Support of OpenJDK 17

[#1]

I have a question regarding the long-term support alignment for CDP Private Cloud Base 7.1.9.

As you know, CDP 7.1.9 is an LTS release supported until October 2028. Initially, this version only supported Python 3.8, but due to the relatively early EOL of Python 3.8, support for Python 3.11 was introduced starting from SP1 CHF9.

On the other hand, CDP 7.1.9 depends on OpenJDK 17, whose end of support is currently December 31, 2027. This creates a potential misalignment with the CDP LTS support period extending into late 2028.

Given the precedent with Python (i.e., adding support for a newer version within the same LTS release via CHF updates), we would like to understand the roadmap for Java:

• Are there any plans to support a newer OpenJDK version (e.g., OpenJDK 21 or later) within CDP 7.1.9 through future SP/CHF updates?
• If so, is there an estimated timeline or target CHF/SP where this support might be introduced?
• If not, how does Cloudera plan to address the gap between the OpenJDK 17 EoS (Dec 2027) and CDP 7.1.9 support end (Oct 2028)?

[#2]

@moekraft Welcome to the Cloudera Community!

To help you get the best possible solution, I have tagged our CDP experts @venkatsambath @aakulov @abdulpasithali  who may be able to assist you further.

Please keep us updated on your post, and we hope you find a satisfactory solution to your query.

[#3]

Hello @moekraft, 

Thanks for reaching our community. 

As of now, none of the runtimes supports JDK 21. 
But I see there are efforts to include support for it on newer but also on those LTS releases. 

Still we do not have information to share about the estimated time, but you can be sure that Cloudera is actively checking on the supported depencies and their EOS to always have a supported version. 

You should expect that in the future, before the EOS is met, Cloudera would provide support and communications.