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This work implements Upgrade to Payara 7.2026.9 (open)

Discussed at standup.

I will make a PR to do the upgrade and do a smoke test. I'll also keep an eye on automated API and JSF tests.

Reasons we're considering this upgrade:

https://github.com/payara/Payara/issues/8260
OpenTelemetry integration is broken in 7.2026.8 (works in 7.2026.7, silently repaired in 7.2026.9, no public upstream issues exist)

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