KB-2116 Tomcat fails to start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Parmida Borhani — Thu, 14 May 2020 02:08:04 GMT

Current Revision posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 5/14/2020 2:08:04 AM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: X has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

at org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.PooledConnection.connectUsingDriver(PooledConnection.java:280)

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Replace any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: May 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

KB-2116 Tomcat fails to start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Parmida Borhani — Thu, 14 May 2020 02:07:49 GMT

Revision 22 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 5/14/2020 2:07:49 AM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: X has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

at org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.PooledConnection.connectUsingDriver(PooledConnection.java:280)

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Replace any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: May 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

SP-2692 DRAFT KB-XXXX Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Wed, 13 May 2020 21:56:24 GMT

Revision 21 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 5/13/2020 9:56:24 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: X has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

at org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.PooledConnection.connectUsingDriver(PooledConnection.java:280)

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Replace any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: May 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

SP-2692 DRAFT KB-XXXX Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Wed, 13 May 2020 21:47:29 GMT

Revision 20 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 5/13/2020 9:47:29 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: X has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

at org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.PooledConnection.connectUsingDriver(PooledConnection.java:280)

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Replace any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

SP-2692 DRAFT KB-XXXX Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Wed, 13 May 2020 21:46:41 GMT

Revision 19 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 5/13/2020 9:46:41 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: X has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

	at org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.PooledConnection.connectUsingDriver(PooledConnection.java:280)

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Replace any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

SP-2692 DRAFT KB-XXXX Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Parmida Borhani — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 22:45:23 GMT

Revision 18 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Parmida Borhani on 3/4/2020 10:45:23 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: X has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Replace any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:00:57 GMT

Revision 17 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 10:00:57 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: X has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Replace any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:59:51 GMT

Revision 16 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 9:59:51 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: XXX has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Replace any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

DRAFT KB-XXXX Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:51:21 GMT

Revision 15 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 9:51:21 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:47:32 GMT

Revision 14 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 9:47:32 PM

Symptoms

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

James Lee — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:46:00 GMT

Revision 13 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by James Lee on 2/7/2020 9:46:00 PM

Symptom

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

James Lee — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:45:41 GMT

Revision 12 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by James Lee on 2/7/2020 9:45:41 PM

Symptom

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled with Java 9 or above.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled with the correct Java version and start the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

James Lee — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:45:02 GMT

Revision 11 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by James Lee on 2/7/2020 9:45:02 PM

Symptom

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled in Java 9 and above.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled in the correct Java version and restart the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:44:36 GMT

Revision 10 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 9:44:36 PM

Symptom

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled in Java 9 and above.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled in the correct Java version and restart the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:41:11 GMT

Revision 9 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 9:41:11 PM

Symptom

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version XX.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to XX.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled in Java 9 and above.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled in the correct java version and restart the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:31:30 GMT

Revision 8 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 9:31:30 PM

Symptom

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 54.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled in Java 10.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled in the correct java version and restart the application server. The drivers are located in the <APPIAN_HOME>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

James Lee — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:22:42 GMT

Revision 7 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by James Lee on 2/7/2020 9:22:42 PM

Symptom

The application server fails to start. The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 54.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled in Java 10.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled in the correct java version. The drivers are located in the <Appian_Home>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib directory.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:16:39 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 9:16:39 PM

Symptom

Application server fails to start.The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 54.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled in Java 10.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled in the correct java version. The drivers are located at <Appian_Home>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server, infrastructure

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 21:16:07 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 9:16:07 PM

Symptom

Application server fails to start.The below error is thrown in the application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 54.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

Cause

This issue occurs when using a database driver compiled in Java 10.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled in the correct java version. The drivers are located at <Appian_Home>tomcat/apache-tomcat/lib

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, java, driver, database, application server

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:42:59 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 8:42:59 PM

Symptom

User sees the below error in application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 54.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

Cause

The above error is caused when using a database driver compiled in java 10.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled in the correct java version.

For example: mssql-jdbc-7.0.0.jre10.jar

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, application server

Tomcat will not start with "recent version of the Java Runtime" error

Kritesh Arora — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:42:27 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Appian Knowledge Base by Kritesh Arora on 2/7/2020 8:42:27 PM

Symptoms

User sees the below error in application server log:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.sss SEVERE [localhost-startStop-1] org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/suite]] ... 

Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerDriver has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 54.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

Cause

The above error is caused when using a database driver compiled in java 10.

Action

Delete any database driver that is not compiled in the correct java version.

For example: mssql-jdbc-7.0.0.jre10.jar

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 18.3 and later.

Last Reviewed: February 2020

Tags: Tomcat, application server