Splunk DB Connect: How to resolve "JRE Status: Unsupported JRE detected" error?

[timmy13]

I have read every article I can find on here to resolve this issue and nothing seems to work. I have installed Splunk DB Connect, but when trying to point to the JRE, I get the apparently common error...

JRE Status: Unsupported JRE detected
Using Oracle Corporation JRE version 1.8, OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
Need Oracle Corporation JRE version 1.8

I've removed and installed every version I can find and nothing seems to work.

Please anyone that thinks they can help, let me know what information I might provide to assist you in assisting me.

Thanks in advance.

[beatus · Accepted solution]

timmy13,
I'd check your JRE path in the settings and ensure that's pointing to the version you'd like it to.
Also, make sure you're using Oracle JRE, not openJDK/JRE

You could try pulling down a version of Oracle JRE and extracting it to a specific path and pointing DB Connect to that version to ensure you're utilizing the correct version. If that fixes the problem i'd recommend installing it properly to /usr/lib and updating the path.

[timmy13]

This resolved it. Thanks so much!!!!

[harsmarvania57]

Which version of JRE you have installed and is it OpenJDK or Oracle JRE ?

Are you providing JRE full path in your DB connect configuration? If yes then can you please provide output of <JRE_HOME>/bin/java -version

[timmy13]

I have tried both openjdk and oracle jre. Currently I have installed jre1.8.0_111.x86_64 via yum, and jre-8u111-linux-x64.rpm via rpm. The JRE full path is /usr/lib/jvm/jre.

/bin/java -version
java version "1.8.0_111"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_111-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.111-b14, mixed mode)