use Payara Products and Services + General Marketing Info from Payara Services Ltd . Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails

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