JDK 1.8 Not Supported in JIRA 6.2
Platform Notice: Data Center Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the Data Center platform.
Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Description
JIRA versions 6.2.x and below do not support JDK 1.8.x as per JIRA's Supported Platforms. To use Java 8/JDK 1.8, you would need to upgrade/install JIRA 6.3 or above.
This can be detected because the following will appear in the atlassian-jira.log:
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java.version : 1.8.xResolution
If you are using JIRA 6.2.x or below, JIRA may appear to be working on this platform, however it is recommended to migrate off JDK 1.8 and have JIRA running on JDK 1.7 since JIRA 6.2.x and below are not tested on JDK1.8 and could result in unpredictable stability of the application.
⚠️ OpenJDK is not supported in Jira versions up and including Jira 7. Recently Atlassian announced that support for OpenJDK is coming so stay tuned!
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