Frequently Asked Questions

What is SapMachine?

SapMachine is a build of the OpenJDK, maintained and supported by SAP. It provides a free and open source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).

What is the release roadmap and maintenance schedule of SapMachine?

SapMachine follows the release cadence of OpenJDK's long-running JDK Project. The project ships a new feature release every six months, update releases every quarter, and a long-term support release every three years.

What is the process and schedule for security updates of SapMachine?

SAP is member of the OpenJDK Vulnerability Group a secure, private forum in which trusted members of the OpenJDK Community receive reports of vulnerabilities in OpenJDK code bases, review them, collaborate on fixing them, and coordinate the release of such fixes.

Security updates, also known as Critical Patch Updates (CPU), are released every quarter for all active versions of SapMachine. The release is scheduled for the Tuesday closest to the 17th day of January, April, July and October.

Which platforms are supported by SapMachine

• Linux x64
• Linux ppc64le
• Windows x64
• MacOS x64
• Up to SapMachine 15 and SapMachine 11.0.11 (released 4/2021) Linux ppc64 be (big endian)

Are SapMachine builds verified by the Java Compatibility Kit (JCK)

Long-term support releases of SapMachine are all JCK verified. For short-term releases at least one platform, usually Linux x86 (64bit), is JCK verified. Further information about the process and a complete list of JCK-verified releases can be found on page Certification and Java Compatibility.