Customizing the VM Search Settings for Your Launchers

InstallAnywhere 2017

InstallAnywhere lets you specify how you want your installers to find the valid VMs for your product.

To specify how you want the installer to search for a valid VM:

1. In the Advanced Designer, on the Project page, click JVM Settings. The JVM Settings view opens.
2. Click the Search Panel Settings tab.
3. Click the General subtab.
4. In the VM Search Settings area, select the appropriate option:
Use installer’s valid VM list—The installer uses the criteria that the installer's launcher uses in the bootstrap phase. InstallAnywhere displays the currently configured version number next to this setting.
Use the valid VM list of all LaunchAnywhere actions—The installer combines the lax.nl.valid.vm.list property values of all your project’s launchers. The installer uses a synthesis of these settings to find a VM that is valid for all your project’s launchers.

For example, if your project includes three launchers—two that require 1.5+ but one that requires SUN 1.6+—the installer's search checks for the vendor SUN and the version 1.5+ for all launchers.

Use a specific valid VM list—The installer uses the criteria that you enter in the box next to this setting.

For more information, see About Java VM Selection Criteria.

Note • For information on configuring the lax.nl.valid.vm.list property for individual launchers, see Customizing Individual Launcher Settings.

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