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If you are to perform the administrative task of installing and/or maintaining the ECaccess software, you should study the Administrator's Manual.
Please note that before Before downloading the Gateway package, we recommend installing the latest JDK from Sun Oracle available at the following URL:
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The Gateway software is currently running at ECMWF using the Sun Java SE Development Kit 8u71Oracle Java version "1.8.0_60" - Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode).
Releases
Please note the following package requires Java 8 to be installed.
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