Is it possible to use Java 7 with IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 Trial

Question

I have installed WAS 8.5 Trial version on Windows 7. I would like to deploy and run Java 7 application. Is it possible to do it?

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Answer 1

I've just found one of the possible solutions...

1. Select the method "Download Director or HTTP" instead of "Installation Manager (Recommended)" at the download page of Evaluate: IBM WebSphere Application Server. Then you get a list of products to download which contains "IBM WebSphere SDK Java 7, Installation Manager repository".
2. Select and Download all parts of the product and extract the three part to the same directory.
3. Start your previously installed Installation Manager and add the directory as a new repository under File > Preferences > Repositories, then press OK.
4. Now you can choose Install and you can select IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition (Optional) from the list of available packages.

After the installation is completed you can check if everything went well.

>managesdk.bat -listAvailable
CWSDK1003I: Available SDKs :
CWSDK1005I: SDK name: 1.6_64
CWSDK1005I: SDK name: 1.7_64
CWSDK1001I: Successfully performed the requested managesdk task.

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The Java SDK 1.7 is installed and you can set it as the default SDK in the Administrative Console of your server.

Server > WebSphere application servers > server > Server Infrastructure  > Java SDKs

Sorry for the stupid question, I wasn't careful enough...