Technically, Java 8 is not supported.See
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMBARI-9784 which is an enhancement in
2.1 to support JDK 8.However I made it work by specifying my own JAVA_HOME
during "ambari-server setup -v".I have a feeling that post-setup, you can
modify "java.home" property in /etc/ambari-server/conf/ambari.properties
From: Satyanarayana Jampa <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 4:33 AM
Subject: Java8 with Amabri-1.7
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written one custom service for my component which needs Java8. So, how can I
make Ambari install this java8 version instead of default java7. Thanks,
Satya.